What Did You Do to Your RX3 Today?

2LZ · 08-14-2017, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by rjmorel

Not to totally get off topic here 2LZ but every time I see one of your posts and see that you have a Heikki Mikkola Replica my heart gets all twitterpated. Can you post just one little pic of it for us geezers who grew up during those times and remember the sweet smell of Castrol on the starting line?

purdy please, rj

My pleasure and thanks for the interest! This was about 8 years ago....just before I mothballed it. It's now stored in my shed, out of harms way.

rjmorel · 08-14-2017, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 2LZ

My pleasure and thanks for the interest! This was about 8 years ago....just before I mothballed it. It's now stored in my shed, out of harms way.

Very nice, one of my dream bikes 2LZ, rj

vickytulla · 08-15-2017, 07:18 AM

I added spacers to make handle bars uplifted a bit....

Jay In Milpitas · 08-15-2017, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by vickytulla

I added spacers to make handle bars uplifted a bit....

Did the fuel pump problem begin after lifting the bars?

vickytulla · 08-16-2017, 05:33 AM

bars were lifted like few months back, the issue of dead feul pump arose last week in wilderness.. I am trying to recreate the same situaiton today but it worked fine so we asembled it back and when I was about to leave the work shop it did not worked again... its random...

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Originally Posted by Jay In Milpitas

Did the fuel pump problem begin after lifting the bars?

pyoungbl · 08-16-2017, 01:21 PM

A few of us are gathering in Marlinton, WV, 24-27 Aug. Today I installed new mirrors and gave the bike a good overall check. Had to add a bit of coolant and tighten a couple clamps. It has been so hot here that I have not had the Zong on the road in at least 90 days. Now I get a chance to correct that oversight. The RX3 seems to be as anxious as I am.

Peter Y.

Rus · 08-21-2017, 04:21 AM

Well, I will continue the story with the repair of my motorcycle. I replaced the defective bearing, a pair of it and two more, which I did not like in the engine casing. I replaced the oil pumps, as the metal shavings spoiled them, I cleared the cooling channels and assembled the engine.
I drove about 700 miles and heard a crash from the engine again.

I fell apart one more bearing. Only now is the bearing located in the head of the engine. The entire motor is again in the shavings. Probably, I will change all the bearings in the engine.

P.s. More and more obsessive thoughts visit me, about how to burn a motorcycle.

08-16-2017, 01:21 PM	#6
pyoungbl Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Portsmouth, Virginia, USA Posts: 632	Getting ready for Marlinton A few of us are gathering in Marlinton, WV, 24-27 Aug. Today I installed new mirrors and gave the bike a good overall check. Had to add a bit of coolant and tighten a couple clamps. It has been so hot here that I have not had the Zong on the road in at least 90 days. Now I get a chance to correct that oversight. The RX3 seems to be as anxious as I am. Peter Y.
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08-21-2017, 04:21 AM	#7
Rus Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Moscow Posts: 25	Well, I will continue the story with the repair of my motorcycle. I replaced the defective bearing, a pair of it and two more, which I did not like in the engine casing. I replaced the oil pumps, as the metal shavings spoiled them, I cleared the cooling channels and assembled the engine. I drove about 700 miles and heard a crash from the engine again. I fell apart one more bearing. Only now is the bearing located in the head of the engine. The entire motor is again in the shavings. Probably, I will change all the bearings in the engine. P.s. More and more obsessive thoughts visit me, about how to burn a motorcycle.
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