Bucket update

[Sully60]

Would I be correct in making the assumption that your forks 26mm diameter, the male staunchion?

If so the outer diameter of the seal would be 36 and it will be 10.5 thick.
You can pop the edge of the dust seal using a knife unless its one that goes right over the lip of the fork slider like a cap, ol skool styles.
They can be a prick to get out if the the steel part of the seal manages to get some galvanic action and welds itself into the slider.

Just be brutal if you have to, just don't use power tools and you'll be ok.

[Skunk]

Yeah...I can hold off until the build day...but there's more pressing work to be done there, I don't want to be the reason that Skunk's Queer Kawaka doesn't get finished.

I'm not expecting to finish it - I'm just more motivated when I'm being watched...

Well I finished machining the sprocket carrier for the ZXR125CB thing today. Just have to shorten the studs and she's all done.

sweet!

Damn Sweet! The motor might fit now.

[Slingshot]

Would I be correct in making the assumption that your forks 26mm diameter, the male staunchion?

If so the outer diameter of the seal would be 36 and it will be 10.5 thick.
You can pop the edge of the dust seal using a knife unless its one that goes right over the lip of the fork slider like a cap, ol skool styles.
They can be a prick to get out if the the steel part of the seal manages to get some galvanic action and welds itself into the slider.

Just be brutal if you have to, just don't use power tools and you'll be ok.

I just measured the circumference of the stanchion at calculated the diameter mathematically (must invest in verniers).

According to Pi, the diameter is 27mm.

Still can't get the dust cap off, might see if I can pull the forks off the bike and then have a proper play over the weekend.

[Buddha#81:Me]

I'm not expecting to finish it - I'm just more motivated when I'm being watched...

YUCK........ what you guys get up to is your own problem and should be kept to yourself.

[Skunk]

You're just jealous...

[Sully60]

Righty Ho!
Its time to see how many ponies my resent muster managed to round up during the many hours of standing at parts counters, skinning my fingers in the garage, slicing them making gaskets in the dining room and coughing out lungs crash starting with the kill switch off

Anyway tonight I'm gunna throw the thing on the dyno to see what ledsled can put out at the wheel.

Bling for the closest guess for the BASE run.

For those who dont know:
CB125T
Std Cam, Carbs (and jetting)
Boyer Brandsen Electronic ignition.
140cc big bore 47mm bore (41mm std stroke)
Two separate 27mm id headers 860mm long not tapered.

That should be enough info, results will be posted tonight along with some gossip about a rumor that may involve Ivan!

[Sketchy_Racer]

13hp!!............

[speedpro]

15.2hp . . . . . . . . .

[Slingshot]

16.8hp.....................

[Sketchy_Racer]

Jeez slingshot, you're optimistic!

[Sketchy_Racer]

Oh yeah, which dyno?

[ajturbo]

7 hp.....

and we already know about Ivan and the next door neighbours cat...

[Slingshot]

Jeez slingshot, you're optimistic!

Someone has to be.

[Slingshot]

Is there a side-car class for bucket racing?

If so, this could be a winner:

[Slingshot]

I pulled one of the forks off tonight to see if I could figure out my bottoming-out issues.

Managed to get it off without any problems but had to take the plug thingy out of the top to slide the fork through the tipple clamp.
I thought I'd might as well drain out the oil and bounced the stanchion up and down a couple of times. It seems to have much more travel now.

So out comes the measuring tape...I measured from the top of the stanchion to the top of the fork leg when it was fully compressed...about 220mm. Then took the same measurement off the other fork which was still complete...measurement was 300mm i.e. there was about 80mm less travel on the fork that was still together.


So...what do I need to do to get these fuckers sorted???