DirtyDT

Oh............................I wasn't saying a full engine strip was the only option. What I was saying was, if you can live with it's foibles, run it until it breaks. See if you can pick up another engine and run that till it breaks. On a positive side, parts in the US are a lot more plentiful and cheaper than in Blighty. I buy most of my new parts from the US and even with the postal charges, import duty and the postal service charging about 12 bucks for a card saying you have to pay charges it is still cheaper than buying in the UK. I would not try and tackle the seals without a proper strip down Some seals can be removed with a couple of self tapping screws and a hammer but if you get into difficulties then you will have to strip it. As Flyday says, you will need a puller. they are cheap. As I said previously I try and run one engine in and one out. The current bike has the original engine out at the moment and is almost ready to start rebuilding. I just have to get a troublesome stud out and remove a blind bearing. The engine looks like this at the moment.

Experience shows that while some people can get away with just new fuel and a carb clean, most of the time there are other things that need to be at least looked at. I guess it depends on what you want to do with the bike, how much cash you want to spend on it and how prepared you are for it to, quite literally, go bang. Where applicable, timing, plug, points, filter, carb etc will all have an effect but without knowing if the seals and compression are right you may never get the bike to run correctly and risk damaging parts which will cost you additional money. A lot of old bikes have been bodged (made to work using more Heath Robinson innovation than technical expertise). Investigating and confirming what should be on the bike is the start. There are lots of experts here who can help. Next is how deep you want to go, and when. I recently rode 200 miles on an engine whose history is still an unknown. It ran like a pig but did get me there and back. I have also used it in the same condition to take me to work and back. A 42 mile round trip. It still runs like a pig, even with a new carb from a good friend on the forum. The engine I have mentioned is my spare engine, the original is stripped. This is going to be rebuilt over the winter and that will then give me the confidence that certain parts are OK and if there are issues, they must be elsewhere. Stripping the original engine has already flagged up that both 5th gear cogs (Drive and driven) need replacing. Obviously the engine will be fitted with all new bearings and seals on the rebuild. Good luck.

Oh dear. The story of my youth!

They are 'aving a giraffe fella!

Is this for real? LINKY

Hi and welcome to the forum. I have seen the state of your piston in the project thread................................not good!

Hi and welcome to the forum.

Hi and welcome to the forum.

Hi and welcome to the forum.

Hi and welcome to the forum.

LINKY

A nice one would be worth every penny and more.

You could HPI check it if you wanted it badly.

I suppose that the timing isn't too bad, what with the weather and such.

Did you get new bearings when you had the wheels respoked Cynic?

It that the one we took a picture of you wearing?

One careful owner, never been dropped.

Should I be pedantic and say that a tomato is a fruit too....................................na, I will leave that. The other DT is right about the small type fairings. They can act like a scary sail in crosswinds.

Well done Bippo. You will make a lot of full license holders bow their heads in shame. A couple of things; I don't think Glossop is Northern, the Midlands really. I am a Londoner who now lives in the Midlands What was in your lunch box?

You can't have that much bad luck in one year.................................................can you?

Who is that Johny Depp look alike messing with my bike? I didn't think the TDR could keep up so we left separately. I didn't want to ride all the way home in second gear. No oil issues. That was the only thing that was working! It was only 90 miles home so no worries.

It just isn't good enough. Obviously all the good people on here still do not have enough knowledge and time to answer all of the help posts. Because of this I think we all need to change. Welcome to the new way of dealing with help posts . . . . . . .

Are you sure the studs aren't barrel to head and exhaust? Fitting holes for the cranks are clearly shown here

I have rarely had any issues buying from the US, providing you understand the customs charges. If it gets through without them, then that is an extra bonus.

Ebay or here LINKY