vmaxphil Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 Will it get finished now he can go shooting? Lol😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 57 minutes ago, ditchman said: im back now Gordon ...so you can finish it off now .. Hurray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted May 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 Great to see ditchman back. I wish I had a better update. Electronic ignition arrived - fitted within an hour. One weal spark was followed by no spark at all. Checked all wiring and sent it back to the company. They got it back on 11.5.2020. I will ring them today to get an update, if they answer the phone. Once that arrives, bike should be finished within a day. Is shooting re-opening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted May 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 Replacement ignition arrived and fitted. There is a definite spark, but not the sort you get on a car. I had almost forgotten how small the spark on a motocross bike is. Just waiting for a new spark plug cap to arrive as the kit fits only those spark plugs where the end unscrews. I have put spacing washers on the clutch spring bolts as Junior - the strongest man I know - said the clutch was too heavy. I told him to man up, but he started whinging about lactic acid build up. To save an argument developing - just sorted it. Hopefully running next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 23, 2020 Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 Not getting ridden this Bank Holiday then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted May 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 Realistically weekend after next, if all goes well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 23, 2020 Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 I hope he is gentle with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 23, 2020 Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 it will pull his arms off............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge911 Posted May 23, 2020 Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Gordon R said: Realistically weekend after next, if all goes well. DONT FORGET THE VIDEO OF THE FIRST START UP AND RIDE Edited May 23, 2020 by hodge911 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbird Posted May 24, 2020 Report Share Posted May 24, 2020 23 hours ago, hodge911 said: DONT FORGET THE VIDEO OF THE FIRST START UP AND RIDE YES FANTASTIC IDEA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted May 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2020 (edited) I don't know how to post videos, but will prevail on Junior for that, if possible. Done little over last couple of days - lousy weather - very windy and I like the garage door open when working, as it is easier to get around. Re-sited petrol tap today - made a bracket to move it sideways by two inches. No sooner had I done this than I saw a photo of another CR500 AF where the tap had been moved about six inches. I might try that tomorrow. Sorted out a nice light clutch too. As soon as new spark plug cap arrives - fill up gearbox, coolant, fuel and ready to start. Edited May 24, 2020 by Gordon R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted May 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 Impatience got the better of me - used old plug cap. Fired up fourth kick, which I was pleased about. Tickover needs sorting and clutch is slipping after my efforts to lighten it. Need to reduce the spacers from one thick and one thin to a single thin. If still too heavy - extend clutch arm, as someone suggested. Not sure how to load video on here - any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 Well done Gordon for holding out so long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie to this Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 3 hours ago, Gordon R said: Not sure how to load video on here - any ideas? Best bet is to upload it to YouTube and then share the embedded YouTube link on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted May 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 Newbie to this - thanks for the advice - see below. Still missing side panels and rad scoops. Bit of tidying with wiring and fuel tap, plus clutch and tick over sorting. Less than a day's work - hopefully - only taken six months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 bet that will go like stink.................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 9 hours ago, Gordon R said: Newbie to this - thanks for the advice - see below. Still missing side panels and rad scoops. Bit of tidying with wiring and fuel tap, plus clutch and tick over sorting. Less than a day's work - hopefully - only taken six months. Ooooooo tingles 😂😂. i was only joking about this last night to a mate. I never had a girlfriend until I was 23 as I got more excited racing my bikes . wish I’d never moved on 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted May 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 Thanks to Nick's wife for the video quality - or lack of it. 🙂 Re-sited fuel tap, but now having fun getting pipes connected. New plug cap arrived - eventually. Not doing clutch today - I am sick of automatic transmission fluid everywhere. Whatever you try to collect it in, it always seems to manage to end up on the garage floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbird Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 Wow I enjoined that video clip, fair play she sounds awesome 😍😍😍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge911 Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 THANK YOU SIR !!! That sounds just as I remember my old 2stroke crossers a strange but enchanting wurring but the best sound of all is when they get warmed up and you start hitting the power bands through the gears on a long straight so you can get them full chat ..... WELL DONE SIR YOU SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF YOURSELF !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted May 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 I am quite pleased. I have wanted to build one for a number of years. I sorted the petrol pipe out today. Before it had about six pieces and 4 elbows. I raised the bike stand up to look from a different angle - one pipe to tap and one from tap to carburettor. It was embarrassingly simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Gordon R said: I am quite pleased. I have wanted to build one for a number of years. I sorted the petrol pipe out today. Before it had about six pieces and 4 elbows. I raised the bike stand up to look from a different angle - one pipe to tap and one from tap to carburettor. It was embarrassingly simple. Just takes another pair of eyes sometimes. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted May 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 All but finished. ten minutes work left, but I had done enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted May 27, 2020 Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 That looks amazing. Fair play to you, the amount of patience and skill is astounding. I cant even do the chain and sprockets never mind build a bike. Thanks for a great thread 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 27, 2020 Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 as i said before i would hang that on my sitting room wall.......................love the attention to detail............... what year is that bike and how does it stack up against new bikes.........is that still the fastest gun in town or has it been superceeded now ..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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