new workshop toy
- Thread starter redax5
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Laverdalothar
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- Germany
May I suggest to install an oil pan under the engine and a 200 L barrel above the engine? Else you will run into issues when you start that particular engine very soon...
Oh - and don't be surprised if it won't start, I assume there are some cams missing...
Honestly: great work! Is it built to take f.e. a bike by removing the rear wheel and putting the chain over the chain wheel of the dyno or do you have to take the engine out for that?
Oh - and don't be surprised if it won't start, I assume there are some cams missing...
Honestly: great work! Is it built to take f.e. a bike by removing the rear wheel and putting the chain over the chain wheel of the dyno or do you have to take the engine out for that?
Monty500
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Hey Red
If any of those sets of carbs fall on the floor then send them to me. I mean, they'll be all dirty and scratched by then so, as a favour, I'll take them off your hands .
Joking aside, looking great and hope it all works as you intended mate (goodjob)
Geoff
If any of those sets of carbs fall on the floor then send them to me. I mean, they'll be all dirty and scratched by then so, as a favour, I'll take them off your hands
. Joking aside, looking great and hope it all works as you intended mate (goodjob)
Geoff
mauricejota7604
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Hey Red I wonder if that is why it was going bang, bang, choof, choof, choof??? :
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Laverdalothar
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- Germany
drikko said:
that's how it looked to me, too. Was just wondering if it wouldn't have been the better idea to make a rig where you can mount either a "supporting frame" or a complete bike in. On the other hand, 90% of what Red does requires the engine to be taken out anyway, so...
95% of my work involves bare engines
when someone sends me a motor that is all I want, I am not too interested in getting complete bikes
take up too much room
next photos will be tomorrow, did a fair bit today but my even newer workshop toy arrived today so sat around it drinking beer looking at it
when someone sends me a motor that is all I want, I am not too interested in getting complete bikes
take up too much room
next photos will be tomorrow, did a fair bit today but my even newer workshop toy arrived today so sat around it drinking beer looking at it
Spondonrider
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- Colorado
redax5 said:
hmm, got yourself a specially configured vacuum cleaner there Red??
RCGBOB44
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- Coulsdon,Surrey, sometimes Germany
That engine doesn't have cams coz it's one o0f those new Kawajota lumps!. 
Spondonrider
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- Colorado
redax5 said:
er yeah, thats pretty much what I had in mind!
hours and hours of fun in your future there Red!
Yogi
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- Bellingen NSW Australia
Sounds super Red, should help with the flow of work through your place.
Yogi
Yogi
beer time tonight
started laying out the sensors, MAP sensor panel mounted, Crankcase pressure transducer on the same plate
Drikko coming over Tuesday night to start wiring it up so mounted Starter Relay, Regulator, 1 x Kill Switch, Battery, Battery Isolator
Lamba sensors are mounted in the header pipes, will do EGT sensors tomorrow
moved the damn fan again, is going to lose some airflow from the front mounted control panel so plan on mounting a second fan underneath in the main frame
mocking up the position of the main Sensor Interface panel
and the new toy, Superflow Flowbench, be a few weeks before we have time to set this up and make the plates needed to suit a Laverda head
started laying out the sensors, MAP sensor panel mounted, Crankcase pressure transducer on the same plate
Drikko coming over Tuesday night to start wiring it up so mounted Starter Relay, Regulator, 1 x Kill Switch, Battery, Battery Isolator
Lamba sensors are mounted in the header pipes, will do EGT sensors tomorrow
moved the damn fan again, is going to lose some airflow from the front mounted control panel so plan on mounting a second fan underneath in the main frame
mocking up the position of the main Sensor Interface panel
and the new toy, Superflow Flowbench, be a few weeks before we have time to set this up and make the plates needed to suit a Laverda head
Simonr501
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- Lympne, Kent. UK
Very nice Red, looks like you mean business with that.
Needs a seat on top.
Needs a seat on top.
sfcpiet said:
indeed, is going to be great
I bought it off my mate that does my valve seats for me, he concentrates on Harley's and has even more engines to repair then I do on the Laverda front
he has been machining up his own throttle bodies and doing extensive porting work on the 4 valve Harley heads, massive ports, just about put your hand down inside them
needed to go to a larger bench to get more airflow so upgraded to a SF-450, sold me the 120 which has had all the latest upgrades from Superflow, even had their rep out here doing the upgrades and calibrations on it
best part for me is that his experience is right there for me, only lives 3 minutes from our place and he is keen as to see the Dyno up and running so he can test some Harley engines
Dellortoman
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- Tasmania, Australia
I didn't know Harley Davidson made a 4-valve head 
What'll they think of next? Overhead cams, unit construction or maybe even liquid cooling ...
What'll they think of next? Overhead cams, unit construction or maybe even liquid cooling ...
