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very nice looking bike Joe. Looks like you got a bargain.

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Happy new year to everyone, hope to see some of you in 2008 in person.

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later in the year and a family room would be more promising for me.

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I think most of us would like to get our hands on a project like that one, I know I would.

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Don’t knock it Speedy, at last he’s got a proper bike, a B1. When a man attempts to better himself we should all get behind him, and in KK’s case you could fit a lot of people behind him 🙄

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I think the bike suits KK perfectly, both old and need a lot of attention 😆

Do you have any exhaust pipes for it KK?
there are two in my garage 😀

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Good to hear you got it sorted, and we’re all hoping for that good weather for riding again.

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philpass wrote:

my very iminent 50th coincides with me marrying the very lovely troodes and an evening of total drunkeness hehehehehehehehehehehe

Is the drunkenness required for marrying trooodes or are you going to do that sober ?

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The pressure is not the important factor, it’s the volume of fluid moved. At its simplest terms, With an extra calliper to move you will need a master cylinder which will move more fluid or your lever is going to move a long way to move the callipers enought to apply the pads.
In a more technical answer, you will need to know the size of the pistons in the callipers, and the size of the piston in the master cylinder to work out a ratio.
Here is a site with a little in depth detail about brake ratios http://www.vintagebrake.com/mastercylinder.htm

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OK, you’re relying on this cylinder to stop you and the bike, instead of using a stationary object to slow you down when you hit it. I would take the slightly longer winded method of strip down and check it before fitting, and maybe just resealing it as a precaution.
Where brakes are concerned cutting corners is not a good idea.

Having said that, Laudanums method will work, and you don’t even need the hose, just put your finger over the hole where the hose goes in, pull the lever back, and you will feel the pressure but you shouldn’t be able to prevent it from getting out past your finger. Wearing gloves is also a good idea as brake fluid is a nasty substance for sensitive skin. Make sure to avoid getting brake fluid on paintwork, as it makes very good paint stripper.

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and only half a gallon of diet coke

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KK’s post was a typo, it was supposed to say UNclear not nuclear, cos most of his designs are unclear, like that strange accent he has.

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I will be posting here, and keeping an eye on LonesomeTwin site also, but I think this may become our new spiritual home ❗

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The alternative to permanent removal of the starter clutch is to replace the bolts with modern ones of higher tensile strength. I think someone more anally retentive than myself knows the ratings for these bolts compared to the old ones 😆
Loctite and higher tensile bolts should prevent the bolts shearing or coming out, and save some more permanent damage to bike and rider.

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Biquetoast wrote:

I think some re-do of the topic options is in order though…

That’s a W.I.P. and ongoing sir.
Considering we started at around 4pm Saturday with nothing but a MSN discussion between Philpass, KK Kwakanaka and me, I am pleased we have this running and looking like it does already at 10pm the same day. Thanks to everyones hard work, donations of webspace and time and input of ideas.
Any ideas for topics etc let us know and one of us will add any worthy ones.

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