Thanks for the heads up Neil. The advantage of the ORO one is that it already has the correct connector fitted for the TTR250 which saves a bit of faffing about.
Jason has agreed to test the ORO one on his TTR and we will soon find out if its up to snuff
Evening all. Managed to spend a bit more time on the lemon yesterday and this evening. Whipped around to Brians place saturday and picked up this item to see if it would sort the starting issues.
Bit of a fiddle getting it back in, much easier without exhaust in situ and connect red lead first..and i swapped the rubber holder over for the original. Job jobbed, i now have a starting lemon.
Forgot to take this off the old solenoid and put on the new one, gives the terminals a bit more protection from the elements, looks like you have to disconnect the wires from the block to get it off though.
Next job is getting the exhaust tidied up, silencer came off ok, got some heat on the header bolts and one nut came off the stud as planned but the other one is seized on the stud and came out with it. Tried getting the other stud out using the 'two nut' method and lots of heat but no joy, giving it a good soaking with gt85 and will have another go. Probably leave it be and just put one new stud in.
Saw this item on the bay of evil a few days ago and thought it might be a shrewd purchase for the price..especially if the one that my sprag is sat in is worn..
It turned up today, looks to be a good spare, the boss has a bit of a shine on it but not ridged or worn.
I would leave the stud in there if the external thread is OK.
In my experience the studs are a mm or so too long. The exposed end rusts and the studs usually come out with the nut held on fast with rust. Not really a problem - I just treat them as bolts
So the woes of project lemon continue..! Started to sort out the silencer this evening, exhaust clamp and seal were absolutely fubar, exhaust clamp is spot welded on and getting it off did not go well. ARSE.
May have to dust off the fabrication skills or just source another silencer now.
Managed to grab a few hours on the lemon today . Managed to get the seized bolt out of the starter cover and have a look at the state of things inside..i know the sprag is knackered but i was hoping thats all thats going to need replacing.
No swarf or filings found.
All is good so far i think.
Bit of a shine where it meshes onto the other cog.
Bearing looks ok.
Didnt get round to getting the next cover off but initial look at the other teeth looks ok i think Brian..??!!
Started stripping the silencer as well, going to cut the damaged collar off and weld a new section in.
Evening all..bit of a slow week on project lemon, picked up some bits and pieces from ttr towers on saturday, a quick visit got slightly elongated due to my two kids spotting the pool ..cheers for letting them hoof themselves in Brian. Left with some starter cover bolts to replace the dairylea originals, a new oil filler cap and some exhaust parts.
Speaking of which, before i get round to finishing off refurbing the exhaust, i had to drop it off to a mate today for a bit of repair work. Hes a bit of a wizz with metal and always has some nice projects on the go and sure enough..
Beemer cafe racer is all kinds of cool and the Greeves will be a nice bike as well. Only thing i actually did to the lemon recently was to sort my floppiness out, no new parts reqd, just drill a new hole.
Thats it for now, just wait to get the exhaust back and then crack on.
Bonus, got my silencer back from my metal working messiah in less than a day . Knackered sleeve cut off, new stainless section tacked on, all hunky dory. My man said that the pipework just behind the new sleeve was quite thin and if it ever blows he'll just make the whole section again.
Bit more prep and get some paint back on. Had some crap results with paint that is supposedly high temp in the past. Anyone got any recommendations for a good paint finish..? Any primer or just whack it on..? B&Q bbq paint..?? Cheers all.
Regarding the paint, I use acrylic spray paint and it lasts really well. It doesn't seem to be affected by heat. As far as I can fathom out, the only section of the TTR exhaust that gets really hot is the length of pipe from the box to the header but even this doesn't seem to bother the acrylic paint.
I think a lot of TTR exhausts are scrapped because this front section has rotted. Usually caused by the bike being put away with it wet and/or muddy.
Someone could make a few bob by offering this as a repair section. Slightly difficult to make because of the flair and the mount. But if the pipe was the same diameter as the clamp end all the way through, would that matter? It would mean reducing the depth of the fixing mount or putting in a bit more of a bend. Any volunteers? I would buy at least six if they were on offer
Regarding the paint, I use acrylic spray paint and it lasts really well. It doesn't seem to be affected by heat. As far as I can fathom out, the only section of the TTR exhaust that gets really hot is the length of pipe from the box to the header but even this doesn't seem to bother the acrylic paint.
I think a lot of TTR exhausts are scrapped because this front section has rotted. Usually caused by the bike being put away with it wet and/or muddy.
Someone could make a few bob by offering this as a repair section. Slightly difficult to make because of the flair and the mount. But if the pipe was the same diameter as the clamp end all the way through, would that matter? It would mean reducing the depth of the fixing mount or putting in a bit more of a bend. Any volunteers? I would buy at least six if they were on offer
Brian
Got a link for the paint Brian..? As regards to the repair section suggestion, i'll run it past my chap.
I used 3 or 4 coats of Rust-Oleum Stove & BBQ Paint from B&Q on my XT and the TTR exhausts, I stays on there fine and cleans up well after getting it muddy and no problems from heat, I even painted the headers on the XT with it.
