kipper
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| posted on 27/2/06 at 07:42 PM |
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Red sky at night  bloody hell the garage is on fire ........
Kipper
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JoelP
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| posted on 27/2/06 at 10:59 PM |
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that gasket paper is crap  bollox to it...
Anyone know what this pipe in the sump does, its too long now the sump is chopped. Do i just chop it shorter?
still wondering about clutch cable 
 
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Peteff
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| posted on 28/2/06 at 02:07 PM |
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It's a return pipe isn't it, I cut mine so it didn't kink on the sump bottom. Find a trail bike clutch cable with the same end
fitting, they are longer because of the fork travel usually or you can have one made up at some bike shops.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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JoelP
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| posted on 28/2/06 at 08:56 PM |
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lovely, i chopped it off and refitted the sump. Sprocket came off after a few minutes fiddling. In the end i just wedged a 4 inch piece of square tube
between the stand and a tooth, and the impact wrench eventually spun it off.
Tomorrow im ordering the barnett heavy duty springs, but not the plates yet as i feel thats a triffle adventurous! Springs sound well easy judging by
the haynes description.
Am i right in thinking that i can combine the ignition switch with the stop switch, if i replace the ignition fuse that would be bypassed by the
current not passing through the fuse box? Alternatively, i might just skip the whole fuse box as its getting changed quite a lot.
Cheers!
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JoelP
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| posted on 2/3/06 at 09:49 PM |
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does anyone know what i can use for the gearshifter? its just a splined shaft out of the box at the minute. Are the splines standard, can i order a
random one off fleebay? Or anyone got a spare?
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Gav
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| posted on 2/3/06 at 09:58 PM |
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one of these?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CR-RM-GEAR-LEVER-14MM-REPAIR-BLOCK_W0QQitemZ8041077204QQcategoryZ9946QQcmdZViewItem
[Edited on 2/3/06 by Gav]
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JoelP
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| posted on 2/3/06 at 10:35 PM |
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will that definately fit/work? it says weld on, id rather removable...
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Gav
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| posted on 2/3/06 at 10:38 PM |
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why would you want to remove it from the gear arm!
you wernt thinking of the welding it the gear shaft?
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JoelP
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| posted on 2/3/06 at 10:43 PM |
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lol, maybe i misread that!
cheers for the link dude, need to measure the shaft to make sure now
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Gav
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| posted on 3/3/06 at 09:14 AM |
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if you look at the sellers shop the also do different sizes
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Peteff
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| posted on 3/3/06 at 10:21 AM |
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I found a GPZ500 linkage in the scrap at the bike shop and got it just for asking. It fits the ZX9 gear shaft.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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JoelP
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| posted on 3/3/06 at 01:48 PM |
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mine seems to have a 10mm spline, so im going to get an old kwak one off ebay cheers all.
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JoelP
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| posted on 7/3/06 at 09:56 PM |
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got the old one out. time to get cutting and welding!
 
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Hellfire
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| posted on 8/3/06 at 09:40 PM |
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Just look at all that useless weight. Tut, tut, tut.
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JoelP
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| posted on 9/3/06 at 10:59 PM |
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you'd think, but i still nearly ran myself over trying to push it into the garage
Ready for surgery now doc
As for the engine cradle, im thinking of putting a perminant bar in on the drivers side, to bolt the gearbox end onto, then having a bolt down thing
that bolts onto the two mounts on the back of the head/block, and leave off the underside one. Sound like an ok plan?
ps, the gearlever off a vtr1000 is a perfect fit.
[Edited on 9/3/06 by JoelP]
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JoelP
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 07:56 PM |
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Well, its time to test fit the engine. Is it really a one man job? I can lift it, but my back tend to object when it comes to manouvering it - and i
cant imagine how you end up with a hand free to put any bolts in. Can it be done? My crane doesnt fit inside the garage, and damned if im doing it
outside in this weather!
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Hellfire
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 08:03 PM |
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It can be done but if you're in any doubt whatsoever, then get someone to give you a helping hand to do it. You don't want to injure your
back, so be careful.
Phil
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Gav
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 08:35 PM |
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I managed to mount my blade engine by myself but it rests on the top tubes.
Although when i was lifting it out for the 4th time my foot slipped on some oil and my back took the full brunt of it
hurt like hell for next week...
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JoelP
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 08:36 PM |
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You're right phil, not a one man job fortunately got the afternoon off tomorrow, so i'll grip up my accomplices on the way home!
the first bolt hole is 2 inches lower than the top rail, directly under it, plus i think the bottom bar on the n/s will need chopping out.
[Edited on 12/3/06 by JoelP]
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Peteff
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 10:41 PM |
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I made a cradle to support the engine before I tried to fit it in the chassis. If nothing else it would give you something to lift by holding onto the
tubing.
 
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yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Peteff
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 10:45 PM |
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Bolted in.
Here
 
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yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Wadders
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 11:04 PM |
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Good advice Pete, thats the principle of the ST cradle, much easier to drop into place, already attached to the motor. Although i admit to using the
block and tackle, not that i'm soft or owt you understand, it's just a question of ahem... fine control when lowering.
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JoelP
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 08:37 AM |
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nice to see yours at a similar height to mine pete! The gearbox mounts are 2" under the top rail, i need to hang it off these, support it in
place and then make the supports for the other mounts, which will be removable. Im thinking it will balance on the two by the head, so i just unbolt
the gearbox end and lift out the engine with the removable frame attached. Clear as mud that?
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Peteff
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 10:46 AM |
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I left some of the top mounts sticking up with a hole drilled through them. I can bolt the end of my hoist chain straight to them with 2 M12s.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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JoelP
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 11:05 AM |
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what a bastard that proved to be - had to take off the oil filter to get it in.
One lesson learned, dont put the brackets directly under a bar as its a twat to get it in then! Should've moved it a few inches further and
had diagonal brackets.
Reason i didnt do a full removable cradle is that its hard to get the dimensions right when its not in the car.
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