Where's a mechanic when you need one?

Norman,
It will definitely be relegated to the naughty corner until the workshop is finished. So that will be one corner for a broken bike, 2 corners for unstarted projects, a corner for bikes requiring an MOT.

Grant never mind upsetting the cosmic balance, I think I upset that before with the negative ratio of bikes on the road to off the road.

Scrumpy
 
Maybe only so many Laverdas are allowed to run at the one time and me starting POP has upset the cosmic balance.
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Wouldn't worry about that, plenty of Laverdas not being used at all these days.  Perhaps the curse of multiple bike ownership, you can't keep 'em all fettled and running properly all the time...
 
Of course it's best to have an octagonal shed before relegating non running bikes to the naughty corner :D

It is really hard to keep up with things once you branch out to more than 1 bike. In our youf when we only had 1 bike and it was probably our only transport we'd move hell and earth to keep the thing running - now we switch to /buy another when 1 fails and suddenly (it seems) that bike has been in the corner for 3 or 4 years. Respect to those with the discipline to keep up with the spannering.
 
Normski said:
I need this sort of discipline! I thing Scrumpy's 100 items would all be bikes!
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There is room for denial (or corruption)..

[images of forum members sitting down to write the 100 item list:]

"1. All my bikes that run"
"2. All my bikes that do not run.. could call this item bike parts"
"3. Tools to fix item 2"..
[I'm never going to get this list down to 100 things.. time for a beer]
 
Well after 2 evenings of hassle I finally got into the man cave. I speant 2 hours yesterday trying to open the rear door to the garage, the lock mechanism was falling to bits and would not turn through 360 degrees. After unseuccessfully trying open it I eventuall prized out most of the internals, still would not open.
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So tonight I removed the upper part of downstairs bathroom window and climbed into the garage. I now had access to my tools. Then using a really thin cutting disc I was able to cut through the locking bolts amd open the door. Tantalizing view through the window.
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So the locks have been replaced but no progress on the bike tonight. Weather permitting I should be able to have a look see tomorrow.

Scrumpy
 
 
Caption competition?

"..Phil Todd was shunned by the Harley community until he devised the "Harley" experience custom seat unit for the Mark 6. The ride hit the spot but with over 42.3hp the engine was all wrong..
.. Last seen being wheeled back into the prototype shed in '94.."
 
Back into the garage this evening. Put a rod down inside the barrels and in their current positions I could not find a hole.  drained the oil and all was not so good. There was a lot of fine debris suspended in the oil, as it was caught in a tray it looked like a skunk, a shiny streak travelling through the darker oil. Wipe my oily hands on a rag and it left plenty of debris on the rag, see pic. Beneath the pedestal was a large amount of lumps of metal, finger up inside the sump and there was some more but not as much as in the pic. The oil strainer had the same debris that was suspended in oil with no lumps around it in the sump. The non magnetic sump plug had 2 small lumps of metal on it and nothing else. The lumps of metal where steel (tested with a magnet).

So it is into the corner for a while, before a strip down.

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Scrumpy, truly a short but sad run with the SFC.. and it looked so cool too. Bit curious as to cause. I'm thinking perhaps a piston ring has desintergrated in there.. that's a lot of residue. Of course it may have been building up for a while as it wore to the point of fail.. but I'm no expert. Total strip down when time and space in your expansive premises permits.. ever thought of camping in the shed and bringing the important stuff inside..might be more room.. :LOL:

Seiously though, sorry for your troubles here mate. Might be pleased to know though that the mighty Monty suffered a top end fail last time out (see OzLaverda site) and those S1s are about to come in real handy. Thanks mate.

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I think I can see the problem, 3/4 of the big end is missing and the little end has turned into a black plate, must be the remains of the piston, there you go all diagnosed, just replace them :)

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I hate to say it but I've seen that sort of carnage more than a few times before[on my Ducatis] and it looks like the remains of expensive little roller bearings. The type that aren't readily replacable without the services of engineers and fitters and funny looking plates on a big press.  Bummer!
 
Thanks for all of the comments, both constructive and not :D and commiserations guys. Unfortunately until the garage is completed, which may be some time, the SFC will have to sit in the corner. This is a great shame as it is the first 120 that I had ridden and I was really enjoying it. It is quite a different experience to my Jota and if I am honest I found it easier to ride. I think that this is primarily down to the riding position.

The strip and rebuild should be a valuable and informative experience. I have a number of other projects requiring engine builds.

Ian - the wife is pleased that everything is back outside for the time being, I did have a frame that lived in different bedrooms for a year. I dont think she would be too happy with it coming back in. Glad the S1s are going to be of some use. Good luck with the racing.


Scrumpy

 
Don't listen to the wife Scrumps, you can always get another one.. sweet running SFCs though... :P (just kidding missus)

We shall await the tide of times mate, and wish you well also.

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