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5 hours ago, peter1127 said:
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Very violent on/off performance especially on large turbo big power bikes
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looks really oldskool and cool and imo the only good reason to do it
Agree with all of the post, especially those two points as they are exactly the reason I went for a draw through.
6 hours ago, scotteslic said:What is the advantages and disadvantages of each
Thanks in advanced,
Newbie Scott
The first/main question is, what do you want to use it for most often?
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Very violent on/off performance especially on large turbo big power bikes
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Now that it's off the ramp and getting shoved about I can see the Dresda from more natural angles. The RG tail is definitely staying, it really suits the bike IMHO.
Still undecided about a Harris style fairing or naked with a big round headlamp.
GSX 1100 G for scale.
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20 hours ago, Ragerover said:
I’ll try and get a few late nights in this week to align wheels sprockets and make some spacers
then attack the calliper hanger
That's the order I did the rear wheel work for the Dresda, a month ago. I still haven't sorted the hanger.
I keep looking at it and pondering whether it would be simpler/quicker/easier to stick with the hanger I have and get a disc to suit.
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3 minutes ago, gsx said:
Yeah i know mate just ordered one from sps, mines fucked, where's me glasses
You sometimes go onto auto-pilot with stuff like that. Strip it down, check all the plates carefully, see what the springs and back plate are like, check the basket for ridges and don't even glance at the inner.
Shit happens, you've found the issue.
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1 hour ago, gsx said:
Should have paid more attention
More? Some would have done. Not sure if I've got one of these but I can have a rummage Monday for you?
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Bandit 1250 throttle bodies go straight onto the air cooled head using the air cooled rubbers which you just rotate a touch to suit.
This is a set on the ET engine in the Dresda. (I was pondering options at the time.)
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1 hour ago, TLRS said:
This can be a very costly illusion
"Take much" rather than "cost much". As soon as you start dicking about with bikes the bills come thick, large and fast.
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12 minutes ago, TLRS said:
That's the most obvious story but there are a load more factors actually..
I don't doubt it, with stuff like that there's usually one main factor and a host of other bits that contribute or make things worse. Over all though it doesn't seem to take much to get a TL into a serious superbike territory.
One of a few bikes I've always fancied but never owned.
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On 3/31/2024 at 7:59 PM, BillyR said:
Very nice!
I had one of these a few years back, great fun! never understood the 'widowmaker' tag though, to me they handle just fine.It was (almost) entirely down to that rotary damper which when it was worked hard stopped damping.
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Absolutely no reason for this photo other than the sun came out.
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1 minute ago, gsx said:
Took it apart again just after fitting and noticed one of the steels was tight or awkward fit on the drum so put it at the top , just pulled it out and its not a good fit compared to the others ,don't know why but new one arriving Wednesday. Looks like the efe coming out to play tomorrow
Hopefully you'll get a few hours in before monsoon season continues.
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1 hour ago, gsx said:
Bloody thing still dragging with new trac king plates from sps, thinking about changing one of the friction plates for an old one ?
I think I'd start with getting some miles on it, bed it in and get a few heat cycles through it then see how it is.
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57 minutes ago, gsx said:
Cheers mate , getting a few miles in to bed the clutch in
Good job too, I don't think the shed wall could take much more clutch freeing!
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Whilst it'd be a dull task, it'd be worth having a look through the specs and/or contacting a supplier to get something of suitable dimensions which could be shortened or have the OD reduced to suit. Such as :-
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I've got my fingers crossed that the front discs arrive before it goes to Stafford, otherwise up and down the ramp's going to be fun.
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40 minutes ago, clivegto said:
That's what I'm thinking, those barbs in the connectors rip the fook out of the inside of the pipes even when been careful.
Good call, I'd forgotten about that but now you mention it I've had a carb or two in the past with those little crescent shapes of rubber on the inlet side of the float valve.
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58 minutes ago, clivegto said:
The beast is off a cylinder for some reason
good spark as well 
A bit of clag moved into one of the carbs after the fuel system being disturbed? Hopefully something simple whatever it is.
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2 hours ago, clivegto said:
Looking forward to seeing it's new updates.
Everything's been replaced side from the frame (which has been stripped and blasted) the tank and the seat unit (which will be stripped and painted) since you saw it.
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I think that's about as far as I'll get with the Dresda before Stafford in a few weeks.
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Managed to get it done between other stuff this morning. Just need to cut a thread and trim it down at some point in the week.
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2 minutes ago, DAZ said:
@imago sorry if it's a stupid question, or if I'm answering my own question, but why start off with hex stock ? I can only imagine that it's easier to produce (and store) hex as it's less likely to bend/flex than round ? Nice that you've got the tools to do it even if it is a bit of an odious task
Someone asked the same on FaceBook and in truth the main reason I'm doing it this long winded way is to keep my hand in on the lathe. Absolutely the easier/quicker way would be as you say to thread both ends of round bar and face up a welded nut one one end. But as I don't spend lots of time turning stuff up, doing it this way keeps the 'feel' for working with long thin stock.
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One of my least favourite things to do on the lathe. Today I'm making the foot long lower rear engine mounting bolt for the Dresda. 17 mm hex bar turned down and threaded to M10.
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It's all vague memory, but I seem to recall that the Laverda was a one off commission and there were also three Suzuki frames.
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1 hour ago, GeorgeEI7KO said:
I still think it looks like a fat birds arse...
Well you'll just have to avert your gaze.
Getting on with turning up engine mounting spacers, one of those dull but necessary jobs.
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GSx1100 Dresda Solitaire (I may have had a Clivecident).
in Trick Frames
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Loaded up ready for Stafford. The first time it's left the workshop since I got it.