Mickly

Thanks for the reminder - up for it if the weather’s ok

When I took my test it didn’t go swimmingly ( another story ), after it was over the examiner asked me what I had been doing wrong constantly through my test .. I was gutted and confessed I hadn’t a clue … he pointed at my trainers & said “get some flipping proper boots … congratulations you’ve passed” I did !!

1/ screaming oh shit I’ve overcooked it again 2/ Thruppenny bitting

When I eventually start it up the oil will get hot & therefore a bit thinner & more likely to leak. “Under pressure” was indeed the wrong term, ‘circulating’ is a better description of what I meant. The Trophy has a dipstick ( no not the owner ) and it shows just over full, I expect this to go down once it’s coated the inside of the engine ( as oppose to the outside ! )

So, 3.75 litres of proper spec oil & no leaks from the sump … it obviously not under pressure & hot but it’s a small win

Some bikes hold water around the spark plugs ( I’m looking at you Triumph Triples !! ) so whipping them out on a yearly basis is a good way of making sure they don’t get corroded & seized in, this can cause you a world of hurt.

I have made a change - Binder out & Miller in, gotta be the right thing to do… right?

Sump is now fitted with a smear of gasket sealant & no sign of any stripped threads, I’ll fill it with oil tomorrow .. if @Mississippi Bullfrogwould say a prayer for me I would appreciate it

I’m taking the sump off I noticed that the two central bolts weren’t winding out … My heart sunk & sure enough the threads were stripped - I’d torqued them up and at the time thought that they couldn’t possibly tight enough - luckily I didn’t do them by feel or I might have stripped the lot !! So I purchased a 6mm Helicoil kit However my drill was too long to fit vertically under the bike After a bit of head scratching I ground some flats onto the shank if the drill so it would hold in my tap wrench and slowly ream out the holes, periodically ensuring it was going in at 90* to the surface. Note the tape around the drill indicating the depth of the hole. A very slow process but ultimately effective Holes with Helicoil marked up Now to refit the sump

Some people hey? What next?? Running with scissors

Thanks for the advice, but the sumps already off

True, just have to remove the exhaust which means removing the radiator- no real biggie but still a pain in the arse.

Saw a stocker in really good nick (same colour, 21k no flash parts ) at Stratford Autojumble at the weekend for £2500

A bit crispy to say the least I’d made him this just to be helpful…

Mate of mine has had an intermittent electrical fault on his Suzuki .. think he’s found the fault ..

Happy Birthday -

Didn’t arrive until 14:00, was winding down by then.

Got distracted at the Stratford Autojumble, you’d gone by the time I got there.

Having zipped up the casings I filled it with oil &? BOLLOCKS !! Persistent drip from the sump to block gasket

Hiya Right, it’s been a while … Engine is back in Not with out much wrangling & use of a Pludger To line up the mounting holes. As previously mentioned, the aftermarket exhaust fixings were a bit too close to the swinging arm, also the gear change mechanism was scraping the LH silencer, so I got a couple of bits stainless tube ( had them flared so didn’t need to use the expansion collets that came with the pipes & looked shit … Here they are fitted. Now there is satisfactory clearance between to the swinging arm and gear change mechanism Just received these: I was gonna fit the originals but having sat in the wrong spec of oil for a while, I reckon they might have been impregnated so cleaning would not be sufficient. So after soaking in the correct spec of oil over night they are now fitted. Clutch lever was rock hard but after a little bleeding it seems to be working fine. Now the sun is shining & the keys to the Speedtriple are calling

You really are a Billy Sugger

Dynax’s date when she sees his bike

Hmmm … Nice Girl - Coventry… nope you got me there…