Italianeze Technoloy

[yantosh]

tank plastics wrapped, 

just need the lock down loosened enough to let me get to them, polis been fining people on the M8 

 

 

[Wee Man]

Looking superb  won't miss it in the carpark thats for sure!

[yantosh]

started turning a couple of ends for the mid engine mount bolt, they are at present a bit on the rough side, but not as bad as the camera appears to make them look 

 

then went and picked up my ram air socks, and as luck would have it , they stretch over the bellmouths 

 

 

[yantosh]

ultrasonically cleaned my carbs today, thankfully my mates shop has a 30l tank , some diff 

 

[bluedog59]

They're a lovely tool to have, well worth getting.

Do you know the time and temperature they were in for ?

[yantosh]

1 hour ago, bluedog59 said:

They're a lovely tool to have, well worth getting.

Do you know the time and temperature they were in for ?

i put them in as it heated up (took about an hour), once it reached 50 degrees i set the timer for 30 min,  then i jammed the linkage open to expose the edge of the butterflies and put them back in for another ten minutes, temp ended up at 65 degrees . The cleaning fluid was a 10 - 1 mix and temp range between 50 and 80 deg 

[bluedog59]

Thanks. Getting the hang of using mine.

[yantosh]

i will get a pic of the fluid i used 

[yantosh]

number plate hanger has a little more done to it,  still needs work, but I want the light here first . Indicators are on, wires have a nice wee gromet to stop chafing 

throttle bodies are on and connected, switchgear is on , list is getting shorter 

 

[yantosh]

top hat spacer turned up for the plate mount , will need another point of contact to stop it rotating 

nice little tail light ready for some form of bracketry , l'll get the bits n bobs for that sorted out do it at weekend 

 

[yantosh]

doing some work at the rear ... ooh err mrs , 

number plate hanger on, tail light, indicators, reg/rec , it would have the number plate light on too... but it refused to feckin work, so it now resides in the bin  and we wait for a new one, I'll paint the brackets once its fitted 

 

 

[yantosh]

On 12/4/2020 at 9:37 PM, yantosh said:

started turning a couple of ends for the mid engine mount bolt, they are at present a bit on the rough side, but not as bad as the camera appears to make them look 

 

then went and picked up my ram air socks, and as luck would have it , they stretch over the bellmouths 

 

 

tidied up the bolt ends and got them fitted 

 

[yantosh]

fuel lines and rose joint for gear shift bought 

[yantosh]

battery arrived , no battery strap yet, not put acid in yet either .... weird how some words evoke other thoughts ,  battery , like sanitarium, very often arrive in my head voiced by James Hetfield  

number plate lights on too and proper bolts for tail light .... and fuel lines started, got interrupted , finish them later 

 

oh.. filled rad up , knew i'd done something  else ( ooohhhh coolant on OSS... heresy i tell you )  

[yantosh]

combination of the spindle from.... a box in the shed, K4 wheel and dyoocati forks left me with something akin to BMX stunt pegs , add a bit of nylon and we have spindle sliders 

 

 

[yantosh]

couldn't resist trying the tank panels on for a look, get better pics outside soon ,  hopefully this gives a better line with the numberboard, flat mounted looked pish ? 

[Blubber]

If asking for an opinion: The numberboard / headlight is the only item that distracts me from all your hard and nice detailed work. 

[yantosh]

opinions always welcome mate, i don't always act on them, but they are appreciated, food for thought 

[Askamaskinservice]

2 hours ago, yantosh said:

couldn't resist trying the tank panels on for a look, get better pics outside soon ,  hopefully this gives a better line with the numberboard, flat mounted looked pish ? 

 

The Beer....

[yantosh]

i think a 125 duke headlight would be spot on , but I've a sneaky suspicion they will be expensive and rare 

[Joseph]

You may want to look into rubber mounting that tail light, those ones don't like vibrations.

That said i fitted 4 to my bike and didn't, but I have yet to put some proper miles on it

[yantosh]

1 hour ago, Joseph said:

You may want to look into rubber mounting that tail light, those ones don't like vibrations.

That said i fitted 4 to my bike and didn't, but I have yet to put some proper miles on it

i'll have a look , cheers

[zedhead]

16 hours ago, yantosh said:

i think a 125 duke headlight would be spot on , but I've a sneaky suspicion they will be expensive and rare 

From 40 quid and upwards...

[yantosh]

2 hours ago, zedhead said:

From 40 quid and upwards...

if you can find a 2020 one for that price i'll take two 

[yantosh]

busy couple of days,  sump has been treated to a few litre of putoline , so it seemed like a good time to poke 12v into the starter motor...... it cranked over fine, no clunks, bangs or anything else untoward 

then bleed up the brakes and clutch with the vacuum bleeder I borrowed from Dynotech Ecosse, they're shut for the festive season, turns the entire affair into a half hour job 

gear linkage is all connected with new left hand rose joint and nut 

i cut through the angle grinder cable with the angle grinder......... not my finest moment of the day 

filled the rad with coolant, then took the ugly ally water pipe off and welded the leaky pin holes (3 times) , if I had any dignity I would use this pipe as a template and weld a nice one (which was the original plan) ... but apparently l don't .... but then its not going to be dragged about shows to win ten bob trophy's , it's a tool for a job, that job being behaving like a twat 

fuel lines on next , they'll need some clips n stuff as the shock and exhaust occupy the same kind of area  and I'd like to avoid any external combustion 

 

that'll do for now , back to it tomorrow