Recent content by Hobes

Saturday just past, she got passed for the blue slip. yippeee. 14 months of blood sweat and tears, has paid off. Now to raise the finances to get her registered. see ya on the black top...

Just updated the original post. Thanks for looking... http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=60246.new#new

Just a quick update on the beast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpZLtHUp_2k&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BEhCTHcBEo&feature=youtu.be yesterday was a momentous occasion.....I got to ride her for the first time......99% done, a front guard, a rebleed of the rear brakes...

Brodie. yeah cheers ol son, i have installed new K&N pods, oval shaped. they not only look good but i see a big difference. i have also changed jets to suit. The pipes have now got a 6 inch baffle inserted to just after the bend and before the turn outs. will be re stripping the whole shebang...

ok, to keep with the local laws here, and besides my likings of twin frnt discs, I am looking for some ol skool master cylinders for the bars. I see shyte loads on evilbay, from china, hong kong. I know the old saying , you get what you pay for, but has anyone here bought some stuff off eb and...

So here's the thing. I am chasing a Z650 clutch housing cover, along with all the bits for the kick starter. to suit the early 80's models. 4cyl type. if anyone has some parts, please let me know.

this forum is so good, no sooner do i post then i get the answers anyways, thinking out loud helps.... its running lean,

still got a bit to go, at least she runs.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDk-vLFwYh8

https://vimeo.com/110531899 ok guru's, this is what is happening, what in your opinion would cause this. lets start, full clean and rebuild of carbs, 2 sizes over mains, 1 size over pilot, needle raised 1 notch, pilot screws set at 2.5 turns out. throttle cable lubes and return checked, so no...

as i am only new to this CV carb thing, i have guessed that emgo or the cheapy versions of pods area NO GO. i have however just bought some K&N filters. i have re jetted mains to 2 over and pilot to 1 over as per my research. is there anything else i need to be aware of. obviously, i need to...

No i haven't as of yet. Still i dont own a cafe racer,I would be after a Bobber one, even if it just say do the ton.

problem is I never heard back from anyone. ??? just assumed all gone..???

Man, i have seen some mods before, but this, this is something else. I will be watching in awe as this progresses. Many KUDO's to ya. ;)

Just doin some light reading, here, but do we have one for the Down under boys, I'm not real good with puters and design stuff, but if one of you local boys could come up with one for down here and us bobber boys that'd be good

re set the floats heights, to 20.5mm, checked the fuel levels, looks good enough for me.