merv
22nd August 2004, 20:51
A few weekends back when I went on the Welly KB ride for the first time my VFR blew gases out under the bike when I started it - you know the condensation you get when you start cold.
I knew I scraped the collector box on a judder bar many years ago, but when I checked it out this time I found I'd ground the seam weld away when cornering. See pic. Now I'm no great peg scraper and have been unaware the collector box has been scraping - probably only happens when you hit a bump mid corner because basically its all tucked in neatly under the engine.
I took it off last weekend and delivered it to Brendan (from Sawyers) house - he doesn't live too far from me. Seeing I'm a fair weather rider I told him no hurry but I had thought I would paint it up and put it back on this weekend. Brendan dropped it back to my house yesterday and the fantastic bit was he says no charge for that. I think he got "Mechanic" to weld it up. Great service from both of you - thanks.
However, see my other thread, besides working on my house which I had planned, I wasted time buggering around to go and buy a new letterbox. Decided to get one of those security jobs, but that meant no-one was open, they were all at the house and garden show at the stadium. So I go down there and buy one, but it means I had to wait until the guy delivered it this morning. So what did I have time for in the end? Well I have sprayed the collector box and the fittings with the flameproof paint but I guess I'll leave it until next week to fit now. No hurry eh!
I knew I scraped the collector box on a judder bar many years ago, but when I checked it out this time I found I'd ground the seam weld away when cornering. See pic. Now I'm no great peg scraper and have been unaware the collector box has been scraping - probably only happens when you hit a bump mid corner because basically its all tucked in neatly under the engine.
I took it off last weekend and delivered it to Brendan (from Sawyers) house - he doesn't live too far from me. Seeing I'm a fair weather rider I told him no hurry but I had thought I would paint it up and put it back on this weekend. Brendan dropped it back to my house yesterday and the fantastic bit was he says no charge for that. I think he got "Mechanic" to weld it up. Great service from both of you - thanks.
However, see my other thread, besides working on my house which I had planned, I wasted time buggering around to go and buy a new letterbox. Decided to get one of those security jobs, but that meant no-one was open, they were all at the house and garden show at the stadium. So I go down there and buy one, but it means I had to wait until the guy delivered it this morning. So what did I have time for in the end? Well I have sprayed the collector box and the fittings with the flameproof paint but I guess I'll leave it until next week to fit now. No hurry eh!