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Corey8 wrote:

Trailboss wrote:

bigger al wrote:

Why is there a orange 450 in my shed corey :angry:

I reckon if there was a orange 450 in your shed Corey would be green with envy :sick: really green

TB

Ummmm TB i don’t know if you are drinking or not buddy but you seem to be repeating your self like i have been down this road before :ohmy:

Oh dear I am too :laugh: ok I dont want to drink to much as well because tomorrow I could end up sick :sick: nothing worse than waking up green eh Corey?

TB

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bigger al wrote:

Why is there a orange 450 in my shed corey :angry:

I reckon if there was a orange 450 in your shed Corey would be green with envy :sick: really green

TB

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Corey8 wrote:

Trailboss wrote:

Can I have a guess Corey cause I don’t reckon it’s a Gasser your smarter than that :laugh:

TB

Euro trash………

I even stepped into Coffs KTM yesterday and i wasn’t sure is it was the Kidney stones moving or if i just kicked my self in the nuts for being in there

Euro Trash gees mate people will end up green with envy

TB

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Can I have a guess Corey cause I don’t reckon it’s a Gasser your smarter than that :laugh:

TB

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aido wrote:

geez a half irish pom, i bet religion was a touchy subject at your family reunions :laugh: :laugh:

The religion subject was Aido and to make it worse the family reunions were huge given that they are all inner breed :laugh: :laugh:

Have a great day

TB

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That’s understandable Aido. I am looking forward to seeing the new one in the flesh. I reckon if the EFI is reliable they will have taken a really good bike and finished it off. I am helping build one for the APC it was picked up from Yamahas HQ yesterday. It is going t be a custom build 450 rally :woohoo: I can’t get over to the workshop today either so it will be Monday, maybe even a ride on it

TB

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Burkey wrote:

What sort of fuel range are you looking at? Mine gets 220k’s per tank or there abouts

Going on the Tenere Burkey, we have one long one at 580kms the rest are under 400kms

TB

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pete the wulf wrote:

This will be a good one to watch, the 530 is a great bike, i love big bores and in a perfect world i would have one in my shed……………………….. next to my XR650 :laugh: :laugh:

PTW

Yes a perfect world, heaps of bikes in the shed and no work :laugh:

Nato wrote:

That sounds like bugger all oil for a big bore 4t. Does the book call for oil changes every 400km or something?

Yeah doesnt seem enough for me but hey I am from the old school where bikes held 2 litres :laugh: But its been said oil wasnt that good in those days so it needed two litres eh Lefty

white rocket wrote:

there a great versatile bike i reckon handle short highway runs fire trails and single track good on fuel it would suit the riding you do ps they crack to hay :woohoo:

It does crack of the bottom Rocket and yes I love that about it :woohoo: It does do ok on fuel as well actually Big bores are the go and it weighs only 4.5 kilos more than a CRF 250 and lighter than a WR450 (steel frame)

TB

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So I picked the head up from Teknik’s, Nick fitted a Kibble White intake valve kit. The kit includes valve springs to suit the new valves, seals etc. While it was there Nick fitted a cam he and Nickj had decided on and set the valve clearances for me to save me having to set them up. That is a better idea has he has all the shims etc there. I tucked around to Sutto’s picked up the Pro-x piston kit and gasket set. Included was a new rear tyre and grips to fit.

I have a video here showing how the auto decompression works, I should have included in the video that at the slower cranking speed the cam doesn’t spin fast enough to throw the arm out so the decompression works, when it starts it then as the video show throws out and the exhaust valves operate as normal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfAg2w4dXjQ

I cleaned up all the parts and got everything ready for assembly.

I inspected the barrel again, it is in excellent condition, plenty of visible cross hatch.

A little carbon was cleaned from the top of the cylinder using a scotch brite pad.

Ring end cap was checked

Rings were installed on the piston, remember care needs to be taken and the rings need to be staged on the piston correctly. The manual specifies a direction of installation for each ring to stagger the ring ends. Put the rings on with the marks stamped into their ends facing up. The oil “ring” consists of two side rails and a wavy spacer. The ends of the spacer butt up against each other. They shouldn’t overlap or interlock. I then fitted one piston circlip, I have always struggled with this style of clips so I went to youtube looking for a tip, and here is a red hot tip that works great

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh3Kwn9tFvc

I then installed the piston, slide in the pin until it seats on the side that has the clip installed and insert the final clip. Keep the crankcase packed with rags in case you drop the circlip, remember other is installed on the bench

All in happy days

Removed the towels, and then installed the base gasket. Make sure the locating dowels are still in the correct locations and are installed properly.

Clean the cylinder with contact cleaner on a paper towel, and follow all the directions in the service manual regarding measuring the cylinder bore and cleaning the oil passages and gasket surfaces. After the cylinder is clean, apply oil to it, the piston and the rings before assembly check the rings are staggered correctly again. You should be able to lower the cylinder with one hand while compressing the rings with the other. As the rings slide into the cutouts on the side of the cylinder, make sure they don’t hang up on the edges. Do not force the cylinder or twist it while working the rings into the bore.

