My word that was fun.

I have just had my noo bloo GS out for a pre fettling evaluation run and
to use up all the petrol I put in, like you do.


It is a completely different machine from the other one. Hard to
believe really that they were manufactured only a few months apart. A
little slower accelerating but, if the speedo is to be believed,
(probably) a much higher top speed. It seems strangled so I am now more
than convinced it is partly restricted still. What did surprise me
though was that the valves didn't start bouncing until way up into the
infra end of the red line, which is only going to encourage me further.


The cables were all as stiff as me dick but a little oil has got the
clutch and choke a bit better though the throttle still closes far too
slowly.


Other than the newly experienced really rather pleasant still air
provided by the TCP Ellipse fairing the straight line ride is about the
same, although there is a little more foam in the seat on the noo bloo
one and having the swing arm free to move for most of it's travel
certainly helps the comfort side of things on Essex B roads.


I am sure I managed to get the front to go distinctly slightly almost
nearly perceptibly light in first gear, so no change there then.


Apart from a touch of sponginess, the front brakes are spot on, genuine
two finger stuff. Which has brought about an immediate halving of my
braking distances with all the added bonuses for the inevitable
adrenaline rush which follows. The pads are EBC HH "New C Formula"
apparently and the callipers not being in the latter stages of seizing
up means the brakes come off as quick as they go on, which is good.



Shod with BT45s (the red one is on Avon's) the front end generally is
much better especially after I reduced the front tyre pressure from the
nearly 50 it came with to the 31lbs/in it should be (I took 10 out of
the back as well) and I have a new scar on the outside of the sole of my
right boot to prove it from when I inadvertently left it hanging out in
the wind whilst taking the tight line round a slowish roundabout. It
flicks nice too.


So the list sort of comes down to:


Whatever general routine type maintenance plus: carbs off and sorted, a
set of new fasteners for the fairing and a new windscreen. Added extras
will include sacrificial mushrooms and paddock stand shit bobbin stuff
because it has no centre stand, which I assume is to do with fitting the
fairing and some decals to hide the scuffs. That's about it really.

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, steve auvache belched forth and ejected the
following:

Cool.

I never said anything before because I didn't see any difference in your
signish, apart from maybe the VT but then I humpspected you had one of
them anyway.

Congrats, man.

Light one for me.

 

Whinging Courier wrote

and an alarm.

The GS500 is a nice little bike and suits my needs well.

"Don't bogart the scrote man"

 

I had the Z200 out for a bit of exercise this afternoon.

OMFG.

I've put a new front brake cable on, and an OEM exhaust, and sorted out the
back brake, so I thought that things in general might be a bit better. Two
minutes later, I'm trundling up the road, and the car in front indicates to
turn right and brakes. I apply the front brake (like you do) hard (like you
do on a Z200) and of the subsequent (meagre) retardation, the majority is
clearly being provided by engine braking.

Ah. Right.

Things start to get a bit close-quarters, so the back brake gets the benefit
of a swift right boot. Back wheel locks and goes left. This is alleviated
by swift right un-booting, and I've slowed down enough and the car's turned
right and got out of the way. Phew.

Later, a top speed run on the local Big Hill shows a maximum of 60mph. I've
previously seen in excess of 75mph on the flat. Bugger.

Possibly this can be sorted by a close look at mixture and timing.
Interestingly, the thing now ticks over at 2000rpm rather than 1000-ish. I
suppose I should do something about the brakes, as I've had a couple of
unstoppability-related moments in the last few months. Maybe a CBR6 front
end will fit.

That aside, I spent a pleasant hour or so bimbling about, although my nerves
were at sidecar levels of anticipation after the initial braking incident.

 

platypus wrote

Just the venturii?? Why not the float bowl as well?

Ho yuss, juss perfik is was.

 

Might have been rejigged to suit the previous pipe. I'll have to get the
Colourtune out.

CBR forks have venturiii and float bowls?

Auntie dive I speck. Dam clever these Japs.

I still have sidecar cravings. If sweller decides to out his, I'm doomed...

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus

See, what you need is something with the gravitas and smoothiosity to
propel a chair with aplomb.

Possibly something yellow.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - To stay young requires unceasing cultivation of
the ability to unlearn old falsehoods.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

platypus wrote

Do they do Colourtune in bike sizes?

I played with one when they were new to help balance up my MGB when I
rebuilt it. I got it running better by listening to it tbh.

It's a Death or Glory thing with you innit?

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, steve auvache

Pah! Man of small ambition. He can have *both*.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - To stay young requires unceasing cultivation of
the ability to unlearn old falsehoods.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote

I think you misunderstand The Glory that is his yet to seek. One word:
Trackday

 

Nobody would be stupid enough to let me onto their track with a sidecar.
Also, I'd need a monkey...

 

platypus wrote

ook ook.

 

Don't imagine that I've forgotten that.

Can easily be corrected.

 

Fitted the BMW, and I'm pretty sure the plug in the Z200 is the same size.

Yebbut I like dicking around with things.

False sense of invulnerability, more like.

 

....and a sidecar. Hmm. I suppose if I put together one of these:

http://www.eaton.me.uk/hippo/

....one of these:

http://dswindell.members.beeb.net/aGn.htm

....and some of this:

http://www.completeshite.com/davethewave-adverts/1992/hammerite.wmv

....we might have a plan.

 

<snip>

I removed the ignition switch, filler cap and steering lock from the
donor CD250 and swapped them with same units on the "good" one, finding
out in the provess that the ignition switch on the 'good' one was
non-standard, which is why it doesn't switch off the engine when turned
off - the kill switch does that.

Also swapped over the seat, front guard, and the top box which (I was
pleased to find) was one of those spiffy click-on click-off things.

Next task is to swap over the new chain & sprox from the donor bike,
clean it up, and return it to Ebay. It's actually a lovely runner.

CD250 has been pootled around town and seems fine. A longer shakedown
run to work is on the cards.

 

The Older Gentleman wrote

Obligatory really.

 

Just done. Rather nice. The clutch slips fractionally when WFO, so I've
ordered a set of plates and springs, but it bashes along the M25 at
65-70 without complaint. Top whack seems to be about 85.

 

The Older Gentleman wrote

I suppose the ultimate question is whether it can fill a niche in your
fleet.