Jump to content

Truenotch

Administrators
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    10625

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    6

 Content Type 

Everything posted by Truenotch

  1. Truenotch
    Made this little adapter plate today. Hopefully I’ll be able to fit it up with the reed block tomorrow. Took the stator to an 87 year old man for repair. He’s going to fix it in a couple of days for $30. What a legend - he’s definitely on the right side of Barry valley.
  2. Truenotch
    Especially since I just spent a whole $30 for this second hand jacket from the hospice shop. Friggen bargain mate.
  3. Truenotch
    Just received a wedding invite in the mail.... For November 10th. FUCK SAKE. I guess the bride and groom will have to celebrate without me.
  4. Truenotch
    Since the motor is on the bench I set about fitting the 45mm cylinder. First up I made a .9mm aluminium base gasket to deal with the overlap of the transfer ports. I think this will do the job. Bonded it on with CRC high temp rtv and will use the same again when fitting the cylinder. Alsi had to nip the corners off these cooling fins to get the cylinder to go all the way home. I’ve also figured out how to mount the carb - I’ll make an adapter plate to turn it 90 degrees so it pokes out the side like this:
  5. Truenotch
    This was running pretty OK for a while until I tried to ride it to see a friend. It fired and ran once, then wouldn't start again. I reset the points and it fired up again... Once... Before deciding it didn't want to make spark anymore. I had a decent look around everything and the points and condenser seemed acceptable and I'm pretty sure the coil is OK. Then I noticed a dodgy looking of the ignition winding and gave it a poke. It broke in half and appears to have been soldered together at some stage. Hoping / am pretty sure this is where the spark ran away to. You can see little soldered bits on the end of the broken wires and the last few coils of the ignition winding are loose. I think someone bodged it up years ago to make it work. I'll take this to an electrical barry next week to see what he can do. I'm pretty sure this is the cause of my problems... But I'm not 100% sure. The wire looked dodgy before, but it wasn't broken. Only took a small bump to break the solder join though. I guess we'll find out if it was the main issue
  6. Truenotch
    Got it running a bit better today. The clutch slips if you don't change really gently. It goes OK though!
  7. Truenotch
    Yay, parts day! Unfortunately there's a bit of work needed to make everything work. I gambled on the Polini cylinder for the Chappy being correct because of some info that I'd found on the internet, but it turns out the Polini kit has HUGE transfer ports that are far too big for my crank case. This leaves gaping holes around the edges of some of the ports... So I'm stuck trying to find a solution. You can see the difference between Polini and standard ports here: My first option is to use JB weld / some type of compound to goo up the ports on the cylinder. I'd also add goo to the mating face on the crank case to get a good sealing surface. Then I can port match the cylinder from there. Option two.... Um.... A metal gasket or something? Not sure. I also need to modify the inlet to get the reed cage to fit. It needs a couple of MM taken off to fit nicely. I'll also need to modify the chappy inlet manifold to suit. I could either add a wedge underneath to get this angle or add to the manifold with an elbow / new tube. Once I realised nothing was going to work today, I set about trying to make it go as a 50cc again. It was a pretty mad mission and I was trying to finish it in time for the oldschool meet tonight, but it wasn't to be. I got it going afterwards though! Here's my temporary headlight until I sort the wiring out: Took it for a hoon. It's going much better than the last test, but still not well. It splutters a lot, although I did double up on oils (premixing incase the oil pump didn't work) and the carb enclosure was open, so it was likely running lean, causing the splutter. I just had to ride it to make sure the next lot of effort will be worth it! And it seems like it will be... The thing is quite peppy when it decides to pull through the revs.
  8. Truenotch
    We should rename this the Aliexpresscapade.
  9. Truenotch
    I can make a fudged invoice for accommodation / event booking if you want.
  10. Truenotch
    I'm sure we could find space there if pressed. Maybe in that paddock full of tractors?
  11. Truenotch
    Yep, I’ll gladly take the other. @RUNAMUCK and I can push the beds together and spoon.
  12. Truenotch
    Is this for Friday night in Gisborne? Waikanae Beach Motel? How many beds have you got free?
  13. Truenotch
    It's only a sausage fest because most girls don't find it appealing. I'm sure it'll be fine to bring her along. My partner was going to come along, but we've decided that her FZ50 might struggle!
  14. Truenotch
    Paid. One of my friends is really keen to join in as well. He's looking at a small bike as we speak (usually rides a 750) and is super keen to get a ~100cc machine just for the east cape ride .
  15. Truenotch
    That reminds me... Dad's got a couple of bivvy bags stashed away in Palmy. You might be onto something @Beaver.
  16. Truenotch
    Waikato crew - has anyone booked accom yet? @Archetype, @Geophy, @mark105, @64vauxhall, @Beaver I'm thinking about Waikanae Beach Motel Friday night and maybe the holiday park in Hicks Bay on Sat? @Vintage Grumble - what's the name of the holiday park in Hicks Bay?
  17. Truenotch
    Yeah, I’ve had a look at design software / spreadsheets but it gets really confusing really quickly. It seems best to have the bike already running so you can work out things like approx exhaust temperature, rpm etc. I’m pretty sure that won’t be the last chamber I build for this thing!
  18. Truenotch
    Thanks KY . Here’s today’s progress: Tacked in place: Mig’d her up: I have no idea if this is going to work, but it’s been fun to muck around with.
  19. Truenotch
    Rough mock-up:
  20. Truenotch
    I've got a few parts on the way, so have been having a play while I wait. Pulled the guards off to give them a paint. I'm not sure whether I want to run it with or without guards yet... Painted the guards black for now as they were covered in flaky chrome. Gave them a quick skim and a dab of paint. I think I prefer black guards over chrome anyway. I was thinking about buying one of these... But my bank account disagreed. Luckily someone has posted measurements online: So with my powers of deduction and cardboard cutting skills I've managed a rough prototype: I've only got 1mm panel steel in stock, which is probably a bit thick, but I'll give it a crack. Wish me luck!
  21. Truenotch
    I need recommendations for tyres. The current ones are OLD Ching Beys or something. I'd like a sportier option, like what's on @Horse25's RD50. It's got 2.50 -17's at the mo and I'm wondering whether a 3" / 90 would fit. Also removed the wheels to check the brake shoes. They're pretty glossy and old! I've ordered a new set from @Raizer. Something tells me the rear brake lever isn't in the right place... It sits really high and quite far out to the right: Might need a gas torch to get it into the right place. Current state of affairs: It's pretty amazing how much you can do on a bike with minimal effort. Last night I removed the engine to check a couple of things. This required removing ONE BOLT (foot pegs were already off) and undoing 5 wires. I'd been trying to avoid removing the engine because it seemed like a hard job .
  22. Truenotch
    Another job sorted: Benign Ram - I like it .
  23. Truenotch
    This thing is sweet! Thanks for letting me ride it today.
  24. Truenotch
    @Kimjon - do these things have enough power to hold a drift around a banked velodrome?
  25. Truenotch
    @Kimjon, will there be spectator admission for the Drift Trike Grand Prix?
×
×
  • Create New...