resurrection run

[Sir Fallsalot]

The dog was feeling a bit rough so after a few internal organ replacements it was ready to ride cover your eyes if your squeamish  this is open heart surgery.

The day started with the rebuild

 

After a little work she lives 

A few hours later and i'm on the road but thinking i better not stray too far after the rebuild so up to my local byway . It was pointed out to me the shadow looks like a reindeer lol

And then onto my mountain

After a check for oil leaks it was onto check out a lane that was illegally closed but overturned by the TRF 

Then some of my favorite tarmac to sennybridge for fuel

 

This is the end of the roman road out of Trecastle only took the photo because it doubled up as a piss stop

Then onto the Crychan forest which has been graded and has made it easy enough to drive your car through now 

 

Then it was the ride home trying to keep it under 55. past the Llwyn Onn reservoir it was like a mirror these are photos of it up the right way and upside down you tell me which is which

 

On the A470 i had to suffer the humiliation of a scooter rider burning me off because i was bedding things in the fucking wanker had the cheek to wave to me  Bike ran beautifully restored my love for it again 

 

 

[XTreme]

Nice one Fred!

I looked at the first bit with the engine and I thought......

......but I understood the second bit about being owned by a Scooter!

[Pedro]

I really like the look of your local dirtroad. 

What did you end up replacing in that engine, afterall? 

And that lake, it’s amazing!

[Sir Fallsalot]

28 minutes ago, Pedro said:

I really like the look of your local dirtroad. 

What did you end up replacing in that engine, afterall? 

And that lake, it’s amazing!

Thanks @Pedro The lake is one of a series of reservoirs that feed the valleys with drinking water i think i get my water from there, as for the dog i had the cylinder honed and a new set of rings even though it was all new 22000 miles ago, i was so close to it i would have regretted it if i didn't do it, the essential work was the 2 new cam chain guides and new cam chain all Honda parts. Total cost for parts was £358 about £100 of that was gaskets. Doing it myself saved me about 2 days of labour which would be about a £1000. if i had to pay someone to do it i would probably have parted out the bike as i only bought it for £800 about 12 years ago 

[Pedro]

1 minute ago, Sir Fallsalot said:

if i had to pay someone to do it i would probably have parted out the bike as i only bought it for £800 about 12 years ago 

Well, in fairness it probably has increased in value over your ownership?

Do you feel it’s stronger now?

[Sir Fallsalot]

1 minute ago, Pedro said:

Well, in fairness it probably has increased in value over your ownership?

Do you feel it’s stronger now?

Performance wise It feels about the same as before but without the clattering, it is smoother through the gears, throttle feels more responsive and is not stumbling when ticking over. Its more likely to have decreased in value during my ownership, would be worth a lot more if it was a standard bike, The only increase in value is my personal attachment to it which has just gone up again LOL

[Catteeclan]

How'd you get on with front sprockets Fred? My first engine had the early out put shaft and had worn badly. I was using Africa twin sprockets as they has a shoulder.
The new shafts are no better either.

[Sir Fallsalot]

15 minutes ago, Catteeclan said:

How'd you get on with front sprockets Fred? My first engine had the early out put shaft and had worn badly. I was using Africa twin sprockets as they has a shoulder.
The new shafts are no better either.

Front sprocket shaft has a small amount of wear but not a lot. when i use up the sprockets i have on the shelf i will be looking to fit one of these i got one on my old Africa twin
A bit pricey but easier than an engine rebuild. The XR has a lot more wear i'm in the process of doing some mods on that to see if i can prolong it
https://www.kkbike.it/en/sprockets/172-147-15t-superpinion-honda-xr-650-l-8053830250147.html

[Sir Fallsalot]

3 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said:

Front sprocket shaft has a small amount of wear but not a lot. when i use up the sprockets i have on the shelf i will be looking to fit one of these i got one on my old Africa twin
A bit pricey but easier than an engine rebuild. The XR has a lot more wear i'm in the process of doing some mods on that to see if i can prolong it
https://www.kkbike.it/en/sprockets/172-147-15t-superpinion-honda-xr-650-l-8053830250147.html

Just remembered rugged roads are selling them without the ridiculous postage 

 https://ruggedroads.co.uk/epages/00cbb604-5d1c-407e-8207-580e14387ec5.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/00cbb604-5d1c-407e-8207-580e14387ec5/Products/250147

[boboneleg]

Nice one Fred, that barrel and piston look sooooooooooooooooooo clean.  The Dog lives on..................

 

[boboneleg]

Is that the same spot where there used to be the massive bombhole  ?  (I can't say puddle or Pete will accuse me of puddle-spotting again )

 

[XTreme]

14 minutes ago, boboneleg said:

I can't say puddle or Pete will accuse me of puddle-spotting again

[Sir Fallsalot]

8 hours ago, boboneleg said:

Is that the same spot where there used to be the massive bombhole  ?  (I can't say puddle or Pete will accuse me of puddle-spotting again )

 

Not far away Bob that is just around the corner ahead the whole lane is like this all the way now ideal for the T7

[Sofia]

23 hours ago, Sir Fallsalot said:

The dog was feeling a bit rough so after a few internal organ replacements it was ready to ride cover your eyes if your squeamish  this is open heart surgery.

