Paintwork and the engine have been done , now the build begins

[Loki]

Suppose I have to expect it . Put the bike in gear and the neutral light stayed on , tested and continuity out of and in gear . Will have to do some fiddling as my high beam light has gone very dull aswell , can barely see it now . Got to love teething problems , eh ? Wow aren`t neutral switches cheap ? Bought one for my model , in oz and got sent this . I am getting very tired of being sent the wrong parts

Oh dear doesn't even look similar!

Loki

 

[hinksy]

Haven`t been able to do anything for weeks . We have had over 1.5 metres of rain in the last 6-7 weeks , resulting in floods , road closures , home losses and the worst part , deaths . I am safe enough where I live but the street floods up to waist deep in the gutters . So haven`t been able to return the neutral switch and get the right one or even think about getting the bike inspected for registration so I can start riding . Looks like we might get a break this week , but it is going to take a while for things to dry out . My yard is that wet , I cannot walk in it as I just sink in the clay soil and my trees are falling over . Lost 5 so far

 

[Loki]

We had lots of trees uprooted in the recent storms, combination of waterlogged ground followed by high winds then a lot of trees are dead or dying from Ash dieback.

Loki

 

[hinksy]

Changed the neutral switch today . Interesting how it works . Now I have no horns and high beam light , so next project . The horns are lucky to work when you try and you have to stand just right , with your tongue in the right spot , you can get at least one to go beep . I have tried the tone adjusters on the back with some success , but once they sit for a while I`m back to square on . I`ll have to work on shouting " LOOK OUT " more

 

[Loki]

Changed the neutral switch today . Interesting how it works . Now I have no horns and high beam light , so next project . The horns are lucky to work when you try and you have to stand just right , with your tongue in the right spot , you can get at least one to go beep . I have tried the tone adjusters on the back with some success , but once they sit for a while I`m back to square on . I`ll have to work on shouting " LOOK OUT " more

Feeling your pain, maybe it's just a duff bulb?

Loki

 

[hinksy]

Seems the high beam bulb is OK and after pulling the lights apart , I could see that the blue lens is that dark , that you cannot see the high beam light in the daylight . Go figure . The horns though have me stumped . Mounted as per original , they make a noise that lets you know they are getting power , but no beep . Now disconnect one and it will work . Doesnt matter which horn you use , they both work and it doesnt matter which electrical connection you use it works . Just wont operate the two horns together . I need to do some head scratching on this

 

[Loki]

Seems the high beam bulb is OK and after pulling the lights apart , I could see that the blue lens is that dark , that you cannot see the high beam light in the daylight . Go figure . The horns though have me stumped . Mounted as per original , they make a noise that lets you know they are getting power , but no beep . Now disconnect one and it will work . Doesnt matter which horn you use , they both work and it doesnt matter which electrical connection you use it works . Just wont operate the two horns together . I need to do some head scratching on this

You haven't connected them in series have you?
OK I'll get my coat!

Loki

 

[hinksy]

I tried parrallel , in series , seperately , together , on my left foot , on my right foot , lying down and standing on my head . I arsesume that they earth out at the mount , black is key power and green with red stripe is switch , so it must be an earth thingy . But hey , I could definately be wrong Got told to try it hotwired straight to power as it may have a voltage drop , but that just ended up in way too many sparks . So I`ll just use the one for now . Have to repull the carbs again , as I tried to start it after however long it sat in my shed due to the rain and it refused . Took me quite awhile untill it would start and only could get it to run on choke at 2-3 thou , cracking and popping . And it is bogging bad , so full clean of the pilots and accel pumps coming up again . Getting very sick of this , third time now and I even ran it till the bowls ran out of fuel the last time it ran . First the rust problem in the tank , then the float problem , now this . At least it isnt a hard job anymore , but it is just so hot in my shed . I need aircon !

 

[hinksy]

Getting sick of this . Cleaned the rust and it hasnt returned , fitted a fuel filter , turned off the fuel and ran the carbs dry last time it ran . And the jets seem to be blocked again . After sitting in the shed for nearly 3 mths due to a biblical amount of rain , I tried to start her and no go . After lots of trying I managed to get it to fire , but it would only run above 2-3 thou . So full strip and clean and see where it goes . Worst part is the clamps for the boots have decided to say goodbye , one broke and the rest honestly are stretched to buggery . So I will have to replace them . 12 clamps in oz $300 aussie dollaroos , cough cough

 

[Loki]

Stupid money for those clamps, fortunately I have a few spares that came with the bike so I can select the best ones when I fit the carbs.

Loki

 

[Loki]

Have to say those carbs look clean was there any debris in the float bowls?
I use Stabil Storage in my vehicles which are not in regular use, so far seems to work very well.

Loki

 

[hinksy]

They mostly were clean loki , I did find a bit of something in one bowl that might have been a small bit of o-ring , but the rest looked clean . When I first got the bike I stripped them and cleaned them up really good with a toothbrush and lots of tins of carb cleaner . Spoke to my engine builder and he said he uses these clamps , much , much , cheaper $2.50 each . So I`ll stock up in carb cleaner and when they turn up this week I will swap them over and go through my carbs again and strip and clean all of the passages and jets . Cant see why they are clogging up , the fuel tap has a screen in the supply tube for the tank and the tap has one aswell , and I have fitted an inline filter also . Possibly the rust that was in there has turned to dust and is still coming through , so I`ll drop out the fuel again from the tank to see if there is any floaties . Not much else to do as it is still raining and I am not going to ride in it

 

[hinksy]

Got my new clamps , very shiney . Drained the tank and flushed it a few times to get any left over rust and there wasn`t much couldn`t quarter fill a teaspoon . Cleaned the tank filter and the tap filter then all of the carbs were cleaned and blown out . So heres hoping for another go at running properly , but cannot do stuff all due to the rain . It is officiall , we have now had the most rain ever on record for my neck of the woods , almost 3 metres since the 22nd of december . And now tree no.5 bites the mud , clay sucks !

 

[hinksy]

Well we topped 3 metres in rain since xmas , have never seen so much in my life , phew ! Mould everywhere and some electrical things going boom due to the moisture . Have stripped , cleaned , blown out , then checked the float levels and pumpers on my carbs . Was putting them back on today , when I could smell the magic smoke escaping from something . Looked around the shed and noticed I could smell it when the fan passed me , then nek minut , fan dies due to moisture and burning out . Well it didnt take 5 minutes and the shed became unbearable and the sweat started pouring out of me , so bad it was like I was a rain cloud over my bike . I am going to have to go over it sometime and start replacing rusty bolts , Curse this rain ! Got to putting on the aircleaner top and couldnt handle it anymore , so will have to get another fan , before I get the aircleaner buttoned up . Those industrial fans are not cheap , I think I got almost 10 yrs out of it , but $2-300 aussie dollaroos aint cheap