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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Series C Rapide - wish me luck, I'm going in!
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<blockquote data-quote="BlackLightning998" data-source="post: 10450" data-attributes="member: 109"><p><strong>I think I've checked the basics....</strong></p><p></p><p>Evening All,</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Absolutely right both of you, luckily he was on the telephone as I checked around a few things as instructed last night, right amount of free play at the handlebar before activation, free play on the clutch actuating rod, actuating rod closing properly without touching up against the abutment, all designed to prove that the clutch effectively is fully engaged and not being held slipping.</p><p></p><p>We've talked some more and are both pretty convinced that the 230 odd miles and so thoroughly warm engine before the slipping presented itself, and the fact that then on a cold engine it returned to "normal" and showed no symptoms are linked.</p><p></p><p>If I take care, use common sense and my time then I guess, having checked all the other basics, then stripping, inspecting and re-building can do no harm, bring with it a little education and worst case scenario I'll find/see nothing so that can be ticked off the list - maybe it's the hydraulic master cylinder at fault and the fluid is boiling in the heat<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></p><p></p><p>Some of you may recall that when I had a stuck pushrod there were two clear camps of thought, firstly there was the "take the timing cover of and check what is going on" and secondly the "leave well alone crowd and ride it" - well, if I'd taken the cover off I'd have found the carnage of the destruction as my cams ate the followers earlier, been able to book it in for the work sooner and in a more relaxed fashion ahead of the Manx GP and perhaps stopped quite so much metal debris whizzing around the insides of my engine. I've learnt my lesson I think the hard way so I think with all other possible straightforward culprits eliminated, time for a peek inside.</p><p></p><p>There's live open heart surgery on TV this week - so I should be able to manage a clutch I think - it's probably the anticipation as much as anything, once I get going it's only nuts, bolts, washers, screws, springs, plates, shoes, drums, oil seals, retaining springs and the requirement to transfer all the torque of 1000cc of V twin motive power to the rear tyre, what can go wrong!</p><p></p><p>Cheers all</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BlackLightning998, post: 10450, member: 109"] [b]I think I've checked the basics....[/b] Evening All, Absolutely right both of you, luckily he was on the telephone as I checked around a few things as instructed last night, right amount of free play at the handlebar before activation, free play on the clutch actuating rod, actuating rod closing properly without touching up against the abutment, all designed to prove that the clutch effectively is fully engaged and not being held slipping. We've talked some more and are both pretty convinced that the 230 odd miles and so thoroughly warm engine before the slipping presented itself, and the fact that then on a cold engine it returned to "normal" and showed no symptoms are linked. If I take care, use common sense and my time then I guess, having checked all the other basics, then stripping, inspecting and re-building can do no harm, bring with it a little education and worst case scenario I'll find/see nothing so that can be ticked off the list - maybe it's the hydraulic master cylinder at fault and the fluid is boiling in the heat:rolleyes: Some of you may recall that when I had a stuck pushrod there were two clear camps of thought, firstly there was the "take the timing cover of and check what is going on" and secondly the "leave well alone crowd and ride it" - well, if I'd taken the cover off I'd have found the carnage of the destruction as my cams ate the followers earlier, been able to book it in for the work sooner and in a more relaxed fashion ahead of the Manx GP and perhaps stopped quite so much metal debris whizzing around the insides of my engine. I've learnt my lesson I think the hard way so I think with all other possible straightforward culprits eliminated, time for a peek inside. There's live open heart surgery on TV this week - so I should be able to manage a clutch I think - it's probably the anticipation as much as anything, once I get going it's only nuts, bolts, washers, screws, springs, plates, shoes, drums, oil seals, retaining springs and the requirement to transfer all the torque of 1000cc of V twin motive power to the rear tyre, what can go wrong! Cheers all [/QUOTE]
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