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Well that disqualifies me! Hi and welcome. As mentioned earlier, there is a rideout next Sunday planned. Lincoln fest LINKY

I really wish I understood this. No really, I do.

You can call it "Mister" for nothing but a Knighthood would be more expensive.

Cheers guys. I am going to try the tubes in yolks first and if that doesn't work, use the "bondage" trick. Wow BWJ, your dad used to work for T Rex! I love that band.

Anyone else? We are meeting next Sunday (12th June) to have a chug down there from the North Leicester area.

:lol: OK guys. Stilsons are last on the list. I will have a go at BWJ's bondage farmers trick first and then try and find someone who has a pipe vice and rattle gun. Update: Just read an article on the interwab that says loosen the top cap in the yolks so they will be partially resembled tomorrow to see if that works.

Cheers OG. Would a wrapped pair of stilsons do it? If not I will get a pipe vice.

Cheers BWJ. That may work but it still need to be clamped up and I would rather do that than some hairy ar5ed gorilla with no vested interest in the bits. The problem is I don't want to over tighten the vice too much. I am already hammering the handle a little but the fork still turns in the vice. I have just had a look on evilbay and I could get some soft jaws for the vice to see it that grips better. It may just be the case of cleaning the forks and using some non slip rubber to grip them. there is always heat you can't beat a good Bar-B in this weather

I have drilled out CDI bolts and got the stud extractor on them. All the brackets are fine. I also knocked out the head bearings while I was up that end. (the picture is not upside down. It is how I have clamped it to the stand to get better access to the swingarm) 2 more days of Plusgas and the swingarm is still going nowhere. Tried the solid socket whack - nothing. I have started to cut the bolt off now but, due to the very limited access, I have to use a junior hacksaw I have blunted 3 blades and will get some more tomorrow. About a third through the first side. So as not to get frustrated with the swingarm, I am starting to loosen up anything I know will need stripping. I have loosened up one fork and the other is the same except the top bolt. I can't get this loose at the moment. It takes a half inch square plug so a half inch breaker bar fits in nicely. It is just turning in the vice. I have tried an impact wrench, but it is still not moving. It is now covered in Plusgas again. and I will try again later. It looks like someone has turned the edge a little so this doesn't help. The oil drain screw, that I thought were going to cause me trouble, loosened with the first hit of the impact driver. If you have heard that it always rains in the UK I have to tell you that the weather is glorious however, I had a touch of heat stroke on Wednesday night and my back is burnt so copious amounts of water. Working in just shorts, I also need to limit my neighbours opportunities to have glimpses of my buff upper torso . The rest of my time has been spent pricing items and buying some tools I think I will need (especially for the engine tear down).

How do we know you are not an axe murderer or have a fetish for leather? A good intro in the newbie section may help us make up our minds. Click the linky as there is a short ride out on Sunday 12th. LINKY

True.

To me, this is a very strange way of calculating value. At best it would be "book value" minus what they can screw you for. Unless of course you get an "agreed value" policy. Insurers nowadays seem to want a list of the minor changes and then give you a policy that states "back to original spec" I would be very careful as one change not mentioned to the insurers could make your policy null and void.

I like those too OG . I would be keen to know if the specific bike kits are er bike specific and not just a collection of random common sizes.

Bread (the best of)

And some leather handlebar tassels. I do agree with BWJ about the pipe. OK on a Trailie or streetfighter but it looks out of place the custom. Sorry.

That is so wrong on so many levels.

Hi and welcome. Beautiful machines.

It's not my cup of tea but it must be worth over £500. I think Blackhat is about right. I would guess that if the biscuit tin above the engine is full. a little more.

Paraffin or Gunk for me.

I understand and it is a method both you and Cynic recommend (scaffold pole) so I know it is a top tip. I have tried to hammer it before it was stripped, with the nut on of course, but it was too far gone. The bolts are still showing as available from Crooks for £17 inc VAT so is it worth ruining a quality socket and potentially damaging the frame for that? I already need the nut due to the earlier hammering attempts. I may have a go as I know what a pain sawing off a swingarm bolt is . The bolt seems seized in the inner spacer which is seized to the swingarm so it may need a bath in plusgas even if I cut it off to get the innards out.

You sure that's not you Pat?

Cure.

Cheers OG. The stand is an evilbay bargain. £12 I think, picked up from a mile from where I live. I use the ABBA one for the SV but used to use this one for the SLR when I had it. The frame is now on its side in the hope that the Plusgas will work it's way down the swingarm bolt. I have started to drill out the CDI unit but the drill is now on charge for tomorrow to finish it off. The only other seized part was a bolt in the battery box, used to hold the cover on (I don't have the cover). Someone had already drilled this partially out but I will need to finish the job properly. Happy with the way things are going at the moment with it .

Hi and welcome to the forum.