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Is anyone ....working?
Pretty much how I feel about Jeremy Kyle!
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Oil
Fully synthetic oil more likely to cause clutch slip unless it has the correct modifiers added.
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Is anyone ....working?
Right so its almost 4.45pm and unless you are a teacher you’ll already be at home feet up tea/ stiff drink in hand! So are we all hovering over our monitors ????♂️??attempting to look busy ???♀️and earnestly doing business only for it to come to a crashing halt at 4.59pm AND their off!!! Junior Boy is in the lead narrowly avoiding the bosses glare. BONG the clock strikes 5.00pm and closely following Junior Boy is Office Bore who passes on the stairway but slips on a damp patch....Rachel??!!! Seenu Before the new bloke jumps the stairs and is in the lead. This is hairy stuff, no protective gear whatsoever it could all end badly, especially if Rachel??... er hem has stopped at the foot of the stairs??Dont look back, the rest of the office are right behind you and the thought of 12 ???♂️??♀️??♂️??♀️??♀️?♂️?♂️??others trying to slow up let alone stop just because you fall base over apex for looking back...warned you but you dont listen....??♂️? Now all safely in their cars, Junior Boy has to take the bus, wonder why he rushed the bus doesnt arrive until 5.20pm?Ah ha first one home gets to post on TC...Rachel what are you doing in my car? Rachel stop it I might loose control....of the car!
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Budget friendly shocks
No swinging shackles or slider plate (hgv)
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Oil
That smell of the EP 90 is the chemical protectant to help prevent rusting/corrosion of any gears exposed from the oil over a period of time ie in storage etc.?It dont half pong too and the smell clings to your clothing.
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Budget friendly shocks
So this is Rolf Harris’s new job....can you guess what it is yet?
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Air box protector?
Hmmm.... some novel ideas there for saving money and recycling?♀️??♂️. There is quite a large amount of Hypalon ??♂️and inflatable ??♀️plastic in the sea, more so than normal for the time of year. I super glue square blocks of rubber cut from discarded lorry tyres onto my smooth Dunlop Trials Universals, although the casing is a bit perished and hard....this buggers up my bunny hop?, wheelie, reverse flip??♀️, stoppie endo....but hey the grip? is phenominal???
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Trail Riding on a Scorpa Sy250.. :)
Most trials bikes are going to be more handy in tight muddy conditions than a trail orientated bike. You look set to go anywhere, nice bike. Fuzz may not be too excited about rear number plate, looks legal size but angles bit high. The thing you will notice blatting about on the road is that the chain tensioner and guide may wear more rapidly. ??
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Best affordable foot pegs
For $100 US dollars I’ll make you some?????
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Air box protector?
Duct tape does the same job. Better name would be crap deflector, but oni nou would’nt want one of those on his wallet. Hey I thought your wallet had no openings, any money (folding type) being sewn in at manufacture. He doesnt even like letting thecsir out of his tyres let alone disturbing his wallet?
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Imperial bolt question...
‘Like a bolt out of the blue’ The Shank of a bolt was supposed to take the shear load i.e. a swinging shackle bolt for leaf suspension. Most bike engine bolts use the shank to carry the load of the engine, the threaded portion maintains a clamping force to prevent movement in the mountings. Simples innit??
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Fantic 200 Jumping out of first gear
Rather than a few washers you could use a small piece of round bar. This would be the same o.d. as the spring. Adding a squirt of silicon sealant into the spring increase the pressure on the detent ball a tiny amount, sounds like a bodge but it can work. Best off with a new spring. Have you checked the gearbox shaft support bearings? Let us know your findings?
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Fantic Champion 247 queries
As its a mono you are into the Gas Gas, Beta etc. etc territory and so the price to a buyer would need to reflect the better accessability to parts for the newer stuff.? Your bike looks ok from the picture but enlarging the view brings up a few visual faults some as mentioned by oni nou. If I saw your bike in the flesh and could check everything and have the bike running to make sure everything worked as it should then I’d probably be looking at making a sensible offer? but knowing the nightmares that can be lurking within those forks, crankcases, rear damper unit I’d be aimimg lower. I’ve seen one just like your’s at a low price, less than has been mentioned. Keep it and wait for the warmer weather, your health might have improved ....I seriously hope that it does.....then you can have a project to occupy your spare time??
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Budget friendly shocks
IKEA senior design tester taking a breather before resuming Stage 2 15 foot drop onto paved pathway followed by ploughed field at constant speed. Pity they dont do flat pack RTL???♂️
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Ethanol (and Lead) in Fuel, a Technical Perspective
Unless you happen to be using your bike near a lava flow by the coast?
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Ethanol (and Lead) in Fuel, a Technical Perspective
Thanks that saved me digging my notes out or Googling??
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Inlet Rubber Ty175
This mod could possibly make TY 175 prices go up a tad?
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"Spark Knock" sound and kill switch
Exactly, thus causing detonation or in laymans terns ‘pinking’. Only needs a tiny edge of the excess carbon to become hot enough to create alternative ignition source other than the plug.
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Ethanol (and Lead) in Fuel, a Technical Perspective
Oh dear, thought there were certain chemicals in everyday use that attack Titanium!
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Ethanol (and Lead) in Fuel, a Technical Perspective
So we are all stuffed then. If you’ve just bought a new car, it will probably need a different material tank very soon....so will everyone else. Trucks use plastic tanks too! Ask yourself arecwe being forced to go electric!
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"Spark Knock" sound and kill switch
Ignition coils can work ok when cold but when they get hot any minor internal wiring or insulation fault will manifest itself be it in the primary or secondary winding. This usually ends up as a weakening spark.....poor high tension levels....causing misfiring and stuttering/hesitation. Vibration can cause coil breakdown along with impact damage causing internal damage to wire and insulation.
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Ariel HT5
Looking at the prices being asked by dealers in UK thats about right for this lovely Ariel. Not too sure about effectiveness of the skinny looking bash plate though?
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199A parts
If you buy the petrol ethanol free petrol your problem goes away plus the fuel doesnt go off after 5 minutes exposure to the atmosphere. Aspen is the stuff.?
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Beta 80 flywheel weight
Clearance inside the flywheel cover needs to be taken into account for the circumference and the outer face of the flywheel. Potentially lead could be added to scolloped areas machined into the outer face, securing needs to be addressed. You may be able to have a thin outer band either shrunk on and welded or screwed into place. This route might add an extra 2 pounds which would give the engine more momentum but no real increase in torque. Some works riders use different flywheels of differing weight for different types of terrain. A search on Google will come up with some useful info. An alternative might be to adjust the gearing to a more suitable ratio??
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2 stroke oil facts & myths
Only if you are on the road, HM Custom and Exercise will be interested??