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Super post Bill I have really enjoyed it!
Just sitting here after a small operation and this lifted me no end!! Went out in the sunnest day in months and looked at mee bike! ahh out again soon!
Good luck with the rest, I look forward to reading the next installments!
Just sitting here after a small operation and this lifted me no end!! Went out in the sunnest day in months and looked at mee bike! ahh out again soon!
Good luck with the rest, I look forward to reading the next installments!
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Sorted the missfire eventually.
Swapped plug leads, crossed them over, swapped the carbs left to right, put a strobe on it, scratched my head a few times, then found the right-hand carb float had sunk, pin hole in it, so got the solder iron out again and tried to patch it after blowing all the petrol out.
Now running on both cylinders - yipee !
Not as smooth as I'd like, but I'm waiting a couple of days to see if the float repair holds up, got another on order, but might be several weeks although I can get a second-hand Solex one which I'm told might fit.
Anyway, here it is running.
Bill
Sorted the missfire eventually.
Swapped plug leads, crossed them over, swapped the carbs left to right, put a strobe on it, scratched my head a few times, then found the right-hand carb float had sunk, pin hole in it, so got the solder iron out again and tried to patch it after blowing all the petrol out.
Now running on both cylinders - yipee !
Not as smooth as I'd like, but I'm waiting a couple of days to see if the float repair holds up, got another on order, but might be several weeks although I can get a second-hand Solex one which I'm told might fit.
Anyway, here it is running.
Bill
OOOh I can see a few jaffa cakes might just get the treatment tonight
brill, well done both for the bike and an excellent post. Can I book another ride at the wee-kend next year
brill, well done both for the bike and an excellent post. Can I book another ride at the wee-kend next year
OOOh I can see a few jaffa cakes might just get the treatment tonight
brill, well done both for the bike and an excellent post. Can I book another ride at the wee-kend next year
Be my pleasure Pastyman
I add another post in a day or two, when I've had a chance to cover a few miles, and get it all bedded in, then I'll put the side car on it and post a few pictures of that as well.
If the weather looks ok for next weekend (10th-12th), I may well wend my way to the East Midlands do on it.
Thank you all for your interest and offers of help and advise, it's all helped to spur me on to get it completed.
Some of it was even fun to do.
Bill-H
Don't forget a couple of squirts of Lead Additive, don't want them valves recessing do we ???
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Can't wait to ride the old girl again, Earles forked Beemers are like sitting in your favourite armchair, so comfortable
..Can't wait to ride the old girl again, Earles forked Beemers are like sitting in your favourite armchair, so comfortable
Fantastic job Bill, this has been a great thread and I'm looking forward to the first ride report.
Superb job Bill.:
Looking forward to seeing her in the flesh again....
Aint you supposed to be on holiday
10,000 posts been and gone, and the world didn't end
Aint you supposed to be on holiday
Bollox,
we are on Holiday, done a 1000 kms so far in 7 days, getting some serious beach and drinking 
time in now 
A few very tentative miles as a solo machine, was having trouble relaxing into the ride due to a square sidecar back tyre coupled to my unfounded fear that it was all going to fall apart at any time.
Using the front brake caused a massive judder which unnerved me a little.
It pulled quite well up to the mid 50s, about as fast as I want to take it for now, and it should only go up to 65-ish anyway, what with the low ratio final drive coupled to the 24-ish HP it produces.
After 20 or so miles I came back to base and took the front wheel out to discover a discoloured patch on the drum, oil or rust? it was hard to say. Cleaned it all of with a fine emery paper and it now seems to have diminished. Should it not go away completely, I'll get the drum skimmed - which can be done with the wheel complete.
There was a very slight drip from the right-hand rocker cover gasket- I'd removed the cover to check the valve clearances, and have bought 2 nitrile gaskets which I'll fit as and when.
A few drips of oil from the gearbox-to-driveshaft gaiter, I might have put a little more than the 100cc of oil in there, so tightened the jubilee clip a little more.
Tickover was not smooth, and it was hesitant when opened up, so spent an hour or two yesterday setting the carbs as best I can. Seems a lot smoother now when revved, and ticks over quite nicely. I expect I'll be fiddling with it for some time to come.
All in all, I'm more than pleased that it's all working so well for a 52 year old bike with it's 59 year old engine.
Put the sidecar on it today. I've not yet taken it out for a run, and will have to load two or three bags of sand into the ultra-light sidecar before I venture out.
It's starting from cold second or third kick now, and is so easy to kick over with it's 6.5:1 compression and all.
Hoping to ride out the the EM do at Ripley on Saturday, depends on the weather as I don't want to be broken down miles from home in the rain.
Here's a few photos of the bike with sidecar attached.
Bill
Using the front brake caused a massive judder which unnerved me a little.
It pulled quite well up to the mid 50s, about as fast as I want to take it for now, and it should only go up to 65-ish anyway, what with the low ratio final drive coupled to the 24-ish HP it produces.
