Frustration Rant 4 dead bikes

[jerry]

nice weather is here and I have 4 dead bikes in garage

Johns
Royal Enfield bullet 350 has gearbox bother , i can fix it but hitchcocks sent me the wrong parts twice aarrrrgghhh

petes totally rebuilt brand new never started 1977 HD shovel head , immaculate custom ,, needs magneto timing and parts for retard unit ,,, and ten full shakedown arrrggghhh

Monster 750 needs total carb strip and service arrrgghhhh

and now the 750ss which has been my lifesaver the last 4 weeks which i had a glorious ride yesterday , now only running on front cylinder at tickover ,, its fine off idle when hot ,, its a blocked idle jet damn carbs need cleaning again , even though they were done not long ago and tank cleaned and filters changed ,, but the petseal liner is now disintegrating after 8 years

what is the solution to that ????

aaarrrrgh

think it may be time to give up sell the ducatis and buy a modern bike with EFI like a Suzi GSXF 1000 or a duke Supersport 939 somthing very very thrashable , comfy , great handling and powerful and that i can fix at home


oh and my car is being a turd and i have to buy a 125 for my daughter as she has passed her CBT

[damien666]

And i thought i’d had a crap day faffing about doing valve clearances. My head was spinning!
Hate working with numbers/ calculations.

[Kato]

Originally Posted by jerry

nice weather is here and I have 4 dead bikes in garage

,,,,and parts for retard unit ,,,

On a Harley .......thought that was the rider

[Jez900ie]

Having four older bikes that all require work? I like having one to tinker with. Its great to meddle with things in the winter. Then in spring, a full service and ride in the sunshine.

[jerry]

Originally Posted by Kato

On a Harley .......thought that was the rider

feels more like ''me '' at the moment

[jerry]

I know whats up with rhe Enfield I want it out as it taking up space ,, parts here tuesday gone soon after until next time ,,as John is mechanicaly inept

cleaned ot the pilot intale jets on the SS , no difference still on one until warmed up then its ridable if tickover set a little high so i can ride it today ....hoorray !!!

monster carbs off ,, what could cause a nasty flat spot when accelerating like lack of fuel at 4-5k revs is the question ????

HD waiting for pete's tools to come tommorow and the rolling road so we can bump start it using my car . he will be sharing my garage for more projects ,, could he ride a 900 Monster he weighs 30 stone ??? cos he fancies one ,,,he has serious health issues , 37% lung capacity COPD, spondilitus , degenarative bone disease , gout and a bad attitude we have been mates for 40 years and he is a very good mechanic and custom builder and gunsmith

[utopia]

Pete needs a Diavel, perhaps ?

[jerry]

Originally Posted by utopia

Pete needs a Diavel, perhaps ?

he would never swing a leg over he need low seat height and room for hit Gut

[jerry]

Busy today parts ordered for M750 new belts, oil filter , vacuum fuel pump overhaul kit ,, examined and cleaned the carbs the carbs , they look fine checked the floats and float heights , diagphram rubbers tec etc all ok ,,

going to check the valves as its all clearances as its all apart ...


petes tools arrived today he has 3 times mine but its all fitted in nice,, including welding gear ,, all we need is a bike ramp ..ha ha
now we can make progress on the HD later this week and i hope the enfield is gne by end of week .

also checked the neighbours mitsubishi carismas gearbox reverse light switch it was no good so ordered a replacement and earned another few £££

phew !!! time for a sunday BBQ and a cold beer

[jerry]

checked the M750 valve clearances al l still in spec closers all 0.001'' 3 openers 0.004'' and front exhaust opener 0.0055''
clutch and alternator covers off first time in 18 years all is perfect inside , clutch looks great even after 36.000 miles

going tosend covers and valve covers for powder coating have to get the sight glass out of the cases ,, safely they seem very expensive to replace ,

next job reassemble the fuel pump , carbs have been carefully cleaned

Enfield is fixed but setting up gear selectors is a bugger ,, even when good its a notchy box full of neutrals and needs carefull clutch work and rev matching

going to try and start the HD tommorrow using rolling road ,,

im away to noggyland for 2-3 weeks work on wednesday

[AndyC_772]

Originally Posted by jerry

he would never swing a leg over he need low seat height and room for hit Gut

That's exactly what the Diavel is really good for; it's about the lowest bike I've ever ridden.

[jerry]

Originally Posted by AndyC_772

That's exactly what the Diavel is really good for; it's about the lowest bike I've ever ridden.

he would not get his legs over tail hump

[jerry]

going to have the cases and valve covers stripped and mirror polished not powder coated ,will need to get my act together to keep them smart with autosol ,

got the sight glasses out easy and bearings the alternator side one is a bit notchy will replace

buggered up the seal and bush on clutch side it wont come out even with heat and slide hammer

[jerry]

off to work today for 3 weeks offshore ,, enfield gone,,parts for M750 at polishers and other sundries ordered ,,

tried starting HD today on kicker but its magneto so spark is small but the fuel was rotten so drained tank and pete will clean carb ,, we will put it on the rolling road with clean fresh fuel and some ether down the massive velocity stack when i get back fro norway

[Darren69]

Bike killer!