Bearded Baldy

Motor and cradle made it home, did a bit of creative unloading and then degreaser soak and waterblast before wheeling into the shed to be ignored for a while.

Been there, then i horde more stuff for years, bin something, then need it. Normally only reminder exactly what it was for once i need it too.

4 hours ago, dmulally said:

@Bearded Baldy remember that impco LPG carb I stole off you? 

Vague memory recalls it may have come off a datto powered forklift. Or that might be some other weird bit of gear i have.

The 125 units are good for around 100hp max, so should be fine on a rover haha. That 300a mixer on the snorkel would be my pick though.

PFT

Not the prettiest thing out there but not bad for scrap steel and a 15 dollar set of castors.

Bottom of pan sits down 1.5 inchs in the big hole, angled box on the left matches the rear of sump for extra support. 170ish kgs these motors.

Have gotten a lead on an alloyhead motor with the right version of the head to suit my needs. Hoping to pick it up in a couple of weeks so started making a rolling cradle to sit it in. Had a spare sump left over at work so have designed it around that.

Finished tacking it up today. Complete with lugs to tie it on with for potentially longterm storage. Just needs paint then will take photos for thread.

Threads like this remind me why OS is awesome. 

That is on my to do list this year. Cbta r. Anyone used the Revs guys in Paeroa?

Any tips or pointers?

Has been pointed out by other half i should see if i can pass the test (post medical issue), before i go out and buy another bike.

Looks like a new way to die right there.

Sonic springs are great to deal with and reasonably priced.

Wow. Just dropped a nuggy watching that.

I run vdo gauges in the cruiser. Simple, elegant, timeless. Blah blah

This style.

https://trundlesautomotive.co.nz/products/vdo-boost-gauge-kit

Sweet, the owner is a good bugger so don't want to muck him around when the time comes. Now to decide what to sell and make room for it.

Bloody xmas taking all my stash money.

That is my problem. I have no idea how much things are worth on the bike side of the fence. Need to get some real photos but the guy is having surgery and will be laid up until xmas so photos are next years problem.

On 28/08/2022 at 10:15, Bearded Baldy said:

Been offered one of the early 80s honda bol d'ors as a future deal.

Shed stored, not ridden in years (at least a decade) but started every few months, need to factor in fork rebuild, new tires, brake lines etc etc.

I need to go have a look and see just how tidy it really is, think rego is on hold so that is a bonus.

What does the group think a fair offer on it would be?

Update.

Old boy came in to book in some work. Got more details.

1986-7 cbx750 f2 bol dor full fairing model.

750cc dohc

Last rego on road in '99, on hold ever since. Last started 3 months ago.

Known bad points. Front brake master cylinder siezed. One side of main fairing cracked from driveway droppage. 

Also tires, brake lines, everything else perishable.

When the time comes does 1k sound a fair offer? No photos yet but here is generic internet pic.

Have you tried going to a PV that opens earlier, and put a piece of safety tie wire through the PV ports in the metering plate. Can work wonders sometimes. 

Bit of reading here explains it better than i can.

https://www.aussiespeedshop.com/carb-tuning-help/

On 24/08/2022 at 08:32, moparmuppet said:

can you tell us where you ordered the cyclone funnel from please if you have a link. Cheers

Straight from trademe.

Made a trolley base for it this morning, tested it this afternoon.

Much more betterer, still need to do something with the lights though.

Pretty sure it is 900cc, problem is the old boy is a bit vague on details unless i ask specifically.

He is a customer of mine so i don't want to lowball him too far when the time comes. But i also don't want to overcommit funds that should be in other projects if it isn't worth it. Will try organise a time to head out there and get some photos.

Been offered one of the early 80s honda bol d'ors as a future deal.

Shed stored, not ridden in years (at least a decade) but started every few months, need to factor in fork rebuild, new tires, brake lines etc etc.

I need to go have a look and see just how tidy it really is, think rego is on hold so that is a bonus.

What does the group think a fair offer on it would be?

Indeed, might have to steal that one. 

Ordered a 20kg bag of extrafine garnet from toolshed yesterday, 60 bucks including shipping.

Ordered cyclone funnel and have a 20l bucket ready to go.

Going to see zap shop over the road and see what i can do in the way of lighting.

Let the barrying commence!

Aswell as the fork seals, speedo and paint.

This week i decided to get it to at least start and run nicely so took it into work to play with it at over lunch.

New manifold, choke cable (was siezed), and a diaphragm for the carby was the initial idea along with obviously cleaning the years of shit out of the carb.

There is a rubber bung that plugs the pilot jet tube that was perished but not available locally so i put it back in and reassembled the rest.

Took the tank off and gave it a rinse out too. So of course after that the fuel tap leaked out its base. New gasket in there and no more wasting the liquid gold.

Started on 3rd or 4th kick so not bad. Still wouldn't rev out, smelled and sounded like it was flooding itself. Brought it home to have another look over the weekend.

Float height is good, jets and ports are clean. Hmmm pulled the pilot jet out again to check the oring at its base. Not looking too flash, so pulled a box of dhla spares off the shelf and found a suitable replacement. 

Had another look at the rubber pilot plug. If it wasn't sealing properly then nothing will work right. No fuelproof rubber in the shed so came up with a different solution.

Cut a thread inside the tube and cut down a countersunk machine screw to plug it up. 

Put it all back together and everything works as it should. Youngest daughter heard it start and wanted to go for a ride so i swapped my shed slippers for boots and we rode around the house and backyard a few times.

Now i have ridden it a bit further i have a bigger list of things to do. Swingarm bearings, unbent footpegs and a clutch job are in the future.

Started to give it a quick wetsand to tidy it up but ran out of paper halfway through.

It wasn't able to draw any fuel through with the split manifold so i dribbled some old lawnmower juice down the sparkplug hole and kicked it over. Started up and kept running so idled it round the backyard to check the gearbox out. Made it to 3rd but couldn't pull any revs.

Then parked it up for a couple of months.

Which brings the quad up to date. Still need to get some new carpet for the tray but otherwise ready to go.

Which brings me to the ag200.

Mates family had it in the woodshed and for a high price of $100 i picked it up.

First impressions. Inlet manifold was in 2 bits, fork seals leaking, broken speedo and cable, missing starter motor, oil leaks from a few places.

Good starting point though. 

Got used for everything from hunting and moving fallen tree bits to pushing the boat around. But after 5 years of getting parked outside without a cover it was looking a bit tired again. So a few months i stripped it down to give it another birthday.

Found 4 or 5 broken wires in the headstock loom and replaced the set of wires from the 4wd switch to the loom plug as they had broken internally.

So now 4wd works off a switch not just left stuck in 4wd with the servo unplugged as my trackside fix that i never got around to fixing.

Upper headlight works, and the speedo which stopped on my 2nd trip away is now functional too.

Made a new grab rail for the rear tray so the kids can actually hold onto something now too.