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Thank you!!!!!:cool:

We're camping at Oulton next Wednesday night, then we set off at 6am the following morning for Donington, Mallory, Silverstone & finish at Thruxton before 8pm.

We camp there and the following morning we're doing Snetterton and Brands.

Not sure you'd want to pootle along at 30mph behind us Quiffster!

We have 2 x support vehicles, 1 is going ahead and setting up camp, the other van will be taking my bike trailer and following us along the route. I'm sure there'll be LOTS of unhappy motorists trying to overtake a dozen peds and a transit with a trailer on their way about their business!

Where u sleeping? Camping ?

Do you need high vis wearing marshals on vfr's ?


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See above ^

I forgot u on 30 mph peds


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Dunno why it posted my question twice. .. Mod please tidy it up .. All my waffle .. And this post


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Right, so things are getting more difficult.

I need to take the engine out, split the cases and replace the crankshaft bearings and seals. Thinking I may as well get the big end re-pressed and the crank balanced while I'm there. So I have to strip it first thing in the morning (before my first conference call at 8.30), then get it to the bearing place at lunch time. Can only work from home tomorrow so only gonna get one shot at this!

On top of all that.... I'm battling through the onset of man flu :(

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Update time!

Got up early and took the engine out.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...d/IMAG0060.jpg

Stripped the mutha funkster and took the crank to the best motorcycle engineers in the North West of England - Grampians

(engine in the top box lol)

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...d/IMAG0067.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...d/IMAG0059.jpg

Here's one of the main bearings....
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...d/IMAG0070.jpg

Got a new piston, re-bored the head, new main bearings, seals and a gasket set, along with a new crank (the other one was fubard) all for a VERY good price. Plus, the MD coughed up £20 in sponsorship!

Started cleaning all the casings etc and put the new bearings in the freezer ready for them going back in...

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...d/IMAG0068.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...d/IMAG0066.jpg

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Managed to rebuild the engine and had it running on Sunday. Trouble is, there's an intermittent spark so need to figure out where the issue is.

Put a new HT lead on last night, but still no spark...reckon there must be a loose connection (possible earth) as I've swapped CDI and alternator and still an intermittent spark.

Need to get it running before tomorrow afternoon as that's when we set off to Oulton!

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Managed to get it going tonight...not sure where the issue is, but think it's somewhere in the alternator connectors.

Anyways...ran her for about an hour, 10 mins on, 10 mins off to burn off the oil that I lashed in when putting the new crank and piston in.

Just hope she fires up again in the morning!

Off to Oulton tomorrow, then camping over with a 6am start on Thursday...gale force winds and torrential rain forecast for the rest of the week :(

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Good luck mate!