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28th May 2023, 04:37 PM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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Yep, when I get a new battery, I'll see if I can...
Yep, when I get a new battery, I'll see if I can ride the thing few metres up the road without dropping it. Might be a bit heavy for me though, exhausts me just getting it out of the shop. Only got...
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28th May 2023, 10:49 AM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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Couple of pics of the finished bike, plus a quick...
Couple of pics of the finished bike, plus a quick video fly around. Lots and lots of mods on this one, not a great deal of Yamaha left.
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19th May 2023, 06:14 PM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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Seat has arrived.
I picked up the seat today, looks alright. I'll be attaching a polished aluminium ring around the cowl, as pictured, to stop the seat cover from peeling off the cowl. Can't decide on whether to use...
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16th May 2023, 09:24 PM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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Shop centrestand buid.
I've just built this centrestand for the shop. No chance of this one breaking. Made of 22mm tube with 2.5mm walls, it's a heavy little sucker. I've made it so it bolts where the original stand was...
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13th May 2023, 08:35 PM
Thread: RIP Alice.
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RIP Alice.
Alice left us at 4:30 yesterday afternoon. She went peacefully cradled in our arms. Alice had been sick for a few weeks: Cushing’s, pancreas problems, enlarged liver, stomach ulcers and other...
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5th May 2023, 06:27 PM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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Chain guard build.
Chain guard build. I’ve been working on this for a couple of days, made a couple I didn’t like, but this is the final product. The bends were done with a bloody big hammer and a length of heavy...
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27th March 2023, 07:42 PM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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A little neatening up under the tank. I had the...
A little neatening up under the tank.
I had the cable splitter between the top engine mounts, difficult to get at and it was a little busy in there with two wiring looms, throttle cable splitter and... -
26th March 2023, 01:51 PM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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Here it is, another fuel distributor block -...
Here it is, another fuel distributor block - number four. Just couldn't help myself.
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24th March 2023, 07:20 PM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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So, I finally settled on a catch can design and...
So, I finally settled on a catch can design and built it. The first one was simply too big, creating mounting problems, so that was binned. The final one is made of 42mm tube with four baffles....
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12th March 2023, 06:34 PM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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Catch can build.
I was going to plumb the read valve engine breather into the pancake filters, but didn't like the idea of breathing sump gasses into the inlet, so, I made this catch can.
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3rd March 2023, 08:44 AM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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Respray.
I managed to drop the seat, so had to strip and straighten it, the calipers crinkled in a couple of spots, must had dropped some brake fluid on them, so I also stripped and repainted them. 2k paint,...
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2nd March 2023, 07:29 PM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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New cooler filter build
Now the bike is almost finished, just needs the seat covered and tyres, so I put on my glasses and cast a critical eye over it. Story of my life – never, ever happy, and what do you know, I found a...
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17th January 2023, 07:24 PM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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Clutch slave cylinder build.
Slaved away today - making a clutch slave cylinder. I made it so it sits in the left cover, protruding through the clutch screw actuatorr hole. I managed to get the tolerances better than the caliper...
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26th December 2022, 07:41 PM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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A picture fest.
Here’s the process used making the air filters. I took sizes of the first filter I made and replicated them to the second. This time I took lots of pictures to outline the steps in making them. I...
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22nd December 2022, 05:50 PM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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I did warn you: Here's loads of pictures taken...
I did warn you: Here's loads of pictures taken while making a new fuel distributor block. It's little smaller than the first one I made and routes the hoses from petcock to carb nice and neatly, it...
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21st December 2022, 05:18 PM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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Well, I finally got around to finishing off the...
Well, I finally got around to finishing off the right side filter, and damn it looks good. It gives a nice unobstructed air flows, much better than pods. My plan on heating and cooling didn't work...
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17th December 2022, 05:29 PM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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I've slowed right down now, I can only manage an...
I've slowed right down now, I can only manage an hour or so in the workshop before the elbow complains. But, I haven't been totally idle: I stripped the clear coat off the forks and gave them...
