Bucket rules (or lack, thereof)?

**Buckets4Me** · 26th January 2011, 06:32

Originally Posted by gatch

No McGyver antics for this bucket..Not yet anyway

there you are I fixed the wording for you

**gatch** · 26th January 2011, 22:42

Originally Posted by Buckets4Me

there you are I fixed the wording for you

Yeah you are probably about right, considering my tool box mostly contains duct tape in various thicknesses and colors, a stone tied to the end of a stick and a few paper clips..

**Buckets4Me** · 27th January 2011, 17:35

Originally Posted by gatch

Yeah you are probably about right, considering my tool box mostly contains duct tape in various thicknesses and colors, a stone tied to the end of a stick and a few paper clips..

all you need now is a hacksaw and a file

**TZ350** · 27th January 2011, 18:10

Originally Posted by Buckets4Me

all you need now is a hacksaw and a file

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Thats about what we use.

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And here is our proven porting technique.......

**bogan** · 27th January 2011, 18:14

Originally Posted by TZ350

And here is our proven porting technique.......

now that's some engineering flair

**gatch** · 27th January 2011, 21:34

Oooohhh I'm picking up the parts bike tomorrow, I can see friday turning into saturday and me not noticing..

**richban** · 28th January 2011, 20:29

Dude the whole time I have had my FXR it hasn't sucked my balls! What am I doing wrong. Coz.................... well..... you know what I mean. Balls......... really!

**gatch** · 29th January 2011, 00:08

So, 11pm tonight I get the parts bike in the shed. It had about 200ml of nasty swamp ooze in the case. Compression seems to be poor (only test I have is to stick my finger on the plug hole and kick it), gas is very stale. The electrics however seem to be healthy as there is a fat blue spark, from the old and new plugs I have.

When I get up I'll drain the carb, give it some fresh gas, put a liter of fresh oil in and try to start it. If it doesn't get going with some fiddling, the motor will be out and the head/cylinder off for inspection.

I fear a scarred up cylinder/fucked rings due to lack of oil.

Originally Posted by richban

Dude the whole time I have had my FXR it hasn't sucked my balls! What am I doing wrong. Coz.................... well..... you know what I mean. Balls......... really!

I'd just say your fxr isn't giving you the respect you deserve ? Does it go well with another.... rider..

**Buckets4Me** · 29th January 2011, 10:59

Originally Posted by richban

Dude the whole time I have had my FXR it hasn't sucked my balls! What am I doing wrong. Coz.................... well..... you know what I mean. Balls......... really!

I dont know but I do remember it screwed you pretty well in 2009

if i recall you where ridding her hard and she screwed you so bad you passed out

**gatch** · 29th January 2011, 16:27

Sooo. Couldn't get the motor to run, had the carb cleaned out, new oil. New plug, checked timing, points gap, valve clearances etc. So we pulled out the motor, the head cover came off clean, no damage there. The head comes off to reveal the intake side of the piston is smeared down the cylinder, with the rings on that side nicely seized in.

Was going to bastardize the best bests of both motors together but bent an oil ring when putting the barrel on. Garage door closed, time for a rum.

Or 7.

**gatch** · 7th February 2011, 21:04

Went to the NZCMRR festival this weekend just passed.

Had an absolute blast on the #499 57 Norton Dominator, owned and McGyver'd by Chris Starr.

Improved my best lap by 6 seconds, managed a 1.15. Not bad I thought for my second time at that track. The fastest guys in the 500 modified class are doing 1.10 or so, so there is HEAPS of room for improvement in both myself and the bike, but it's not for the lack of effort.. I had a big front end slide in the esses and managed to hit another guy under brakes in the hairpin in another race..

Managed to win a graded scratch race (based on last years times), so Chris was happy, he is talking about building up a 1950s 350cc Douglas for clubmans competition and (if there is time and I think it's) a 1920s Scott 500cc 2 stroke. Complete with pushbike size wheels, girder forks and straight exhaust pipes. I told him ANYTHING he wants to build, I'll have a go at punting it around the track.

At his place this afternoon I spied yet another project of his, a "Levis" 2 stroke for pit bike duties. He has made up a frame with his only reference being some rather shabby photos. Very very cool. The man is the quintessential shed guy, nearly everything on his bikes is hand made or modified using something else that is kind of similar.

Anyway I digress.

TonyB has the piston kit I need, so as soon as I can pay the man, I'll get a motor together and see if I can make it go. Hopefully this weekend..

**gatch** · 9th February 2011, 20:05

So I don't think I'll get my bike in a good enough state to ride by next weekend. Maybe by march 5 though for taumaranui..

This pic is hot off the press.

**all4A50s** · 9th February 2011, 21:10

Originally Posted by gatch

So I don't think I'll get my bike in a good enough state to ride by next weekend. Maybe by march 5 though for taumaranui..

This pic is hot off the press.

Your shivers of excitement down my spine with such a sexy looking racing machinery.