le mudbug restoration; major newbie

[Spyke]

that is a good idea, I shall look into this.

cheers

[ynot slow]

Shit looks just like me old one,same with tank being different colour to the bike,mine was a good bike for blasting around,enjoy the fun.

[Wired1]

What a great project, I love these building things from old crap stories.
Bike wiring is a lot simpler than they make out in the wiring diagrams. If you can get the bike going with one of the looms you have then start by removing unused cores (you will have to split the loom open to do this - like slit the taping with a razor blade) and keep checking that it still runs. A lot of bike have unecessary wiring for all sorts of weird shit like side-stand interlocks and self canceling indicator relays etc. If you aren't going to have lights or indicators or stop lights etc you should be able to get it down to a couple of wires for the coil. A kill switch earthing the coil is handy for when you are on the downhill side of a fire break under the bike and this runs from the orange lead on the coil to ground.
Type in "simple wiring diagram" in google and see what pops up.
Good luck and keep us posted.

[Conquiztador]

Hello again,




If anyone not to far away from Napier and Hastings Is willing to mentor/help me do the electrics and motor there will be rewards of beautiful golden beer and lovely cut lawns, Oh and You can have the honors of firing her up and doing a victory lap.


andy

I be happy to give you a hand. Send a PM when ready and we get her to fire up.

[Spyke]

cheers will do, thanks heaps conquiztador

[Conquiztador]

We spent a few hours working on her on Sunday. Managed to change bent gear change shaft, fit motor and get her running. Still needs some work (fit chain, adjust carbi, fit clutch leaver, fit muffler and some small bits) but Spyke can easily sort that. And he had done a good job in tidying her up. Will be a nice fun bike.

Was nice to meet and spend an afternoon doing something good with a young chap who has the right attitude and interest.

And he must have been happy as I was presented with a box of favorite beers as thanks.

Cheers!!

[Spyke]

Cheers!!

I can't say enough thanks to you Conquiztador, now I have the confidence to look inside the motor which until now has been a nightmare to me.

You certainly know your stuff and sounds asthough you've had a pretty full on life which is mean.

thanks again

spyke

[Conquiztador]

You have the emailing option turned off, so can't email you!

Wheel done. Contact me!

[Spyke]

cheers bro will contact asap. just changed a few settings and must have bumped it or summit!

andrew

[Spyke]

kia ora guys!

Got the Front wheel back from conquiztador tonight after getting covered in grass from mowing his lawns . BRILIANT JOB!!!! (better than me mowing the lawns!) now when I ride it it won't wobble everywhere and have the feeling of having no front wheel on the bike.

The TS is very near its drawn out completion, fix the exhaust that i bodged up, make some side panels and do the frontfork seals then she'll be the meanest ag bike ever. Oh and maybe the top end bearing and then she'll be the best

My goal: beat a xr200 on trail ride

[Conquiztador]

I spoke up a wheel anyday instead of mowing lawns! Ideal place for me will be one that has asphalt or concrete the whole backyard (and front too!!) and wooden fences. If there is to be any green stuff it needs to be in pots and be stuff that will survive for months w/o me having to worry about it. Never understood why someone would want to spend their freetime cutting grass and digging in dirt when there is so many more fun things to do!

So cheers Spyke for the bartering!