Once again apologies for the delay in updating my project. Sadly I've had to leave Sydney, now back in the UK. I gave the bike to a friend, and...
Great resource on the specifics of how our carbs work http://www.mtsac.edu/~cliff/storage/gs/BS32SS_Carbs.pdf Its not quite the exact same...
OK so back to the tuning. My bike now has pods instead of an airbox, and a straight through silencer (that doesn't do much silencing). I think its...
I am an idiot. Once again. So I stripped the top end down again. I took the cylinder head right off, but not the block. I raised the cylinder...
Yeah choke I've tried a few different settings. Before I rebuilt it it was completely fused in one place anyway... Sure yes, without airbox and...
Good thanks Ben. Well, could be better if I'm being honest. I hate taking the bus to work! I put the bike all back together. I think. She's...
The other job on the go is painting the fuel tank. Spent quite a long time stripping the paint off, especially around the bottom corners where the...
Progress on the engine was slow. I did some very stupid things. First, while trying to put one of the pistons back on its shaft, I dropped a...
Meanwhile the pistons got cleaned, new piston rings added. Glazebusted the bores - not sure I had the right equipment for that, best I could do...
I bought a seat on ebay. Then borrowed an angle grinder and cut the unused tabs from the frame so that it could sit on top. Also removed the tabs...
Some more pics of the tray: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
An update on my project: I've busy, sorry for not posting sooner. First thing I did was start building a tray for the electrics. I used a design...
In UK we have this stuff called Swarfega. Its great, but hard to find here. what do you use to get your hands clean after a day in the workshop?
Tank looks awesome! I like it just like that. Thanks for the tip re the cap, I think I'll grab one too, mine's a mess. A couple questions as I'm...
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