Jughead's latest activity
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Jughead replied to the thread A day in the workshop ....I normally set them to the middle of the spec or slightly looser, never tighter. -
Jughead replied to the thread A day in the workshop ....Yup. Swingarm pivot went threadbound, despite plenty of heat.
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Jughead replied to the thread A day in the workshop ....Valve seats are a press/friction fit in the head. They are normally frozen and then pressed into place...
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Jughead replied to the thread A day in the workshop ....Correct. That went a little further though and damaged the barrels as well.
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That's interesting. Thanks for all the explanations etc.
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Jughead replied to the thread A day in the workshop ....I suspect both bikes had been drowned. Both valves affected were lower RHS exhaust. That is the cylinder that draws water through deep...
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Jughead replied to the thread A day in the workshop ....Had that happen to two different bikes, literally a few weeks apart. This one was off a bike with 83k on the clock, the other one was 129k
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Jughead replied to the thread A day in the workshop ....Here's a pic of an R1200GSA head where the valve seat has come loose. It can clearly be seen on the top right valve.
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Jughead replied to the thread A day in the workshop ....No, valve stem would remain the same length. The entire valve would move down due to the original spec valve thickness, albeit not as...
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Jughead replied to the thread A day in the workshop ....Possibly, but would need inspection. One can normally get away with just new valves and replacing the valve seat in the head. With...
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Jughead replied to the thread A day in the workshop ....I get a call last night from a kid (well, he's probably 20) He has a Honda 125 Bros that won't start. He explains in great detail how...
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Jughead replied to the thread A day in the workshop ....Well, I tried to quote it away, so have more than covered my costs for parts and labour. You know how "quoting it away" works. You...
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Jughead replied to the thread A day in the workshop ....To be very honest, I did not expect that! The valves are truly embedded in the head, so much so that I had to skim the thinnest shim...
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Jughead replied to the thread A day in the workshop ....The moment of truth has arrived. Will it fire up? :D:p:cool:
