Truenotch Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 On 26/11/2017 at 18:25, Muncie said: 90% sure there is a Gyro on the junk pile at the Honda bike agent in Huntly. I was just on the phone to Huntly Honda (customer of mine) and they definitely have one there. Just waiting to hear back from the owner about whether he can sell it. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muncie Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Looks a bit sad but useable 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Raizer Posted November 28, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 28, 2017 I NEED TO SAVE IT!!!!! Latest parcel has just been cleared to depart Japan, so I need to pull finger and get my cases ported and cleaned up ASAP! Took the step panel into the painters this AM, he gave it a blow with the air gun, less than 2 minutes later it was 90% white again, he's very confident they will be able to sort it out and I'll have it back before the week is over, fingers firmly crossed! Took the wide rears around 5 different tyre shops until I finally found 1 that could/would balance them He had to put every adapter cone they had on so the T handle cleared the dish 50g on one, 15g on the other, Chinese tyres leave a lot to be desired if I'm honest, trying to get my hands on some Kenda rubber somehow. /couple more burnouts might round them out haha Wasn't going to post that here/anywhere really/it's mostly on private property/closed road/crafty video editing/ummm sorry officer? Spent a few hours tinkering with Greg's this evening, then roughed out the ports on my cases, going to match the cylinder to the cases tomorrow if I get time. Still a bit of cleaning up to do, but I've taken a lot of alloy out getting rid of a fair few restrictive bits. And pulled my diff bearings I'd drilled a seat into the bolt head so it pulled straight, was just loose while taking the pic. Greg's turned out to be a bit worse than the slightly lean issue we'd first thought I see no sign of it running lean, so I'm confident in saying that the seizing was the bits of clip jamming between the piston and the cylinder wall, not a It will live again soon!! 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Raizer Posted December 3, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2017 I'm back to waiting for a couple bits for my Green one, so have been mucking around with Greg's New top end Knocked up a pipe from scrap I had sitting about, nothing flash but WAY better flow than the box muffler it had Set the apprentice loose on the jetting Where he quickly discovered that it had an earlier spec carb and we don't have jets for it, not to mention it has a tiny throat with a very restrictive manifold to match. I had a spare Canopy/Dio spec manifold but no complete carbs, did enough to get it to fire up but yeah needs a carb which @BLIZZO happened to have a spare of so it should be all go Tuesday! Since I was out of things to do on these 2 I decided to add yet another pile of work to my list and try to make something out of the pile of bits from the corner of my shed 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB8-TypeR Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Saw an old couple doubling down the mount on a gyro x last week. Lol'd Love how rowdy the green one is 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 Ok back to the Green one! Last week I took my cases into the powder coaters last week Was told with the amount of masking involved if I wanted they could acid dip them all and I could then take all the bits home to mask up myself and drop it all back, so that's what I did. Dropped them in Friday last week. Saturday morning I got a very well packaged chocolate fish from @Vintage Grumble Looking further into the package I found he's included a few bearings and seals etc too, 15minutes later a second courier arrived with a package from Japan! Late on the Saturday of the EastCapeEscapades while finishing off @64vauxhall's bourbons I ordered an uprated crank, so I pretty much had everything I needed to build a new engine My cases were ready to pick up from powder coating this AM I reckon it looks the part! Same silver as my front wheel Opened up the exhaust port on my new cylinder, also widened it a few mm And cut the skirt to match the case ports, it was fairly nerve racking to bring myself to make the first angle grinder cut on a brand new Malossi cylinder! But it's for the best!! It originally covered a large amount of that port! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Raizer Posted December 4, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2017 New post as it was getting pic heavy This arvo I shot down to my old work and made use of the press And well it'd be rude not to take full advantage of the tools on hand! Ended up taking .81mm off, should give it a good bump in compression! Fired up the BBQ And let the crank chill in some dry ice A lot of people seem to think the parking lock pulls the rear brake on on a Gyro, it actually locks out the input shaft in the gear set Yeah I know that head is nasty looking, but it will be covered with the shrouds New clutch and bell are high on my wish list!! And maybe a 26mm PWK and big intake... And that's where I'm at, all the kick start bits are soaking in petrol overnight, need to get a plug for it, fit the modified oil pump and carb etc then swap it into my frame. Should be a bit of fun compared to the sluggish engine that's in there now! 