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The "Today I did something to my bike" thread
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Lol she's in like flynn my mate as well ya know!!
Anyone doing spark erosion about you? No experience of it myself.
Time to get out the centre punch and bless yourself!! You'll make a necklace pendant out of the bastard once you free it Galway!:D
Lolz.
Well unannounced visitors meant I only got an hour in the garage at the weekend, and at least there's progress. I killed one brand new bit, and even after resharpening it wasn't going anywhere. Never a shop selling Cobalt bits on a Sunday when you went them
this could take a while.....- Aforementioned (now burnt out crater) of a hole....
- 10mm dia drill guide, over the hole
- 4mm dia drill bush which (just about...) sits in the hole, so centring the bit....
- ...sharp intake of breath, cutting fluid everywhere...and get cracking...
- new hole, fairly well centred.... but got about 12mm down before the bit cried halt...
- ...Tune in Next Week when I get back to the F-er..... :mad
Ode To The Motorist
“And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road”
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So I bought a new "cover" for my top box and fitted it today, original was very tired looking, scratches, chips etc. Again I have to commend givi, you can swap the lid and change the colour of your top box lid on the V46 for 20 bucks, who knew.
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......So.....:eek:?
Not going well. Might have to Go Nuclear with it.
Brand new bits, incl Carbide, got me about 10mm down....and we're just creating heat atmo. Another 10mm needed.
So, Plan A (revised for now), is fix the other MF engine on the bench and come back to it when I get time. On principle alone I won't give up yet.
So, for now I'm at this instead :
Ode To The Motorist
“And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road”
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Not going well. Might have to Go Nuclear with it.
Brand new bits, incl Carbide, got me about 10mm down....and we're just creating heat atmo. Another 10mm needed.
So, Plan A (revised for now), is fix the other MF engine on the bench and come back to it when I get time. On principle alone I won't give up yet.
So, for now I'm at this instead :
Single cylinder maxi scoot of some kind Galway!? What's needing doing?
Bastard stainless fastener eh! No doubt you'll drill grind or erode it to hell and back;)0 -
Not going well. Might have to Go Nuclear with it.
Brand new bits, incl Carbide, got me about 10mm down....and we're just creating heat atmo. Another 10mm needed.
So, Plan A (revised for now), is fix the other MF engine on the bench and come back to it when I get time. On principle alone I won't give up yet.
So, for now I'm at this instead :
Are you fitting one of those scooter engine upgrade kits? (Genuine Question)0 -
Single cylinder maxi scoot of some kind Galway!? What's needing doing?
Bastard stainless fastener eh! No doubt you'll drill grind or erode it to hell and back;)
Yeah, Aprilia Atlantic 500 engine. Oil pump went awol - plastic gear dissolved in petrol-contaminated oil in the sump. Which is a fault on these because the 'stat is set too high and it runs rich/cold mix most of the time and you get borewash which causes sump level to rise.....and the numpty who designed it made the oil pump gear out of.........one step away from cardboard tbh. Junk.
Oh, and, you can't buy shell bearings for it, just new crankcases.....which, if you want a giggle, are on Line 1 here: https://www.ultimateparts.net/aprilia/c.php?n=Crankcase-Aprilia-Atlantic-400-500-Sprint-2005,-2006-Aprilia-Parts-UK,-Worldwide-for-Aprilia-Scooters-and-Aprila-Motorcycle-1992-to-2013&i=22017
The only way to upgrade this is with a 5" cutting disc....and do this:Cork Trucker wrote: »Are you fitting one of those scooter engine upgrade kits? (Genuine Question)
Then, go buy a T Max.
Seriously.Ode To The Motorist
“And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road”
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Yeah, Aprilia Atlantic 500 engine. Oil pump went awol - plastic gear dissolved in petrol-contaminated oil in the sump. Which is a fault on these because the 'stat is set too high and it runs rich/cold mix most of the time and you get borewash which causes sump level to rise.....and the numpty who designed it made the oil pump gear out of.........one step away from cardboard tbh. Junk.
