DRP: A day in the Sun
Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 10:39 pm
It was sunny today so I needed to bring out the Umbrella Girl. Today I worked on two bikes. The Lorenzo-Ui replica and the Wicked. I kind of worked on both of them at the same time. The replica went fairly well in as much as I could do with what I had around. The Wicked however, well...
I didn't take many photos, but I had to do a lot of wrenching. It seemed that yesterday I had localized things to the connecting rod. That meant pulling the top end. I thought well what if I pulled the pipe, reached in and held the piston. That indicated that the rod was fine. But while doing that I had my head under the engine (I know!). From that point I noticed that the noise was coming from the clutch side of the engine. I drained the transmission oil, removed the clutch cover, and discovered what appears to be a failing basket. I replaced the basket and almost got things buttoned back up, but it got dark and cold so I had to pack it in for the day.
I do hope this solves the problem--I so want to be riding this bike! I did take the Replica for a spin tonight though—first time really with the current setup. It was fun. It scoots along nicely. These second edition second gen GPRs are great little bikes.
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I didn't take many photos, but I had to do a lot of wrenching. It seemed that yesterday I had localized things to the connecting rod. That meant pulling the top end. I thought well what if I pulled the pipe, reached in and held the piston. That indicated that the rod was fine. But while doing that I had my head under the engine (I know!). From that point I noticed that the noise was coming from the clutch side of the engine. I drained the transmission oil, removed the clutch cover, and discovered what appears to be a failing basket. I replaced the basket and almost got things buttoned back up, but it got dark and cold so I had to pack it in for the day.
I do hope this solves the problem--I so want to be riding this bike! I did take the Replica for a spin tonight though—first time really with the current setup. It was fun. It scoots along nicely. These second edition second gen GPRs are great little bikes.
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