M1000 track bike - Page 4

J.P · 04-04-2013, 09:02 AM

And you could definitely start stacking your bikes to get more in there !

J.P · 04-04-2013, 09:55 AM

I do ride and I do appreciate the wonders of engineers around the world for allowing me to do what I love.

That goes for the flushing toilets too.

slob · 04-04-2013, 11:58 AM

A new crank is definitely on the cards, after a couple of discussions it makes sense. It's obviously been very hot and it's hard to say what effect this will have had on the metal structure. Building a tuned motor around this clearly may end in tears and work out way more expensive in the long run.

utopia · 04-04-2013, 12:09 PM

Keep 'em coming though, Zhango.
Don't let jp's playful taunting put you off.
Its bikes after all....how can that be nerdy ?
And I for one have often appreciated your informed comment.

04-04-2013, 12:28 PM

Cheers utopia - at my age I'm too thick-skinned to care!

Thuli · 04-04-2013, 12:37 PM

Zhango... I've met JP once or twice and I'm sure he meant that in the nicest possible way and/or he's secretly envious of your technical know-how.

Black Bob... 'Greedy' you say? You should see him when there're biscuits about!

04-04-2013, 01:57 PM

Thanks Thuli but it's fine - in fact JP has just made a very knowledgeable post about ECU remapping (a bit nerdy perhaps?

)
None of us know everything but if we all share the little bits of knowledge that we have then we all benefit - many posts are opinion anyway and life would be boring if we all agreed.

J.P · 04-04-2013, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zhango

None of us know everything .

You've not met my wife then.

04-04-2013, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J.P

You've not met my wife then.

No, I haven't had the pleasure.

.......I used to live with a similar knowledgeable woman though

Darkness · 05-04-2013, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J.P

You've not met my wife then.

You evidently don't know then?

Or was that intended to be rhetorical?

Black Bob · 04-04-2013, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thuli

Black Bob... 'Greedy' you say? You should see him when there're biscuits about!

If I squint really hard, I can make that sound like an invite.

Grumpy · 04-04-2013, 06:46 PM

The biscuit tin is always open as Rob's and Thulis!

slob · 08-04-2013, 11:22 AM

A crank has been located and bought and a deal has been struck around some upgrade/repacement parts. I'll update in a few weeks when there's progress to report.

slob · 17-04-2013, 10:56 PM

Picked the heads up this evening.

Slight improvement after pickling in some nasty chemicals, just about ready to paint...

they're shipping to the tuner in the morning.

I dropped the cases off for blasting while I was picking the heads up

they should be done in a week or so

17-04-2013, 11:13 PM

Heads look good - my hobby is old classic bikes with unpainted engines and I use an old Baby Burco boiler with hand washing powder for bare aluminium heads but I like the look of yours so what was the chemical used and does that remove the paint as well?
You're not going to blast the inside of the cases as well as outside surely?

04-04-2013, 09:02 AM	#1
J.P No more Monster... Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London Bike: Other Not a Ducati Posts: 4,326	And you could definitely start stacking your bikes to get more in there ! __________________ J.JP ------------------------------- My Mum says, there's no such thing as Monsters.

04-04-2013, 09:55 AM	#2
J.P No more Monster... Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London Bike: Other Not a Ducati Posts: 4,326	I do ride and I do appreciate the wonders of engineers around the world for allowing me to do what I love. That goes for the flushing toilets too. __________________ J.JP ------------------------------- My Mum says, there's no such thing as Monsters. Last edited by J.P; 04-04-2013 at 10:00 AM..

04-04-2013, 11:58 AM	#3
slob . Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: East London Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 9,713	A new crank is definitely on the cards, after a couple of discussions it makes sense. It's obviously been very hot and it's hard to say what effect this will have had on the metal structure. Building a tuned motor around this clearly may end in tears and work out way more expensive in the long run. Last edited by slob; 04-04-2013 at 12:49 PM..

04-04-2013, 12:37 PM	#6
Thuli Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Bike: No Bike Yet! Posts: 113	Zhango... I've met JP once or twice and I'm sure he meant that in the nicest possible way and/or he's secretly envious of your technical know-how. Black Bob... 'Greedy' you say? You should see him when there're biscuits about! Last edited by Thuli; 04-04-2013 at 12:48 PM..

04-04-2013, 01:57 PM	#7
zhango Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks Thuli but it's fine - in fact JP has just made a very knowledgeable post about ECU remapping (a bit nerdy perhaps?) None of us know everything but if we all share the little bits of knowledge that we have then we all benefit - many posts are opinion anyway and life would be boring if we all agreed.

04-04-2013, 12:09 PM	#4
utopia No turn left unstoned Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: leicester Bike: M750 Posts: 4,545	Keep 'em coming though, Zhango. Don't let jp's playful taunting put you off. Its bikes after all....how can that be nerdy ? And I for one have often appreciated your informed comment.

04-04-2013, 12:28 PM	#5
zhango Guest Posts: n/a	Cheers utopia - at my age I'm too thick-skinned to care!

04-04-2013, 06:46 PM	#12
Grumpy record breaker!! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Peterborough Bike: M1200R Posts: 2,154	The biscuit tin is always open as Rob's and Thulis! __________________ It's not the destination, but the journey that matters Definition of a motorbike, a devise for overtaking cars!

08-04-2013, 11:22 AM	#13
slob . Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: East London Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 9,713	A crank has been located and bought and a deal has been struck around some upgrade/repacement parts. I'll update in a few weeks when there's progress to report.

17-04-2013, 10:56 PM	#14
slob . Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: East London Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 9,713	Picked the heads up this evening. Slight improvement after pickling in some nasty chemicals, just about ready to paint... they're shipping to the tuner in the morning. I dropped the cases off for blasting while I was picking the heads up they should be done in a week or so

17-04-2013, 11:13 PM	#15
zhango Guest Posts: n/a	Heads look good - my hobby is old classic bikes with unpainted engines and I use an old Baby Burco boiler with hand washing powder for bare aluminium heads but I like the look of yours so what was the chemical used and does that remove the paint as well? You're not going to blast the inside of the cases as well as outside surely? Last edited by zhango; 17-04-2013 at 11:48 PM..