Atlas Questions

There is a very good reason why I haven't done that, because I didn't think of it. Dr Edward Debono who invented Lateral Thinking would be proud of you Rob. That's a nice simple good idea. I now need the way easier to get 3/8 drive 22mm socket or a 3/8 female to 1/2 male adaptor as I only have a 22mm socket in 1/2 drive. That's easy to get.
 
Well Vince when you live in bum fuck nowhere you have to think of alternatives otherwise nothing gets done.
Today I'll be heading over to a mates place to use his lathe hopefully to grind 1/8" off the inside of a counter shaft sprocket to suit a 520 chain.
Yesterday I made a jig to mount a 4" grinder onto the tool post. Have an old sprocket to play with first. The rear is ally so no problem there.
 
30 seconds with my 51/2 inch grinder and my new jacking table works great, I am a happy camper. I already had an adaptor to suit.
 
Plus I managed to cancel the eBay order for the 1/2 male-to-male connection, that doesn't sound too good, saving me $16, the postage was typically more than the gadget.
 
So does your Makita powerhouse have a sds chuck, a hex chuck or a standard chuck, cause two of those will take the Hex male end and give you a 1/4 3/8, 1/2 inch male end to plug selected socket into, Bunnings $15
 
Standard 1/2 inch 3 jaw chuck, lifts the bike like butter. It's nice to have a bike with a flat bottom for a change that's easy and stable to lift. The lifting table even has caster wheels so I can move the bike into the shed corner easy as.
 
I love Computers, especially when they say NO. I have some parts coming from Germany via DHL and have a tracking number. To use this number it seems I must register with DHL supplying every bit of private info I have, as Australia has only 4 digits in their Post Code that does not compute as their system says it must have 5 digits, so I added another Bullshit digit and that absolutely fucked it as that address doesn't exist. And then it tells me I must click on a Sequirty Question, in German and supply an answer. About then I started considering ways to destroy this company in a violent way. Well, I guess the bits will arrive when they arrive.
 
Vince said:
I love Computers, especially when they say NO. I have some parts coming from Germany via DHL and have a tracking number. To use this number it seems I must register with DHL supplying every bit of private info I have, as Australia has only 4 digits in their Post Code that does not compute as their system says it must have 5 digits, so I added another Bullshit digit and that absolutely fucked it as that address doesn't exist. And then it tells me I must click on a Sequirty Question, in German and supply an answer. About then I started considering ways to destroy this company in a violent way. Well, I guess the bits will arrive when they arrive.
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Not really Vince.

Once you open the link I sent, you only need to type in the tracking #, the postcode is an additional ID verification and only required if more precise info is required, such as recieving address.

I can open it randomly from here, on the english page, only the tracking # required. No need for registration or any such crap.

FYI, your parcel is currently in Frankfurt, probably in the airport export dept. A link for Oz Post tracking is supplied.

piet
 
I tried half a dozen times with the same result. As usual, I just kept pressing random buttons eventually ending up with the above point.
 
You gotta do what you gotta do. I had a mate who would go nuts if while at his place you needed to modify a tool to do something. Just being an idiot was his speciality.
 
Today I bought a couple of cheap vinal pencil cases to use to hold tools, my last 2 had zipper issues almost immediately. One just nicely fits under the rear rack in its original Laverda Atlas rear guard-mounted vinal bag. Accessible now as the rack comes off easy with a couple of Butterfly Nuts.
 
I tend to buy these tool rolls for motorcycle tool kits. I find they stop tools from rattling around and escaping, and they'll fit in the tool space for most bikes unless they're completely over-stuffed with tools. Back in my youth when I rode 2-strokes, my jacket would weigh a ton because all the pockets were full of spark plugs :)

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I also stuff other things in whatever spaces are available. As batteries get smaller with modern battery technology, it frees up a lot of space in the battery tray. I can usually jam a little multi-meter and a 12V soldering iron in there, as well as some electrical wire, spare fuses, insulation tape, spark plugs, nuts, bolts, etc. I wrap all that shit in a piece of rag to keep it all together. The rag is also useful for hand wiping. But a vinyl pencil case is not a bad idea. Little $10 multi-meters are surprisingly reliable and good enough to diagnose an electrical fault on the side of the road.

On long trips I'll have panniers and tank bag that I can carry loads more tools and spare parts in. I've even been known to carry a spare battery, which got a mate out of trouble on one occasion. People joke about the amount of tools and spares I carry, but I feel that when on long trips with mates, I need to make up for their appalling lack of anything to fix even minor issues with their bikes. My tool supply has come out more often for other people's bikes than my own.

On my 2008 Benelli (with tubeless tyres), I wonder if I should also carry a tubeless tyre repair kit and a CO2 tyre inflator (I have that shit in my car). It's been years since I had a flat tyre, but I'd probably carry that gear if I was travelling in the middle of nowhere.
 
I am taking the Atlas on tomorrows club ride. I am happy the route I am taking misses all the expressway tunnels surrounding my house. I am a bit nervous as the bike has only done maybe 3ks since it arrived. Thats why the tools were added. Anxious typing.
 
Dellortoman said:
On my 2008 Benelli (with tubeless tyres), I wonder if I should also carry a tubeless tyre repair kit an a CO2 tyre inflator (I have that shit in my car). It's been years since I had a flat tyre, but I'd probably carry that gear if I was travelling in the middle of nowhere.
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Cheap insurance, Cam.

Leave it at home, next thing you know you'll find yourself with a flat...

I managed to punture a tyre on almost every long trip I did on my 3C back in the '90s, always the rear, it was a pita more often than not. From just carrying levers and repair kit, I later took a spare inner tube or 2, depending on the expected mileage.

Since fitting the GSXR rims and tubeless tyres sometime around '96, a repair kit and CO bottles have replaced the levers and tubes. Haven't had a puncture since!

piet
 
Well, that didnt go well. The bike went great heading the 40ks to the meet including maybe 15ks on an expressway. I got fuel on the way. It did need a clutch adjustment on the way to get neutral. Smooth consistent power right through the rev range, a real pleasure to ride. So we hung around chatting for 30 minutes and then left the petrol station, quite a big crowd was there as its the meet for Old Rd rides. So I attempt to take off and the bike bogs in a big way almost catching me out, I just got a foot down, that would have been embarrassing in front of that crowd, very odd as it hadn't done that before. Suddenly the bike has no power under 4k and lurches and surges like hell till it hits 4k and then it goes well. Very similar to water in the fuel feel. It was absolutely fine for the 45-minute ride up there with that new fuel in the bike, it didn't take much, maybe 8 litres from a really busy fuel station on a major road. So I am thinking keep going it might clear up. So down the tight ride to Berwara Ferry and it getting worse, not better. I am holding Harbib up the the max as I have no clue when the power will cut in or out. So I pulled the pin and headed home. That wasn't fun at all. Every time I stopped at traffic lights it stopped, thankfully it kept starting but unless I revved it over 4k and slipped the clutch it would just die. Huge flat spots and surging, running okay when accelerating over 4k but close the throttle and open it and it has no power at all. Thankfully I made it home. It felt like lack of spark intermittently so I am thinking Ingatech and new pickups, MAYBE. The only other issue was the insanely loud wind noise from the small screen at over 80ks. The highs and lows of a new bike, hard to take the poor running after it went so well at first.
 
What a bummer, Vince. I'm sure you were praying that the unproven beast would behave perfectly and allow you to relax.

It could well be fuel starvation due to water/dirt from the tank working its way into the pilot system. I'd start with carb drain at the very least. Open the fuel tap and let some fuel run through. Or remove the carb completely and clean.
 
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