Recent content by kazjim

Just to clarify, the 'Racing Idle' issue is a strange one .... The bike will start, idle nicely, then a quick flick of the throttle will see it sitting around 3k and staying there ! Shut the engine down and restart (Without touching throttle / choke) and it settles to a nice 1k idle .... I...

Popped the airbox on today ..... Gone are all the 'weird running' issues I've been having this last two weeks ... Now to sort the 'racing idle' issue . . . Got the parts and design for my 'dashboard' (idiot lights) - jsut need some time to finish that off now .. Took it for a ride up and down...

Looks awesome - tell me more about this Dry-Ice technique ??????

Despite my wife being in hospital again for back injury, i have managed to get a lot further with my little 'scoot ... wiring sorted, engine running and everything bolted up nice .. Carbs need syncing and tuning (4x vacuum gauge system turned up today) Need to mount speedo + new lights to...

G'day All, a quick update today. About a week after my last post, my wife had a bit of a fall and injured her back - three herniated discs to be exact. Bike went onto the back burner while helping her recuperate. She spent 4 weeks in hospital and has just started on recuperative physiotherapy...

So Nearly Made it !!! If it wasnt for a dud battery, i reckon i might have sorted the electrics today.... That and a missing swing-arm nut ... had to do a shop run to try to find one ... and all the bolt suppliers around here are closed ! (Managed to find one at BWIP - it is a M16x1.5 Nylock if...

Crap, a couple of days with no update - SORRY !!! Anyway, on with the update ... Carbs Rebuilt / on (There is a whole story in that, but the man who invented the rubber-boot mounting system for Four-Cylinders should be rotting in Hell about now ....!!) Electrics in (Some loom repairs, some...

No Pics today, TWO broken bolts in the Brake distribution block put a real damper on today's activities .... BUT the Seat has been dropped into the trimmer and options discussed... Material for new Carb-Pods has been purchased (Yep, making my own ..... watch this space) After trying to remove...

Ok, had the weekend off, and not much happened today .... I painted my Son's bike (Pushie) and had a go at trimming my seat ... it didnt end well ... A Mate dropped in a set of awesome grips that didnt fit his Buell and started sorting out the front end .....(Controls and such) Managed to...

Front End - New Seals, paint and fitted (Hate the Silver now, it seemed like a good idea at the time, but it will be gold next week :) ) Wheels - New Bearings, Paint and fitted (Black at front, raw alloy at the back ... also, who says you cant fit a CX Wheel to a CB ??) Clip Ons Headlight Tank...

Bit of a slow day today ..... On the bright side, i learned a lot of wrong ways to time the cams ..... But its buttoned up, in the frame and ready for the next parts .... Swing arm / Front end tomorrow then a few days off i think ....

Its a small engine bay ... personally i was thinking a twin-rotor with a hair-dryer, or maybe one of those cute little Rover V8s ..... :P Of course, I'll cross that bridge when i come to it ..... (And I have a whole pile of original bits for it ... I bought two cars to start with !) But as...

'55 A50 ..... Not sure if to rebuild, restore, or Restify .... or just go completely mental and Hot-Rod .... Time + Money ... Hmmmmmm

Right Company .... Wrong Model ....

an Extra 1000 points for anyone who can identify the vehicle in the background ....Its the next build... (Hint - its named after a county in England...)