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Keith89 · Senior Member

Before during and current

peteBLUEttr · Super Guru

Got yourself some blue closed end handguards eh, nice

peteBLUEttr · Super Guru

You managed to do the whole bike for quite a good price?

Keith89 · Senior Member

I did I really like them. I bought the bike for 800 with a years test I put rear pads in but that consumable wheels and fork for 200 including tyres then I've spent around 80 at totallyttr not including a disc for standard front wheel just waiting for a rep lament headlight mask that i ordered today so all in 1100 and some cleaning but I'm not happy with the frame it really needs painted.

Keith89 · Senior Member

It's been a while with a lot of riding over summer and still riding every day except from when it went bang sadly yesterday I bent 2 valves but be back on the road by afternoon today I have spare valves. A lot has changed many totes have bees consumed around 6 over 5000 miles all rears :S and I've changed to diffrent front mudguard I'm happier with it ive converted to led high and low beam using a 4 inch twin row led light bar A crd absalute power tail can rather loud can say in happy with the bike for now.

Keith89 · Senior Member

Also I now run a floating front disc from a xt 660 genuine Yamaha part brand new for 45 quid can't complain should have been around 140

TTRfan · Super Guru

Keith89 wrote:
It's been a while with a lot of riding over summer and still riding every day except from when it went bang sadly yesterday I bent 2 valves but be back on the road by afternoon today I have spare valves.

Sorry to hear of the problem Keith!

The only way the chain could have jumped is if it is worn (or has stretched) or the tensioner has failed.

Were the timing marks parallel with the head? If one is tilted it indicates a worn chain.

Brian

Keith89 · Senior Member

After timing it up and turning over a few times.

TTRfan · Super Guru

That looks about perfect Keith. The trouble is that if you can't identify what caused the problem then it might happen again. You were lucky not to have been hurt when it threw you off - this time.....

The only other thing that I can think of is that maybe one or both of the chain slippers might be damaged?

Brian

Keith89 · Senior Member

It's all good now started after a few seconds runs good just need to finish putting it back together now.

Keith89 · Senior Member

Well my ttr is completly engineless now I completly rebuilt the engine every bearing every gasket and seal was all pretty and painted left it at my workshop back door witch is in a closed compound that I lock every night for it to be stolen I'm gutted and at a total lose with what to do seeing as I left my job to start in my own invested every penny I have into my company. Looks like I'm bikeless for a while now.

-- Edited by Keith89 on Tuesday 8th of December 2015 01:05:51 AM

leigh · Senior Member

Damn that sucks Keith. I'd be gutted too. Bastards.

TTRfan · Super Guru

Really sorry to hear that Keith.

I would have thought it difficult to move on a TTR engine without advertising it which is where keeping an eye on Gumtree and eBay is essential.

Do you have a photo of the finished engine and the engine number? If so, put them up here so that we can keep an eye out for it.

Also publicly Facebook it and let us have the link to share.

I am happy to post it on our Totally TTRs Facebook page as well but, ideally, need a photo and the engine number.

Hope you get it back mate!

Good luck.

Brian

peteBLUEttr · Super Guru

All I ever seem to hear about now is poor people having their bloody stuff robbed, Jeez it makes me sick.

Mind you its hardly surprising all these people are turning to crime now with diminished police budget and such an easy life in prison, thats even if they ever get sent to prison.

hmm

Keith89 · Senior Member

I don't have pictures sadly I will get my engine number off of logbook will be easy to spot as was all painted gun metal grey had apico gear selector in blue also complete engine bolt kit in blue aswell a set of aftermarket cams from America 1.00 oversized piston will post number once I get out of workshop

Keith89 · Senior Member

It wasn't on show it was the back door like a fire exit I have storage racking out back under a roof with open sides I think it was more a opertunist theif having a snoop and that was the lightest thing to grab as everything else is 6 cylinder+ diesel marine engines

pug · Guru

Feel for you bud................. Ha easy life in prison they don't even like to do that now bring in stoning and chopping hands off I say. johny foreigner get's it right some of the time..................

Pug

Keith89 · Senior Member

Finding a engine at respectable money is a night mare as I spent a fortune building this one I'm being mega tight with my cash even contemplating buying a fielded one but there even thin on the ground

hanzo · Senior Member

Long shot but dont suppose anyone near you have cctv in operation chances are a vehicle is involved youre not exactly going to walk along with an engine far .work out routes in and out and rough time.Sadly police are not much help in this sort of crime and the more you can do yourself the better .😠low life people like these get away with it too much these days..

pug · Guru

I know you are not me but I would be looking at this motor on the bay if your cutting skill's an welding can take it have a go I think it would near fit right in. just a little playing with the twin port exhaust and twin carb's an away you go. I have a pair of carbs hear if you are looking to go this way you can have them

Pug

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-XT-350-complete-engine-3YT-013354-good-runner-c-w-electrics-31-/361443307228?hash=item5427b32edc:g:VoAAAOSwHQ9WYbR9

-- Edited by pug on Thursday 10th of December 2015 05:34:40 PM

Keith89 · Senior Member

Thanks for thinking like that pug I've thought about engine swaps and a wr250f engine has been high on the list but I've put the bike to the back of the workshop and covered it I just can't justify spending anymore money just now sadly.

