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Having returned from our little adventures and taken the ol’ bike for MOT I was a bit disappointed to get a fail (first ever). The front nearside head was blowing on the exhaust and needed a bit of fiddling to seal and get the pass .
The upshot of all this is that the retaining nut has threaded the threads on the head , something I’m always meticulous about, but there you go.
So the question
Is the only way forward to send the head to Motobins and get it alloy welded up and have the threads re-cut ? Can’t think of any alternatives ?
It ran virtually 5 months on the trip chipping away as the gases blew past with no ill effect as I knew disturbing it would be a disaster (thank goodness I did leave it !)
Head is off ready for repairing – is the build up alloy weld and re-thread the only option ? Are Motobins the only people to do it ? (Don’t want another head as only changed the valve seals before we left). Comments welcomed
The upshot of all this is that the retaining nut has threaded the threads on the head , something I’m always meticulous about, but there you go.
So the question
Is the only way forward to send the head to Motobins and get it alloy welded up and have the threads re-cut ? Can’t think of any alternatives ?
It ran virtually 5 months on the trip chipping away as the gases blew past with no ill effect as I knew disturbing it would be a disaster (thank goodness I did leave it !)
Head is off ready for repairing – is the build up alloy weld and re-thread the only option ? Are Motobins the only people to do it ? (Don’t want another head as only changed the valve seals before we left). Comments welcomed