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Forum: Other Brands 01-19-2024, 01:38 PM
Replies: 64
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Posted By 2LZ
Well, the kickstart return spring broke. I can't...

Well, the kickstart return spring broke. I can't complain. It's 57 years old. This bike is in a hell of lot better shape at 57 than I was at the time!

Anyway, it's cheap (15.00 delivered) and easy...
Forum: Other Brands 01-04-2024, 01:51 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 11,698
Posted By 2LZ
Here's one I'm looking at. It's aweful perty.....

Here's one I'm looking at. It's aweful perty.....
Forum: Other Brands 01-04-2024, 01:49 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 11,698
Posted By 2LZ
Posted this somewhere else but I'm so happy with...

Posted this somewhere else but I'm so happy with my little Sweety. Had a great pizza run a couple weeks back.
Now I'm searching out a '68 B44VS. I know Fastdoc a long time back, didn't have a good...
Forum: Other Brands 06-13-2023, 11:32 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 11,698
Posted By 2LZ
All done and ready for the local car show July 1!...

All done and ready for the local car show July 1!

Try as I might, I couldn't get the new foam and seat cover to fit correctly so I seeked the help of a local pro. He nipped, tucked, redid some...
Forum: Other Brands 05-27-2023, 12:09 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 11,698
Posted By 2LZ
Been taking her to town for my afternoon beers....

Been taking her to town for my afternoon beers. Tourist season is picking up here. Many of my local old buddy's are digging their hot rods out for the seaons and bringing them to the store. Well, I...
Forum: Other Brands 04-30-2023, 01:03 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 11,698
Posted By 2LZ
Training Pads

Still not house broke.
Forum: Other Brands 04-28-2023, 12:10 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 11,698
Posted By 2LZ
Thanks guys! Regarding counting on it to get me...

Thanks guys!
Regarding counting on it to get me around, I'm not worried. It's far more a shop ornament than a rider. The most it will see is the three mile ride to our little town for a beer and...
Forum: Other Brands 04-27-2023, 11:16 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 11,698
Posted By 2LZ
D-U-N! Primed and painted the tank yesterday...

D-U-N!

Primed and painted the tank yesterday and cleared it today. It's actually factory original colors, from England, but I decided not to do the side covers to leave them original 1967....
Forum: Other Brands 04-16-2023, 10:09 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 11,698
Posted By 2LZ
Oh yah. It's current status is a "roun-too-it"...

Oh yah. It's current status is a "roun-too-it" right now though. Now that the BSA is running and I'm just waiting for good weather to paint, two bikes have moved ahead of it on the list. Just picked...
Forum: Other Brands 04-15-2023, 10:19 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 11,698
Posted By 2LZ
IT DRIPPED! IT DRIPPED!!!......but not from the...

IT DRIPPED! IT DRIPPED!!!......but not from the motor or expected chain oiler. The left front fork. Not the seal, but the dampening rod bolt just above the axle on the bottom of the fork. I'll have...
Forum: Other Brands 04-13-2023, 12:37 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 11,698
Posted By 2LZ
Adjusted the carb some more today. Amal's are a...

Adjusted the carb some more today. Amal's are a trip. It does have a slotted needle for moving the clip so that's good. Raised it one and got rid of a small stumble at 1/4 throttle. Running pretty...
Forum: Other Brands 04-12-2023, 10:38 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 11,698
Posted By 2LZ
You really want a scare? I rode it around my...

You really want a scare? I rode it around my house yesterday for about 20 minutes, Got her good and hot. Parked it in the shop and started the 300 mile service on the Royal Enfield.

I locked up...
Forum: Other Brands 04-11-2023, 03:34 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 11,698
Posted By 2LZ
Thanks Barnone! Good to see you're still hanging...

Thanks Barnone! Good to see you're still hanging around!

Maiden voyage today. I'm not sure what's up but ice cold, it fired first kick. Let her warm up for a few minutes feathering the throttle,...
Forum: Other Brands 04-10-2023, 08:54 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 11,698
Posted By 2LZ
Got her fired today! Fourth kick, didn't toss me...

Got her fired today! Fourth kick, didn't toss me or wreck my knee! WOO HOO! Oil pump working great, seems to run ok. I'll tweek the carb a little more....and all the lights work! Lucas comes through!
Forum: Other Brands 02-13-2023, 12:00 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 11,698
Posted By 2LZ
Got the motor reassembled, valves adjusted to...

Got the motor reassembled, valves adjusted to (Mr. Ratio's) spec, the compression release installed and adjusted, and the last oil lines run today. Glad it's finally together.

Next, prime the oil...
Forum: Other Brands 02-11-2023, 10:25 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 11,698
Posted By 2LZ
Got the corner stone in the mail today that's...

Got the corner stone in the mail today that's been hanging the entire motor assembly. The CORRECT rocker box gasket. The B25's had very subtle changes to the rocker box over the first few years,...
Forum: Other Brands 02-02-2023, 12:36 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 11,698
Posted By 2LZ
Geez.... I'm really beginning to think that it's...

Geez.... I'm really beginning to think that it's not Brit bikes that are bad or unreliable, it's the morons who have wrenched on them over the last 57 years.

Example: While attempting to adjust...
Forum: Other Brands 01-22-2023, 10:30 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 11,698
Posted By 2LZ
Yup. Jackson and so far, they've been good to...

Yup. Jackson and so far, they've been good to deal with.....but ya never know when walking in.
Volcano's population depends on which end of town you enter. One sign says 103. The other sign says 85....
Forum: Other Brands 01-22-2023, 01:45 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 11,698
Posted By 2LZ
Finished servicing and adjusting the rest of the...

Finished servicing and adjusting the rest of the cabling. Put gearbox fluid (80/90) and primary fluid (ATF) in it. So far, nothing is pouring out anywhere. It's a good idea to run three different...
Forum: Other Brands 01-17-2023, 10:59 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 11,698
Posted By 2LZ
Spent some quality shop time today. The snow...

Spent some quality shop time today. The snow melted enough so I didn't feel like a fool trudging out to a frozen metal building.

Went over the entire throttle assembly since I have the carb off...
Forum: Other Brands 01-13-2023, 06:54 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 11,698
Posted By 2LZ
Went over the entire wiring harness today, bumper...

Went over the entire wiring harness today, bumper to bumper. No stone un-turned. Had a big eyebrow raised over this part of the project, thanks to Lucas.

I sanded and/or cleaned every connection...
Forum: Other Brands 01-10-2023, 04:31 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 11,698
Posted By 2LZ
Valve adjustment, etc....

Going over all the normal stuff. The valves, even back in 1967, set with eccentric (cammed) rocker spindles. Loosen the nut on the backside of the spindle, spin it with a flat blade screw driver till...
Forum: Other Brands 01-09-2023, 10:29 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 11,698
Posted By 2LZ
Finally....

Some actual work today. Did some fine-tooth combing. I'm REALLY trying not to tear this one down like the other.

The Brit bike is amazingly simple, though it uses some different wrenches. Even the...
Forum: Other Brands 01-08-2023, 10:22 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 11,698
Posted By 2LZ
Thanks to our garbage ethanol fuel here, I had to...

Thanks to our garbage ethanol fuel here, I had to order a metal tank. Of course, the color wasn't even close, so I ordered the correct paint from some place in the UK. I'll do it myself.

Then I...
Forum: Other Brands 01-05-2023, 10:45 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 11,698
Posted By 2LZ
The biggest problem Lucas electrics had was they...

The biggest problem Lucas electrics had was they always lived in wet, humid environments and the connections were plated, I believe? Correct me if I'm wrong. In dry CA climates, with the connections...
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