Lord Gruntfuttock
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Yeah mine was a budget job. Did fit a water trap but think 80% of issues down to air supply...
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I bought a cheaper version of these yrs ago, thinking it'd make it easy to do bits I couldn't fit in my cabinet. Lots of blockages, frustration and mess means I find it easier to take big things to the professionals. Prob largely related to my weeny compressor though. Have since upgraded that but haven't tried again...
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Truenotch's Tiny Tracker - Yamaha MX100
Lord Gruntfuttock replied to Truenotch's topic in Two Wheels
CRC Lectra-clean? Used to use heaps of that stuff. Melts some plastics but made for electrics. -
Pretty much what I'll be using mine for...
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Thread dredge cos I just bought a Twenny...
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Space to do repairs near Invercargill?
Lord Gruntfuttock replied to Speedy88's topic in South Island Region
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Space to do repairs near Invercargill?
Lord Gruntfuttock replied to Speedy88's topic in South Island Region
Glad you're sorted. Thought of offering my place if you were stuck, but garage & shed both full of crap that needs shifting before any tools can be found/work done... -
70s-tastic. Reminds me of this. Gonna restore/paint some furniture like this one day...
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Well I can't handle the power of a TC100 so I'm out. Do have a mate right into it tho. He organizes a lot of adventure rides if that's your thing?
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I wanna play with that...
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Talk of crate day in Spam reminded me of the flagon crate I made...
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Got part number? I always search that on Ebay when looking for bits. Often find good deal...
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Truenotch 1982 FA50 Bonsai transporter.
Lord Gruntfuttock replied to Truenotch's topic in Two Wheels
Shit that's quick for a FA... -
I want a seagull now. Don't even have a boat. Just wanna pull apart then run it up in the wheely bin. Looks ace...
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Otago/Southland Meat discussion thread
Lord Gruntfuttock replied to TimShadboltfan27's topic in South Island Region
If it's not an X series Falcon, H series Holden or shitty old motorsiccle it is beyond my comprehension. Baffles me why anything else exists tbh...- 1,055 replies
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Had a bash at making a bearing installer thing, threaded rod, coupla nuts and some big washers, around $10 all up. Sort of worked... Went a bit skewiff trying to do both sides at once. Was trying to get it done at lunchtime so was rushing things a bit, and the bigger lower bearing shell got a bit angled, so I knocked it out again and put it in the freezer. Got top one in anyway so will have another go after work...
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So with that parked up did a little more on the TT. Checked out the m/c I got from eBay, looks in good shape... Got the tricky little circlip out without the right tool after a bit of swearing fiddling... And gave the caliper another go, the pins were pretty well stuck with dried grease, but got them apart. Boots look ok but think there are some clips missing... And gave it a good cleanup, cleaned the seal grooves with some cheap Ali brushes. Worked well enough but shed a lot of sharp little spines... Then had a go at putting steering head bearings in. Failed miserably. so gave up and had tea. Then I wanted a clean job, so pulled each wheel spoke to lube threads. Quite like jobs like this, esp with Jon Toogood's 'Planet of Sound' going in the background - really enjoy that, the bloke has great musical taste... And it spins pretty true. Prob needs another 20 mins to sort properly, will ping each spoke to check tension by tone and re-true...
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In the middle of pissy rain shot down the beach for a run on the TC and a mate's old TS250... Only got to 85kph but it felt like a lot more. The old farm bike suspension was bottoming out on the humps left by the tide. It's bogging at full throttle so I've since adjusted the pilot mix screw (shouldn't make any diff at WOT) squeezed excess oil out of the filter and tightened the carb fixing. might give it a run on the road this week to fettle, but riding the Nevis next weekend (hopefully) so won't need a top end speed, just want it to keep going...
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Looks like the full toolkit is in there... And was going to put new set of points in, but may have to remove magneto...? Not keen to get too far into it if it's running tbh... And more bits for the TT arrived, no real excuse anymore just gotta pick something and get into it...
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Yeah old forum is dead, all web searches direct you there. They've set up a new one though and are migrating info over. Scored a TS TC100 service manual copy through it so that's a win...
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And hooned the TC tonight. Hit 90kph going round to a mate's place, plus it has brakes (dropped it during brake test and snapped off original suzuki mirror). Pretty sure I'll make the metric ton if I give her a few tweaks. Really trying to find some service manuals online but haven't had any joy. Tried to join a TC forum but having difficulty registering. Might have a Barry-blocker... Sent one of the moderators a message so will see how we get on...
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TC again. Had a go at making an air filter, must be cheaper than buying obsolete real ones... Not too much science in it... Used a JB superglue that came with a brush for applying to the foam. Next one I'll oversize slightly as pinching it together while the glue set made it a bit snug... And oiled up. never used proper foam oil before, used the plastic bag and squeeze method... Man that stuff is sticky, usually just squirt some 20W-50 on, but the blue sure makes it easier to see where it has covered. Seems to have worked ok, will prob make one for the TT similarly, although that's a harder shape...
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Yeah heard he'd died. Called in there once yrs ago, very knowledgeable on Brit bikes...
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Rim Nice new bearings, rim and spokes all ready to go, how hard can it be...? Fucking hard, forgot how tricky this can be. Had a few goes at getting the under/overs right... But got there in the end. Only loosely fitted, I've gotta lube the spoke threads before truing it up yet (cos I was doing it inside didn't want to get messy anti-seize everywhere)... Actually did it twice, first time looked right, but the spokes were going a different direction to original, Good pics of original wheel helped get it right...
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Back to the TT. Steering stem lower bearing was a bastard to get off, came pretty close to giving up and getting another one. Tried gentle heat first cos I wanted to save the lower seal, no go... Then welded some blobs on, usually the heat loosens it and some decent whacks on the weld will shift them, still no go. Actually bashed the welds off, fractured the bearing metal beneath... So out with the Ali diamond cutting disc and dremel... This worked, cut a decent slot then smacked a large screwdriver into it and it cracked loose. What a lot of effort for a small job...
