A picture a day....biker banter (Vol 4)

[moto_traxport]

So a mate's just bought a 2005 R1 track bike and just starting to pull it apart and found a pair (new) knee sliders Gaffa taped to the subframe to support the seat unit which made me giggle a bit and fear for what else I'll find.

He got it cheap because it rattles a bit. Previous owner took a little video of it rattling away:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v64kdLbcjrM&fea...

Any bets on what we'll find?

[Reardy Mister]

moto_traxport said:

So a mate's just bought a 2005 R1 track bike and just starting to pull it apart and found a pair (new) knee sliders Gaffa taped to the subframe to support the seat unit which made me giggle a bit and fear for what else I'll find.

He got it cheap because it rattles a bit. Previous owner took a little video of it rattling away:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v64kdLbcjrM&fea...

Any bets on what we'll find?

It becomes intermittent until it disappears as the revs climb. I'm inclined to agree with the comment on the video, cam chain tensioner.

[fleegle]

moto_traxport said:

Any bets on what we'll find?

Engine held in by coathangers

[Gunk]

Could be worse, This evening I noticed a missing engine mounting bolt with part of it still stuck in the engine block. fk knows how I'm going to get that out.

[moanthebairns]

Gunk said:

Could be worse, This evening I noticed a missing engine mounting bolt with part of it still stuck in the engine block. fk knows how I'm going to get that out.

Jesus, good luck with that, I spent an hour trying to get a fairing bolt off the fireblade at the weekend. I suspect a fk off extractor, drill in, turn it with the reversed thread and hope for the best.

Just don't buy cheap ones, I stripped two of these on a fairing bolt.

Personally, id pay someone to do that, I utterly hate stuck stuff.

[PTF]

Gunk said:

Could be worse, This evening I noticed a missing engine mounting bolt with part of it still stuck in the engine block. fk knows how I'm going to get that out.

Drill a hole, tap it with a reverse thread, insert reverse threaded bolt with some metal bonding stuff on it, undo it?

[Gunk]

Luckily it's open at the back, there is also some thread showing so I will try a shorter bolt, if not I can drill it out and use a longer nut and bolt. Pain, as the project was going swimmingly!

[Snifflytooth]

You might get lucky, as you drill it, it may unscrew and pop out the back. I've just 'invested' in a Snap-on extractor set - left hand drills!!! Used twice so far, both times just the drilling has brought out the broken stud

Good luck

[sc0tt]

Going here in 2 weeks



Where I will be using these

http://motorbikerentalphuket.com/

To rent one of these



For £73 for 2 weeks

Need to pick up my IDP this week.

Edited by sc0tt on Tuesday 15th December 16:43

[The Grinch]

sc0tt said:

Going here in 2 weeks



Where I will be using these

http://motorbikerentalphuket.com/

To rent one of these



For £73

Need to pick up my IDP this week.

Those ladyboys must be making a fortune out of you

[sc0tt]

The Grinch said:

sc0tt said:

Going here in 2 weeks



Where I will be using these

http://motorbikerentalphuket.com/

To rent one of these



For £73

Need to pick up my IDP this week.

Those ladyboys must be making a fortune out of you

Only reason I go...

[3DP]

sc0tt said:

The Grinch said:

sc0tt said:

Going here in 2 weeks



Where I will be using these

http://motorbikerentalphuket.com/

To rent one of these



For £73

Need to pick up my IDP this week.

Those ladyboys must be making a fortune out of you

Only reason I go...

In the immortal words of Ted, there's no such thing as chicks with dicks, only guys with tits.

[scunnylad]

StuB said:

scunnylad said:

Olivers Mount, can you put a date to it? Changed a bit, not a lot though!

78 I am told

[scunnylad]

Imatra,old "GP" circuit in Finland

[gareth_r]

IIRC, Imatra was where Sheene and some accomplices torched the toilet block because it was so, er, crap, and the Finns wouldn't build a new one.

[moto_traxport]

Reardy Mister said:

moto_traxport said:

So a mate's just bought a 2005 R1 track bike and just starting to pull it apart and found a pair (new) knee sliders Gaffa taped to the subframe to support the seat unit which made me giggle a bit and fear for what else I'll find.

He got it cheap because it rattles a bit. Previous owner took a little video of it rattling away:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v64kdLbcjrM&fea...

Any bets on what we'll find?

It becomes intermittent until it disappears as the revs climb. I'm inclined to agree with the comment on the video, cam chain tensioner.

I think you might be right.

Just pulled it apart and checked the valve clearances (nothing too tight), pulled the alternator out and the magnets haven't started falling off and the little bearing it spins (another problem other people have had) in seems good.

Cam lobes seem quite blued but it allegedly has Kent cams so I'm guessing they might be hardened differently - will check with mechanic type mate.

New tensioner maybe and put it back together (errr) and get it started up.

[hebegb]

gareth_r said:

IIRC, Imatra was where Sheene and some accomplices torched the toilet block because it was so, er, crap, and the Finns wouldn't build a new one.

Judging by the track , they did well not to have to dig the crapper themselves !!

[Gunk]

After the hassle of discovering the broken engine mounting bolt yesterday I needed something shiny in my life!

[Biker's Nemesis]

[Biker's Nemesis]