Saul

All back together now, waiting for the Yuasa then a decent day to get out and use it. May paint the engine casings in the meantime. Both sides need doing.

I wonder when in history someone was so hungry that they thought they would try eating that sort of thing.

Just ordered a Yuasa for the Sprint from Tanya Batteries, the battery on the bike is a Numax that Tanya are selling for £37 , the Yuasa was double that but Worth it IMHO.

I do know that, but squid are ugly Mother funkers, tasty though

It's a hydraulic switch so I have just unplugged for now, the brake light still works on the front lever so should be safe enough to ride it like that

I do like the taste of squid but seeing that has put me off a little. Doesn't look appetizing to me.

All back together on the front, tank cleaned out. Also petrol tap cleaned and resealed. Just want to fit my vacuum vSystem Scott Oiler and I can put the bodywork back on and I am on the road. Prolly first dry day next week. Just need to go and get a few litres of E5 to get it to the garage. Also think I am going to order a new battery I don’t trust the one on there and I am not willing to gamble. The one thing I think won’t work is the fuel light. I can’t get any reading at all from the sender. The wiring on the bike is fine as I can light the fuel bulb with a jumper wire. I don’t care that much TBH as the fuel tap has a reserve so I shouldn’t get stranded. (Famous last words). Also a question for you clever types, the replacement rear brake light switch has shat the bed and stuck on. It worked fine when I fitted it a few weeks ago but isn’t now. I’m tempted to leave as is for a minute and ride it to see if it frees up and starts working. It wasn’t a cheap switch. Oh and I did fit a 7.5 amp fuse on the heated grips.

When I was out on my ride this morning they bathed him. He was not happy and no longer likes Shadow

Not really a day ride but out with 3 mates to the take advantage of the sunshine for a few hours. Good to stretch the Hornets legs for the first time in weeks. We rode over to Slaughterbridge, them Otterham Station. Down to Wadebridge, Dameralls then home. Tea was taken and a load of yap but not much else happened. Not my Hornet Also not my Hornet Stats

Yes

Haven’t encountered that yet, the commuter grips draw 3.2 amp max so less than the 4amp ones I had on the CBF before which is set up exactly the same way. Mind you I practically never ran the grips on max, normally setting one or two out of five. Wouldn’t hurt to pop a 7.5 amp fuse in I suppose especially as the box won’t be that easy to access where it is. Can be accessed from below but a fiddly bastard of a job on the roadside.

The box has 4 x 5am fused circuits.

Yes I had a set of the more advanced grips on my CBF before but the grips had actually worn through to be able to see the heating elements on the clutch side. I can imagine they were several years old just by the look of them, I only ever used the first couple of settings, there were 5 in all, that's why I was happy to downgrade to the cheaper ones. Also the old grips had a facility to switch themselves off if the voltage went below 12.8v I think, never used that as I had them wired to the ignition. They had the same crappy connectors as the commuters though, also the Sports Bike ones I fitted for Grace also had the same crap connectors. I expect there more expensive ones have the better connectors like you say but if I was going to spend that sort of money I would get the Ultimate Add Ons grips like I have on the Hornet. I put some Chinky Chonky heated grips on Shadows bike last year and they have been just fine and only cost about £15. I still have another set sitting on the shelf but just couldn't bring myself to fit them to my bikes but I bet they would be fine. .

All on and working. Ran out of time to put everything together this evening but can spare a few hours tomorrow so I can reassemble the front end carefully. Also fitted a new set of indicators, I wasn’t a fan of those smoked out chinky chonky one’s. All working Bar ends looking better. I like these water proof connections, bit fiddly to fit but they seem to work well enough. To do list is shrinking, next job is flush the tank then Scott Oiler. Then just some engine casings to paint and a few other random bits to do. mot due in March.

Worked for me Bob

Out sorting stuff on the Sprint this morning. First off I wired in an Oxford junction box at the front of the bike in the fairing so that my accessories will go off with the ignition. I know I could have wired a relay myself but I just like these break out boxes they do a tidy job and have 4 fused circuits. I also have a voltmeter and usb Charing to wire to it. May ever get some aux lights in the future if needed. And no my Sprint doesn’t have half a dozen auxiliary circuits built in Also going to fit these, I have exactly the same on my CBF and they work perfectly. I got them for £37 a set so pretty cost effective. This is the 4th set of these grips I have fitted and while the grips and controllers always work well the connectors are pretty cheap and nasty now. I had to replace two on my CBF and one on Graces CBR125. So I am going to replace all of them on the Sprint before I attempt to fit them. Just easier to do it sooner rather than later. Also be a good chance to lose some of the excess wire and make a tidier job all round. I reckon these are the original grips from 29 years ago. Also silly to put scuffed up bar ends back on.

Apparently the Equinistas swear by it so I am hopeful. That was £17 for 2.5 litres but it only takes 200ml to do a garment so I am hoping to get my monies worth. Depends how much my daughter burns through though.

That's a very triggering picture,

My horsey daughter has just redone a lot of her gear using this stuff. I am trying it on my bike gear, seems to work but we shall see.

Not inside the bars the wires run parallel to the standard wiring loom. You have to look closely to see them though.

I have these on my Hornet, not cheap but work perfectly. https://ultimateaddons.com/collections/heated-grips/products/motorcycle-advanced-heated-grips-with-integrated-control-system

Just if you have been out and about, not a day ride just a spin. Had to pop out this morning to get some flux core solder. Nothing exciting just good to be on 2 wheels. And yes that beard needs controlling

Thanks I will settle for it being reliable, I want to get plenty of miles on it this summer. Never gonna be a silk purse but it is everything I want in a bike. Big old analog bruiser, no fuel maps or abs. Also something I can maintain and fix. Probably change my mind but at the moment it’s what I want to ride.

Oh and I have to flush the tank and fit a ScottOiler that I actually bought. Also gonna take apart any connections I missed, clean and cover them in dielectric grease.

Valve check done on Saturday, all within spec. Did at my mates workshop with him watching over. He is much better qualified than me plus has all the tools. Anyway took no photos, he is keen on privacy. I didn’t really care, also looks to me like they were checked at the last service but of course a guess. Carbs off and on again to day, I neglected to fit new fuel lines after doing them. A mistake that is fixed now. Got fitting the carbs off to a fine art although it took some swearing to learn it. Got some electrickery to sort, new indicators, heated grips, voltmeter, usb charging and stuff to sort than I should be on the road.