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The later gearboxes had 2 eccentrics The main one adjacent to the input shaft that should only be adjusted on the bench and the second one which is just an adjustable limit stop for the selector pawl lever, it also should only be adjusted on the bench. The second one was originally a roll pin which was just fine if the clearance was ok. You can use the large eccentric next to the input shaft to adjust the pawl arm position with regards to the shift wheel pins. Phil

Here we go again with the bar end mirrors. You can buy such elegant traditional mirrors these days why fit sticky outy mirrors on a bike and add 3 0r 4 inches to it's width and also have little slipstream catchers and weights on the ends of the bars a long way from the steering pivot point to influence the steering. Motorcycle should be as slim and narrow as practically possible Phil

It might look "interesting" but it's light years from "beautiful" A BM twin is just too mechanically quirky to be considered beautiful. Sticky out cylinders and massive final drive assembly is just not elegant enough to ever be beautiful. Phil

I think you've got the record for zombie thread resurrection Mick. 13 years and 2 months! Phil

A "Well Known Fact". Comes up in conversation with my wife regularly. There is no rebuttal to a WKF, it is gospel. Once the immortal WKF is pronounced no further arguments will be considered Phil

Manliness is totally temperature dependant. It's WKF Mick.

7degC Pete I hope Michael has a heater in the w/shop and doesn't have to work with the door open all day. At that temp I go into sooky la la man and sulk and mumble endlessly about the winter weather.

Lock washer are an engineering abomination and of almost zero utility. I've never seen one used in aviation in my 42 year career. They are lawn mower technology. A correctly torqued decent material bolt won't loosen in use unless it's a bolt not fit for the purpose it's being used in. Just use flat washers and some blue loctite. If you must use a lock washer then use a Nord-lock washer. Phil

Sì, soprattutto se siete stati via e non l'avete guardata per un po'. Fil

I've been in your situation and the answer is keep them in the house. I had the MV Agusta in the lounge room behind the sofa and the Ducati1000ss in the dining room. No smells or leaks, all good. Every girlfriend I had at the time ( I was single and in my late 40's early 50's and there were a few) would shriek in horror when they first saw them in the house and then just ended up forgetting they were there after a few sleepovers. I used to tell them consider them Kinetic art. Once people get over the initial "motorbikes shouldn't be in the house" mantra then they just become an accepted part of the furniture. I'd actually prefer them not in the house only because they do actually just become part of the furniture you are so used to them being there and they lose a bit of their "specialness". You don't realise how lovely a 2005 MV1000 is until you haven't looked at it for a while when it's been under the bike cover. Phil

The sad truth is the V11 series aren't worth much these days in terms of dollars. I have no idea why when you look at what people are asking for old T5's that have been converted into Cafe racers and other old butchered Guzzis. Its a mystery to me honestly. As we all know the value is decided by the buyer not the seller so personally if I didn't need the money I'd just store it or use it and see what the future holds. Cars and bikes go in and out of fashion. Whats the Falcone look like? Phil

I think they are 40mm Pete from memory. The MGS-01s were 45 I think. Add the throttle shaft bush wear as well. When I got the Daytona engine running I thought I had valve tapping noise on the r/h cylinder at idle until I touched the butterfly shaft on the r/h TB and it stopped taping in time with the intake pulses. This led to rebuilding the TB's Phil

You'd be better off just adjusting the CO as a quick and dirty way to control the popping rather than the Tps sensor. The CO setting affects the whole range but is most effective at the bottom. Phil

Ok good confirmation. I'll try and put together a simple post to dot point all the options and maybe docc can save it somewhere for reference. Phil

No it does see voltage from both sides and there are diodes involved. It's about the voltage balance between the battery voltage and the regulator output not just a simple earthing system. Phil

What makes even more sense is to remove the inlet manifold nipples and replace them with blanking screws. Store the nipples with your balancer. I mean how often do you do a TB balance? Certainly not enough to warrant carting them around permanently and messing about with rubber caps which are prone to degrading and leaking. Phil

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Nice for storage and general work but not heavy enough for a work bench Mick. Here's mine I made 52 years ago. 10 inch X 2 inch Oregon planks with 4 X 4 hard wood legs and a sacrificial 1/4 inch Masonite top. A good bench needs to be heavy so it doesn't move around and it's a stable base for hammering things. Note in the second image holding the fork leg I've drilled a hole in the bench apron to take an 8mm rod through the stanchion to help it not turn as I undid the brake bracket. A great bench evolves over the years and needs the mass to cope with actions like this.

You wouldn't have needed the pushrod to got from a twin plate to a RAM single plater in the 6 speed kit Tim. I replaced the twin plate OEM clutch with a RAM 6 speed single plater and the original pushrod fitted just fine. It looks like RAM 6 speed kit to replace original 6 speed twin plater requires nothing but the basic kit and use the new gearbox drive at your discretion. A 5 speed kit for a six speed single plate throw away the gearbox drive spline ( although I suspect you can surface grind it to fit the 6 speed transmission if you really need to) and either swap out the original pressure plate pushrod button OR machine the dia of the clutch end of the 6 speed pushrod to fit the new RAM clutch. A 5 speed RAM kit to fit a 6 speed twin plate clutch is definitively??????? When someone can fill in the last part of the puzzle or indicate where I'm wrong in the first parts then we can make a difinitive post on it and save it in the "how to" section docc? Phil

Love the press, ingenious. I've got a kit in the workshop I'll take a look but I think the update is new cams on the shock absorber. Phil Edit. Kit contents.

Yea been at BH for a weekend when it's snowed, many years ago as a kid. I would never live anywhere where it snowed, I'm just too soft. I whinge like a teenage school girl thats lost her mobile phone when the temp is below about 15 degrees. BTW it's 10.30am and 8.1 here as I type this. Phil EDIT...you got me reminiscing and "I think" I stayed in one of the 3 or 4 houses that backs onto the bush in Staveley Pde. It was 50 years ago.

Thanks Pete I'll take that. Pete did you see the option of using the original ram clutch actuating button in the new clutch a few members have done mentioned in that thread. May be easier than machining the rod. Phil

No I suggested to machined down the pushrod end to fit but this may work as well .Not sure with the latest RAM clutches if parts are interchangeable with the original. Phil

Forgot to mention, thats a very nice crane there. Some more details and picks of that would be nice. I'd love a spacious shop as well someday. In the mean time I've retired my 48YO old career long toolbox for something new. Not very stand out, a bit stealth. Biggest drama will be remembering what tools are in what draw.