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dougyt replied to the topic Wiring modifications in the forum How To Fix It 13 years, 7 months ago
The starter shouldn’t pose any real problems as you have a kickstart to use. The kill switch is already there but just kills power to the coils (and starter I believe).
As for running with no battery, that may be a bit more difficult. The charge system may require some modification to get it to output voltage without any input to the exciter…[Read more] -
dougyt replied to the topic For Sale in the forum Bike Related Sales and Wants 13 years, 7 months ago
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dougyt replied to the topic coil and frame mounted capacitor in the forum How To Fix It 13 years, 8 months ago
Firstly, what checks did you do and what did you find?
I had problems with the coil on my bike, and the replacement I got didn’t check out right but it turned out to be a loose connection on the HT lead, cut back and rewound it into the coil and that sorted it.
A new coil wasn’t all that expensive to buy when I bought one, and quite readily…[Read more] -
dougyt replied to the topic my twin in the forum Progress Reports 13 years, 9 months ago
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dougyt replied to the topic happy new year in the forum Everything Else 14 years, 3 months ago
Happy new year to all. Hope it’s a great one for everybody.
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dougyt replied to the topic seasons greetings in the forum Everything Else 14 years, 4 months ago
I am not fat I’m just big boned… Oh wait you mean the other fat git.
Merry xmas to all.
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dougyt replied to the topic My ride 76 kz 750 B1 in the forum Your Lonesome and you 14 years, 4 months ago
Looks very sweet, nicely done.
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dougyt replied to the topic Does anyone visit the tea hut at High Beech in Epping Forest? in the forum Ride Outs and Meets 14 years, 7 months ago
Would have made the trip but my tax runs out on Wednesday, and bike will be off road for the winter. Maybe next spring?
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dougyt replied to the topic bits in the forum Bike Related Sales and Wants 14 years, 11 months ago
Nice collection of parts for someone, or to build one. I’m sure there’s enough parts around here to build one up 😉
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dougyt replied to the topic Tweeking the twin in the forum How To Fix It 15 years ago
Thanks for that useful snippet MJ, and also for giving us here the heads up on your parts for sale/collection. Every little helps. 🙂
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dougyt replied to the topic forum? in the forum Everything Else 15 years, 7 months ago
Added a new place where you can post your rideouts 🙂 Look for the rideouts link at the bottom of the General section.
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dougyt replied to the topic Born again in the forum Your Lonesome and you 15 years, 9 months ago
Your story sounds like mine John. I was 12 years without riding a bike. Got my B twin, and fell in love with it, same reason too, torque and a great bike to ride.
Mine needs choke for a little while from cold too, but not too long. -
dougyt started the topic My New Project in the forum Everything Else 15 years, 10 months ago
It’s a biggie but I can handle it…
A mate wanted to do a moped-a-thon so I found this, got it home cleaned the spark plug and a little brake cleaner in the plug hole. First kick and it started flat battery and all. Now my mate doesn’t know if the mopedathon is on or not, but my daughter will be 16 next year and wants it painted for her to…[Read more] -
dougyt replied to the topic I'm getting a possible "phishing" warning in the forum Everything Else 15 years, 11 months ago
I have had the same warning too, and I tried to let them know as the owner of the domain that we aren’t a Phishing site. The form asks for information we just don’t have, I guess we should have a privacy policy, but I don’t have the funds for a lawyer to write it up 🙂
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dougyt replied to the topic alternator in the forum How To Fix It 15 years, 11 months ago
There are places which will re-wind the stators or rotors, I found some before when I found my own one was u/s. There was one place which did a service exchange if they had one in stock.
A search on Google will produce results, as I lost all my links when my hard drive crashed.I haven’t had any more problems with mine since somebody on the old…[Read more]
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dougyt started the topic A good weekend… in the forum Everything Else 15 years, 11 months ago
This weekend I had a good rideout on the Z750 with Big Gay Al on Saturday, and on Sunday went to a Steam Rally and saw some classic bikes with my family and my dad. While we were there we saw this neglected Z200 and I wanted to bring it home and care for it
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dougyt replied to the topic rustys bikes in the forum Your Lonesome and you 16 years ago
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dougyt replied to the topic All gotta go in the forum Bike Related Sales and Wants 16 years, 1 month ago
If anyone needs parts checked out, or collected and held for a while I can help arrange that too as I’m not too far from Lonesome to make the trip.
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dougyt started the topic Anyone read Classic Motorcycle Mechanics? in the forum Everything Else 16 years, 1 month ago
Just wondered if anyone here reads the magazine Classic Motorcycle Mechanics.
Why do I ask?
Only cos my Z750 twin made it into the readers bikes section of the April 2008 edition that’s all. 😀
They even left in the link for my blog site (you know the one at http://www.z750twinproject.info)
in the write up. If you don’t get the mag, at least…[Read more] -
dougyt replied to the topic never seen one this far gone !! in the forum Everything Else 16 years, 1 month ago
I have, and much worse. My dad once bought a whole load of stuff that looked like that lol
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