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Willintolearn
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Posted: 26 Mar 2025 at 12:54 |
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……. Gotcha - you basket - a simple (vape) smoke test revealed the culprit to be the AP Airbox lid seal (after 19/20 years) not conforming to the tank under pressure - probably due to tank swelling, mostly. I reformed the seal, reinforced it with 2 x 5mm neo sheet then forced the tank down and then repeated the vape test - no leaks - all that’s left is to reset the PCIII (which I had made 8% richer***)……when I find my notes re: button/range adjustment…..now, where the h*ll have I put them….TBC. As a bonus: made a disk-lock stowing bracket and repositioned the alarm - both now, sensibly, under the pillion cover hump. *** yes - I know - I got my rich & leans mixed up - easy thing to do when you’ve never dabbled with DJ PC before - apologies to those in the know……. :-)
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Posted: 24 Dec 2024 at 17:25 |
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Second clutch slave cylinder seal.
The last one was fitted September ’22 (the first thing I did after purchase) but I didn’t use silicon lube. That’ll teach me. Old seal was rigid and ridged. Definitely not a heat issue - having drilled the carrier and spaced the cylinder off by using washers. Heat transfer from the push rod is unlikely too as that seal was as new. Bore was nice and smooth too. Suspect it’s down to lack of use. Maybe Santa will buy me an Oberon - courtesy of AP? Mind you, those seals are £30 a pop. |
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Posted: 24 Nov 2024 at 15:01 |
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Bleeding bleeding rear brake…
What a flippin faff. Approximately 20mL of air stuck in rear calliper - yes I removed it from the torque arm to suspend it from the man cave roof, jammed the pads with an Allen key then pumped the pedal and wedged a spanner between it, the footrest and the bottom of the clutch housing. Left it pumped up for maybe 15 minutes then tapped the calliper then let the air out. Repeated same until a good pedal pressure was gained. Replaced spanner wedging the pedal down for now. Made clamp to hold clutch lever in slightly - following the advice of ‘Make wood good’ (supplier of EPDM clutch slave seals). Unexciting photos may follow.
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Posted: 09 Nov 2024 at 15:35 |
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Stone me - that’s filthy. When mine had dried it just had discolouration due to the varnish - similar to that on the teabag and more noticeable on its outlet end. Oh well, if nothing else at least I’ve got a new filter on now and I had a chance to inspect the inside of the tank.
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Posted: 09 Nov 2024 at 15:24 |
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Tanks a bunch!
Swollen and didn’t sit well onto the AP Airbox kit seal. Took the 8mm head/M6 bolts out of the seat hoop/rear tank bracket, and countersunk the holes. Took the 2 part AP Airbox kit seal apart - heated both with a hot-air gun then sandwiched them and weighted them down to flatten while they cooled. Refitted the seals arranged so that it curved upwards. Opened up the tank pivot bolt slots rearwards, to 20mm, then refitted the bracket with countersunk screws - now flush fitting. Reassembled the whole and now the tank sits lower and slightly further back. Just hoping that sorts it.
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Posted: 02 Nov 2024 at 10:17 |
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People say I don't know Jack Sh1t; but I do, he lives next door.
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Posted: 30 Oct 2024 at 16:08 |
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Plans:
Replace jubilee and hose clips on stator cooling banjo and oil cooler tee with Oetiker clips - handy as I’ve managed to slightly overfill the oil, and I’ve got loads of the right size clips left over from the fuel filter change.
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Posted: 30 Oct 2024 at 16:02 |
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Coolant change…..
OAT -38C replacing original OEM stuff - bleed and drain screws on radiator had not been touched (still covered in original paint - to the extent that a 5mm Allen key would not fit). Prior to change - stationary - fans would come on at 98 and the temp would rise to 105, before dropping to 95 when fans stopped. After change - stationary - fans on at 96 and temp only rose to 98, before dropping to 94 when fans stopped.
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Posted: 20 Oct 2024 at 15:41 |
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Fuel filters & not before time. 9978 miles & 19 years old.
