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Discussion in 'The Pub' started by kiffsta, Nov 3, 2013.

  1. Frankster

    Frankster Grey Pride...Adventure before Dementia Staff Member Premium Member Ride and Events Crew

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    You need something like the first one that suits your application. I have never used 'bought' tools for this work. The fit between guides, head and valve stems are all critical. Too tight and a valve can seize in the guide and you need to consider expansion rates of different valve guide material and how that matches with valve stem surface. Valve guide reamers are expensive. I would not trust anyone to fit guides, but that is just me.
     
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    You need two drifts, one to knock them out and one to knock them in. They should be well made and designed for purpose. Kawasaki might make them.
     
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    ordered lowering kit for vfr footpegs and street fighter handlebar conversion. hope it cures aching wrists
     
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    I think I bought a spares pile off the same person as @Frankster . Motor turns over but wont start lol, once I pulled it out of the corner of the shed I found the cause, easy enough to miss though, bought it all anyway. 20180227_112956.jpg 20180227_132008.jpg 20180227_120726.jpg 20180227_161116.jpg 20180227_142711.jpg
     
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    Hmmm reminds me of a story about Kevin Bartlett at Bathurst... his car retired in a spectacular way down Conrod (the old Conrod where they became airborne over the 3rd hump) and when Mike Raymond interviewed him and asked a typical dumb question of what happened, KB said... "Electical problem"... "it threw a rod out of the block and knocked the alternator off"
    Actually I might have the driver wrong.. it was either KB or Norm Beechy.. I think....lol
    Sounds more like KB though.
     
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    You guys should chat - you may actually be able to make one good worker from two with that lot
     
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    So, I got out my new “safety gear” including Black Kevlar welding sleeves so I could see about finishing all the welding, cutting and grinding on the SRX frame to turn it into a 3WP.
    Talk about frustrating, it is so time consuming making brackets with only photos for reference and then welding them on, trimming up to size etc.
    it all looks simple but it is time consuming and then there is removing unwanted brackets etc.
    All was going well and I only need to weld on 1 more bracket and a few backing nuts but..... I ran out of Argon Grrrr. Should have got a bigger bottle lol
    Anyway, more argon on Monday so it should be finished next weekend.
    Slowly getting there

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    I'm thinking about switching from BOC to Bunning's for my Mig gas, BOC I pay a lot every year for an E2 size bottle rental
    Bunning's is a $200 deposit or close to it and is only a once off payment, gas is $30 dearer per bottle though
     
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    Yes, I can get a D size bottle of Argon for $200 rental of the bottle plus $99 for the gas... I already own the little C size I have so I will just get it filled on Monday. It has done ok... if I am going to do more I will go to the D size.
     
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    That's effed up.
     
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    I have the 'E' size argon bottle bought from Gasweld. The cost to buy was equal to two years rental from Air Liquide, so now I am just refilling when I need to. Will be buying an acetylene bottle to match my oxygen bottle when the present one is empty. Yah, no more ripoff rentals.
     
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    Bike and I got naked :D lucky for you lot Im not into selfies lol
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    I modded the cheap Chinese muffler it was way to loud, so added a baffle and repacked it with some dense fiberglass matting sounds ok now about 68db at idle and 89db at 4k...then re-jetted for the K&N pod and free flowing pipe..
    IMAG0288.jpg looks pretty good, a tad rich but I prefer it a little richer...still hates hills but pulls well all the way to red line in all but 6th gear ...ran out of road :)
     
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    concretor turned up and ready to pour tomorrow. straight handlebar holders and lowered footpeg brackets arrived from england- still waiting on handlebars.
     
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    Picked up This zxr this morning

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    Is it as good and tidy as it looks in the photos?
     
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    not bike but my slab is now being smoothed.soon the shed will be erected on it to keep thieves out.
     
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