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I kept myself busy playing with the bike in the garage this afternoon, getting it ready for it's MOT, which cannot be done before the 17th Jan, ( my birthday) as tester is going on holiday, and I always use them for my motorbikes. Everything seems to work now. Just need to fix the puncture in the rear wheel, or replace the inner tube, which may be a good thing. I believe this bike may still be on its original set of tyres, or maybe a second set. Got indicator sorted, polished the rust off the kick starter wit some Autosol, took both headlights off, and found the bright beam's body is badly cracked with bits missing off it. Also decided I would go to Barnies Bikes , a real old school bike shop, some distance away from where we live tomorrow to see if I can get brighter, or whiter light bulbs for the bike. The bright is only 15W and the dim , who knows ? While I had it all appart, I cleaned the inners of both, and polished the lenses internally. I have removed the "blanking plate" which covers over half of the bright light. Just not sure what effect it will have on the way the beam spreads at the roadworthiness centre's light test. If it is a problem, I can always re-fit the plate. Hopefully I will get brighter bulbs to fit tomorrow. While I was rooting around in the garage for some old BMW rear view mirrors from crashed bikes (read scratched and scraped) earlier on, which I wanted to try out as well, in casI do not get my hands on a matching st of Sachs mirrors, I discovered some old bits I bought a couple of years ago, including a temperature gauge. It runs off a penlight battery, and is very accurate, I have one in the Transit bus as ell as in the Teardrop caravan. I am also looking around for a pair of handguards or Bark Busters to fit, so that they can protect the levers in case I drop the bike when parking up etc.
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Last Edit: Jan 30, 2011 0:34:27 GMT by grizz
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Odd looking bike in a cool way. Do the electrics run off a battery?
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Jan 10, 2011 14:16:57 GMT
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Odd looking bike in a cool way. Do the electrics run off a battery? Hi Craig, yes, the electrics do run off a battery which is obviously fed by the motor when it runs. Electric start too, but even at 3'C the other day it started first kick without the choke. This little 50cc may be stupidly underpowered and slow, but is a lovely sweet little motor. Just pulled this off a post on www.madass.com and must say, it will not be everyones cuppa tea, but I do like it a lot. Tail light has been frenched into the rear of the seat too, to clean it up even more.
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Jan 10, 2011 14:21:54 GMT
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Oh, and this Photoshopped version of the Madass.
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Jan 21, 2011 21:20:58 GMT
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Well, I took a few pics of the bike the other day, trying to do the arty thing. Pics below. Tonight I went PINK..... Very PINK Bought some OURY handgrips for the bike, cost me a whole £1.00 plus postage on Ebay. Seems the are very comfortable on these bikes, and at £1.00 even with postage on top, I feel good. cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160530559835&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSA:GB:1123I also bought a set of upgraded headlights from a 125cc Madass with the 55W lamps to fit onto my bike. Thanks to old1eye for packing them up and posting, and for selling them to me off his bike. I have been quite busy around the house the last week, and next week Monday I have a 3.30 pm first interview for a job, and Tuesday I will be in London for some "redundancy counciling" How to write a CV, courses to do and general advice on how to find life after leaving a companies employment. Hopefully the weather will play along, and I will be able to take the bike in for its MOT on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. Right, some more pics, gentle off road I guess you can call this riding on the farm Thames river in the background, and Southend, Essex on the other side of the water. Bit of sepia to try capture the evening mood. Ready to go back home.
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Last Edit: Jan 30, 2011 0:36:07 GMT by grizz
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Jan 22, 2011 11:09:47 GMT
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Knew about these some years ago when I neighbour wanted one. Those bikes are all amazing. Want!
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Retro Classic cars and parts found, bought and sold from Catalunya. PM me for more details.
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Jan 25, 2011 20:02:16 GMT
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Knew about these some years ago when I neighbour wanted one. Those bikes are all amazing. Want! I have one of these, derestricted and 75cc, might put a OOracing 140cc engine in it, but it generally needs tidying wemoto do a few parts for these, mirrors for instance www.wemoto.com/bikes/Sachs/Mad_Ass_50_cc/06-09
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Jan 26, 2011 11:17:27 GMT
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Knew about these some years ago when I neighbour wanted one. Those bikes are all amazing. Want! I have one of these, derestricted and 75cc, might put a OOracing 140cc engine in it, but it generally needs tidying wemoto do a few parts for these, mirrors for instance www.wemoto.com/bikes/Sachs/Mad_Ass_50_cc/06-09Hi Ian, I have only heard good things about OORacing. Does the 75cc make much difference vs the 50cc ? I am sure at some point mine will get something bigger.
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Jan 26, 2011 18:17:14 GMT
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Hi Ian, I have only heard good things about OORacing. Does the 75cc make much difference vs the 50cc ? I am sure at some point mine will get something bigger. never tried the standard one, and mine has a non working speedo, but I recon it does about 50 and gets there pretty fast, well fast for a moped, if I had a standard one, I would save the money spent on the 75 kit and buy the 140 only just got mine this past week, so not had a chance to speed check it.
