what have you done to your "bike" today

[leevtr]

Say what you think there lee. That was funny

I always do....gets me in trouble sometimes

[VTRDark]

With Led lighting it'll look like a council house

Great I will move in it will be an upmarket Council house if it has LED lighting.

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[agentpineapple]

you've missed the two obivous signs of a council house, they drag there sofa out into the front garden for summer and they leave their xmas lights out all year long...........

[NHSH]

Today I finished painting my clutch cover.




And tinkered with my carbs again

Upped the mains to 178 front and 180 rear. I also changed the front emulsion tube to a spare rear one I had and richened the mixture by a 1/4 turn out on each carb. yes I know I should only do one change at a time but I don't do anything by the book. I also replaced the foam filters in the corners of the airbox.

The slight carb cough/stutter I had at around 3-4 thousand revs has now gone and my idle is smoother. I'm getting close to the point now where it's ready for a dyno run.

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Carl, I thought you like it in shiny Chrome??? That's looks a bit like the undercoating of the wheel bay in cars... What kind of paint did you use? Is it resistant to scratches?
Also, don't forget the strobe lights

[VTRDark]

What kind of paint did you use? Is it resistant to scratches?

Not sure about scratch resistant, I suppose it will be as good as any other paint, but it is heat resistant to 90C. It's a spirit based paint (yes we still have them here, lovely CFC's ) so I expect it to be pretty hard wearing.

I agree it does look a bit like underseal, the paint was in a spray can and sprayed out with quite a thick flow. The white flecks where already in the paint and it;s designed to be textured. The texture may be a little course, though it does look worse in the close up pics which show every detail. I'm happy with it for now, and just want to crack on and get the rest done Give it a year or so and I may decide to smooth the texture down a bit.

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[Griff1977]

Today I finished painting my clutch cover.




And tinkered with my carbs again

Upped the mains to 178 front and 180 rear. I also changed the front emulsion tube to a spare rear one I had and richened the mixture by a 1/4 turn out on each carb. yes I know I should only do one change at a time but I don't do anything by the book. I also replaced the foam filters in the corners of the airbox.

The slight carb cough/stutter I had at around 3-4 thousand revs has now gone and my idle is smoother. I'm getting close to the point now where it's ready for a dyno run.

(:-})

Carl, I thought you like it in shiny Chrome??? That's looks a bit like the undercoating of the wheel bay in cars... What kind of paint did you use? Is it resistant to scratches?
Also, don't forget the strobe lights

Carl. I like it!! Griff

[agentpineapple]

but carl how will you notice an oil leak?????

[Ckennedy]

That comes when the engine seizes

Not sure if I missed the post but how did you get that paint affect? I can not say I am a fan of it but I am interested in knowing how it was done.

[MacV2]

but carl how will you notice an oil leak?????

By the puddle on the floor under the bike perhaps...

[VTRDark]

Carl. I like it!! Griff

Cheer Griff, not many people do. I think it's that second pic it looks rubbish there. It has matted down a bit more now it's had time to dry.

This is the paint I used.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170830146365? ... 1423.l2649

It's for indoor use but as it's spirit based I think it will be OK. Also the top coat is indoor and outdoor with UV resistance so should be good.

Next step will be the window.

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[playerone]

Anything different is good well most of the time I quite like it

[lloydie]

Started to retro fit the sp1 oil cooler today .
I'm using cbr600fl 1990 oil lines as they have the correct fitting where it meets the oil cooler .
So I removed the fittings from some spare vtr oil lines

As the cbr oil lines are a lot longer than the vtr I can cut them down to size once fitted
Next up is to make a little hanging bracket for the oil cooler to bolt onto the frame
Watch this space !

It's all fitted now

Now time for a good clean and polish oh and new coolant !

[toonarmy]

What difference will this make as apposed to standard firestorm cooler?

[lloydie]

What difference will this make as apposed to standard firestorm cooler?

It's bigger and helps counteract the extra heat that the +4 ignition advance makes .

[agentpineapple]

well done lloydie, quick question tho, on your rhs rad, you have a bracket snapped off, i have the same on my spare rad, where have you mounted the switch/whatever the hell it is that mounts onto that bracket???