Carefully

Home

Slide the white cam-chain guide down into the cylinder. There is a notch in the case and cutouts in the top of the cylinder for the little locating nubs on the sides of the guide, and they both have to be engaged. Rock the guide back and forth to make sure it is seated correctly

Install a new head gasket, and make sure the locating dowels are in place. The cutouts in the head gasket will not match the openings in the water jacket. Don’t be tempted to change the size or location of the coolant holes in the gasket. Slide the head on, while pulling the cam chain up and out of the way with the zip-tie. Install the washer and nuts that hold down the head, then torque all the head bolts to the correct specifications—29 foot-pounds for the four large nuts and 7 foot-pounds for the two smaller external bolts. The washers are shaped, so the narrow side faces the aluminum of the head. You should be able to tell which side has had a nut spinning against the surface. Don’t forget to put a drop of oil on the threads and the bolt head contact areas

The small bolts that go to 7 foot pound

I had all the shims and buckets installed left the rocker arm in place. Make sure the timing marks on the crank are still aligned, then start to install the cam chain on the cam sprocket. Slide the cam in with the lobes facing rearward. Once the cam is in, don’t worry if the cam chain is off a bit. With the play in the chain from the bearing being slid to one side, it is easy to “wrinkle” the cam chain to move it one tooth at a time. Move the chain tooth by tooth until you line up all the marks. Check your work twice here; a mistake can allow the valves to hit the piston. After all the marks are lined up, slide over the cam-chain-side bearing. Align the retainer clip cut in the bearing with the bearing-cap bolt hole.

From there the exhaust, the carby, coolant hoses, sight plugs, valve cover, spark plug, top engine mount, fuel tank, fuel line etc were installed. Lefty called over we chewed the fat, had a beer discussed today’s events.

I packed up, washed the air cleaner and set it to dry. I was going in to watch the footy and have a rum when I thought I wonder will it start

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4WFjywrQS4

Tomorrow I will oil and fit the air filter, the new tyre, the new grips and take it for a ride and run the new piston in. More later

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I will read this through and will need help as I purchased a HD GoPro today from Sutto’s. Bloody good price and they have at least one left in stock, see Scotty

TB

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aido wrote:

TB i hate to be the one to break it to you mate but your ugly as well as fat :woohoo: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Yeah I know but that went against me trying to be funny :laugh: :cheer: :whistle:

TB

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Attack nah :laugh: will take better than that as you have said correctly I give shit to one and all and receive all that I give as I should and expect return serve from those I stir If you are prepared to live by the sword be prepared to die by the sword I always say. I guess I was wondering why your explanation went that way I maybe expected something technically based but that doesnt matter . I know who and what I am, yes I am fat but that’s better than ugly because I can diet :laugh: :laugh:

As for the rest well I went upon what I read and was told by the sales people, thats the beauty of an open forum and that was the rear of the bike is a weak point and weaker than full framed adventure bikes ok. I just said that. All bikes have their weaker points. Cush drive rubbers on the Tenere, Valves on a CRF maybe, etc. The 690 wasnt designed for hard adventure riding look it up on the net (google it) thats all that I was trying to say. Besides who makes an adv bike with a 12litre tank? and a plastic rear end :huh: I also added that I thought as good as the fairing and twin tank setup looks I said I think tanks would better if they were bigger. I like the 690 and reckon its the FI version of my beloved XR650R not a single trail bike not an adventure bike (XR’s have an alloy sub frame, weak point when setup as an adv bike as well )

If Eags gets out on Sunday come along if you can we will have a feed at St Aburns no misunderstanding regarding what is and how its written

TB

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Krusty wrote:

When are we gonna get the official write up on the experience with the 530? :cheer:

On the 5th

Look at the dampering (valves and shiming) when you save your money up Krusty makes a far bigger change than springs we have noticed with Lefty’s and Deejays bikes

Bet your excited :woohoo:

TB

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mickp wrote:

Krusty wrote:

You have hit the nail on the head there Krusty. Its all about what suits you and what you want to do with it.

You should have lots of fun with the 350 – set up the suspension for your weight etc is the most important thing with the PDS rear end.

Have fun and be safe

Mickp

Yes great point Mick, I am sure now that the PDS myth comes from peeps riding around with the PDS not setup correctly. I dont think its as good as a linkage rear end but its not bad setup. I am pleasantly surprised how good the PDS is on the rear of that 530 I have been riding, it has been done over by Teknik’s and is pretty damn good the progressive spring and more so the valving as I think Lefty pointed out at the grass track (it is good). Funny how we rush out and put pipes etc on and miss out on the benefits of a safer, faster and smoother ride :laugh:

TB

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