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      Grimly posted the thread TX750 Vid in The Lounge.
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      A long watch, but worth it if you have an interest in bungling decision-making of the 1950s. Some projects deservedly got the chop, but...
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      Be guided by the outside diameter and pick a washer to suit. Drill a bigger hole.
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      Grimly replied to the thread Front Brake.
      Seriously. Dirt in a master cylinder can cause brake failure. Best to be sure.
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      Grimly replied to the thread Wiring.
      In that case, you need the condenser and it needs to be grounded.
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      Grimly replied to the thread Gateways to space.
      That's a common refrain, but all that money gets spent on stuff and stimulates the economy. The alternative is another war.
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      Problem is the name of the bike. It's supposed to be pronounced Janus - like an asshole.
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      Grimly replied to the thread WTF pictures.
      Nothing like a seaside retreat to get away from it all...
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      Grimly replied to the thread New to the Forum.
      Fit engine bars. Doesn't matter what they look like, they provide an easy fulcrum to roll the bike on and righten it - providing they...
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      Grimly replied to the thread WTF pictures.
      Pah; ain't nuttin' to it. You only fall the once.
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      24,000 km? Nah. Been around the clock, maybe more than once, at that.
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      Grimly replied to the thread WTF pictures.
      A similar thing happened at the end of the contract to build the Sullem Voe Oil Terminal in the Shetlands. On completion, dozens of Land...
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      Grimly replied to the thread Review: New Fork Brace.
      I'm a firm believer in fork braces. My XS came to me with one fitted and it was a loooooong time before that I rode a new one with the...
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      But if the magic angry pixies are capable of releasing more unicorn farts, there will be less fuel needed and the heatsicles will be...
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      Milbar also appear on EU Aircraft Spruce. Hoping their cheapest ones aren't shit, I'm seriously tempted by them at €80-ish.* That's why...
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      It neatly solves the single-carb problem, but at the expense of the exhaust pipes and chain wanting to occupy the same space as frame...
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      The choice over here is a bit sparse, and most seem to be cheap rubbish, with the exception of €40 ones from Aircraft Spruce...
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      Grimly replied to the thread VanGo.
      For smaller jobs a dirt cheap stippling brush can be made from a piece of rope, single doubled or tripled as needed. Wrap a handle-sized...
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      Grimly replied to the thread VanGo.
      Well, how about that. All this time I was unaware that potted hough was pronounced the same as a famous Dutch painter.
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      Grimly replied to the thread Ultrasonic Cleaning Thread.
      UK Customs issued a similar warning and prohibition about the Chinese diesel heaters, which was mostly alarmist bunk. Sure, there might...
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      Grimly replied to the thread WTF pictures.
      There is no force in the universe as powerful as human stupidity... https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-66742339
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      There's an Elvis impersonator lives nearby here... He doesn't, to the best of my knowledge, have either a bike or a Caddy. He's got the...
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      Grimly replied to the thread 74TX650 build log..
      Lovely bit of work there, squire.
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      Grimly replied to the thread PMA with BATTERY and CAPACITORS.
      I certainly would, but I've got one sitting spare and it would cost nothing to try it.
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      Grimly replied to the thread Let's See The XS's.
      The shortest Scottish pome... Brief Dreich Breich
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      Grimly replied to the thread PMA with BATTERY and CAPACITORS.
      Not sure of the HHB wiring and what it's using as an ignition trigger. The mosfet version of the reg is just another shunt-dump type...
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      Grimly replied to the thread PMA with BATTERY and CAPACITORS.
      Best plan is a Shindengen SH-775 series regulator. They're available used, but beware of cheap inferior copies . Hundreds of...
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