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by ontic
Sat Aug 27, 2016 5:10 am
Forum: Motorcycling
Topic: Oz-Boxerworks - Spring run
Replies: 176
Views: 41627

Re: Oz-Boxerworks - Spring run

Late to the party, too quick to reply. 25th/26th Sept is no good for me. It is the weekend before my partners big exhibition and there is virtually no chance of me making it then. Nonetheless I am still in support of the 'more is betta' concept so if that is the earliest date that works with most of...
by ontic
Wed Aug 24, 2016 7:36 am
Forum: Motorcycling
Topic: Oz-Boxerworks - Spring run
Replies: 176
Views: 41627

Re: Oz-Boxerworks - Spring run

Late to the party. I will try to be in with the next ride, hopefully spring (the proposed Sept dates), and hopefully be in with the one after, during early summer. If the spring ride runs late I might get caught up with impending serious commitments, and if the summer ride run runs late I might get ...
by ontic
Mon Jul 25, 2016 7:12 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Rear main seal question
Replies: 12
Views: 3588

Re: Rear main seal question

Yeah sure, that certainly makes some good sense. I was only suggesting that as an option if you didn't want to deal with it yet and wanted to get a bit more life out of the parts. Before deciding it might be worth checking your pressure plate and pressure ring- they are the only things that will lik...
by ontic
Sat Jul 23, 2016 5:35 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Rear main seal question
Replies: 12
Views: 3588

Re: Rear main seal question

this what snowbum has to say on it "New discs are ~6 mm thick. When worn below the official limit, 4.5 mm, they may slip. Slipping tends to show up first when using large amounts of power in top gear. If the rest of the clutch parts are in reasonable condition slippage may not occur until ~3.5 ...
by ontic
Wed Jul 13, 2016 3:58 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: new swing arm
Replies: 13
Views: 4444

Re: new swing arm

As Bamboo said, I would just look towards a monolever or paralever for inspiration in welding on upper shock mounts to the frame. The single mono-shock upper frame mounts seem to very rarely suffer any failure except on the most heavily abused bikes, so if you make two of them like that then I would...
by ontic
Mon Jul 11, 2016 6:03 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Heated grips
Replies: 14
Views: 3581

Re: Heated grips

As Charlie says, I suspect I am one of the riders he knows who are happy with the newest Oxford sports grips. Very happy. I too went the cheap way first with those thin under grip heaters. I did some tricky wiring to be able to turn them on in series or in parallel or off through a big ugly three wa...
by ontic
Sun Jul 10, 2016 8:41 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Handle bar levers and throttle suggestions?
Replies: 13
Views: 5045

Re: Handle bar levers and throttle suggestions?

Thanks Airbear, and thanks everyone else for the help. Ive off loaded all the original controls, levers and throttle. Ive fitted a set of new after market 22mm handle bars to the bike which fit snug into the original clamps. I am completely re-wiring the controls using Motogadget gear. I am at the ...
by ontic
Mon May 30, 2016 11:26 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Rocker arm regrind
Replies: 26
Views: 8937

Re: Rocker arm regrind

Hi Jeff, thanks for the reply, I think my tips are pretty much full profile, I posted some photos over in a thread in Adv, http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/used-valve-spring-length.1149317/ It is not so much wear on the profile with mine that is concerning but rather a line of pitting, which is...
by ontic
Sun May 29, 2016 10:37 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Rocker arm regrind
Replies: 26
Views: 8937

Re: Rocker arm regrind

Hey Jeff, I've been doing a little googling on regrinding rocker tips and came across this. How have yours stood up? My tips are from the last version of the heads rockers (shimmable)- late model D-port heads. They have a little bit of flat spot wear, a touch of pitting, nothing too bad but would be...
by ontic
Tue Apr 23, 2013 8:13 am
Forum: Motorcycling
Topic: Autumn leaves rally -Oz Boxerworks
Replies: 79
Views: 15273

Re: Autumn leaves rally -Oz Boxerworks

Dammit, I am out.
just too much going on right now... Charlie got the longer version by email.
Have a great time everyone, ride fun, ride safe and have a great time- I look forward to making the next ride as soon as I can.