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drewpy

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  1. I thought it was just showing a photo, bloody 'ell Grouch!
  2. drewpy replied to drewpy's topic in Projects
    Bob Wright has just emailed me to say the final parts are on their way, yippee have the frame and fork legs at the local TIG welder to make a better job than me. Get the frame to the powder coaters next week and then should be on the final build
  3. leave the valves in and get a brass wire attachment for the drill and decoke the heads. the vales need to be out to check the seal between valve and head (pock marks, bits missing) otherwise you can lap the valves in with grinding paste. you can get a kit of two types of paste and a little suction cup on a stick to spin the valve around to grind them to the head. don't forget to use your cardboard to put the vales back in the same order.
  4. chill factor-e roof has blown off twice now, so its not surprising bikes get blown over
  5. got family in Capetown, in fact 1 works for cape fruit export
  6. brake fluid is supposed to be good at gasket removing too according to classic bike mag
  7. when i rebuilt the xs I put mineral oil in and rode like I stole it. dropped the oil after 20 miles and filled with semi-synth. this theory is the bores get bedded in and this worked really well. the only caveat was that i reused the good parts so essentially, they had their "edges" knocked off and I could do that. with a totally brand new bike, you got all that broken off shite lurking in the gearbox etc and cane-ing it won't do the bike much good recirculating it around the engine. I'd drop the oil and put new in and then think about giving it some
  8. what was the question?
  9. probably, you have to understand that its a 600cc engine in a 400cc frame. very tight for room
  10. get the green solid tyres, no punctures
  11. i would have taken off the large nut on the adapter and kept the thing whole. But that's academic now. remove all electrics first (including that neutral wire) and alternator/starter wires
  12. I'd keep it intact as you disturb the seals otherwise
  13. not from the area, but it's a legendary event and now the council want to ban it FFS register your complaint here http://present.brighton-hove.gov.uk/mgEPetitionDisplay.aspx?ID=410&RPID=11175561&HPID=11175561
  14. wow, nice one/ Look forward to seeing some more on this and the openface with gigs. Got a NOS goggles despite its glass (laminated I hope) should be up for some longer touring escapes then?
  15. depends, the Rd xs650/400's go regularly and I'm sure Merv has a stash or get them from ebay
  16. don't hold your breath, still waiting for the 2014 calendar
  17. JAn sales will start soon and maybe you'll get some xmas money off someone!
  18. that's just a gasket kit. a rebuild kit has all the oil seals in as well
  19. rebuild kits? tell me more
  20. drewpy replied to pilninggas's topic in The Bar
    result
  21. instead of running the bike, which unless it really hot, will promote moisture. the best thing to do is get a little oil heater and stick it under the bike over winter. Keeps the moisture out as it warms the bike up and keeps it that way.
  22. just seen "Charge" about the first GPX electric bikes and team czycs. the first year they did 99mph the second year 133 mph the biggest exponent was an eccentric brit called Cedric Lynch who formed a company based on his electric motor and then the company sacked him
  23. drewpy replied to slice's topic in The Bar
    take the plastics off! yes you'll shear more bolts, but then you can get to weld a nut over the flush bolts and cool a little bit, then undo. done it loads of times no issues
  24. drewpy replied to joe.b's topic in The Bar
    you can get adjustable ones, I have one.

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