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Jesustittyfuckingchrist mate, you're balls to the wall on this critter. Respectomondo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Raizer Posted December 5, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2017 Should get it mounted up after work tomorrow, first start vid to come! 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Long whistle, well done, looks rad 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 7 hours ago, Raizer said: Should get it mounted up after work tomorrow, first start vid to come! Dude! You've done such a great job on this. So impressed that you can take it from trash to factory fresh without giving up. I can see this isn't the type of project where you give your licence plate number to the disinterested 17 year old behind the counter at Repco and expect them to hand you some parts... 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Raizer Posted December 6, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2017 Thanks guys! I've put a lot of time and work into this thing, feels good to actually complete a project for once (well complete this stage of it at least, will it ever be finished...?) Audio sucks I know, but I wanted to get the actual first start and didn't want to wait for the Mrs to get home to record it with her phone which has the better camera Sounds ANGRY in person! Swingarm pivot has decided it doesn't want to lock any more so engine back out tomorrow to see if I can sort it. Also got @64vauxhall's going properly tonight, so all going well I'll take them both out tomorrow night and start running them in and jetting them. 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Bad ass! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 So I now know that a stock Gyro fuel pump isn't up to the task of feeding my engine. Bugger. Also 80k on a Gyro feels so damn fast haha! 80k then the engine cutting out hard as the float bowl empties isn't fun. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted December 9, 2017 Author Share Posted December 9, 2017 Meet "Plan B" Genuine 1/4 mile racer! 32 @ 32 haha 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 On 08/12/2017 at 23:53, Raizer said: So I now know that a stock Gyro fuel pump isn't up to the task of feeding my engine. Bugger. That'll do it! Seems to more than keep up with the engine, once the weather clears I'll get into tuning it properly. Stopped in at Honda in Huntly on Saturday, the Huntly Gyro is fucked as!! That's the main structural point of the frame. What remains of the engine is seized solid, every panel is smashed, brake cables have been cut at the rear wheels and it's just a mess. I still kind of want it though... Even if it's just for 2 cables swingarm case and a couple bits for Greg's. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 9 hours ago, Raizer said: That'll do it! Seems to more than keep up with the engine, once the weather clears I'll get into tuning it properly. Stopped in at Honda in Huntly on Saturday, the Huntly Gyro is fucked as!! That's the main structural point of the frame. What remains of the engine is seized solid, every panel is smashed, brake cables have been cut at the rear wheels and it's just a mess. I still kind of want it though... Even if it's just for 2 cables swingarm case and a couple bits for Greg's. offer them a box of beer and ill pick it up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 Fuel pump works! I'm fairly confident I haven't hit the power band yet, it's running 6x6g rollers so I'll swap them out for something a bit lighter and see if that wakes it up! Still just a touch rich I think, that's with a 95mj in there but I don't want to go leaner until after I get the RPM up. Before I carry on tuning I am going to rework the headpipe on my exhaust, the Malossi cylinder puts the flange a little bit further forward and I'd made the exhaust around a stock cylinder so it was a super tight fit/struggle to get it on this engine! Also it just fouls the trim panel that sits in front of the engine over bumps etc. And the thin Chinese pipe flange bends before it seals so I'll cut a new one to suit out of some 5mm plate and zap it on. Think I'm on the right track with it now, should be fairly rapid for a heavy pig once it's all dialled in! 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellicose Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 On 11/24/2017 at 11:00, Raizer said: Stoped in at the painters just before and showed him, he's fucked off it's happened and wants me to bring the part that's gone to shit in and he said he will make 100% sure it's fixed for me! Says that it's possible Honda used some kinda wax when molding the plastic that's absorbed into it, has a few ideas for a solution though, so that's good! Of coarse he's "fucked off", he tried to cut corners but has been caught out. The 'wax in the plastic' thing is total bollocks and a piss weak excuse for shit workmanship. On 11/29/2017 at 00:20, Raizer said: Took the step panel into the painters this AM, he gave it a blow with the air gun, less than 2 minutes later it was 90% white again, Bad prep' cutting corners and not using correct products. "Painters" like this fuck me right off. Sorry for the rant man. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 shit yea this is exciting 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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