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Post by buster on Jan 29, 2023 23:08:55 GMT
yep that looks like a cold SD
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Post by shuttlespanker on Feb 12, 2023 10:26:05 GMT
Had a productive day yesterday up in the garage, dragged out the industrial Karcher steam cleaner, connected it all up, then pulled the bike, less the tank, seat unit, and side panels, out, to give it a good clean Armed with my trusty G101 cleaning agent, and a stiff brush, I set to on getting rid of the years of built up grime and crud from around the frame, engine, under the seat unit, wheels, and swingarm Back in the garage, an air line to blow dry the bike, ready to start the rebuilding process First job, swap all the old bulbs from the clock assembly for nice shiny new ones Then, remove the plastic clocks cases to give them a good scrub, internally and externally, blow dry off, reassemble, and refit to the bike Next job on the list, replace the scabby, ripped, throttle grip rubber, struggled getting the old one off, ended up with a pair of side cutters, new one was relatively easy to refit, let soak in a pan of boiling water for a few minutes, and it slid straight over the tube, obviously after cleaning the sticky mess off the tube first Next, the new tachometer cable, damned thing wouldn't go in the engine casing, then remembered that the bolt needs to be fully removed first Not sure if the engine should be black or bare? But, during the steam cleaning process, most of the paint came off, which was a bonus, as the paint on there was flaky and rough, with large areas where it was missing altogether (Old tachometer cable in pic) After a few minor distractions, helping dad move some stuff around, back to to the bike, indicators next, there were none fitted when I bought it Fitting the fronts was simple enough, finding where they connected to, however, was a different matter 🤣 Quick post on this great forum, full of friendly, helpful members, thanks to a speedy reply by Duffer, the correct location, and wire colours was located For anyone who is in the same same position that I was, and didn't know where the wiring is located, it is inside the headlamp bowl 👍 It is now starting to look like a motorcycle again, from the front anyway 🤣 The rear indicators were a real PITA to fit, trying to get the tube in the bracket, then slide the indicator housing over the bracket, much time was spent, getting annoyed, trying to refrain from throwing tools across the garage 🤬 In the end, I removed the grabrail from the bike, and put it in a Vice, to hold it at the desired angle to make the job easier, only one side fitted at the moment, the bolt that was located in the bracket on the other side is not long enough, need to source a new bolt and tube After the bike was cleaned, I noticed that the top section of the frame, and the rear section of the rear wheel arch were starting to show signs of corrosion, Sod it, give it a clean with the paint removing wheel on the angle grinder Only a quick job for now, was running out of time, I will remove the rear wheel arch panel, and do it properly, will repaint, or re-chrome the grabrails too, I'm almost sure that they should be chrome, not paint? If I get them chromed, I can take the front mudguard with them, as the chrome is flaking badly, as can be seen in a previous picture That was pretty much it for yesterday, as time was running out, and I had an hour drive back home from where the bike is
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Post by shuttlespanker on Feb 12, 2023 10:30:18 GMT
Massive thanks to Duffer for the quick reply, the indicators are now working, well, the three that are fitted anyway 🤣
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Post by shuttlespanker on Feb 26, 2023 20:39:23 GMT
Well, after a couple of weeks at the paint shop, the tank and panels are now back, freshly painted, and looking far better than before Just need to get some time to refit them, along with all the other little jobs that need doing to get the bike back to its former glory
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Post by shuttlespanker on Mar 8, 2023 13:55:39 GMT
Managed to get a bit more done last weekend, removed the grab handles and the rear wheel arch section to clean up and paint Then, I got thinking, and remembered a day out at the classic and restoration show a few years ago, my father bought a hobby powder coating machine, along with some powders, which subsequently spent years just sat in his garage, unused, it was mentioned a couple of weeks ago, by my father, when he was tidying up his garage, he came across the box with the spray gun, and commented "well, that was a hundred snd seventy quid wasted, you've never used it" Hmmmm..... Instead of painting, how about trying the powder coating tool on the parts...... Grab rails were painted black, although, I believe they should be chrome, paint stripped off, and cleaned More time was spent trying to find suitable equipment than the actual powder coating process No, I didn't get any on my car Not too shabby for my first attempt, still got the left side grab rail and the wheel arch to powder coating, hopefully, I will get time to do that this coming weekend Still got a but more work to do, cleaning the underside of the wheel arch before powder coating, but, it's getting there Oh, if any of you are interested, this is the tool And yes, I am aware, the end of it looks like a big white dildo
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Post by shuttlespanker on Mar 20, 2023 9:14:55 GMT
Bit more done yesterday Mainly powder coating and painting, then waiting for paint to dry Powder coated the left side grab rail and the rear wheel arch section, pretty pleased with the result Rear wheel arch section before..... And after.... Whilst waiting for the powder coating to cure, I had noticed that the rear end of the frame could do with a clean up and a quick coat of paint Duly attacked with an angle grinder with wire brush wheel attached, then primed and painted Waiting for paint to dry, I refitted the indicators to the grab rails, I found it far easier to fit with the rails removed from the bike Hopefully, next time I go up to the bike, I should be in a position to put it all back together, and fully working FIngers crossed
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Post by shuttlespanker on Mar 21, 2023 17:21:29 GMT
Had a good day on the Superdream today, started the rebuild after the painting and powder coating on Sunday Looking a lot cleaner and fresher, although, I did clean up the seat release catches, and give those a quick powder coating before refitting them Then, it was the tank, sest unit, and side panels to fit Now, it's looking like a bike again, time for Dad's inspection As you can see,.he couldn't wait to try and get on it With a little help from my son, and a step on the other side, he was on He even managed to get my mum on the back too Then, after all the excitement and joy of getting it sorted,.the kick in the gonads came along OI'll leak from the front cylinder bolt
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Post by shuttlespanker on Apr 9, 2023 11:53:07 GMT
Back to work on the SD again yesterday, try and sort the oil leak Armed with a suitable impact driver, and sockets, the offending bolt came out quite easily Sure there should be a rubber sleeve on there... Also sure, the oil should not be that colour either... Decided to check the rest of the front bolts, to see if the previous owner, or, last person to rebuild the engine, had mistakenly put the correct bolt on the wrong place, unfortunately not Now, with the front bolt missing the rubber sleeve, I thought it a good idea to check the rear bolts too, no rubber on any of those either Although, when checking the rears, it was noticed that one of the rear bolts really didn't want to exit the hole, it unscrewed, but, sat in the hole, not really what I wanted to see, stripped threads in the crank case Nothing left for it, time for the engine to come out I have spoken to a motorcycle garage that I use for some servicing and Mot's, he said he can do the helicoil repair, if I strip the engine down for him Looks like I'm going to learn what the inside of the 250 engine looks like Just need to work out where I am going to be able to do the work, as my garage is a bit full
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Post by buster on Apr 9, 2023 16:26:29 GMT
a helicoil will be useless on a cylinder stud, it really needs a timesert, I can do it for you if you cover the cost of the insert and any postage
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Post by shuttlespanker on Apr 9, 2023 17:13:34 GMT
a helicoil will be useless on a cylinder stud, it really needs a timesert, I can do it for you if you cover the cost of the insert and any postage Any help will be greatly appreciated Will PM you 👍
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Post by duffer on Apr 9, 2023 19:34:20 GMT
I would like to nominate Shuttlespanker for the "lucky bastard of the week" award. (No stick with it). Now it may not be that lucky to have a knackered engine, but he messaged me yesterday (Just as I was going out) to say he needed a couple of engine bolts. Nor only did I have a couple, but I happened to be going in his direction. Not exactly door to door, but not bad. Left em in the tower. Next, Buster himself offers to fix the other problem ! Bloody hell ! Go buy a lottery ticket man !
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Post by shuttlespanker on Apr 9, 2023 20:49:49 GMT
I would like to nominate Shuttlespanker for the "lucky bastard of the week" award. (No stick with it). Now it may not be that lucky to have a knackered engine, but he messaged me yesterday (Just as I was going out) to say he needed a couple of engine bolts. Nor only did I have a couple, but I happened to be going in his direction. Not exactly door to door, but not bad. Left em in the tower. Next, Buster himself offers to fix the other problem ! Bloody hell ! Go buy a lottery ticket man ! There's not many people who can say they had some parts delivered same day air freight 🤣 Thank you to all concerned
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Post by shuttlespanker on Apr 15, 2023 17:19:29 GMT
Time for an update.... After removing one of the motorbikes to a workshop for carbs and EXUP valve setup, and MoT, it gave me some (not much) room in my garage to set about stripping the engine, ready for repair and rebuild Armed with a socket set, and my copy of the Haynes manual, time to see what the innards of this 250 lump looks like Look at the colour of that oil Possibly down to the fact that there were no rubber sleeves on the head bolts, and I did give it a damned good steam clean prior to commencing any work After a short period of time, I found myself at this stage, and, according to my Haynes manual, requiring some special tools, to remove the clutch and the alternator After a quick phonecall, I was given tips on how to remove these, without needing the special tools (thanks Duffer) With the clutch and alternator removed, next was the sump,.took a few taps with the Linear Impact Driver to release it At this point, I very nearly threw the whole lot in the skip All the bits removed from inside the engine, that should not have been there.... Looks like someone has cooked it up even more than the pics above, with the damage to the head bolt holes
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Post by buster on Apr 15, 2023 19:48:06 GMT
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Post by buster on Apr 16, 2023 13:26:23 GMT
seal kit as discussed, contains crank seal, gearbox output shaft seals (2), kickstart shaft seal, gear shaft seal and tacho drive seal and as you said the genuine base gaskets appear to be black for the 250
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