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Finishing off : Clutch cables, chain, brakes and MOT

August 27, 2021 Raymond Briddock

With the carbs done, and the engine running to my satisfaction, it’s time to finish the job and get her…

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Carburettors : Drilling the brass balls

August 15, 2021 Raymond Briddock

After a disappointing first run of the bike, it is apparent that there is a problem with the bike running…

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Starting her up : Part 1

August 13, 2021 Raymond Briddock

I have run out of things to do without starting her up!I still need to check the shimming of the…

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Throttle Cable : Oil pump cable the wrong length

August 8, 2021 Raymond Briddock

Not wanting to pay £100 for a genuine Yamaha OEM throttle cable, I did as so many others do, bought…

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Engine : Setting up fuel and lubrication

August 7, 2021 Raymond Briddock

The engine is back in the frame, which is another milestone of sorts.The end is in sight, but let’s not…

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Engine : Rebuild : Top end

July 30, 2021 Raymond Briddock

The barrels have arrive from PJME with some nice new pistons.Good Job.Ports nicely chamfered in.Everything went together nicely with no…

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Meanwhile : Carburettor clean and build

July 22, 2021 Raymond Briddock

Lets have a look at what I have as options.The donor bike came with a pair of RD400E/F (2R8-00) carbs,…

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Exhaust pipes : Cleaning and reclaimation (July 2021)

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While not strictly part of “The Project” build, I thought this might be interesting to document. Having purchased a pair…

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Meanwhile : Top end bolts

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While hunting out other items in the box of donor bike parts, I noticed that the top end bolts were…

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Meanwhile : Tacho cable.

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It has been a 30 year mystery to me, why every LC engine I have ever had come my way…

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Meanwhile: Footrests

July 13, 2021 Raymond Briddock

Footrests and hangers.The donor bike arrived without pillion footpegs, even though it had some when it was originally built. Rooting…

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Meanwhile : Tank cleaning

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I have 3 available tanks, all known to have been repaired with quantities of pug some years ago. The donor…

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Meanwhile : Exhaust baffles

July 12, 2021 Raymond Briddock

The 4L2 exhausts I bought from an ebay seller, arrived without baffles. No problem I thought, I have plenty of…

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Engine : Rebuild part 1

July 10, 2021 Raymond Briddock

Crank and joining the cases.The new crankshaft arrived in the post from RDLCCrazy today. it’s time to press on!I found…

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Meanwhile, Left and right engine covers

June 29, 2021 Raymond Briddock

While awaiting a new crank, I can get on with assembling the left and right engine sidecovers.the donor bike sidecovers…

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Meanwhile: Exhaust pipes

June 28, 2021 Raymond Briddock

I had not been fussed about exhausts so far, safe in the knowledge that I had a fine selection hanging…

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Meanwhile: Bodywork

June 23, 2021 Raymond Briddock 1 Comment

While I’m waiting on a new crankshaft to arrive, I sorted out the bodywork I’m going to put on the…

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Engine: Inspection and rebuild

June 22, 2021 Raymond Briddock

So the cases are clean, the internals are present, and it’s stopped raining, (not that that should make any difference!)It’s…

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Engine : Teardown.

June 20, 2021 Raymond Briddock

Over the past few days, I have been dismantling the engine into it’s constituent parts.Firstly, the Left hand side, where…

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Engine : Donor bike evaluation

June 11, 2021 Raymond Briddock

I have not the slightest idea of the condition of the engine from the donor bike.I know it was a…

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