XTreme Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 2 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said: A few new organs to transplant into the monster were waiting for me when i got home from work tonight not much there for £534 After a few hours on the operating table the monster lives again lets hope it lives longer than a KLR this time. I'll finish putting it together tomorrow night take it for a short run then drop the oil and hopefully an MOT on Thursday 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 5 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said: A few new organs to transplant into the monster were waiting for me when i got home from work tonight not much there for £534 After a few hours on the operating table the monster lives again lets hope it lives longer than a KLR this time. I'll finish putting it together tomorrow night take it for a short run then drop the oil and hopefully an MOT on Thursday Sounds nice, I like that typical Honda whine 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Sounds good Fred, no strange noises there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted November 2, 2021 Author Share Posted November 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, boboneleg said: Sounds good Fred, no strange noises there. Not yet anyway test ride tomorrow night see how it goes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yen_powell Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 14 hours ago, Sir Fallsalot said: Not yet anyway test ride tomorrow night see how it goes It does sound fine in the video. I recommend ear plugs just in case. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 Finished putting it together tonight and been out for a run, I'd forgotten how well it pulls and sooo smooth compared to the two stroke, That Beta is turning me into a wimp the clutch is so light on it i had a shock when i got on the dog the clutch was almost a two hand operation something i hadn't noticed before. Changed the oil with some cheap ebay stuff and will swap it again in a few hundred miles if it runs that long. MOT booked for tomorrow and then i can put some miles on it feeling happy 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 17 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said: Finished putting it together tonight and been out for a run, I'd forgotten how well it pulls and sooo smooth compared to the two stroke, That Beta is turning me into a wimp the clutch is so light on it i had a shock when i got on the dog the clutch was almost a two hand operation something i hadn't noticed before. Changed the oil with some cheap ebay stuff and will swap it again in a few hundred miles if it runs that long. MOT booked for tomorrow and then i can put some miles on it feeling happy Now you're on a spending spree, time for a Magura setup? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Nice one Fred, I'm pleased that the Dog lives on 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, Pedro said: Now you're on a spending spree, time for a Magura setup? I want to stick with the cable might put a new one on to see if it improves, got this thing in my head of these hydraulic conversions letting me down when i need it most 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted November 4, 2021 Author Share Posted November 4, 2021 Had a run out on the dog today got the MOT and so far the thing is going ok. Usual route back from the MOT station you can see Penrhys on the right in the distance 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 15 hours ago, Sir Fallsalot said: Had a run out on the dog today got the MOT and so far the thing is going ok. Usual route back from the MOT station you can see Penrhys on the right in the distance How did it sound/feel Fred , I presume it passed the MOT ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted November 5, 2021 Author Share Posted November 5, 2021 29 minutes ago, boboneleg said: How did it sound/feel Fred , I presume it passed the MOT ? I don't like to jinx myself but all seems good, pulls like a train as it always done. Weird feeling being on it after the Beta you could certainly feel the weight and i was riding like i'd never been off road on it before. Fine tuning the controls today lots of slop in the clutch and front brake levers so swapping and adjusting them so the positions feel more like the beta. The rear brake lever has far too much movement so just finished sorting that 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Sir Fallsalot said: I don't like to jinx myself but all seems good, pulls like a train as it always done. Weird feeling being on it after the Beta you could certainly feel the weight and i was riding like i'd never been off road on it before. Fine tuning the controls today lots of slop in the clutch and front brake levers so swapping and adjusting them so the positions feel more like the beta. The rear brake lever has far too much movement so just finished sorting that You off work Fred? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted November 5, 2021 Author Share Posted November 5, 2021 Just now, XTreme said: You off work Fred? I refuse to comment 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 17 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said: I refuse to comment 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 On 02/11/2021 at 13:29, Sir Fallsalot said: A few new organs to transplant into the monster were waiting for me when i got home from work tonight not much there for £534 I feel your pain, I order a small part for my Honda and just about fell over when they told me how much........crazy For some reason I get excited when I see genuine parts bags, for any vehicle I have........ what a weirdo I am..... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 I remember when some newbie on a Honda forum was ripping into me for having a KTM, he went on and on about how KTM parts were soooooooooooo expensive , blah, blah , blah I asked him what bike he had, he replied that he had an Africa Twin and that it was the best bike ever. I said to him , you're right mate, great bike.......... until you have to buy parts for it. He kept on calling me a liar about the cost of the parts , KTM parts are twice as expensive as Honda blah, blah , blah until another forum member pointed out that I worked for a main dealer and that selling Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Piaggio , Triumph and KTM parts was my job 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted November 5, 2021 Author Share Posted November 5, 2021 I had lots of wear on the brake pedal shaft and the hole in the frame. Decided to do something about today. Drilled the hole in the frame slightly larger and turned up a new shaft quite enjoyed doing it and pleased with the result Old one looking poorly New one all shiny pity you wont see it when fitted Then went out for another test ride rear brake travel much improved and i decided i'm so glad i stumped up the cash to fix the dog i forgot how much i enjoy it nothing like a big single thumping away between your legs 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said: I had lots of wear on the brake pedal shaft and the hole in the frame. Decided to do something about today. Drilled the hole in the frame slightly larger and turned up a new shaft quite enjoyed doing it and pleased with the result Old one looking poorly New one all shiny pity you wont see it when fitted Then went out for another test ride rear brake travel much improved and i decided i'm so glad i stumped up the cash to fix the dog i forgot how much i enjoy it nothing like a big single thumping away between your legs That's superb Fred, how did you fix the shaft to the pedal ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted November 5, 2021 Author Share Posted November 5, 2021 7 minutes ago, boboneleg said: That's superb Fred, how did you fix the shaft to the pedal ? Its welded on the outside ground the old weld off punched out the old shaft pushed the new one in and rewelded it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 1 minute ago, Sir Fallsalot said: Its welded on the outside ground the old weld off punched out the old shaft pushed the new one in and rewelded it That's what I thought you'd say but I didn't realise you could weld , top man what say you @XTreme 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 7 minutes ago, boboneleg said: what say you @XTreme 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted November 5, 2021 Author Share Posted November 5, 2021 30 minutes ago, boboneleg said: That's what I thought you'd say but I didn't realise you could weld , top man what say you @XTreme Well there's welding and there's the thing i do, I was happy with this weld current was a bit high but couldn't be arsed to do a test weld first and no grinding after, bonus 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted December 3, 2021 Author Share Posted December 3, 2021 Took the bike out to warm it up for an oil change tonight and the bloody thing went all fluffy on me for a short while so when i got home i took the float bowl sump bolt out for a look, I think I've found out why the bike died on me on the way home last ride What the fuck is that shit the carb was spotless when i put the bike back together and so is the tank. The crap in the plastic container was in there as well 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 11 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said: Took the bike out to warm it up for an oil change tonight and the bloody thing went all fluffy on me for a short while so when i got home i took the float bowl sump bolt out for a look, I think I've found out why the bike died on me on the way home last ride What the fuck is that shit the carb was spotless when i put the bike back together and so is the tank Somebody's cum in your carb? That's the sort of deviant behaviour that DA used to get up to! What you say @Tym? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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