Oh, and, you can't buy shell bearings for it, just new crankcases.....which, if you want a giggle, are on Line 1 here: https://www.ultimateparts.net/aprilia/c.php?n=Crankcase-Aprilia-Atlantic-400-500-Sprint-2005,-2006-Aprilia-Parts-UK,-Worldwide-for-Aprilia-Scooters-and-Aprila-Motorcycle-1992-to-2013&i=22017
The only way to upgrade this is with a 5" cutting disc....and do this:
Then, go buy a T Max.
Seriously.
Jasus :eek:0 -
newmember? wrote: »Lookin well, haven't been following, have you done anything with the rest of it and what is it?
EDIT: Fully floater - is that Suzuki?
Hey, yep it's an 89 dr750 big. Swiss import I bought a couple months back. Giving her a once over.
So far I've done as per the pic, mated an oem busa exhaust on her ( good mod), wheels bearings, caliper n master rebuild yada yada working my way forwards:)
Tonight's messing made this
Into this
Part was on backorder and like 80 some gbp. Feck that!
Any works in the mix yourself new member?0 -
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Yeah, Aprilia Atlantic 500 engine. Oil pump went awol - plastic gear dissolved in petrol-contaminated oil in the sump. Which is a fault on these because the 'stat is set too high and it runs rich/cold mix most of the time and you get borewash which causes sump level to rise.....and the numpty who designed it made the oil pump gear out of.........one step away from cardboard tbh. Junk.
Oh, and, you can't buy shell bearings for it, just new crankcases.....which, if you want a giggle, are on Line 1 here: https://www.ultimateparts.net/aprilia/c.php?n=Crankcase-Aprilia-Atlantic-400-500-Sprint-2005,-2006-Aprilia-Parts-UK,-Worldwide-for-Aprilia-Scooters-and-Aprila-Motorcycle-1992-to-2013&i=22017
The only way to upgrade this is with a 5" cutting disc....and do this:
Then, go buy a T Max.
Seriously.
Mmm is that cut one a donor or did you throw the aprilia out of the pram lol!
I always question the presence of any plastic reciprocating parts inside the oily bits:(.
Crazy they run that enriched they wash the oil. If it's any consolation I had a similar thing happen when a couple decades of bst33's doing the leaking needle valve weewe washed the oil and helped wreck the mains
Overflow equipped floats pleaseeee!
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Rear calipers a crudfest lol.
Peakaboo dust seal!:)
A shot of air had the pistons out easily thankfully.
Lovely!
Strip it bare ass
And give her a fizz bath.
Not the best design of a caliper, need everything working a1 to perform but that should do.0 -
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Hotblack Desiato wrote: »Hmm they weren't very generous with the red rubber grease there
You got that right
Seems to me certain calipers tend to muck up seal seats with oxidation quicker than others.
I have wondered if it some were clear anodised or perhaps some are made of an alloy grade less likely to oxidise?
Either way these were as as bad as chewbaccas arse after a night on the Guinness. If I could fit a two piston opposed type in there I would.0 -
And give her a fizz bath.
ooh, ultrasonic bath - noice !
Tell us about the one you have and what fluid you put in it. I bought a mickey mouse one a while ago and it's useless. Has yours a heating function ? And ever since they banned Freon it's even more useless!
What paint do you put on the calipers btw ? - I have a set of 3 Suzuki ones to do in a while as well.Ode To The Motorist
“And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road”
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Hotblack Desiato wrote: »Hmm they weren't very generous with the red rubber grease there
..and that grease is harder to buy in qty than you think: nobody will post it.
I got a big tube of it a few years ago for a car I was working on, from a company in Cork.
I have enough now to see out the entire Internal Combustion Age methinks :pac:Ode To The Motorist
“And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road”
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