2009 motorcycling highs and lows
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From: Dr Ivan D. Reid on 17 Jan 2010 12:59 On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:24:54 -0800 (PST), S'mee <stevenkeith2(a)hotmail.com> wrote in <cefe6d64-e3e2-4a3b-96a0-1279952e5cdd(a)s31g2000yqs.googlegroups.com>: > On Jan 17, 9:23�am, "Dr Ivan D. Reid" <Ivan.R...(a)brunel.ac.uk> wrote: >> On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:42:44 -0800 (PST), S'mee <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> >> �wrote in <e96c76a9-4448-4b6a-9fba-922dcbb9...(a)s31g2000yqs.googlegroups.com>: >> > Like I said... ;^) That's okay though. I seem to recall a certain >> > feature on a certain suzuki that opened up the exhaust and let you >> > clean the baffles with a blow torch...sure uncorked the 2smoke in the >> > process also. >> � � � � Most Suzi 2-strokes had removable baffles. �A wood fire was good, >> you could throw the baffles in the fire and recover them cleaned from the >> ashes the next morning. �I had security banging on the lab door once when >> I tried to decoke/deoil the T500's exhaust pipes. �I'd stuck the header >> pipes in the extraction port from our welding area, turned the fan on >> high, started the crud burning with an oxy torch, then turned off the >> acetylene and blasted it with pure oxygen. �I couldn't see how much smoke >> was coming out of the extraction vent... > ROTFLMAO!!! That's why I did it outside and yeah I was working on T500 > also (72 model to be exact) Things go right this year I'll likely be > getting a new set of oil lines for mine from Crook's Suzuki. It's a > compleate basket case adn I HOPE the crank isn't too rusty to clean up > and have rebuilt. My proclivity for castor over the others is with > good reason...high temp lubricity. Off the top of my head, can't recall if mine was '71 or '72 -- T500R (unfortunately not TR500...) in purple-and-white. -- Ivan Reid, School of Engineering & Design, _____________ CMS Collaboration, Brunel University. Ivan.Reid@[brunel.ac.uk|cern.ch] Room 40-1-B12, CERN GSX600F, RG250WD "You Porsche. Me pass!" DoD #484 JKLO#003, 005 WP7# 3000 LC Unit #2368 (tinlc) UKMC#00009 BOTAFOT#16 UKRMMA#7 (Hon) KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".
From: S'mee on 17 Jan 2010 14:58 On Jan 17, 10:59 am, "Dr Ivan D. Reid" <Ivan.R...(a)brunel.ac.uk> wrote: > On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:24:54 -0800 (PST), S'mee <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> > wrote in <cefe6d64-e3e2-4a3b-96a0-1279952e5...(a)s31g2000yqs.googlegroups.com>: > > > > > > > On Jan 17, 9:23 am, "Dr Ivan D. Reid" <Ivan.R...(a)brunel.ac.uk> wrote: > >> On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:42:44 -0800 (PST), S'mee <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> > >> wrote in <e96c76a9-4448-4b6a-9fba-922dcbb9...(a)s31g2000yqs.googlegroups.com>: > >> > Like I said... ;^) That's okay though. I seem to recall a certain > >> > feature on a certain suzuki that opened up the exhaust and let you > >> > clean the baffles with a blow torch...sure uncorked the 2smoke in the > >> > process also. > >> Most Suzi 2-strokes had removable baffles. A wood fire was good, > >> you could throw the baffles in the fire and recover them cleaned from the > >> ashes the next morning. I had security banging on the lab door once when > >> I tried to decoke/deoil the T500's exhaust pipes. I'd stuck the header > >> pipes in the extraction port from our welding area, turned the fan on > >> high, started the crud burning with an oxy torch, then turned off the > >> acetylene and blasted it with pure oxygen. I couldn't see how much smoke > >> was coming out of the extraction vent... > > ROTFLMAO!!! That's why I did it outside and yeah I was working on T500 > > also (72 model to be exact) Things go right this year I'll likely be > > getting a new set of oil lines for mine from Crook's Suzuki. It's a > > compleate basket case adn I HOPE the crank isn't too rusty to clean up > > and have rebuilt. My proclivity for castor over the others is with > > good reason...high temp lubricity. > > Off the top of my head, can't recall if mine was '71 or '72 -- T500R > (unfortunately not TR500...) in purple-and-white. > Blue and White with that nice <rolls eyes> red pin stripe...that bit is a decal. Likely keep the stock intake and exhaust. Modernize the tail light with salvage specials tail lights. <wink> Not worrying on the fiddly bits UNTIL the motor is done and running properly. Fortunately the stock exhaust isn't rusted out and the baffles are fine...the sucking sound you hear is me jetting it for my altitude (3,782ft with Marias Pass (el. 5213 ft./1588 m.)) just down the road (roughly 60mi) Going to make things interesting...and before you ask the cases aren't going to be polished. I prefer the 30+ year old patina on the aluminium. <shrug> guess that makes me weird.
From: Robert Bolton on 18 Jan 2010 12:51
On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:21:33 -0800 (PST), zymurgy <zymurgy(a)technologist.com> wrote: >On Dec 31 2009, 3:38�pm, frag <ne...(a)ukrm.co.uk> wrote: >> The Older Gentleman wrote: >> > Just thinking. >> >> Mum passing away. > >Aye, I remember the time she made me and several other UKRM'ers >welcome in your house when you were laid up in hospital. > >> Almost being out of work with very little pay for a few months. > >Heh, in my case, unfortunately not 'almost' :/ > A bit belated, but my sympathies on you mom passing away, TOG. Robert |