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26th March 2018 at 10:48 pm #23552GrinkleKeymaster
the back wheel is off the csr
it’s away having a new tyre on
25th March 2018 at 11:22 pm #23551GrinkleKeymasterjust a thought about exhausts
i need to replace the exhaust on my chopper
it currently has 2 into 1 the problem is the headers don’t fit well so it burns out the gaskets
i like 2 into 1 because of the savaging although i have been told 2 into 2 sound better
a crossover pipe like the original exhaust seems to be a compromise
then i remembered the montjuic i used to have (no compromises on one of those)
it had a full x cross in the exhaust (meant removing the exhaust system to drain the oil)
it would mean extra cost but would it be worth it when i have the exhaust rebuilt?
even though its a chop i would not mind an extra couple of horses for the same fuel consumption
if you have any thoughts please let me know
apologies to you standard guys (i did not/will not massacre a good un)
25th March 2018 at 10:25 pm #23550GrinkleKeymasterhi guys
not sure if you are aware but the site has moved to make more room for pics
there will also be other improvements in the future
just stick with it
we are getting there
26th August 2017 at 5:59 pm #22175GrinkleKeymasterHi Ron
the site is going through changes
just stick with it
it will all be sorted soon
6th August 2017 at 6:17 pm #4456GrinkleKeymastersounds like one of my days
better luck tomorrow
it all sorts its self out in the end
keep us posted on the progress
3rd August 2017 at 9:37 pm #4454GrinkleKeymastergot the shims in the chopper
went to the bike night at the garage @burnhope again, but not on the bike
the weather cant make it’s mind up
1st August 2017 at 1:58 am #4452GrinkleKeymastergreat to see you here
keep posting
29th July 2017 at 11:44 pm #4447GrinkleKeymasterlooks like a very nice job
29th July 2017 at 11:41 pm #4446GrinkleKeymasterI think the oil leak is from one of the plugs above the inner head bolts
I knew you had shims but i did not know when you would be on next
however we will be checking the csr next
the shims are £7 each
29th July 2017 at 9:25 pm #4437GrinkleKeymasterlooks like the chopper is going to be out of action for a couple of days
while the top is off we thought it might be a good idea to check the shims
both exhaust shims checked out ok
both the inlets were tight (zero clearance)
next problem get the shims out
trying to figure out how the batman sign worked
ok got it. easy when you know how. lol
the shims i had lying around were all to big
a phone call to a local dealer. they said they had shims, the next size down and a selection
my brother went and got shims but they did not have the size the said they had. this turned out not to be a problem because the shims they supplied were the wrong size (not 32mm)
my brother went back to the shop and got the only 3 32mm shims they had
we put a smaller shim in and worked out we needed 2x 265 shims but only had one that size
back on the phone tried another bike shop who said they keep them in the workshop but would not sell any
next on the phone was the nearest kawasaki dealer who told us they don’t keep them in stock but could order them
back on the phone to the first shop again. ordered shims which should be in on tuesday
hardly worth putting the top back on, re-tensioning the cam chain,new gasket, etc. just for two days
29th July 2017 at 11:31 am #14227GrinkleKeymasterHere is one to chear you up lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3qIBHStUc028th July 2017 at 9:20 pm #4433GrinkleKeymasterI have a bit of an oil leak
It’s coming from the top of the engine
28th July 2017 at 1:43 am #4432GrinkleKeymasterThursday night was bike night at the garage, burnhope
I will try to remember to get pics next time
If you are on facebook you should be able to look it up and get more info
here is the official site www.garagebarandgrille.co.uk/gallery
26th July 2017 at 11:06 pm #4430GrinkleKeymasterHad i ride to the wetlands centre at washington tonight
the turn out there was very poor usually there are a lot more bikes
(It would not let me post in meets)
My brother and I were there
we went on from there to sunderland
my cousin bought a 750 today so we went to help him unload it from the van
unfortunately it’s a yamaha triple (1979 so still a classic)
good news is the battery on the chopper seems to be charging now
and the extra tooth on the front sprocket makes it not rev so much
25th July 2017 at 10:30 pm #4429GrinkleKeymastertoday I changed the front 16 tooth sprocket for a 17 tooth one
and changed the oil filter o-ring so hopefully it wont drip any more
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