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Grimly
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2003 Royal Enfield 500 Deluxe
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Thank you, 5T but I went with the molybdenum disulfide grease in my products cupboard. Used a judicious amount on the pivot pins only...
Today at 3:49 PM
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STANDARD issue…. a resurrection begins….
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well the swap meet wasn’t a total bust. As suspected it was just about all HD stuff. One guy had a few Japanese bikes for sale. An...
Sunday at 9:36 PM
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Wheel bearings.
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Decent bearings last for 60K miles and more, from direct experience. In the past 30 years I've had to replace about two sets that felt...
Sunday at 6:22 PM
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Out for a ride on the recently rebuilt Z1900 with friends
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Just got my last Z1900 up and running and put some miles on it with friends
Sunday at 6:17 PM
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Meanwhile in Baraboo
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https://fb.watch/d1edkD2OJR/
Sunday at 6:16 PM
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I fell off my XS650 'Fat Cast Brat' and I'd like your opinion.
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Get rid of that fat front tyre. It caused horrible understeer, which might have contributed to your off.
Saturday at 5:16 PM
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Put on your sun glasses Spitzer vs JWST in infrared The team behind NASA’s JWST mission has released a teaser image of just how...
Friday at 6:18 PM
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Karma.... :smoke: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-dies-burying-woman-strangled-south-carolina-authorities-say-rcna28459
Friday at 6:16 PM
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Hi Raymond, when I was at BAC we had a Canberra that was used as a flying test bed for several different Bristol jet engines. When it...
Thursday at 3:54 PM
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'68 BSA Victor Build..... Bloody 'el mate... You 'effin daft or sommit?!?
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Not much to talk about really... took the frame outside and degreased it. I'm not big on any particular degreaser... I generally jus'...
May 11, 2022
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Ya gotta see this one.... 19-foot Ukrainian Antonov Myria This aircraft weighs more than 200 lbs and has two gas turbine engines and...
May 10, 2022
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Front Master Cylinder.
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Many thanks guys. I think a Dullsville master cylinder will be the way I shall go. Few on E bay. Fork tubes to change this weekend...
May 10, 2022
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Introducing Yamaha’s entire 2022 cruiser lineup!
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careful what you say about Vespas ;) , you may offend mine. Afterall it is the "ultimate cool machine" that has stood the test of time.
May 10, 2022
Grimly
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Front Master Cylinder.
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Mine, with twin discs in Euro-spec, had the original 11/16" m/c which I replaced with a 14mm m/c after rebuilding the calipers. Brakes...
May 9, 2022
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What's the Worst Job You Ever Had?
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at a meatworks processing feral goats in back blocks of australia , being wild they had a lot of deaths in the holding paddocks due to...
May 8, 2022
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Jim's post
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What's the Worst Job You Ever Had?
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Shitters..... :cautious: After my short stint making computer chips, I went to work for Tramco up in Everett wash. doing heavy...
May 8, 2022
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Man y'all got me beat on dangerous wworst jobs..My worst job(above) was not the most dangerous job I ever did...During the summer of...
May 8, 2022
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Just out of curiosity - Airplane Guys
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Blimey, I thought all the Phantoms had long gone. One story I read a few years ago was that one avionics upgrade had a console sticking...
May 8, 2022
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Mailman’s new bike!
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Selling my bikes was something I had been thinking about for some time now. There’s no getting around the fact that I’m getting older...
May 7, 2022
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NEW PRODUCT ALERT! XS650 Lexan Window Kits (Valves, Ignition, Advance)
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But the eyeballers on the pavement do.
May 7, 2022
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Miss November XS2 tribute
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10ga is only 5.26sq mm, which seems light to me. I'd use 10sq mm or even 16 if I had some around, which I do. That comes from hating...
May 5, 2022
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Video Thread
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I made one of those. You'll notice there are NO hand-held probes. Also the power supply is well away from the work (and hence the...
May 2, 2022
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Video Thread
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Utter stupidity.
May 2, 2022
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Armoured tail light wiring: Miss November quite miffed at being upstaged. Now, lets's see, next issues to deal with. Seat...
Apr 30, 2022
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Interesting Posts Today
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Bugger all down here
Apr 30, 2022
Grimly
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Have replaced the grommet with an XS650 head breather tube I happened to have lying around. Tough and has a right angle. Warmed the end...
Apr 29, 2022
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I've worked on boiler systems controls and piping systems. They are nothing to trifle with. Plant I worked at had 3 900hp boilers each...
Apr 29, 2022
Grimly
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2003 Royal Enfield 500 Deluxe
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I see Enfield went to the trouble and sheer expense / ruinous extravagance of fitting a grommet, but it looks as though the loom has...
Apr 28, 2022
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Rhy650's post
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Is it my turn? Anything to do with lathes, mills and other shop tools
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I finished this little engine last night! My first real machining project, had a blast with it. Even better, it actually runs!
Apr 27, 2022
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Just out of curiosity - Airplane Guys
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Hi 46th, seems that sometime in 1942 an RAF liason officer landed his Mossie at a recently established US bomber base is Southern...
Apr 26, 2022
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