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Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Gold Hunt once again

Went back to the breakers to help them move more things... they are setting up a new area, much bigger and transforming the old shop into a bona fide showroom. An afternoon already unearthed a complete 31K front fairing/headlamp and brackets, belly pan and a saddle... not bad. Working there afternoons untill friday.

Posted by Spike at 12:11 PM
Edited on: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 12:12 PM
Categories: Yamaha RDLC 350 1UA /31K

Thursday, September 22, 2005

When things go really sour.

After leaving hospital, I couldn't avoid a taxi opening its traffic side door right in front of me... Down I go and the sucker just leaves the scene! The RD has a few scratches more (Great!) and I've got a pretty blue foor and ankle.

Posted by Spike at 12:18 PM
Edited on: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 9:05 AM
Categories: Yamaha RDLC 350 1WU/1WT

Wednesday, September 21, 2005

New addition to the stable.

My daughter Maria Valentina was born today... quite a change from all things mechanical!
Workshop will have to proceed at a slower pace from now on.

Posted by Spike at 12:08 PM
Edited on: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 9:05 AM
Categories:

Tuesday, September 20, 2005

It is good to have friends

Received my A7 motor bottom-end from the States. Kindly repackaged by GAry from Minnesota... it arrived in a perfect state.
Couldn't have happened without him.

Posted by Spike at 12:24 PM
Edited on: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 9:06 AM
Categories: Kawasaki A1 & A7, Kawasaki A1R & A7R

Saturday, September 17, 2005

When things go sour

It looks like I've manged to bend a rod on the 1WU... never push start a bike downhill, if you think the crank might be full of oil and gas... Hydrolock is not a myth! So much for a 10'000 km bike... It is now vibbing quite badly. HAve to keep it on the road untill the 31K is Ok.

Posted by Spike at 12:15 PM
Edited on: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 9:06 AM
Categories: Yamaha RDLC 350 1WU/1WT

Thursday, September 15, 2005

Gotcha!

It took three hammers to remove the cylinders from the RD400. The crank is rusted solid, the small ends too...The rest of the bike is thankfully almost new... on to finding the parts and splitting the motor.

Posted by Spike at 11:40 AM
Edited on: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 12:03 PM
Categories: Yamaha RD400

Thursday, September 08, 2005

Pissed & Stuck

HAd a go at the RD 400. It looked promising BUT... Cylinders are real Stuck! As in "never seen Stuck like that before"
I'd like to save the crank but it soen't look good. I'll certainly need new piston as well. Oh well, first I have to get them off.

Posted by Spike at 11:38 AM
Edited on: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 11:48 AM
Categories: Yamaha RD400