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Re: winter maintence ,what you got planned ?
« Reply #25 on: 04 December 2019, 06:59:37 pm »
 One of the things I had to do after I bought this house was dig the garage out.  Water was coming in through the brickwork.  It was foccin horrible inside.  So dug it out (almost killed me) and got it tanked, put a drain in and filled it back in. 





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Re: winter maintence ,what you got planned ?
« Reply #26 on: 04 December 2019, 07:05:49 pm »
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your just bl**dy teasing me now ...... :'( .....super clean fazer,abba skylift and what looks like a very nice garage...........think of me over the next few weeks grovelling about on a cold garage floor   :\ :\

I think the camera flatters both the bike and my garage.  The garage is a good size and was built along with the house round about 1932.  It’s cold and damp in there, though dry if you know what I mean.


The Skylight so far has just been used for routine maintenance.  It’s great to be able to service brakes and stuff without having to get down on yer knees. 



Hope you get those studs sorted red98.














iam sure i`ll be ok with the studs VNA , i`ve bought 8 sets but think i`ll just replace the 2 broken studs but replace all 8 nuts with the domed ones which should help in the future  :thumbup ....


i do like those abba lifts ,but owning 5 bikes at the moment it makes sense for me to have a table , parhaps a present to myself in the new year  ;)
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Re: winter maintence ,what you got planned ?
« Reply #27 on: 04 December 2019, 08:29:51 pm »

   is that an ABBA stand?


Tight foccers rigged up an old push bike to wind his garage door up and down :lol
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Re: winter maintence ,what you got planned ?
« Reply #28 on: 04 December 2019, 09:05:00 pm »
Well as a Scot ah do like tae get value for money.

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« Reply #29 on: 04 December 2019, 09:26:38 pm »
Well as a Scot ah do like tae get value for money.
Tight arse could of paid the builders to put a ceiling in your living room  :lol   
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Re: winter maintence ,what you got planned ?
« Reply #30 on: 05 December 2019, 10:42:28 am »
 
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Tight arse could of paid the builders to put a ceiling in your living room  :lol   
I put some extra joists in at the rear and floored the rear third of the garage loft.


This garage was pretty focced when I got my hands on it including the door.  I do wish I had of got a roller door rather than an up and over.  That way I could have made even more use of the roof space. 
 

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Re: winter maintence ,what you got planned ?
« Reply #31 on: 05 December 2019, 11:25:15 am »

oiling the garage locks--end of.


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Re: winter maintence ,what you got planned ?
« Reply #32 on: 05 December 2019, 11:42:45 pm »
One of the things I had to do after I bought this house was dig the garage out.  Water was coming in through the brickwork.  It was foccin horrible inside.  So dug it out (almost killed me) and got it tanked, put a drain in and filled it back in. 





  I ain't suprised it nearly killed you is that a garden spade? :lol  How much are those skylifts?
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Re: winter maintence ,what you got planned ?
« Reply #33 on: 06 December 2019, 12:10:54 pm »

 
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I ain't suprised it nearly killed you is that a garden spade? :lol  How much are those skylifts?


Yeah it was murder.  The only way to do it was to dig it by hand.  The handiest tool turned out to be the micro shovel.  But yeah, I think I bought two tonnes of peas, chucked them in once the drain was in and the tanking on, then for some mad reason I raddled about 4 tonnes of earth.  Was glad once it was all done.  The garage is reasonably dry now.  It’s not 100% perfect as there is no damp core in the concrete base – but hey it’s pretty decent overall. 



I wish it was still this tidy!

 It’s a good bit of kit, but like anything there are pros and cons.  I hate getting it on and back off the rig – it’s a bit of a balancing act – though dead easy if you have somebody to hold the bike.  You can’t service the Gen1 EXUP whilst it’s on the stand.  But other than it’s pretty good, and it’s great not to be on my knees.  I haven’t had the swing arm out yet on the stand, though maybe I’ll try that this winter – there’s a separate fitting kit that lifts the bike utilising the foot peg mounts to get the swing arm out (as the standard fitting kit lifts on the swing arm pivot. 
 




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Re: winter maintence ,what you got planned ?
« Reply #34 on: 06 December 2019, 01:15:00 pm »
Nice to see someone else with the best bike in the best colour scheme  :D
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Re: winter maintence ,what you got planned ?
« Reply #35 on: 25 December 2019, 09:52:16 am »
it would of been nice to log on here this morning with an update, but of course i aint done nothing   :o :o :o ......decorating of the spare bedroom is finished though,grandkids will now have somewhere to sleep tonight  :thumbup :thumbup ....got just over a week off for christmas so should be able to make some progress......to keep progress and this thread going heres a picture of me holding my nuts............







































