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Cheers, thats all i needed to hear, just needed advice from someone with knowledge on whether the piston was any good. now that i have sucked out the excess oil from the crank area is there an easy way to test whether the oil was from deliberate addition for preserving / oil line siphon in or...

i used my brake bleeder to suck out the oil from in the crank area, as havent taken motor out of bike as yet but wanted to have a bit of a look at it. Took off piston, the main bearing has zero up down movement which im very happy with, lets just hope the oil in their was preventative as...

Thanks CrazyPJ, it seemed to be identical oil in consistency and smell within the main bearing area as within the 2 stroke oil reservoir, so may be deliberate filling by someone for storage, or gravity / time allowing oil to fill from oil tank In saying that to me it didn't seem like the two...

sweet, think i will pull apart and check as you mentioned on this new engine i got. If it is something as simple as this seal, do i just clean the excess oil out from in and around the main bearing / rod as best i can ? does the fact it was swimming in oil ruin anything ? or, due to the...

Cheers forgot to mention i already bought a fly wheel puller a while ago. In regard to engines to use, what do you think would be the cause for all the oil within the crank / bearing area ? if just a seal, for this motor would it just be worth splitting, changing / fixing seal / gasket and...

Hi All, Need some advice from the experts. The bike i bought above scored me a nice exhaust & kick start that i needed and then all the various spares so worth the small outlay. Pulled the barrel off, barrel is nice and neat, one cracked fin. The main crank bearing feels tight with no...

My daily "TS185" ebay search paid off, have been looking for a parts bike so as i have spares and the possibility of finding one with an OK bottom end. Found this one today and quickly rang guy, scored for a low price. even if motor shagged i score what looks to be a old bassani pipe ? and...

Ok quick update, havent been on for a while. My daily "TS185" ebay search paid off, have been looking for a parts bike so as i have spares and the possibility of finding one with an OK bottom end. Found this one today and quickly rang guy, scored for a low price. even if motor shagged i...

Just a quick peg board i chucked together. Basically getting sick of digging for tools in tool boxes, scored a lot of old school tools and very soon getting a lot of my grandpas carpentry tools from back in the day so need somewhere to store them, also wanted it mobile and to have a fair...

yeah there is also a random, more 70's id say mini 2.5 metre tape measure. There are some items in there i really dont know there intended purpose, waiting for the old man to come to melbourne in a month to show him and let him decipher their use. Really cant wait for my Pa's carpentry tools...

Not bike related but a deceased estate sale on ebay im happy i came across. got the lot for under $100. Once i add my own grandpas old carpentry tools i should have a nice little collection to clean up and use.

double post, but i reckon this little piece of kit is worth it, happens that prior owner made it as part of his mechanical / metal work apprenticeship 30 + years back, and the blue tool box is his first ever toolbox as a young apprentice. As soon as i got home i was keen to have it looking...

custom made, collapsible and mobile tool box holder / work bench, came with all the tool boxes aswell, $50, didnt even bother trying to go cheaper as im happy to pay $50 for this, someone has gone to the effort of designing it etc, pickup tomorrow. Ill mainly use for playing with motorbike...

Re: Workshop, stage two underway =) looks the goods mate :)

Re: Workshop, stage two underway =) sounds good, yeah a bit of spanner turning but related to the camp trailer. most recent was i flipped the axle to under the leaf springs instead of on top and replaced U Bolts, as even with the 10" wheels as the trailer is wide and has actual boxed wheel...

Re: Workshop, stage two underway =) Hows the deck going mate ? just went back through and read the last 15 pages of your build again :) inspiring

another thing to slow down the bike progress. grabbed this the other day, semi impulse buy but scored it for the price of a good tent! so im happy as http://ditzygypsy.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=memor&thread=2180&page=1

Nice work Andy :) i will have to pop over once it arrives. i agree with customer service can be dogs sometimes, same thing happened with us looking at new cars for wife paid for by her work etc so we were there to commit 100%, 40 minutes wait i walked out and said to them dont bother we will...

haha Andy not just the VT roady that is still under bike cover too :( its the all too familiar annoying other things in life that have taken over. christmas, newyear, 3 weddings / bux partys / winery trips on over 3 months, heading home to mildura for australia day etc I havent had a...

Cheers mate, yeah wouldnt mind getting hands on lower fairing, ebay AU has a lower fairing for $69 but its for an 83 model wont fit properly as this model has integra tank and the different front cowling. got bike started tonight, put airbox back on and re connected tank etc would start...