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micknmeld wrote:

Tentative permission has been granted by the missus,

:ohmy: :huh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Good stuff Mick

A phone call to Pezz this morning has opened a door and provided me with a back up plan. So hopefully today I should be able to source the parts required for the mighty XLV

TB

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Found a manual here

Have found a wrecker with one maybe if their site is up to date here in south Aus

TB

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Nickj wrote:

Just 5 minute hunting and I found a pump that should do for your bike ,

Rare bike parts Australia

Fancy me seeing this post and getting excited that you had actually found something to help me :pinch: Why would I think that, hope I can return the favour on the weekend, what am I doing? Oh yeah putting your CRF together :laugh: Let’s see you wonder about the reliability of your bike in the bush

TB

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Nickj wrote:

I’ve got a 1978 Honda XL250S your very welcome to borrow

The cam chain would cut the barrel in half before I got 100kms on that XL of yours I have heard it run :laugh: Again it’s just the simple thing about something reliable to lead with eh :dry: I have sent three emails of tonight chasing parts. I maybe able to run it without the pump but figure it will only use about 3litres of fuel via gravity before the level gets lower than the carbys hence them building it with a pump Maybe set something a little wild up tank wise, need to speak with Steve it’s not mine to cut and shut as he wants to restore it one day.
Am going to post up on a few forums to track down some parts

TB

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Nickj wrote:

Doesn’t scrapheap mean theirs a chance it won’t make it and that’s the challenge ??

That Super Tenere looks far to good !!

Yes Nick well done, you must just look silly :laugh: :laugh: As the guy leading the ride, pre running the route and looging it I need a bike, you find a fuel pump for a XLV and I will ride the sucker all day everyday. I am limited for time to get it going and test it, I should have started earlier although I can leave yours in pieces and do the XLV Nah cant find parts I have spent hrs tonight searching for one, look into it all the forums say “parts hard to come by” :huh: I figured the Super Tenere would be more in theme than my Tenere eh :blink:

TB

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Actually Mick after this evening and finding a bit more wrong with the XLV then we thought there may have to be a change. I need enough time to get parts which seem to be a problem :huh: get it going and make sure its reliable which is important if I am leading :laugh: It needs a fair amount of wiring repaired and at least a fuel pump which is seized :ohmy: The fuel tank has some fairly big issues and it as a weird fuel tank switch in the top of it and some wild hose routing which I don’t know what goes where as I didn’t pull it apart. I will try and track down some parts, Steve has lots of contacts so I maybe able to get it going. It needs blue slipping and rego.

Failing all that if I cant get a reliable ride from it in the time before the ride maybe I will have to get something else from the shed

Anyway the Honda first, wish me luck

TB

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Brake clean is better for removing brake dust, oil, grease and generally doing brake conponents Boony. it is brake clean after all. It will do a clean carby well but to remove the wax and varnish left by stale old fuel you are better off using carby cleaner.
Try Valvoline “Heavy Duty Carb & Throttle Body Cleaner” or Loctite “Pro-Strength Varnish Remover”

TB

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King STM wrote:

Scotty wrote:

Trailboss wrote:

Nice work Crash, almost as nice a work as The King telling you he had fuel issues to cover the fact you ripped past him :laugh: :laugh:

TB

I’ve found the best way to fix fuel supply problems is to turn the throttle more. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Some good vids Crash.

The more I turned it the deeper it bogged. I went to all the trouble of changing a plug in 110% humidity only to find out that my fuel cock was plugged. I switched to reserve and problem solved.
Wish I had tried that first :blush:

STM

Yeah I know King, its just funny the way we posted it above :laugh: Hey maybe it was plugged in this video as well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqUXEj_4u0g

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

TB

*STM did actually have a plugged fuel cock at Wauchope on Sunday

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Its not free Rocket, labour and bike repairs are the exchange rate :laugh:

TB

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white rocket wrote:

are you sure you did not buy that bike TB

I can promise you and everyone else Rocket I have not bought a KTM, nor can see myself buying one in the near (next 5 years) future

I will however it seems be riding a 530 for a while :laugh:

TB

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Maybe this will help you Spud :laugh: :laugh:

TB

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pete the wulf wrote:

if mine is any good to you then you are more than welcome to have it as long as i get one to put back on mine as i need to wheel mine around, it doesnt matter if i get a crap one in return as lond as it rolls

i guess the only problem is if mine has the same problem and like you said TB its hard to check.

PTW

Check your PMs Pete please

TB

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dupsyam4 wrote:

Unreal footage crash..YOU THE MAN?

That HOBBIT just pops up anywhere…. :ohmy: :ohmy:

Saying that..Chicken spotted TECHNO HOBBIT late on saturday night.. :sick: :sick:

…spud… :ohmy:

TECHNO HOBBIT was fully sic :laugh: , who has the Hobbits in the bush photo? Rob?

TB

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pete the wulf wrote:

bugger :pinch: he could have swapped wheels with my XR as i only use mine for training and not riding,
my heat shield went ages ago but i never thought of putting foil on it :laugh:

PTW

Please explain Pete? Train? do you have a rear wheel you want to swap, would save me some work I could get it picked up. His wheel isn’t that bad now I have got 99% of the movement out it’s just bad if you are going t ride around Australia :laugh:

TB

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