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Re: winter maintence ,what you got planned ?
« Reply #36 on: 26 December 2019, 10:00:17 pm »
Hmmmm,bit of a stud are ya? :lol
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Re: winter maintence ,what you got planned ?
« Reply #37 on: 27 December 2019, 10:39:11 am »
getting back om topic   :D


   modded and fitted R6  shock into boxeye  600 
 
   modded and fitted thou rear caliper to boxeye 600


   600 caliper worked just fancied a upgraded


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   all done in my shed { no garage } lol
   


 

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Re: winter maintence ,what you got planned ?
« Reply #38 on: 27 December 2019, 12:38:29 pm »
nice work BIGSTEVE  :thumbup ....very mild and dry here in south bucks , you off for a test ride ?






up early myself this morning and out in the garage ,got the front end of the bike supported and removed front wheel and forks, got plenty of room now to get at the broken exhaust studs and bore out, just having a bite to eat and i`ll be back out there......update and piccies later...
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Re: winter maintence ,what you got planned ?
« Reply #39 on: 27 December 2019, 12:46:56 pm »
no test ride yet waiting on new brake pads  :rolleyes  and better weather FAZER's on sorn till it warms up




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Re: winter maintence ,what you got planned ?
« Reply #40 on: 27 December 2019, 08:40:52 pm »
bit more progress this afternoon .bored and tapped both broken studs and fitted new stainless studs with stainless domed nuts .all studs are about 6mm too long so will trim down in the morning......then refit the rad , fill with coolant and see if i can find the water leak......
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Re: winter maintence ,what you got planned ?
« Reply #41 on: 29 December 2019, 12:03:49 am »
Good job Red,are you working in a lean to ?
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Re: winter maintence ,what you got planned ?
« Reply #42 on: 29 December 2019, 07:49:27 am »
cheers Mr C . no not working in a lean to, the sheet you can see in the back ground is just blocking the light to take the picture, iam lucky to have my own garage just for bikes and cars  ,NO HOUSEHOLD RUBBISH ALOUD .   :thumbup




got a bit more done yesterday,trimmed all the studs and refitted the downpipes,this part of my winter maintence is now complete ,i do need to polish up the downpipes and see if i can clean some of that crap from the front  of the engine block , think i`ll add "fit fender extender" to my list  ;) ....


got a bit of time spare today so plan to refit the rad,fill with coolant and see if i can find the leak....i am expecting a "parcel of goodness" today though which could very easily distract me..... :rolleyes

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Re: winter maintence ,what you got planned ?
« Reply #43 on: 29 December 2019, 10:13:54 am »
Nice job Mr.Red. :thumbup  The domed nuts is certainly a good idea. Just taken mine off for a re- copperslip, and all came off sweet as a nut. I didn't cut the studs down, just used stainless nuts with domed nuts to cover the exposed section of thread. Has the same effect though.
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Re: winter maintence ,what you got planned ?
« Reply #44 on: 29 December 2019, 12:11:30 pm »

A Haircut.


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« Reply #45 on: 29 December 2019, 01:12:38 pm »

A Haircut.










steady on OLDGIT, one job at a time,you done the door locks yet ?..................
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Re: winter maintence ,what you got planned ?
« Reply #46 on: 29 December 2019, 01:24:01 pm »
beautifull day here in south bucks even the sun came out  :) .....back in the garage this morning,took the downpipes off and refitted the rad,connected all pipes and filled the system,started the old girl up with no exhaust so i could clearly see where the leaks coming from and...........




THE OLD GIRL SOUNDS FANTASTIC WITH NO EXHAUST    :lol :lol :lol






as UNFAZED has already predicted its coming from the water/oil pump and draining out through a sleeved hole in the sump,ive drained the coolant and oil in readyness to whip the pump out and inspect the seals , stopping for lunch whilst everything drains...




pleased with my progress this morning but my "parcel of goodness" has arrived.......things might just slow up a bit now    ;) ......see btm piccie   :D :D :D :D
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Re: winter maintence ,what you got planned ?
« Reply #47 on: 29 December 2019, 11:15:12 pm »
Are those twin choke webbers?
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Re: winter maintence ,what you got planned ?
« Reply #48 on: 30 December 2019, 09:25:27 am »
morning MR C.......close , twin 40 dellorto`s, a bargain buy on ebay  ;) .....iam itching to get them fitted but got to finish the thou first.




got the clutch plates out last night but with no wheels on the bike and without the proper tool i cant undo the clutch basket nut,so iam going to clean up the backend, grease the suspension linkage and refit the rear wheel so i can put the bike in gear lock the rear wheel and undo the nut.....sounds like a plan to me.......
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Re: winter maintence ,what you got planned ?
« Reply #49 on: 30 December 2019, 02:10:00 pm »
Planned? General tidy up of the Thou, fitting a 4 deg advancer, oil & filter change, valve clearance check (75K miles!) and carb balance. No doubt come across other stuff to do.