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29th October 2022, 08:09 PM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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I have crimping tools, which I use all the time,...
I have crimping tools, which I use all the time, but I never crimp those useless Hella crimps, that is just asking for trouble.
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29th October 2022, 09:25 AM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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I'm in the process of making a couple of new...
I'm in the process of making a couple of new wiring harnesses. I use two harnesses of my own design, simpler and keeps wires to a minimum. One for lights, the other for ignition, horn and indicator...
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11th October 2022, 07:16 PM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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Frowned upon now.
Frowned upon now.
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11th October 2022, 02:05 PM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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Read valve engine breather.
Reed valve engine breather.
I made this little gizmo yesterday, finished it off this morning with the bead blaster. I was going to polish it, but damn this gizmo looks good with a bead... -
15th September 2022, 07:52 PM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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A little premature, but I did a little detailing....
A little premature, but I did a little detailing. Stainless fasteners don't look the best straight off the shelf, so I've started neatening them up a little. Allen heads have striations on the side...
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7th September 2022, 01:22 PM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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I've clear coated most of the polished aluminium,...
I've clear coated most of the polished aluminium, smaller bits, just have the wheels to finish. Unfortunately, the clear coat dulls the shine quite a bit. Funny stuff to spray on polished aluminium:...
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4th September 2022, 10:52 AM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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binned the fuel distributor I was making, too...
binned the fuel distributor I was making, too big, and made another smaller one. The design has changed a little: There are outlet spigots either side of the fuel distributer this time which feed the...
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30th August 2022, 07:23 PM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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The clear coat on the forks and sides wasn't up...
The clear coat on the forks and sides wasn't up to scratch so I stripped them and re polished them. I also re-polished the chain adjusters, headlight brackets and brake backing plate. I might make...
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23rd August 2022, 10:04 PM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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I stripped the clear coat off the side panels...
I stripped the clear coat off the side panels because the polishing wasn't good enough. Interestingly, After soaking the 2k clear just wiped off the blasted inner surface, the outer polished surface...
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12th August 2022, 07:00 PM
Thread: Darn and double darn, all is lost!
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Darn and double darn, all is lost!
I guess this is the end of my dreams of becoming a G string model - darn!
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5th August 2022, 10:27 AM
Thread: Hospital incompetence.
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When being admitted, they ask you about your...
When being admitted, they ask you about your medication, name, dose when you take it and so on, and yet in every stay I've had to ask for my medication (BP meds as well as insulin. I take Novorapid...
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4th August 2022, 08:57 AM
Thread: Hospital incompetence.
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Ashford in Adelaide. Not really any different...
Ashford in Adelaide.
Not really any different from other hospitals in respect of diabetic care.
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30th July 2022, 03:43 PM
Thread: Hospital incompetence.
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Hospital incompetence.
Just returned home from the amoeba asylum. I told the staff when admitted that I would be controlling my insulin insulin requirement myself and I expected no input from that. But what a visit: ...
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26th July 2022, 07:27 AM
Thread: Hip replacement surgical review.
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Hip replacement surgical review.
About four years ago I had my right hip replaced, within very short order I fell over, not once by twice, the last time falling very heavily on the hip. It was a bit sore so saw my surgeon. He...
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25th July 2022, 12:07 PM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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Fuel distributor.
As you are probably aware, when fuel runs low in bike tanks, due to the tunnel one carb can run dry, BS carbs overcome that problem by linking the carbs via a short hose between them. I run VM carbs...
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23rd June 2022, 05:20 PM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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More painting.
Painted the tank, seat, guards, headlight and callipers with 2k clearcoat this morning. Unfortunately, I can't wear glasses under the respiration so I couldn't see too clearly - bloody great run on...
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20th June 2022, 08:21 PM
Thread: Hearing Aids Are a Rip Off???
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My hearing loss is mostly to do with...
