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<blockquote data-quote="ET43" data-source="post: 2581" data-attributes="member: 62"><p><strong>Tank Lagging and other things.</strong></p><p></p><p>Many years ago at a Deers Hut meeting Trevor Southwell probed everyone's Vin for oil temperature. Even Adrian Cattell's oil who had ridden some 140 miles from Derby, was not up to working temperatur, reading around 150F I seem to recall. Too much airflow betwixt UFM and tank methinks. On another subject for twin owners. Remove your gearbox dip stick, degrease it, paint it with matt black paint and you are able to see the okl level ok. Finally, another subject. To equalise the carb slide lift, fashion two 6" long 5/8" wide 1/16" thick alloy strips, bevelled on one side, and with a 1/8" wide slot 5/8" deep in one end. Wind back the slide stops until they are resting on their base, insert the alloy sticks bevel side down until they touch the inner side of the carb side of the slide and adjust the slide stops until they only just make the ends of the stick twitch. This can be seen by standing at the handlebar whilst operating the twist grip, then you can adjust the cables to suit and it does not entail geriatric mechanics whilst trying to stick a finger up the hole and look at the other one. Comet owners will be in their element here.</p><p>Happy New Year to you all, and keep all your wheels on the ground. ET43</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ET43, post: 2581, member: 62"] [b]Tank Lagging and other things.[/b] Many years ago at a Deers Hut meeting Trevor Southwell probed everyone's Vin for oil temperature. Even Adrian Cattell's oil who had ridden some 140 miles from Derby, was not up to working temperatur, reading around 150F I seem to recall. Too much airflow betwixt UFM and tank methinks. On another subject for twin owners. Remove your gearbox dip stick, degrease it, paint it with matt black paint and you are able to see the okl level ok. Finally, another subject. To equalise the carb slide lift, fashion two 6" long 5/8" wide 1/16" thick alloy strips, bevelled on one side, and with a 1/8" wide slot 5/8" deep in one end. Wind back the slide stops until they are resting on their base, insert the alloy sticks bevel side down until they touch the inner side of the carb side of the slide and adjust the slide stops until they only just make the ends of the stick twitch. This can be seen by standing at the handlebar whilst operating the twist grip, then you can adjust the cables to suit and it does not entail geriatric mechanics whilst trying to stick a finger up the hole and look at the other one. Comet owners will be in their element here. Happy New Year to you all, and keep all your wheels on the ground. ET43 [/QUOTE]
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