Sachs resurrection

[GAv]

 extricated, my Sachs was free. She wasin there 2 years ago, but I recently got a local tyre depot, to put the new rear Maxis tyre on the rear spoked alloy rim.
I also have new pads for the Spanish Grimeco brakes.

Then I got it added to my Bennets insurance, due on the Aprilia Futura

Today finding one crucial bit for the refitting of the wheel was awal ,further a sorte was made on the shed.

I got the rear wheel back in but decided the grass cutting had to be priority, then I went to see my Mum in a Care home, but took the Viva, decided to have a run along the front afterwards, and followed the progress of a Cruise Liner as it sailed up channel,to the Ferry Terminal, 
tried Morrisons to get some brake fluid for my Fut but their garage was shut.

The Travel Lodge's opposite Morrisons car park was full of old 3 Wheeler Morgan's on trailers, most of the Austin Seven engined type, (Not J.A.P V Twins)unless they were BSA,s
I only slowed to have another quick look,and saw a Willys or Ford Jeep (maybe even a Bantam, Austin not BSA)and some bigger US military vehicle, but there may have been more. so that was briefly interesting
Then I went into a one stop and on exit was engaged in conversation over the Viva, which is not unusual,
Partly I was again told about its lovely condition, but I wonder if they don't see the marks and blemishes I do, but then if it were pristine, I doubt I would want to keep her on the Street, or used throughout the year.

So again with the Jap/ German roadster, it's not getting restored albeit quite a rarity now, just refettled back to mainly standard spec.
 in Street Tracker guise it was a sod getting insurance due to all the mods.Even now the front brace bar and Gas shocks seemed to baffle the Bennetts call centre gal, so one will do without them too 
Chinese Skyteam is actually the only roadable bike at present,

more on the Sachs later, that's it for now.

[GAv]

Went out to get my brake fluid on the Skyteam, but even tho it's a 250 (only done 600 KMs) so maybe hasn't loosened up yet)it just won't go over 80 KMPH, and there is a definite hesitation at that velocity. Actually it didn't want to keep going after firing up on full choke! So maybe the carb needs fettling.
Some say they restrict them on the variator but that may have been a scoot reference,whilst others via the gearbox, maybe for learner legality?
I had three Chinese trail bikes, a Lifan 125, and a Sonking 200, likewise a Hymo 200, which were sold last year, as was a Zingling 150 Cruiser, that had no restriction less its own power limits.
those 200s perhaps a tad quicker to 60 MPH, than the Lifan,ran out of steam at the same 60 it did. All except the split single, were/are based on the high cam Honda unit, including this Skyteam, albeit the actual bike is a copy of Suzuki's much sought after Van Van.
Anyway I decided to stop fathing around with that stuff( except for buying the Skyteam) and got the Sachs. The back tyre eventually got scrubbed, I had to take the back wheel off it to to get the standard air box in(was a dab hand at fitting the one to a previous Virago engined Sachs owned, but this, the K&Nfilters would not stay put on the twin carb outlets)and back then with the winter approaching it went undercover into the shed. I seem to have mislaid one of the anti squeal brake shims in the process too.
After which I had a 125 VTwin Hyosung taken in part payment for my Aprilia Atlantic Scoot(that actually kept nye on 9 years)
Did that years Air Ambulance run on that Hyosung, (the year before my bypass,on the Atlantic)it wasn't the slouch I thought it might be and whilst too low rider for my bulk, quite a well engineered little clone.
When the 1000 VTwin Ape arrived on the scene the Korean twin found a new home, so it was all change again.

Anyway the right bit for my Aprilia Clutch arrived this morning, so duly fitted, bled and the fairing put back on,there are still the brakes to do,so the Sachs can wait a while longer.
Well it didn't as the brakes responded to bleeding both fronts, so I wanted to fit one of the red braided front lines(that I thought were gonna be right for the Divvie, as advertised as such, but with a piddle little reservoir it took ages and loads of patience,(and bloody minded cussedness, not to be beaten and finally all the air was out, and objective carried out. Just got the back one and new pads to do, whenever.

[bev]

You do keep yourself busy.

[GAv]

Well try to, boats bikes cars, and no doubt if I could have afforded it(or they'd let me loose in one)a plane too, however when I lived near to it, I was a ground based member of The Squadron Club at North Weald.
Anyway today so far I have been watching a recording of the Spanish GP, from TV. Know who won, however half my mind has been on what to get on with next

[bev]

Some of us have to work, not that this is really work, but I have to be here.

[GAv]

Ok then no peace for the wicked, drilled out the old adaptor rivets that clamped the previous tank, from an XS 4/500 Yam. Only got the back of the pucker Sachs plastic tank tied down, enough for some juice to be added, then a good battery, and a few turns later
she runs, click onto the pic to see this wondrous event.
Spent an hour and a half after this changing the rear light and rear end tail and fathing about with that, it still doesn't work, oh well mañyana, tomorrow's another day, for the idle rich poor.

[satnav]

Could say Life Sachs at the moment?

[GAv]

May 12, 2015 22:41:14 GMT satnav said:

Could say Life Sachs at the moment?

Yep it did in some regards yesterday. My unremitent hunt for the odd brake shim and fitting for the right wheel adjuster bore fruit, as in the latter case,the last thing I wanted to do was have to remove the Aprilia 125 now keeping the c70 and 90s company in the shed.

I did find loads more stuff to go toward bike and boat jumbles, and as if by magic, pulled some cable from under the Ape's wheel and lo & behold, deep joy in the thundermoulds, the square adjuster with round hole came out with the cable.

I have to admit these Grimeca brakes are like nothing I've experienced before, as the actual floating calliper has but one piston and the pads don't sit in it(with split pins), but in the bracket slots over the disc, and the caliper flips up to gain access to remove  and down after fitting, over them. Mine just fell out at that stage.
a guy who did a video on fitting pads to the rears on YuTube, said just pop them back in, as they came out and neither that or the copied workshop manual make it clear how the shims go back in.

Well two years is quite a long spell for my poor old brain to remember and after a struggle they had appeared to pop back in .
However running the bike on the centre stand and popping it in gear, was fine to start with ,until proceedings came to a graunching halt. One of the pads was not seated properly and had dropped down with the result that the whole alloy mounting bracket split at the swivel joint point

Anyways biting the proverbial bullet(again) I've forked out for a full Grimeca rear brake kit, bracket, the lot, albeit its description is in German, the picture shows the job lot anyway, brand new, £85 all in.

somehow these simple projects become more complicated and expensive, and maybe others bothering to read this will feel better these things don't just happen to them,however trying to be philosophical about what could have happened on the open road, I'm not thinking of the cost, just how enjoyable I found the bike in the past

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For now it's back to the Futura.

[GAv]

As A bit more progress as the brake and mounting bracket arrived today.
and decisions decisions about exhausts
and running on a CBR 600 one