My hearing loss is mostly to do with understanding what people are saying, mostly it sounds like everyone is mumbling. I do have to turn the TV up so I can hear it, funnily enough a Doctor I was...
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20th June 2022, 08:12 PM
Thread: How safe are we in hospital.
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How safe are we in hospital.
My sister, who was 74, died a week or so ago. She was admitted to hospital for a life saving operation (pancreatic cancer), whilst in hospital she contracted covid and was moved into the covid ward...
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11th June 2022, 07:06 PM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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Final paint.
I undercoated a couple of days ago, applied the final coats of acrylic lacquer to the tinwork and some ancillaries this afternoon, didn't come out as clear or as good as I hoped, but acceptable I...
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1st June 2022, 10:24 AM
Thread: Syncing VM34 carbs.
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Syncing VM34 carbs.
Here's video I made when I synced the VMs using my homemade manometer. First the idle was synced, then the throttle. I turned the screws the wrong way a few times, you can see the results on the...
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1st June 2022, 10:19 AM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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Here's video I made when I synced the VMs using...
Here's video I made when I synced the VMs using my homemade manometer. First the idle was synced, then the throttle. I turned the screws the wrong way a few times, you can see the results on the...
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25th May 2022, 09:33 AM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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One of the last jobs I did before pulling the...
One of the last jobs I did before pulling the bike apart for the last time, a line block. I bought some new brake hoses, not OEM, and made some changes to the way things are connected. The original...
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19th May 2022, 06:42 PM
Thread: Iso free two pack.
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Iso free two pack.
Anybody used this stuff on car or bike parts? Specifically I'm interested in gloss, wear resistance, fading, etc.
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20th April 2022, 08:23 PM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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Last start up.
Probably the last startup before tearing it apart again for repainting. Sync was a little out, so I adjusted the idle screws, turning the idle screw a fraction results in a big difference to the...
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19th April 2022, 10:13 AM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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Mufflers. A few weeks ago I sent off for some...
Mufflers.
A few weeks ago I sent off for some tapered mufflers, these were said to suit from 38 - 45mm pipes using the supplied sleeves. Well they came, but aside from being chrome when I ordered... -
28th March 2022, 08:15 PM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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Yep, still alive, just slowing down a lot now,...
Yep, still alive, just slowing down a lot now, the joys of old age.
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17th February 2022, 04:29 PM
Thread: Fourth ride on the cancer merry go round.
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Fourth ride on the cancer merry go round.
Saw the oncologist today, another new spot in what's left of the left lung. Same deal as before, the spots targeted by the last lot of radio have shrunk, but a new spot has shown up. Wait and see...
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12th February 2022, 10:10 PM
Thread: Finger surgery again.
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Finger surgery again.
I started get pain in my index finger DIP joint so consulted the surgeon again. He examined my fingers and noticed the DIP joint on my ring finger no longer moves, it has fused itself solid,...
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12th February 2022, 09:49 PM
Thread: Hip surgery for thebtird time.
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It's not just tripping and falling: Fast...
It's not just tripping and falling: Fast movements also play havoc. A month or so ago all was going well, but, my right foot slipped on a slippery surface, would have only moved about 150mm, but...
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12th February 2022, 09:21 PM
Thread: Shadows covers.
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Shadows covers.
About 10 years ago the wife and I took a trip to Bali to buy a couple of 'I've been to Bali too' T shirts, whilst there there we took some time out to attend the wife's youngest son's wedding.
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17th January 2022, 06:53 PM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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Never give up.
I finally had a win. Initially I made the adjuster with a 15mm slot to fit over the swingarm axle mounts. That didn't work too well, scratched the hell out of the paintwork. Next I tried putting a...
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14th January 2022, 06:29 PM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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A comparison.
I had to make a billet adjuster so I could compare, I think I prefer the billet one.
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13th January 2022, 05:08 PM
Thread: New bike - TX650
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I cheated.
I cheated, bent one up from 3mm stock. A lot harder to make this way and doesn't look as nice, but a lot less material wastage.