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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Speedo Drive and oil leak...Still at it...
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<blockquote data-quote="Ducdude" data-source="post: 22676" data-attributes="member: 2077"><p>Thanks John,</p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Thanks John,</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Ahhh that is a mighty fine idea and I would do it now BUT.....</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">If I pull the heads I would have to have them rebuilt. Why, well they are also 60 years old, and seals and springs and seats are often no match in quality for modern materials and machining.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">If I am having the heads rebuilt I would also pull the jugs and have them re honed and checked for concentricity and any inclusions.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">If I am going to do that that I may as well completely re ring the pistons with modern rings...</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">If I am going to do go though all that trouble I may as well just get some Higher compression pistons to punch it up a bit....</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">See how this goes...lol</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">But the above plan may just go in effect next winter..For now I just want to ride the beast..<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Spring is IN THE AIR!!..</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Thanks,</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Eric</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ducdude, post: 22676, member: 2077"] Thanks John, [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Thanks John,[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Ahhh that is a mighty fine idea and I would do it now BUT.....[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]If I pull the heads I would have to have them rebuilt. Why, well they are also 60 years old, and seals and springs and seats are often no match in quality for modern materials and machining.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]If I am having the heads rebuilt I would also pull the jugs and have them re honed and checked for concentricity and any inclusions.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]If I am going to do that that I may as well completely re ring the pistons with modern rings...[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]If I am going to do go though all that trouble I may as well just get some Higher compression pistons to punch it up a bit....[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]See how this goes...lol[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]But the above plan may just go in effect next winter..For now I just want to ride the beast..:-)[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Spring is IN THE AIR!!..[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Thanks,[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Eric[/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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