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... goes the clock. Might as well give them a bath then.

Bugger. Had the issue with the mix screws but after that plainish sailing, or so I thought. Got to the point where everything was hooked up, cables, fuel hose, air filter. Larvely jubbly. Key turned in the ignition, fuel pump pumping, starter motor motoring... Blub blub lub blub lubbbbblublblbub... Alright she works. And pisses petrol out all over the top of the engine, wooo. Rigged up the carbs off the bike in hope of getting a better view of the leak. Set the pump up with an extra battery to fill the bowls again but they didn't leak :/ So, back on the bike and try again. Pissed fuel out. Interesting. Split up the carbs time, nice.

Not sure why I'm doing it now, other than it's something to do, and my set of carbs is missing a trumpet which saddens me. Original carbs on the right from the 90-93 era and on the left the 94-97 era carbs to go on. (Note the missing trumpet on the older set, which wiggled its way loose and snapped its locating tabs off somewhere on a trip to the bottom of Spain) The later carbs are flat slide, and have a smaller gob (34mm vs 36mm) which is sad as bigger is better. Nevermind. Might make up for it with huge jets though. Heh heh. OK they have different attributes so can be smaller and flow alright. To do this swap you need: A set of carbs, durrrr And also off the later bike: Airbox, they are different although the filter and filter cover is the same (the snorkel is different too) Throttle pull and push cables (old ones are shorter, because it uses the front carb as the master, later uses the rear) Probably choke cable, though mine was knackered anyway. But the later one is definitely a smidge longer Intake mounting rubbers, these are slightly different. Additional annoyance is the throttle stop adjuster. This is longer on the later bike and 'cobbles up' when you fit it in the position of the early bike and try to make an adjustment. This would be fine if you could simply use the shorter adjuster off the early carbs, but the old uses M4x0. 7 and the new, M5x0.8. Hmmm Pull cables on the bottom, throttle stops in the middle and the new close/push cable at top but I didn't yet get the old one out for comparison. Later cables at bottom, old above. Later snorkel on the left, old on right. I've just fitted the cables for now but am waiting for a set of float bowl seals before I crack on because they were a bit perished.

That's nice not being back til the Wednesday, though I'm glad I don't work Sundays as it's normally just about enough to warm up after the guaranteed cold rainy stint off the train to up Norf. The rokstraps are alright, I'll be lashing my stuff on with them also. I've had a delivery too, a set of cables for the new carbs, should have a go at fitting them tonight. Have you managed to shift that beamer yet Mr GOATy?

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ABS slows me down.

Voltage meter to keep an eye out on how the charging business is doing - this was after a spate of burnt out coils and rectifiers.

There are some twats about ey. Sometimes I forget, but always get the odd reminder.

I've just booked a twin at the Premier Inn at Ashford Eureka Park for £52. No secure parking mind, although I've been staying there most years with a bunch who ride those big money GS things and nones been nicked so far so it's not too bad.

That Cal might well fall off.

It's not very rife round my way (touch laminate desk), but then I'm on the new estate and nothing interesting would dare happen there. Though recently I did hear about balaclava man wandering round during the day eying up shit old sheds for their garden rakes and old tins of pretend creosote. I don't think he was too bright and the rozz picked him up. Still, I might start a bumble bee hive in mine, got to be better than a dog by the sounds of it. Surely scrotes posting on Instagram aren't career crimers, OP your setup sounds safe enough, just get rid of facey and live happy - out of sight, out of mind, ignorant bliss. Buy some Thatcham approved bees, it's what we're all doing.

Is that not a waste of good bees? When I first read bee suit... Angry bee

It's a bit iffy whether they work or not [mention]fastbob[/mention]. Nyloc, threadlock or those all steel locking nuts ftw. I'm not certain but sometimes at least I think suspender bolts are made of higher grade than yer standard 8.8 bolt, likely 10.9 which is why the ft/lb setting is higher than others of similar size. Also japanese bolts are stamped with a 10 if they're grade 10 (I think). I've struggled to find anything higher rated than an 8.8 nyloc, whereas the all steel lockers can be had in 10.9 Nice find on the cheaper ones, they are tricky swines to get hold of. Luckily the local bike shop had a hand full of used ones last time I needed any.

Motorways are fun when you pass your test and haven't actually been on one. I suppose if it was compulsory then there wouldn't be any test centres in Norfolk, but then tractors probably aren't allowed on them anyway hur hur. Maybe the highway code needs a few blank pages at the back where you can write in the unwritten rules.

Wots the top speed? bhp? 0-60?

I doubt they'd make one in 150/60R18 so no.

All bikes need tiny indicators. I just wire in an amber 3mm LED at each corner.

Nice work. Looks like the shockers have been snapped. It might be salvagable with a new pair You got far to get it home?

That is true. It's quite cheap for a tank though isn't it? Does the UN have a fleet? It should. The Nc30 does live! Well, currently coolantless and a few bits to fettle but I might take it on another track day shortly

The petrol at Cadwell was £1.60/l and not sold at a profit. Still, glad it was there because it is in the sticks, quite a captive audience

Any idea on a date yet? Is it before September? How many miles on the HP4?

Looking at that zorst.. Baffle! Unless you know it passes their noise regs already.

Try not to bin it during the sighting laps. I don't know how this is possible but at the last one I did there were at least 2 that came off, the pace was set, behind staff at 50-60mph. Watch out for loonies on bandit 1200s that dont know the basics of a racing line. OK that only happened once. First lap of the session proper they went off the track because they took a right hander from the right of the track, saved it mind. Overtaking on corners (since you're on a measly commuter bike and won't be pulling past em on the back straight): Careful overtaking on the inside, you arent meant to stuff em! Careful overtaking on the outside, unpredictably they might panic and run out wide. Watch out for gixxer thous, they're all current racers doing a bit of testing on the side. It's a right larf.

What bike? (only acceptable answer = gixxer thou) Édit: err it's in the sig obv!! Ah well. Why are you on such a slow bike? That'll be no fun

*tyres But yeah, top tip I suppose