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  1. Tigcraft

    Tigcraft Unheard of Member

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    Alzheimer’s!! :sob::heart:
     
  2. steve lovatt

    steve lovatt Something else

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    I feel your pain! :D
     
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  3. Tiglet

    Tiglet Vintage Member

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    OMG is it contagious on here:laughing:
     
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  4. steve lovatt

    steve lovatt Something else

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    Who are you? :joy::joy:
     
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  5. Tiglet

    Tiglet Vintage Member

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    FFS Crispey Don’t ask me,I don’t know :worried:
     
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  6. Vecchio lupo

    Vecchio lupo Senior Member

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    Ive got a time waster for you.....Ive got a 1200 Daytona I just picked up that wouldn't start. I immediately jumped to carbs are gummed up with ethanol. Oh My God!,,,about an hour to get them off, about an hour to go through them, and make sure all the passages are clear (they were very clean by the way and and an unnecessary job) then reassemble. Way over an hour to get them back on (ooh that throttle cable, I fricken hate it) and the airbox resituated as it should be. Did that solve for X????? NO. turns out I had 2 bad coils. Yes probably the easiest thing to change.

    Thats one afternoon down, and now just 25-30 to go, I hope.
     
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  7. Malcolm Woods

    Malcolm Woods Noble Member

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    Just as a matter of interest how do you know the coils are U/S ??
     
  8. steve lovatt

    steve lovatt Something else

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    Started work on the CX500.
    Everything detached from the engine ready for removal (as soon as Amazon deliver the goodies).
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    Even snuck into @dilligaf's spray booth whilst he wasn't looking! :D

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  9. steve lovatt

    steve lovatt Something else

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    The mudguards will get a good coat of gloss black. That should keep some forum members happy!
     
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  10. Vecchio lupo

    Vecchio lupo Senior Member

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    I tested the resistance on primary and secondary. They were most def dead.
     
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  11. Malcolm Woods

    Malcolm Woods Noble Member

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    Thanks, only asking as I have done that to my other bike, and got the same thing.
     
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  12. Wire-Wheels

    Wire-Wheels Elite Member

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    #32 Wire-Wheels, May 6, 2020
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    After 8 weeks in isolation I am having to get creative here. The wife is a country girl and I am a city born and bred gearhead from Los Angeles. I decided not to tell the wife my plan ;) . I ordered some vegetable seed from a online supplier (burpee.com). While.I was waiting for that order to be filled, I repaired our 30+ yr old rototiller. It had been sitting for years. I had to order some parts, change it's oil, clean it's single spark plug, etc. When the seed finally arrived, I just waited. It took several days. The wife has been depressed. After a week or so, she is out running the tiller, digging up a patch behind our shed. I took an old barrel, cut a door in the side of it, added hinges and made a composting bin. Wife now visits the garden 3-4 times a day. I had to bring the tiller back in the shop for some further repairs (one more part ordered online). I could not care less about raising veg, but keeping the wife happy, and giving myself things to do, is vital. I think my wife, if she has not already, will figure out I set her up. Making the best of it. This may be a long haul. Stay safe all :) ...J.D.
     
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  13. JtC

    JtC Elite Member

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    Wire-Wheels said, "I took an old barrel, cut a door in the side of it, added hinges and made a . . ."

    I was expecting BBQ grill. :p I know, my stomach does too much of my thinking.
     
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  14. Wire-Wheels

    Wire-Wheels Elite Member

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    That might not work too well jtC as it was a plastic 55 gallon drum :). I have seen heating stoves made out of old metal barrels. I worked in an old maintenance shed back in the 60's that had a heating stove like that. A barrel with two bunk bed ends welded on for legs, with a chimney attached. The door for adding fuel and a couple of draw holes for air makeup cut in the end. ...J.D.
     
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  15. JtC

    JtC Elite Member

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    Haha Yeah, no plastic BBP grills, please!
     
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  16. steve lovatt

    steve lovatt Something else

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    First item arrived yesterday, so the bike is securely held upright before engine removal.

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    I've made up a wooden support frame to sit the engine on when the next bit of kit arrives.
    (David Silver is also going to be kept busy!)

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  17. Wessa

    Wessa Cruising

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    It's all in the planning and preparation Steve. Definitely looks like you are on top of it mate :cool:
     
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  18. steve lovatt

    steve lovatt Something else

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    You might not be saying that in a weeks time! :joy::joy:
     
  19. Wessa

    Wessa Cruising

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    Na sure it will be fine....
     
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  20. Malcolm Woods

    Malcolm Woods Noble Member

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    Sure it will.
     
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