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23-06-19, 05:49 PM | #51 |
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Re: 1979 Suzuki X5 Long term rebuild
Stunning restoration and lovely to see it all together like that.
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23-06-19, 06:10 PM | #52 |
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That is a wonderful bike, you should rightly feel very proud of yourself for turning a box of bits into something quite lovely. Well done, and thank you for posting such an interesting thread for us to enjoy.
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Re: 1979 Suzuki X5 Long term rebuild
OMG!
This was my first ever bike. What memories. Mine was yellow and missing the X5 200 decals as I passed it off as a 125 as the new rules on learners came in... That YouTube clip and the soundtrack took me back 35 years! Great job on the restoration, mate.
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Don't spend too much time on here anymore (should try harder), but Facebook seems to have taken over from forums unfortunately.
So, for those people that I don't have on facebook, here is the X5. She is finished, MOT'd & on the road. The carbs need sorting out as she doesn't run too well at the moment, she bogs down at the bottom end. I've also got an oil leak, I think from the clutch pushrod oilseal, so will sort these little things out at the weekend. Looking for my next project now, but may be moving home 1st, so will have to wait & see.
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24-07-19, 06:23 AM | #56 |
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Cheers for the update Col, and for remembering us non farcebookers too Awesome work as usual and look forward to the next episode of 'Mr C makes'
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It's great to see it all finished and on the road Col. If you fancy meeting up for a cuppa at some point somewhere, I'd love to take a ride over to see it.
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24-07-19, 07:16 AM | #58 |
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That is lovely looking, enjoy riding it.
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24-07-19, 06:13 PM | #59 |
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Fan-flippin-tastic job there Col. Good to see the plastic covers finally came off the footrest rubbers too
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Thanks for the comments. I think that I'm going to have to rebuild the engine again. I thought that I was lucky that she ran with such an old crankshaft in, but have been having problems with carburation.
The bike ticks over fine & runs great after 6000 rpm, but is really fluffy up to 6k. The only thing I can put it down to is the crankshaft oil seals as I've set the carbs as per the manual, then set them as well as I could to no avail. The way finances are at the moment & with Winter on its way soon, I dont think it will be done until next year
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