After 20 or so miles I came back to base and took the front wheel out to discover a discoloured patch on the drum, oil or rust? it was hard to say. Cleaned it all of with a fine emery paper and it now seems to have diminished. Should it not go away completely, I'll get the drum skimmed - which can be done with the wheel complete.
There was a very slight drip from the right-hand rocker cover gasket- I'd removed the cover to check the valve clearances, and have bought 2 nitrile gaskets which I'll fit as and when.
A few drips of oil from the gearbox-to-driveshaft gaiter, I might have put a little more than the 100cc of oil in there, so tightened the jubilee clip a little more.
Tickover was not smooth, and it was hesitant when opened up, so spent an hour or two yesterday setting the carbs as best I can. Seems a lot smoother now when revved, and ticks over quite nicely. I expect I'll be fiddling with it for some time to come.
All in all, I'm more than pleased that it's all working so well for a 52 year old bike with it's 59 year old engine.
Put the sidecar on it today. I've not yet taken it out for a run, and will have to load two or three bags of sand into the ultra-light sidecar before I venture out.
It's starting from cold second or third kick now, and is so easy to kick over with it's 6.5:1 compression and all.
Hoping to ride out the the EM do at Ripley on Saturday, depends on the weather as I don't want to be broken down miles from home in the rain.
Here's a few photos of the bike with sidecar attached.
Bill
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Great job Bill, now don't forget to move front forks back to "combo" position
Great job Bill and it looks brilliant with the sidecar as well as solo 
Great job on the rebuild Bill. Right up to when you bolted that traffic anchor on the side of it
I just don't "get" side cars
I just don't "get" side cars
Great job on the rebuild Bill. Right up to when you bolted that traffic anchor on the side of it
I just don't "get" side cars
OOOOOOO !!! Incomming from Tarka
Nice one bill, deffo morejaffa cakes
Sidecars require an new skillset.. their dynamics have nothing in common with a solo or a car, once you get the knack they are a hoot to throw around. My first was a Jawa 350, I found a chassis somewhere and a body elsewhere. It was light and fun. Next was an R100RT with a large wedge shaped contraption attached (cannot remember the name) now that flew even three up with camping gear. A good job as I had to ferry the then girlfriend and her pal home when she dumped her Supa5 in Dunoon and broke her wrist.
Some can adapt some can't...my brother bought a later jawa chair I think he rode it 50 yards and parked it. That'll be 18 years ago..it's still parked. Nothing beats getting your right knee down and looking at the chair and passenger flying above you..in a carpark of course
Good luck with your outfit Bill.
Some can adapt some can't...my brother bought a later jawa chair I think he rode it 50 yards and parked it. That'll be 18 years ago..it's still parked. Nothing beats getting your right knee down and looking at the chair and passenger flying above you..in a carpark of course
Good luck with your outfit Bill.
Great job Bill, now don't forget to move front forks back to "combo" position
I did remember
What I forgot was to put a trolley jack under the sump before I pulled the leading link pin out
a jack under each pot lifted it all off the floor soon enough
Congratulations on a great project. Now sell it and start something new to keep us all entertained over winter
Looks fantastic, not over restored, just a clean original look. Hope you have many happy years together.
Looks fantastic, not over restored, just a clean original look. Hope you have many happy years together.
500-ish miles covered now.
The gearbox had to come out again as the kickstart was sticking in the down position again. BEMW sorted it again, a shim was removed from off the main shaft, as it was causing the cogs to miss-align when the end casing was tightened down, and it's been ok since.
Engine oil looks as clean as the day I poured it in, I seem to have the timing and carbs set about right and it starts in about 4 kicks when it's been standing for a week, so I'm happy with that.
Front brake still juddering when applied, so I will get it skimmed over the winter, and an oversize shoe fitted if needed.
It took a little getting used to riding, and the best plan seems to be to relax and let let it all pitch and buck around underneath you, quite funny to watch.
The suspension on the sidecar seems too hard, and has little movement even when I apply my 15 stones to it and jump up and down. Talking with Proff the other day about it and I may well look round for a lighter capacity 'indespension' unit, 125kilo or there abouts.
The gearbox had to come out again as the kickstart was sticking in the down position again. BEMW sorted it again, a shim was removed from off the main shaft, as it was causing the cogs to miss-align when the end casing was tightened down, and it's been ok since.
Engine oil looks as clean as the day I poured it in, I seem to have the timing and carbs set about right and it starts in about 4 kicks when it's been standing for a week, so I'm happy with that.
Front brake still juddering when applied, so I will get it skimmed over the winter, and an oversize shoe fitted if needed.
It took a little getting used to riding, and the best plan seems to be to relax and let let it all pitch and buck around underneath you, quite funny to watch.
The suspension on the sidecar seems too hard, and has little movement even when I apply my 15 stones to it and jump up and down. Talking with Proff the other day about it and I may well look round for a lighter capacity 'indespension' unit, 125kilo or there abouts.
Many thanks for a most entertaining thread, i salute your dedication and your generosity for taking the time to post 
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