Wescooley19 Posted June 3, 2017 Posted June 3, 2017 Now then......just bought a cheapy teapot 6, previous owner had stripped it for a winter refurb (paint, chassis bearings/seals/tyres/chain ect ect....) and he also tidied up the motor, and in his infinite wisdom filled his sump with EP 80 gear oil........i bought it because the oil light wouldn't go out with ideas of doing a whitham '88 rep with better forks/wheels and brakes as well as a 750L motor i have languishing in the corner, but with an eye on Dirtquake in July first......so, after draining said treacle out (oil cooler off, filter off too!) would you have thought i'd need to take the sump off, strainer and oil pressure valves to clean them out too? Just refilled it with fresh motul and a new filter and the bugger is staying on after spinning it over with the plugs out that's all! Quote
Gixer1460 Posted June 4, 2017 Posted June 4, 2017 Was it cranked with the treacle? If yes then the gloopy oil may have forced the relief valve off its seat and stuck open? Check the switch as well - thick oil stuck open as it doesn't really get 'flushed' out? Quote
Wescooley19 Posted June 4, 2017 Author Posted June 4, 2017 Cheers! I ended up taking the sump off for a better look......found what looks like kitchen roll blocking the strainer!! All flushed out and back together, oil light unsurprisingly went out!! 1 Quote
strima Posted June 4, 2017 Posted June 4, 2017 TBH I'd be delving a bit deeper after finding that. Doesn't take a lot to bung up a gallery and shag your engine. Quote
Sheep Posted June 4, 2017 Posted June 4, 2017 That looks remarkably like my local beach when the tide comes in lol.....oh and I hope to see it at Dirtquake too! Quote
Wescooley19 Posted June 11, 2017 Author Posted June 11, 2017 Ah.....bit too nice to smash up, so i'll be taking this beauty instead!! 1 Quote
boilerdude Posted June 13, 2017 Posted June 13, 2017 Thats funny. I about got my head chewed off for mentioning teapots last week. Pretty sure I remember being scolded to RTFR. And the thread being closed immediately. Quote
vizman Posted June 13, 2017 Posted June 13, 2017 2 hours ago, boilerdude said: Thats funny. I about got my head chewed off for mentioning teapots last week. Pretty sure I remember being scolded to RTFR. And the thread being closed immediately. Quote
boilerdude Posted June 13, 2017 Posted June 13, 2017 (edited) So that was just for me but not this guy. Thats adorable. Edited June 13, 2017 by boilerdude Quote
vizman Posted June 14, 2017 Posted June 14, 2017 this guy didn't refer to his teapot as a katana..... ....so stop exaggerating and play along. 1 Quote
boilerdude Posted June 14, 2017 Posted June 14, 2017 So we can talk about them as long as we call them teapots? And only call a KATANA a katana. While the only actual unmentionable oil cooled bike that is completely off the discussion table is the bandit 6. Ok I guess I'm catching on. Quote
Jaydee Posted June 14, 2017 Posted June 14, 2017 1 hour ago, boilerdude said: So we can talk about them as long as we call them teapots? Call them anything you like, just don't call them katanas! Major sacrilege and highly offensive on here to do so. So much so it's in the rules. 1 hour ago, boilerdude said: While the only actual unmentionable oil cooled bike that is completely off the discussion table is the bandit 6. Not really, bandits 6 and 12 are good donors for worthy O.S.S. projects and will always be mentioned, (just not photographed as we know what they look like). The mods may give the nod to a bandit if it's undergone some serious work to make it not look like......a bandit. 1 hour ago, boilerdude said: Ok I guess I'm catching on. Hmmm maybe, why not try reading the rules again. 1 Quote
boilerdude Posted June 14, 2017 Posted June 14, 2017 ok ok. Indeed bandits are only worthy of mention if something interesting is actually done to them. Or if someone needs help with one sure why not... But not "look at my dominator dual round headlights I just mounted." 1 Quote
Blubber Posted June 15, 2017 Posted June 15, 2017 18 hours ago, boilerdude said: ok ok. Indeed bandits are only worthy of mention if something interesting is actually done to them. Or if someone needs help with one sure why not... But not "look at my dominator dual round headlights I just mounted." People have been banned for less 1 Quote
teltwosheds Posted June 15, 2017 Posted June 15, 2017 Teapot, kitten, call it what you like. Just not k*t*n* Quote
teltwosheds Posted June 19, 2017 Posted June 19, 2017 Didn't get want to use katana in the same sentence Quote
Gixer1460 Posted June 19, 2017 Posted June 19, 2017 1 hour ago, teltwosheds said: Didn't get want to use katana in the same sentence Missed a * then LOL! Quote
Wescooley19 Posted June 19, 2017 Author Posted June 19, 2017 Yep, definetly ripe for modding!! One i did a few years back, with a 1200 lump, srad front end, K1 1000 shock, Bandit 6 deep braced arm and a Bandit 12 rear wheel, paint was based on an idea around the 'teapot' name, hence Yorkshire Teapot! 1 Quote
Poldark Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 On 6/15/2017 at 2:12 PM, teltwosheds said: Teapot, kitten, call it what you like. Just not k*t*n* How about "can of tuna"? 1 Quote
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