-- Edited by Chimpy on Thursday 4th of September 2014 03:37:11 PM
Excellent idea to drill another hole in the sidestand spring plate. My sidestand has wuite a bit of play and was knowking on the swingarm - I shimmed out the bush which has helped, but more spring tension will also help - I think I'll follow your idea there. Thanks.
Good work Jason! I am going to have to get back to work on my refurb or you will be finishing before me
Regarding the spacers, the usual trick with a grooved spacer is to position the oil seal so that it runs on a flat part of the spacer.
If the lips of the seal sit over the grooves then they will allow water in and your bearings will be toast very quickly. However it looks like that trick has already been pulled on your spacer so you might need to think of another solution.
New rear spacers are now only available from Yamaha since All Balls stopped doing their kits and they are expensive
Brian
PS Good to see you again - hope you had a good time with the family up at Haldon. Trish was keeping me busy getting the outside ready for winter
Had a quick half hour with the lemon today, whipped the sump guard off as im doing the sprag next weekend, one bolt missing and the other three loose... Wouldn't ever ride without one, mine looks to have taken a few big hits and one in particular that would have done some proper damage, couldn't even knock the dent back out..
Looks like i'll be needing a new sump plug Brian, think the last time it was removed was with a screwdriver..
Called it a day and buggered off up to Pilsdon Pen to pray to the gods of Yamaha..
Spent the afternoon with the lemon listening to the Chiefs smash Quins , had a crack at getting another seized bolt out from rh frame protector, so got the ttr basic toolkit out.
Soon had the offending bolt out, absolutely mullered it with a screwdriver and ****ometer.
Yet more grime revealed..
Toothbrush time again..
Frame guard back on with replacement bolts.
Put the exhaust system back on, find out if stove and bbq paint is up to the job soon.. need to source better header nuts as well.
Put the header clamp on the header before you put the heat shield back on....
Re-fitted the tool tube, quite rare to still be on a ttr so i was told, i'll be cable tieing it on..
Battery box and battery back on after a quick call to the guvnor to confirm some wiring routing and also find out what the little recess on the rhs of the box is for...
Battery box lid doesn't shut very well with an aftermarket battery in it.
Ignition on, choke out, couple of stupid twists of the throttle..net result of a flat battery and a load of fuel pissing out the bottom of the carbatooter..does that normally happen Brian..?? Battery off again..
Interesting as well as amusing thanks for the mirth.
I like your confidence and "modus operandi" in positioning your spare, lime coloured emergency vehicle in the background of your shots.
Good luck on the battery charging. Remember it's red to positive.
Martyn
Cheers Mart..! Got an optimate charger, so foolproof..! Best charger i have owned, had a burst pipe in bathroom a few months ago and optimate ended up completely submerged, took it apart and dried it out, still working now.
Good job matey - you have definitely risen to the citrus challenge
Ref the carb leaking, it's quite common for the float/float needle to stick open if not used for a while. A few quick daps on the float bowl with the blunt end of a screwdriver normally gets it sorted
Not a lot to do to the lemon until i get some more funds together for new bits. Sprag being fitted on saturday, so got the lemon dressed ready for a van trip to a bigger mancave.
Need to source a new switch for heated grips as well, needs to be three way though, hi/lo/off, original one is like a joystick and have no idea if grips work anyway..
A great improvement Jason! Bet its good to see it all back together
Regarding the switch for the heated grips, this is what I use:
The switch is nice and clear and right in front of you. Strong but simple mounting that won't get damaged in an off. Got some spare mounts and maybe a switch if you think that may be a solution for you?
The clock to the left of the switch is one of my favourite accessories on the TTR since I lost my "enduro" bar pad which had a big LCD clock in it!
Evening all, apologies for lack of lemon updates for a while, got sidetracked with my other two wheeled hobby for a while..
The last time i posted here was sprag day , which was fairly straight forward, apart from having to blat over to the gurus cave to pick up a new gasket, gambled on the old one being ok and re-useable... Apart from that, easy enough job. Seems like i caught it before it caused too much more damage, the old sprag looked ok when i got it out but on closer inspection you can see the wear.
Great to see the progress Jason. You can't be too far off getting to ride The Lemon again eh?
You're gonna have to get some graphics to match the name
Brian
Evening guvnor, not touched the lemon for a while, been mad busy at work and got a bit obsessive about cycling again... Got a few days off for christmas and going to do a bit more to the citrus one then hopefully. Last thing i did was lash a battery to it to see if the new sprag sounded better than the old one... Awful amount of white smoke billowing out from header region was not what i wanted to see and was slightly worrying....remember to take off your oxford chain thats wrapped around your header when firing up a ttr. Tw@.
Evening all.. After a dark few months, it's project Lemon time again..! Dragged the steaming pile of citrus out of the man cave and rekindled my hatred for it... It's like porcelain, lovely to look at but sod all use to anyone. Thought I'd finished the cleaning side of things but remembered that I haven't had the tank off yet..deep joy..