Drained the tank using the pressure relief hose. No water nor debris in the tank. Sorry AP & Aprilia but I’m on a strict budget….. Sourced a Bosch filter & replacement Oetiker clips and got stuck in, used a stainless steel jubilee clip for the ground. Washed and dried the tea bag - plenty of varnish present. Cut the old OEM filter apart and found it to be filthy - there was a bit of resistance when blowing through it so, it looks like I caught it just in time. Total spend - less than £19 (for 10 clips + the jubilee + the filter) and the handy thing is the fuel filter is a fairly common one. It’s actually the same one that’s fitted to my car. The only draw-back is that the fuel circuit took an age to prime from dry - due to the higher volume required to fill the new larger filter. Fired it up then carried out a full service. Now I just need a dry day or two.
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Posted: 02 Sep 2024 at 18:12 |
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…yet another reversed reversal:
Back to dual one-way valves. But this time with a 3rd tee so that the flapper still works. Reason: Fed up with wearing my glove fingers out - the mod does make the clutch a tad lighter. For the aesthetes: it still looks like a birds nest (though slighter better than before) hence no pics. Out of interest I took one of the failed one-way valves apart - it was gummed up with a light oily fuel vapour type residue - so I got the other ‘failed’ one and flushed it out….voila:it now works. I used 3-in-1 spray so, I guess WD40 should work too.
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Posted: 28 Jul 2024 at 15:27 |
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Years of the big K then an Ape - one with twin Akras, AP air box mod, twin NRVs, 42t rear sprocket, great big 12V cables, 200A solenoid, 40A MOSFET r/r + headlight switch + stator cooling + PCIII map.
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Posted: 27 Jul 2024 at 15:51 |
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Years of the big K then an Ape - one with twin Akras, AP air box mod, twin NRVs, 42t rear sprocket, great big 12V cables, 200A solenoid, 40A MOSFET r/r + headlight switch + stator cooling + PCIII map.
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Posted: 11 May 2024 at 14:09 |
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ANOTHER REVERSAL
Removed headlight on timer and replaced it with a discrete switch. Unless you’re prepared to fiddle about with diodes it just ain’t worth the bother. Lesson learned.
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Posted: 06 May 2024 at 14:53 |
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Years of the big K then an Ape - one with twin Akras, AP air box mod, twin NRVs, 42t rear sprocket, great big 12V cables, 200A solenoid, 40A MOSFET r/r + headlight switch + stator cooling + PCIII map.
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Posted: 10 Feb 2024 at 17:14 |
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And so it goes on:
Checked for oil leaks after the above stator cooling mod - all dry.
Removed top yoke and electrical part of ignition switch- found that the ball bearings were stuck so freed those then cleaned all the contacts - all showed signs of light scoring - and re tensioned the contact springs. Set forks in yokes to 4 rings showing - in an effort to speed up the steering to - somewhere near - my 7R Removed puck from side stand. Next: Drop rear ride height by 2mm - if reducing the front makes it a bit lairy. |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2024 at 17:52 |
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Posted: 27 Jan 2024 at 17:27 |
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Reg/rec take 2 Made a bracket and mounted it under the seat. Proper connectors arrived and wired via a 30A fuse. Had to relocate tip-over switch and 2 x 30A fuse holder. Once complete it would not start - large oops moment - I had mounted the tip-over switch upside down on its new bracket grrrrr. Now getting 14.4 V with lights off at tickover. Now for the poor-man’s T12 stator cooling: Drilled the 24x1.5 hydraulic blank @ 30 degrees - only broke one 2mm drill bit in the process but got there in the end. The other side I drilled and tapped m6 in readiness for the dowty/hose tail banjo which is due next Friday. The blank fitted like a charm - new viton seal fitted and the orientation of the oil spray is at about 12 o’clock. I dropped the oil tank and cut the cooler hose to fit the 12x6x12 reducing tee. Ran the stator cooling hose ‘s’ shaped upto the fan then cable tied it into fairing bracket and down to the clutch slave, blanked it off so that it’s all ready to go when the fitting arrives. Total cost of this set up is about £23 - well worth if it saves the stator. Anyone want an OEM reg/rec with optional fins - ideal for toast :-)
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Posted: 14 Jan 2024 at 16:31 |
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Fitted the Carmo series CARR5925-SERIE MOSFET reg/rec - temporarily wired in as I’m still waiting for the right connectors:
…which gives a steady 14:06V at tickover - with lights on: …indicated somewhat differently on the dash: As a bonus I made a heatsink for the rear brake cylinder: Not sure if it works as it’s cold today & the pads need deglazing. Next: My own cobbled-up T12 stator cooling set-up. |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2023 at 18:53 |
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I’ve been there and done that on a few bikes.
