Sprucing up the old R65...

[airhead27]

another shot of the swing arm

[clonmore1]

Sweet!

Nice job, I didn't have those stickers on mine

[montmil]

Appears long-time member Adrian has had his thread hijacked.  

[clonmore1]

It would appear so Monte, I didn't realise until after I posted.

My apologies Adrian, no offence meant  

[montmil]

It would appear so Monte, I didn't realise until after I posted.

My apologies Adrian, no offence meant  

T'ain't you, Chris.

[Adrian]

Hi guys - nice to read your stuff and see the pictures. I still come on he forum and read a lot even if I'm not posting.
I'm reboxing all the bits to my R65 at the moment - moving everything into plastic storage boxes and out of cardboard boxes. Most of the bike is now under my big old queen size bed - you can tell  live alone huh!!!! I still don't have a shed to work in although some friends of mine are planning to build a new home maybe next year an if nothing has turned up in the meantime I will be able to use one side of their double garage they plan to build.  
Its disappointing having the whole bike in storage boxes but I'm a believer that all things come about and fall into place when the time is right. My friends are even planning to buy me a small second hand car so I can travel to their new home to do the work. My 44 years old car is not well and I don't know if I'll be able to fix it. So hopefully all this will happen soon.
In the meantime once I have everything properly stored and labelled I'll be able to do some work on the bike bits - such as carbie cleaning - gearbox seals - swing arm bearings - you get the picture. Living alone means my kitchen can become a part time workshop for smaller things.
Take care guys .......  

[clonmore1]

Sounds like your having a tough time Adrian.

Love the positivity of your outlook, in my line of work, I spend a lot of time with very sick patients and those that have your outlook always do way better than the others.

Boxing all the bits up is in itself therapy because you continue to plan for the future. I have had my bike in bits since 2011 and only in the last few months is it coming together.

As you say, there is a time for everything.

Keep doing all those little jobs, that will save much time later and you can enjoy getting everything ready for when that time is right.

All the best

Chris

[Barry]

Most of the bike is now under my big old queen size bed - you can tell I live alone huh!!!!

Loved that bit.

When I was 16 I smuggled a dismantled car engine up the stairs and hid it under my bed. It was a few weeks before my mother spotted it.

Beds aren't what they used to be though. No space under them these days !

[Tony Smith]

When I was 16 I smuggled a dismantled car engine up the stairs and hid it under my bed. It was a few weeks before my mother spotted it.

When I was 16 I hid my girlfriend under the bed when I heard my mother coming up the stairs.
 
Thought I got away with it too.

Only a few weeks before she died she told me she knew damm well my girlfriend was there all those years ago.

[Adrian]

thanks guys - when I start the work again in earnest I'll b posting again  

[Adrian]

Right - time to stat some work again to try to progress the smaller stuff while I'm shedless  
I want to spend some time cleaning the carbies. Does anyone have some advice on what to use on the inside and outside to achieve this? I've read a few blogs but there doesn't seem to be any one process that is recommended.
Has anyone here done this and has maybe written it up with pictures? Any advice is so very welcome. Thanks ............

[Adrian]

WELL!!!!! As is my birthday in a few days a friend of mine has bought me an Ultrasound Cleaner. I spent a lot of time researching this to see what other bikers have to say about them. Everyone is very impressed with them. So mine should arrive in a week. I'm looking forward to using it initially to clean up my carbies. So my kitchen is about to become a workshop lol lol.  All the Youtube vids look great. And no smelly chemicals. There are distinct advantages to living alone   . I'll post some "before and after" pics when I have some  

[montmil]

Happy Birthday... in a few days... to you, Adrian.

May the coming year find you with improving health and much happiness. [smiley=beer.gif] CHEERS!

[Adrian]

Hi there and thanx Montmil  

[Adrian]

Back again - Okay first problem of taking the carbies apart. Has anyone any advice on how to remove the Pivot Pin that holds the floats in place? I'm loath to put too much pressure on the pin by hitting a drift on it too hard. ALSO - I might replace the diaphragms while they are apart. Does anyone have any experience of non OEM diaphragms - or I it best to buy the OEM type? I have a vague memory of some advice on the forum some time ago about NOT buying the cheaper ones. Am I right? Thanks for any advice .......