DirtyDT

Hi and welcome Rev.

You would be more that welcome OG The picture of the restaurant looks like me.

It sounds very "boy scoutish" . I'm more used to up and down

Cheers Pat, a top tip I think. I did think of heat, although a flame, fork oil and chrome legs should be a no, no. A hot kettle is a good idea. The only problem is that each time it boils, I make a cuppa I am leaving the bike for today as I will wait for my purchases to turn up but I will give it the kettle later on and some Plusgas. If I do a few day's worth it may just be enough. I have been off work this week so not used the SV so I have just put that on the Optimate and I need to oil and adjust the chain for the run to Lincoln fest next week so I will be doing this next Saturday. There are other parts I could be getting on with but until the engine tools turn up I will concentrate on the forks and swingarm bolt.

Hi Ben. Welcome to the forum.

Hi and welcome EMZ. Looking at the Ace pics, I have never bothered to go there BTW, even I would feel like a youngster. There must be 1000 years of motorcycling life in that middle picture.

It's in better condition than mine I did look at this yesterday as this ER model has the same forks as mine, although mine is pre-ER (or should that be Intensive care ). It does say 95% complete so just missing the other 5% like the exhaust, clocks, lights, side panels and the rest of the stuff that is probably missing!!!!

Jab

Hi and welcome to the forum Dan.

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I can think of a better orifice than his exhaust for the foam

:lol: The end caps, seals and "top hats" will be changed anyway. I was hoped to salvage the bolt and the 3 spacers but that was before I started cutting . It's going to be expensive. I was just using the blades I had. I will go off and get some tomorrow but decided that as nothing was budging I would have a chill day.

Cheers NEV, I don't have a 1/2 inch wrench (hence me ordering the breaker bar) and I tend to use 3/8 sockets so my torque wrench is 3/8 also. I wouldn't really want to use it for this job as it will ruin it I will wait for the breaker bar to turn up. I still have the swingarm bolt to saw through, and that is just the start, so I will be busy. Just a little frustrated so watching the England v Swiss game.

Good luck with the MOT OG.

Oh yes. Can you find out where the best hot dogs and burgers are at the fest? Maximum grease, minimum meat Hmmmmmmmmm

Okey coky

I don't even have a passport. I came into the country in the back of a lorry. If I get caught I will claim that it breaches my human rights. It's like a "Get out of jail free" card

Now now you two................. I tried the belt method. No go. I put the fork back into the yolk, positioned lower down the fork so that the cap was not pinching the cap. It holds fine so I strapped it to the bike stand to stop it moving but I still can not get the cap to turn. The biggest 1/2 drive bar I have is a wheel brace extendible one however, it comes out at an angle and I can't use my, considerable, weight on it . I have just ordered a 600mm 1/2 inch breaker bar so I will try that to see if the cap or the joint breaks first.

Hi and welcome Mini-biker. BWJ - are you sure this is a word and not a Freudian slip or typo?

Cheers Drewps Yeah why not. Send me a set and I will swap them for the R&G's I have on the SV (They were on when I brought it, honest). The current bungs are about 5 inches long which seem to be "the" size for the SV. Can I have them in yellow and I will crash test them for you.......................It's just a matter of time. I wonder what happens after the crash and you pick the bike up to find the sprung bung flying off, powered by a 400 pound spring, into the path of another motorist? It would be just like a rubber bullet

As cheeky as you are for just posting on the forum and not being ar5ed to post in the newbie section first, I think you have a few fundamental problems with your slider - It isn't really a slider! Most crash bungs are to stop damage at little or nil speed. If you have any forward momentum then they do tend to tear off, which I am sure yours will do as well as, by that time, the spring will be fully compressed. A slider, I don't think so. You are correct that a crash bung can cause damage as it may be the first point of impact and therefore focuses the force of impact in one area, normally the frame. Dependant on the bike, and bung manufacturer, some bungs use an engine mounting bolt so that one side of the frame is not taking all of the force. Maybe I misunderstand but I am assuming that you are saying that the spring will significantly minimise the force of a 400 pound bike falling?

I trained as a cabinet maker. Did mostly repro work. I also like airguns and Guitars. I have never seen this thread before. Oh and there is a company in the UK that delivers airguns.

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Did I ever tell you I was in the Navy?

Cosy.