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Posted: 29 Oct 2023 at 17:57 |
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BACK-TRACKING……….
Removed footrest jack up plates (plenty comfortable but boots were hard to move on more-steeply angled footrest serrations) Removed dual check valve from clutch - reverted to single, as standard (I rarely get out of 3rd gear on my ‘fun’ roads, so don’t have to bang down the ‘box more than a gear - it did work well, when I tried it, but my riding just doesn’t warrant it) Refitted inlet flap - the PCIII was set up with it fitted - removing it created an unwanted flat-spot. Fitted clear screen. Removed clear screen (piece of Ama*on Ch*nese sh*t) Refitted dark screen Replaced rear brake clevis bush with a stainless bolt in a copper bush (the original aluminium one had broken and was only located on one side) Fitted additional heat sink fins to reg/rec (planning to replace it with a MOSFET one in the near future) Got an MOT 3 steps backwards, 1 step forwards eh?
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Posted: 14 Aug 2023 at 15:04 |
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Some more
Removed useless bobbins as my rear paddock stand was too narrow. Fitted short bolt and spacer through back of shark fin. Modified rear paddock stand cups - cut down and drilled for captive high tensile screws. M6 stainless button head screws fitted after stand use - to preserve thread. Cut larger hole around cover under bottom yoke and removed one cover bolt - to enable my Micron front stand to fit. Bent side stand prong so as to fall in the gap between gear lever and footrest. And here’s some pretty pictures to prove it - don’t ask about the side stand captive puck - I don’t know where it came from and I haven’t shortened the through-bolts yet but, I did have to trim the belly pan to suit it: |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2023 at 16:43 |
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Finally got round to riser plates:
Also changed the fixings over to stainless A2-70. I now get about 17mm more foot room and only lose about 10 to 12mm leg room. I have also rotated the clip-ons further forward & the combination means I can ride for about 3 hours and get off relatively able to move my aged hips. Yes! There will be some de-burring and painting…dunno when but it could happen.
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Posted: 27 May 2023 at 21:22 |
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Disconnected the vacuum hose, removed electric solenoid, fitted a 28 ohm resistor in place then disassembled the air intake and removed the vacuum solenoid with the arm and flap. |
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Posted: 27 May 2023 at 16:26 |
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a is for against the tank……I feel a patent coming on - I may even notch the block to avoid contact with the fuel banjo - that could be the ‘super deluxe’ upgraded version. You saw it here first
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Posted: 27 May 2023 at 16:17 |
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Nice!
That’s much better Going to patent the chair legs with the a logo ? 😆
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Posted: 27 May 2023 at 16:16 |
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Plus- I found out that the clocks were replaced, under warranty, at 2200 miles…..not the end of the world.
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Posted: 27 May 2023 at 16:10 |
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Years of the big K then an Ape - one with twin Akras, AP air box mod, twin NRVs, 42t rear sprocket, great big 12V cables, 200A solenoid, 40A MOSFET r/r + headlight switch + stator cooling + PCIII map.
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Posted: 26 May 2023 at 18:47 |
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The chair bits prop the tank up - far more sturdy than the standard prop. I will post comical pics when I have, at least, smartened things up. Think I’ll paint the wood in aprilia colours…..no, maybe not;-)
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Posted: 26 May 2023 at 16:54 |
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I lockwired the front of the air filter flange once for someone who didn’t have the additional bar across the evo box kit.
Also what’s the wooden chair bits for to wedge between the base of the fuel pump and rear rocker do?? I look forward to comical pics
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