The day started with the rebuild

 

After a little work she lives 

A few hours later and i'm on the road but thinking i better not stray too far after the rebuild so up to my local byway . It was pointed out to me the shadow looks like a reindeer lol

And then onto my mountain

After a check for oil leaks it was onto check out a lane that was illegally closed but overturned by the TRF 

Then some of my favorite tarmac to sennybridge for fuel

 

This is the end of the roman road out of Trecastle only took the photo because it doubled up as a piss stop

Then onto the Crychan forest which has been graded and has made it easy enough to drive your car through now 

 

Then it was the ride home trying to keep it under 55. past the Llwyn Onn reservoir it was like a mirror these are photos of it up the right way and upside down you tell me which is which

 

On the A470 i had to suffer the humiliation of a scooter rider burning me off because i was bedding things in the fucking wanker had the cheek to wave to me  Bike ran beautifully restored my love for it again 

 

 

so much love for this ride report!! Gorgeous!!! My vote is yours.

[Tym]

On 28/05/2021 at 17:36, Sir Fallsalot said:

The dog was feeling a bit rough so after a few internal organ replacements it was ready to ride cover your eyes if your squeamish  this is open heart surgery.

The day started with the rebuild

 

After a little work she lives 

A few hours later and i'm on the road but thinking i better not stray too far after the rebuild so up to my local byway . It was pointed out to me the shadow looks like a reindeer lol

And then onto my mountain

After a check for oil leaks it was onto check out a lane that was illegally closed but overturned by the TRF 

Then some of my favorite tarmac to sennybridge for fuel

 

This is the end of the roman road out of Trecastle only took the photo because it doubled up as a piss stop

Then onto the Crychan forest which has been graded and has made it easy enough to drive your car through now 

 

Then it was the ride home trying to keep it under 55. past the Llwyn Onn reservoir it was like a mirror these are photos of it up the right way and upside down you tell me which is which

 

On the A470 i had to suffer the humiliation of a scooter rider burning me off because i was bedding things in the fucking wanker had the cheek to wave to me  Bike ran beautifully restored my love for it again 

 

 

  Brilliant content Sir! 

[Grasshopper]

Lovely photos! 

Looks like a great ride too.  Thanks for taking the time to share your adventure. 

[Catteeclan]

On 29/05/2021 at 10:42, Sir Fallsalot said:

Just remembered rugged roads are selling them without the ridiculous postage 

 https://ruggedroads.co.uk/epages/00cbb604-5d1c-407e-8207-580e14387ec5.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/00cbb604-5d1c-407e-8207-580e14387ec5/Products/250147

Mine arrived today and it's now fitted. Should of checked the bike first as it had a 14t on the front and 40 rear.
Guess I'll be getting a new chain and rear sprocket now.

[Sir Fallsalot]

3 hours ago, Catteeclan said:

Mine arrived today and it's now fitted. Should of checked the bike first as it had a 14t on the front and 40 rear.
Guess I'll be getting a new chain and rear sprocket now.

How much wear is on the splines or are you putting it on to prevent it

[Catteeclan]

14 hours ago, Sir Fallsalot said:

How much wear is on the splines or are you putting it on to prevent it

Prevention. There is some but like I said, I'd adapted a wider sprocket and it's worked well but now a few years old.

[Sir Fallsalot]

6 hours ago, Catteeclan said:

Prevention. There is some but like I said, I'd adapted a wider sprocket and it's worked well but now a few years old.

I've just nocked something up for the XR there's more wear on the shaft than i like so looked at making something to use all the shaft. I ended up annealing the old sprocket cutting the teeth off and then turning it down to the same diameter as the sprocket retainer. Then i drilled and tapped the sides so a grub screw would tighten down into the groove the sprocket retainer normally sits in. The JT sprockets got a shoulder on them that normally faces out i turned it around so it faces in so you have to push it onto the unused part of the shaft to get it to line up with the chain and with the modified sprocket re hardened and bolted to it it ends up covering all the shaft. I did use a chemical metal as i pushed the sprocket on to build up the worn part of the shaft so it's not just the new part of the shaft taking the strain. I've put about 500 miles on it now and everything seems good. the four screws around the sprocket are just there to cap off the grub screws and to keep the crap out

[Sir Fallsalot]

On 25/06/2021 at 16:01, Catteeclan said:

Mine arrived today and it's now fitted. Should of checked the bike first as it had a 14t on the front and 40 rear.
Guess I'll be getting a new chain and rear sprocket now.

Just ordered one for the 650 so i have it here when i need it

[Catteeclan]

8 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said:

Just ordered one for the 650 so i have it here when i need it

Had to give the shaft a scrap and still had to give the new sprocket a few taps to get it all the way home. It's def using all the spline available.

The boys on the TDM forum have stopped using JT front sprockets as they're already a bit of a loose fit on the output shaft from new. 

[Sir Fallsalot]

6 minutes ago, Catteeclan said:

Had to give the shaft a scrap and still had to give the new sprocket a few taps to get it all the way home. It's def using all the spline available.

The boys on the TDM forum have stopped using JT front sprockets as they're already a bit of a loose fit on the output shaft from new. 

I have to use the JT ones as the standard sprocket wouldn't work with my mod on the XR, the chemical metal stops any movement its on there solid, i have been wondering how it will come off when it needs to but ill worry about that next sprocket change

[busabeast]

On 26/06/2021 at 17:15, Sir Fallsalot said:

I have to use the JT ones as the standard sprocket wouldn't work with my mod on the XR, the chemical metal stops any movement its on there solid, i have been wondering how it will come off when it needs to but ill worry about that next sprocket change

Give it a clout with a council screwdriver if it doesn't budge then use a bigger one till it does