Fangs "new" toy!!

dieffe · Post by **dieffe** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:40 pm

fang wrote:Not been having much luck in the online ordering department lately.

What would be the point of buying something online that is right when it arrives and just bolts straight on. Where's the fun in that?

Bike's looking better by the picture by the way.

fang · Post by **fang** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 2:09 pm

dieffe wrote:
fang wrote:Not been having much luck in the online ordering department lately.
What would be the point of buying something online that is right when it arrives and just bolts straight on. Where's the fun in that?

Bike's looking better by the picture by the way.

yep, the fun part is making it all fit together.

As the suns shining I thought I'd tack everything back on for an updated pic, or at least one's that weren't taken in the confines of the garage

Well that should give me the incentive needed to "git er dun" the list of things to do/buy is getting smaller!!

oldskoolexup · Post by **oldskoolexup** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 3:01 pm

fang wrote:the list of things to do/buy is getting smaller!!

and this thread reaching epic length!!!!

Looking forward to seeing it out and about and in the flesh!

fang · Post by **fang** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 11:26 am

Epic length?

Its only been 4 years

Anyway, whilst I was waiting for my clamps to arrive I thought I would tackle a few jobs on the rear end.

Remember this?

Well I decided it was time to fit it, however in its raw form it was too wide and couldn't be riveted to the backplate on the swingarm.

But with a curve introduced it would allow me to fit it.
So out with the heat gun and spare tyre to use as a former to get the bend right.

However this didn't work as I could only heat a bit at a time.
So into the kitchen I go and sling it in the oven at 150C for 10 minutes

held over the tyre former with welding gloves and I ended up with this.

Needed a bit of cleaning with wet and dry to remove the finger marks and material from gloves , but its the shape I needed.

so out with the rivet gun.

Whilst the rear wheel was out I fitted the replacement chain adjuster bolt I bought 2 years ago, after removing the lettering from the heads with a flap wheel.

Next I rummaged through my assortment of hoses to see if I could find a rear brake line that fitted, unfortunately the remaining Triumph line ( other two are used on the front) is too long, but a Melvin rear brake line from a GPz500 set I bought on the off chance, fitted the bill.

The handy thing about the Melvin lines is that you can rotate the banjo fitting by 90 degrees without affecting the seal.

So, along with the rear caliper I got from Plodder

I now have a functioning rear brake.

Just need a clip to hold the line away from the can.

Yesterday (Saturday), my replacement clamps arrived

So the next step will be making sure she's water tight and running her up, and maybe, just for giggles, put the old chain on her to see how she rides (just up and down the road) before getting new chain and sprockets, rear tyre, MOT, Insurance, blah blah blah

Oh, and correcting my wiring error, you remember I replaced/lengthened the rear brake wiring?
well I simply removed the extension and lengthened the existing wiring, whats wrong with that you may ask?
see pic.............what a pillock!!

Post by **Stig** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 11:55 am

recon I've a spare brake line clip for the torque arm if you want one

let me know....... and i'll have a look to confirm and get back to you

fang · Post by **fang** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 12:26 pm

Stig wrote:recon I've a spare brake line clip for the torque arm if you want one

let me know....... and i'll have a look to confirm and get back to you

Thanks for the offer Stig,

But your reply jogged my memory and Lo, I also have a spare (that I forgot about) along with a torque arm

Will need a coat of paint mind.

Post by **Stig** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 1:21 pm

coat of paint nah....guess what that last spendin spree produced

one galvanizing kit (yet to try it out)

some benefits of being ill...a reduced bank balance and worn out ebay buy button

Post by **nugget** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:57 pm

Hello fang it's me nuggitt. Nuggitt!!! I've only been away five minutes and I'm a distant memory in Norfolk land. Missed your art work on the bike whilst I've been on my travels.

fang · Post by **fang** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:08 pm

nuggitt wrote:Hello fang it's me nuggitt. Nuggitt!!! I've only been away five minutes and I'm a distant memory in Norfolk land. Missed your art work on the bike whilst I've been on my travels.

Nuggitt???

Oh yes, I remember

Glad you made it back OK, and judging by todays weather you brought some Greek sunshine back with ya

Post by **nugget** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:14 pm

I could only manage a suitcase full so enjoy it before it runs out.

YAMAEXUP · Post by **YAMAEXUP** » Sat May 05, 2012 10:59 am

fang wrote:
Stig wrote:recon I've a spare brake line clip for the torque arm if you want one

let me know....... and i'll have a look to confirm and get back to you
Thanks for the offer Stig,

But your reply jogged my memory and Lo, I also have a spare (that I forgot about) along with a torque arm

Will need a coat of paint mind.

The torque arm is made of good enough quality alluminim to be able to be anodised. I did my one black & came up a treat.

Post by **Stig** » Sat May 05, 2012 11:16 am

the arms are anodized as standard

YAMAEXUP · Post by **YAMAEXUP** » Sat May 05, 2012 11:19 am

Clear anodised as standard but I wanted the black finish. I did the rear caliper bracket in black as well, instead of the flakey black paint finish.

fang · Post by **fang** » Mon May 07, 2012 12:58 pm

Morning all, its been a while since my last confession...hang on? that's not right!

I mean, its been a while since my last update

So I remedied my wiring cock up

My inserts and spacers for the rad and bars arrived from my machinist

bar end inserts before

and after machining

mmmmm shiny

so set about installing the bar end weight inserts.

took a while but by using a sanding bit in a cheapo Dremel I managed to enlarge the internal ID of the bars to allow a snug fit of the insert.

drilled a couple of holes to allow for welding

Inserts installed, spot welded, weld smoothed off, job done.

bar ends fitted

So, once this was completed I fitted the radiator mounts and filled her with water (no coolant yet incase of leaks) and ran her up.

Temperature gauge works

Vid below

Fan switch works a treat too, cuts in at 90 degrees

doesn't take long for the temp to start dropping either

Everything is water tight, just one small problem being that the lower hose is a bit too close to the exhaust header for my liking!

Remedied this by temporarily spacing out the right hand bracket where it mounts onto the frame downtube (as viewed from the front)

But this introduced a gap between the bracket and the rad on the left!!

So I will have to find a solution for this, as I don't really want to make a new bracket unless I have to, may just cut off the mounting lug on the downtube and re-weld it back on 20mm or so further inboard.

And just for giggles replaced my key fob.

So this is the first time she's been run since before Xmas and the weird running on 3 symptom has gone, happy days, not sure if it was the new carb rubbers, the resealed inlet stub o'rings, the new HT leads or the fresh fuel, but its gone and thats all that matters.
Plus on top of all this the new temp gauge and fan switch work, and the new hoses don't leak so all in all I'm a happy teddy bear

Pitbull · Post by **Pitbull** » Mon May 07, 2012 1:13 pm

Well done,

looks good,