Recent content by singkiwi

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Green light to buy a new bike Go to the dealer, get him to strip them down, grind all the tabs, polish and chrome. Hack the seat, get rid if everything unnecessary and then you'll know what it's going to be like after you've finished, then choose the coolest looking one....

Battery straight to starter? First thing I'd do is ensure its not seized, take the plugs out, put it in gear and see if the engine turns over, if it does then you can continue on. This will prove that the kick starter is jammed and not the engine. Then I'd look at the electric start, check the...

Vacuum bleeder! I got one a few months ago and have used it multiple times. Wouldn't be without one now. An additional tip is to tap the master cylinder as you're blending it will unlock more bubbles. Are you seeing bubbles in the resovior as you are pumping? If not maybe a master cylinder issue?

It's probably just the exhaust nut you dropped into the cylinder, sounds like its gone now... Its probably wedged in the valve which is the chuffing noise? :-) Sorry couldn't resist!

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I'm with spotty, just dive in! If you really think you can do it all in a week... You'll remember most of it! You'll need help with the engine, takes two. You can probably get stripped in 1 day. Actually you'll be surprised you may not need to strip completely? Leave forks and front wheel...

I knew someone that had one, an older guy at that time (now deceased) he was an engineer and used to build everything for his bikes, including rings etc. He'd crashed his, someone pulled out in front of him. He vowed he wouldn't sell it to anyone that had never raced, said it was too dangerous...

Something light hearted I picked up from Facebook.

I ended up chroming mine

I would worry about the compression yet, run it for a while and recheck, it may simply come right???

I'm arriving from Singapore on Sunday morning around 6am, I just have to figure out a way to trick the wife and kids that it's in the way....

Well spotted, not mounted yet, it'll go on the right side of the radiator, there's two bolt holes, looking for the right sized bottle...

It's a beautiful thing, I loved the bit where you sat looking at the bike you had built.... Mine's finished, Just been certified, I fell a ride coming on, early morning as the sun rises above horizon.... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD