[thefledgling]

Made my first AI Bonneville. In the rainy, stormy English countryside.

 

[Mick Barratt]

Made my first AI Bonneville. In the rainy, stormy English countryside.
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Don't give up the day job!

 

[thefledgling]

Special Triumph I made on the Bonneville Salt Flats.

Okay, that's enough 😃. . .

 

[jimmymc]

Special Triumph I made on the Bonneville Salt Flats.
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Okay, that's enough 😃. . .

One more matey please

 

[thefledgling]

One more matey please

 

[jimmymc]

Cheers bud

 

[thefledgling]

Eyed up my new-used KAWASAKI KZ305 LTD 1981 handlebars, that arrived today...

Just about what I was seeking, couldn't find any new bars like them. The rake steeply downwards, also pull in more than the Triumph bars.

They are no higher than the early (low) Meriden western bars, just resting on clocks for now. I will cut an inch or two off each end.

Will be kind on the wrists, good for summer cruising.

 

[Hooli744]

They look as uncomfy as hell, I can't stand bars that sweep in like that. They give me pains between my shoulder blades & base of my neck, plus you can't corner with them.

Each to their own though.

 

[rambo]

They look as uncomfy as hell, I can't stand bars that sweep in like that. They give me pains between my shoulder blades & base of my neck, plus you can't corner with them.

Each to their own though.

A similar pair were on my 71 T120r when it came back from the USA. The bike was unsettled on corners and it felt dangerous to ride so i replaced them with standard Western bars. Definately not good for any fast corners.

 

[thefledgling]

I'm not very good at corners anyway. 😀.

I might not like them, have to see. These aren't for high-speed cornering, more looking at bucolic scenery; smiling sheep chewing grass, that sort of thing.

Edit
Also, nearly bought a Triumph chopper. I'll fiddle with my bike instead. 🤠

 

[rambo]

I'm not very good at corners anyway. 😀.

I might not like them, have to see. These aren't for high-speed cornering, more looking at bucolic scenery; smiling sheep chewing grass, that sort of thing.

Edit
Also, nearly bought a Triumph chopper. I'll fiddle with my bike instead. 🤠

You might like them. I tried for about 6 Months and then decided they were not suitable for the narrow roads of Devon and fairly sharp bends. This was made worse by the rubber handlebar mountings so i removed that system to get a very taught feel. I mostly ride around the same route with a lot of bends and never much less than 55 mph but often faster. My boy on his 750 Honda cannot keep up on this route. That type of handlebar did not get fitted to many UK bikes of any make and were more for the USA long straight roads.
They look very similar to the Kawasaki 450 LTD and the Yamaha XS 650 designed for the U.S market

 

[Bonnie Lad 140v]

LP Williams phenolic damper rod seals and leak proof slider seals fitted (the ones made in U.S.). Plus a lot of tapping and tweaking and mudguard bracket bending to get a really smooth consistent fork movement....

Slider movement pt2

 

[thefledgling]

Holy mackerel! Just noticed Furry Stuff!
The roads last week must have been salted.

Was too late to wash when I got home. And not got time until Monday to wash bike. I'll possibly spray with ACF50.

 

[rambo]

Holy mackerel! Just noticed Furry Stuff!
The roads last week must have been salted.
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Was too late to wash when I got home. And not got time until Monday to wash bike. I'll possibly spray with ACF50.

My brake rod is stainless steel. I would wash that off before putting acf50 on. The salt will continue to rot the metal if left. Good washing with car shampoo and under the silencers and around the bottom of the frame tube and swing arm. Not taking my bike out with salt on the roads so waiting for some rain to wash it down the drains.
This coating of my whole bike with the scotoil protective coating lasts all Winter so if i do go out, it will not corrode but even then, i would rinse the bike down. I expect, like me, you have roads with cow dung and waste from slurry lorries to ride through so i have to get that ammonium laden crap off.

 

[thefledgling]

I expect, like me, you have roads with cow dung and waste from slurry lorries to ride through so i have to get that ammonium laden crap off

Most certainly not 🤣.
Seem to remember you saying you've even got pigs squirting stuff everywhere?

Good tip with the car shampoo. I use gunk, or antigunk, something like that. Good for getting oil of, but can dull polished aluminium.

 

[rambo]

I use the car shampoo as, unlike solvents such as gunk, it does not remove the rust proofing oil. The pig slurry is sprayed on the fields locally but moved on the roads with a lot of it leaking out. Of course, there are many cows in Devon and they often cross the roads for milking. It can be messy ! Exmouth to Sidmouth roads have a good mixture of muck

 

[thefledgling]

Holy mackerel! Just noticed Furry Stuff!
The roads last week must have been salted.
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Was too late to wash when I got home. And not got time until Monday to wash bike. I'll possibly spray with ACF50.

I like fur on my teddy, not my bike.

ACF50ed whole bike, other than leather saddle, leather hand bag, camera and front disc.

Used very little ACF50. Had spray on finest setting.

It's detailed my bike. Everything's gone shiny and new, without rubbing; aluminium, paint, rubber.

Slightly overdid side panel, you can see. That's trying to take a pic of spray coming out.

Can hit the salty roads now. Jack.

 

[rbe]

productive day today, received a 47 tooth sprocket for my conical rear hub on my project t120 and a headlight switch for my t140
this after hastily buying a 46 tooth sprocket a few years ago only to find out when i went to fit it last week that it has 8 (or6?) bolts holding it on and has a smaller ID than my hub
also lucked out in the back lane with a neighbour putting out a bunch of tools he no longer wants, but one thing took my eye - an exactus mini-add - have googled and its a 1920's adding machine for LSD (the currency not the drug). OZ went decimal in 1964, so not a lot of use for some time, but like me he was holding onto it, just in case
not sure what to do with it, but they're up for sale on ebay for $80, so maybe my lucky day

 

[Hooli744]

That's brilliant, I love pointless to own but properly made old stuff like that.

 

[rambo]

productive day today, received a 47 tooth sprocket for my conical rear hub on my project t120 and a headlight switch for my t140
this after hastily buying a 46 tooth sprocket a few years ago only to find out when i went to fit it last week that it has 8 (or6?) bolts holding it on and has a smaller ID than my hub
also lucked out in the back lane with a neighbour putting out a bunch of tools he no longer wants, but one thing took my eye - an exactus mini-add - have googled and its a 1920's adding machine for LSD (the currency not the drug). OZ went decimal in 1964, so not a lot of use for some time, but like me he was holding onto it, just in case
not sure what to do with it, but they're up for sale on ebay for $80, so maybe my lucky day
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Bear in mind when fitting a new sprocket to a conical hub, some replacements are too tight. If you do have to tap in on with a hammer, it may distort the hub and you will have a rear brake trying to lock up and it bumps through the foot lever. If it is tight, just relieve a little bit of metal. My own did this so i learned to make sure the rear sprocket was a loose fit rather than a bit of a stiff fit. A lot of time wasted taking it off to correct after a ride