Anyone Have A Projects On The Go?

[dandywarhol]

 

It's not a huge difference but noticeable, as the revs rise the midrange pull is harder than on the 620, and it pulls strongly to higher revs after that. I fitted the pumper version of the standard carb (which used to be on Harley or Moto Guzzi) so it instantly squirts petrol on the turn of the throttle, without a digital brain calculating if it is dangerous to do it first of all  or not

The vibes can be draining after a couple of hours though, that would be my main reason for changing it, I might have one last go with getting the seat gelled up for more comfort though.

It's the mere 142kg of weight which really makes it something fun to ride.

The fact the oil tank is in the frame and having two oil filters just makes it more interesting to bleed the oil after an oil/filter change

 

The 690 is on my radar, I would probably only ditch this 640 for a 690, I keep looking at the mk1 2008 model, and just lost out on ebay on one for £2250 in fact, I'll try again on the next one that comes along.

 

Basically the 690 has significantly more power, torque and a much needed 6th gear, together with a second balancer shaft to smooth it all out, at the expense of not much more weight at all.

A supermoto 690 on sticky tyres beats almost anything on the twisties around here, apart from another supermoto.

 

It's a class of bike I never thought would suit me, and the 620 was just a mad experiment to to see if it lived up to the description I read about it on a website - "DO NOT BUY THIS MOTORCYCLE "  ( https://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/...e%2097.htm). They were right, it's one of the cheapest entry points into hooliganism there is, I should have left it alone...

 

Only 2016+  690s had the 2nd balancer shaft

[waynedear]

 

That's a tidy XJ. I couriered mine for 60,000 miles with hardly any bother. Haven't seen a front fairing like that before, but it looks like the headlights are an improvement on standard !

Original 80’s PowerBronze, only 1 I have seen, previous owner built the frame himself.

[fixitsan]

 

Only 2016+  690s had the 2nd balancer shaft

 

Ahhh well spotted.

 

I'ld  read reports that the early 690's had fewer vibes than the 640, and knew one model cut in included the second shaft. Jumped to conclusions !

 

It's certainly got a better seat than a 640 anyway !

[marko67]

 

 

CB125 TWIN turbo??? did I read that right?

Yup.

 

He's been helping a mate with a turbo Busa which was recently just pipped for an NZ Land Speed record by an Kawasaki H2R.

 

Some of the madness has rubbed off. He was around yesterday telling me about electric turbo's which spin up to 35'000 rippums. Once the top end has been stripped and checked he will make the call on traditional or electric.

[Snowbird]

Cb125 twins had the classic honda chocolate cams to start with, turbo's is pure madness, but I already like the idiot so buy him a beer for me, and find a place in a nice asylum with a good bar....

[marko67]

Cb125 twins had the classic honda chocolate cams to start with, turbo's is pure madness, but I already like the idiot so buy him a beer for me, and find a place in a nice asylum with a good bar....

Crikey, you know him, too?

[coxylaad]

i like that fairing!

[coxylaad]

made me an exhaust bracket:

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

needs a bit tidying up but its pretty solid. stainless steel so doesnt need painting, and fits in nicely with the rest of the bike

This post was last modified: 14-10-2022, 03:10 PM by coxylaad.

[Snowbird]

Sweeeeeeeeeet! :good:

[dandywarhol]

Yuh got a long enough screw in that clamp?

[coxylaad]

The clamp is too big, I ordered the wrong one. Got the right size which i will be fitting when i take it apart again. 

 

rear number plate and indicator mount done - you cant see the bracket i made but its very nice and took me to 2 hours to make! 

 



 

[Studley Ramrod]

Looking good !

[dandywarhol]

Look forward to seeing the finished article  :good:

[TDrummer]

New England is a desolate place for TDMs.

Lucky, I found a 92 about 8 years ago.

Slowly restoring/modifying.

 

Suspension done, motor rebuilt in 2022 (bored 2x OS, pistons, pins, rings, valves, springs, seals, exhaust guides, head decked) rebuilt carbs, new ignition coil, etc. 

Caliper rebuild next.

 

My 07 KLR 650 is waiting for help.

Bought new. 

170,000 miles.

Modified early in its life.

Bored to 685 forged piston.

Head ported/polished, OS stainless valves, bronze guides.

Custom suspension shop shock, 

Cartridge emulators and custom fork springs, fork brace.

Excel rims, stainless spokes.

Britannia Composites fairing.

Seat Concepts seat.

Pro Taper bars.

LED headlights.

Barnett clutch springs.

and a few other things

 

KLR is tired.

Plan to resleeve/bore to 705 next year, service the shock. 

Everything else is in spec/maintained.

 

The TDM was beat when I got it but I still thought it was great.

Now all new top end, comparing how it runs to how it ran when I bought it, I will never need another bike.

The TDM is it. 

Great motor, great bike.

[Snowbird]

Gonna need some piccies I recon.

[Studley Ramrod]

Just bought 2 bikes and had them delivered on Monday.  A 1991 TDM850, 6,700 miles, all original and a 1981 XJ650 shaftie.  Both need work so should satisfy my fettlin' needs for a good while.

 

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[chrisbee]

Just bought 2 bikes and had them delivered on Monday.  A 1991 TDM850, 6,700 miles, all original and a 1981 XJ650 shaftie.  Both need work so should satisfy my fettlin' needs for a good while.

 

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That Mk1 looks nice 👍👍👍👍

[dablik]

Lovely Ian, a fully working mk1 gearbox !! remember how to ride it   shaftie is nice as well, do they need much doing ?

[alanfavell]

Nice buys SR :good:

 

XJ will make a great rally / tourer

 

Off topic (not really).... mancave needs treatment (and a door), by the look of it.......Sadolin durable.... not cheap but lasts years (applied 2 coats to my new shed and it's still good 7 years later), much better than fence paint.

[Studley Ramrod]

That Mk1 looks nice

 

I was helping Mole get some of Wicky's bike stuff sorted and the mk1 kinda grew on me as I worked on it, had to have it.

 

Lovely Ian, a fully working mk1 gearbox !! remember how to ride it   shaftie is nice as well, do they need much doing ?

 

5 fookin gears not 4.5 eh. Mk1 needs a deep clean and a few jobs, paint fork lowers, sort out fuel lines etc, depending how far I want to take it really. The Xj650, I'll probably just get it running sweet, sort out any mechanical needs, give it a good clean and run as is for now.

 

Nice buys SR :good:

 

XJ will make a great rally / tourer

 

Off topic (not really).... mancave needs treatment (and a door), by the look of it.......Sadolin durable.... not cheap but lasts years (applied 2 coats to my new shed and it's still good 7 years later), much better than fence paint.

Been thinking it might be a good bike to take abroad.