Keith89 · Senior Member

Also tht engine is in my door step I live 40 miles away and my workshop is only 20 miles.

peteBLUEttr · Super Guru

No one had CCTV around your workshop then?

Keith89 · Senior Member

There is one company round the back but nothing points to my shop or yard I've put this down to a live and learn experience now and have now as I type this have Watson alarm fitting a full security system through out my yard as I can't afford for a customers items go missing been speaking to pug and he is puttin ideas in my head.

peteBLUEttr · Super Guru

Cant believe they done it anyway, engine aint worth that much, must of been drug heads, yeah I suspect you will always go mega with the security from now on, total pain in backside when you put load of effort into rebuilding it and so on

Keith89 · Senior Member

No I'm 100% not taking light measures I have 8 cameras 4 motion sensors a silent alarm linked to my phone and a sever that can check cameras if alarm is triggered not taking it lightly. Anyway head way on the bike a new plan has been made and iris away to change completly.

pug · Guru

Link hear Keith to the frame chop on the xr think you will have to chop the bottom out as well to get it in the motor in the xt is used as a stress member same as old honda XL's i then made a 1/4 plate steel bash plate to hold the motor an rejoin the bottom of the frame it did not really need it but i needid somewhere to remount the foot pegs i had to cut the top tube an ad a wee bit in that as well as the XL motor was longer but a welder an grinder can make anything fit any anything with a little work

www.xrv.org.uk/forums/xr/105377-new-member-xr-xl-cb-rs-gpz-hybrid.html

Pug

Keith89 · Senior Member

Intresting read there pug I have now bought a engine well second bike and it looks like the engine will fit without completly cutting the frame very very tight fit but it is a 2009 xt 660x fuel injected engine I got the complete bike for less than I paid for my bike. I told u pug was a bad influance

pug · Guru

Ok you know you will have to start clicking away and taking lot's of pic's of this as you are going to have everyone on hear wanting to see it go from a pile of bits into a running bike.

-- Edited by pug on Saturday 12th of December 2015 10:22:03 PM

Keith89 · Senior Member

I I will start the pictures as soon as I get to starting the project going to take while to do but I have the tt next year so has to be finished for then so time line isn't great least I have a complete bike so no parts hunting.

peteBLUEttr · Super Guru

Xt660 motor in there, woah! Cool as! Can't wait to see that build!

Keith89 · Senior Member

It's not going to be fast but a lot faster than the 250 a lot of challenges to come.

Keith89 · Senior Member

Well my engine turned up (ttr engine) after a associate of a freind slipped up I went to Sed associates house with a steal pipe (for intimidation only) and he crumbled like a little fat kid in front of a cake and I got my engine so now have a ttr engine that is still not going to go in

Cubber · Super Guru

Congratulations and well done.

Perhaps the PCs should be advised of your "Sed associate"? confuse

It would, perhaps, make him more reluctant to repeat his misdemeanor and make the area that bit safer.

Martyn

peteBLUEttr · Super Guru

Great news Keith!! Wow you showed great restraint not to wack the wa**er.

Keith89 · Senior Member

I have informed the local police I had reported it stolen. To be honest he wasn't worth me getting in trouble for fighting I have a family to think of but I'm happy it hasn't been money wasted building it.

TTRfan · Super Guru

Result biggrin biggrin

TTRfan · Super Guru

Might have someone looking for an engine if you want to sell it?

If so, please PM me with details and price and I will pass it on.

Brian

Keith89 · Senior Member

Brian inwill be in touch shortly I have to wait for the police to come round and clear everything up

pug · Guru

Good news you must be a very calm an cool chap me on the other hand would have lost my cool full stop I had a bike go walkabouts about 20 years back an if I had found out who it was it would have been a trip up onto the Moor in the back of the van for them at night with a pick an shovel an only one of us would be coming back for breakfast. it stills give me the hump thinking about it now an it was some 20 years back.

Pug

peteBLUEttr · Super Guru

Horrible ain't it, I just dunno why people have to be such light fingered pr**ks. If it ain't yours leave it well alone.

If it aint bikes its the bloody bits that go in the bikes!

There are 10,000 bikes stolen in London every year. How about they start policing the issue rather than TRYING to police the crimes that happen aboard the stolen motorcycles! Two steps back

Keith89 · Senior Member

I'm gonna sound like a idiot here but up here well 50 miles from me there is avrage 2 bikes stolen a night ranging from mopeds to recently a 2012 fireblade the problem here is the police don't have the training and right to give chase if they see them so a no chase policy witch is stupid hence y they get away with it.

pug · Guru

In Hong kong we use to have caning for the little Bastards the chap dishing it out took his job very very seriously with a run up as well he looked like bruce lee the caine was a 4 footer a you could hear it crack the air as it went on it's stroke 6 to 12 of them an then lock them up i did see 18 given one time think he went tooled up for the job and then they lock them up [dont think the cell's had sat tv and an xbox back then]................ this was when it was still under GB rule as well a little man use to come out an take a pic of them bent over the rack just after the last stroke probably as a keepsake for them.................... it was unheard of for them to come back for a 2nd ride on the rack

Pug

-- Edited by pug on Thursday 17th of December 2015 06:39:36 AM

-- Edited by pug on Thursday 17th of December 2015 06:50:29 AM