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Jan 27, 2011 21:44:37 GMT
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Hi Ian, I have only heard good things about OORacing. Does the 75cc make much difference vs the 50cc ? I am sure at some point mine will get something bigger. never tried the standard one, and mine has a non working speedo, but I recon it does about 50 and gets there pretty fast, well fast for a moped, if I had a standard one, I would save the money spent on the 75 kit and buy the 140 only just got mine this past week, so not had a chance to speed check it. Did 13 miles t MOT station and back today, and boy, is it slow with my 18 1/2 stone, 6foot shape on it. Speed, well errrrmm? It has some, but not much. ;D
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Jan 27, 2011 22:01:43 GMT
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Today I got some time to go to the MOT station, which is just under 7 miles from home. Nicola said I was mad as it was windy and freezing, in fact some sleet was comming down on the way back. I got the bike booked in at Kent Classic Motorcycles for an MOT, as the were able to squeeze it into the 3pm slot. Kitted up fully, and rode down there. Man, this bike is sloooow, compared to the 1200 GS that I am used to. Still, it is actually a very nice ride. In a word the outcome of the MOT test was : FAIL. 1.) Right front indicator intermittent. 2.) Indicator speed - too fast. 3.) Headlight beam shines too high. 4.) Shock absorber bushes - Knackered. ADVISORIES: 1.) Shock absorber - Damping limited. 2.) Chain - worn. 3.) Rear Brake shoes - Nearing wear limit. 4.) Chain guard - Not present. I expected something to be wrong, in fact the rear wheel was flat when I got to the test station, due to a teaking inner tube. When I got home I removed the rear shock (Need to find a cheap replacement as the Madass item on EBay is £108, which is way too much for me. Took the chain off, will seek replacement item tomorrow. Took the headlight off, repaired the casing with epoxy, and will refit tomorrow with the hope that I can get it to shine correctly. Removed the one indicator lens, and have a light bulb, not sure if they are too high or too low resistance, still need to figure out how to sort the indicator speed and function out, so that the bike can pass its Roadworthy test next time. I will also replace the rear tyre and tube ASAP. Shock with knackered bushes and little damping. Lets hope I find something cheaper. Chain - Recycling box. Also buying new allen head bolts for the rear sprocket, took some out already. Majority of MOT failure came from here...... indicators, and bright beam. More reports as things change.
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Last Edit: Jan 30, 2011 0:36:55 GMT by grizz
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Jan 27, 2011 22:36:05 GMT
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Sorry to hear she failed Riaan, I heard the electrics can be a bit suspect on these. Hope you can source a new shock for less than the eBay price.
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Jan 28, 2011 12:26:48 GMT
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sorry to hear such a sad list but most of it can be cleared with a little ingenuity intermitant lights are usually poor connections, usually earth. but a friend had a commando with an intermitant headlight, and that was the bulb! fast indicators are usually caused by too high a wattage bulb, and from the looks of the melted indicator body, far too high! as for the tired shock bushes, an idea is to get some replacements turned up from something like nylon or if anyone has some surplus/left overs from a car suspension upgrade cut them down from that as for the advisories poor damping on the shock could just be the way they are or a left field idea is hardtail it as this also cures your bush problem, the worn chain can be made to last a while longer by giving it a good clean (dishwasher?) then a boil in grease the brakes although in my wild younger days I have done various "modifications" to stretch there life, the wisdom of old age says replace as for the chain guard there is nothing in the rules (or there wasnt) to say how big or strong it has to be so we often would use a few bits of meccano to make a guard ttfn glenn ps looks like hagon do bushes for £2.50 but don't know if they do the size you need www.hagon-shocks.co.uk/HagShocksPr.htm
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Last Edit: Jan 28, 2011 12:35:25 GMT by 93fxdl
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Jan 28, 2011 16:20:01 GMT
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Thanks guys,
Glen, I got a pair of replacement bushes from Barnies Bikes, a real bike shop with real mechanics for 50p each. The shock was an advisory item, so I will clean it,a nd just squirt some engine oil on the shaft to make sure it slides cleanly. The chain was £14 to replace, I am happy to replace it, as they impact on other parts like sprockets and output shaft bearings etc. Indicators still need to be figured out, as the wattage is unreadable on the bulb from the offending indicator. Maybe a new set of indicators, but I will try other bulbs first. The headlights should be fine once I fine tune the setting and angle of them. The rear brake shoes are both necessary and cheap enough compared to not stopping in time or damaging the disc, so I will order off Ebay or take samples to Barneys Bikes. I priced up a Maxxis rear tyre and new tube today, £67 fitted if I take the wheel in.
All considered, I am still pleased that I will have a nice gutless bike with a years test and tax on it for sensible money versus a twist and go plastic covered scooter, even though I like scooters too.
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Jan 28, 2011 16:29:29 GMT
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Great news about the bushes, hopefully the MOT pass isn't far away.
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Jan 28, 2011 17:54:53 GMT
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the rear shock is usless even when new, mine works the same, ooracing do a replacement for £100, as mine came with 2 rear led indicators, the flash rate was fast, as one of the front is broken, I am replacing the front with led and also the flasher unit, so it works at the correct speed.
mine has no chainguard either,
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Last Edit: Jan 28, 2011 17:55:43 GMT by ianboyd
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the rear shock is usless even when new, mine works the same, ooracing do a replacement for £100, as mine came with 2 rear led indicators, the flash rate was fast, as one of the front is broken, I am replacing the front with led and also the flasher unit, so it works at the correct speed. mine has no chainguard either, Morning Ian, Thanks for the info. I have the replacement bushes, will fit them, should tick that box, if I do find a sensibly priced replacement I will fit it, as it is currently only an advisory on damping. The indicators are a bigger problem to me, as electrics are a dark art.
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Jan 29, 2011 23:55:48 GMT
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Right, time for a small update. I had planned to pull the head on the BSA today, but instead, I only got into the garage by about 1pm. I knew the rear tyre was shagged, even though it had a lot of tread left on it. Due to having a fairly fast leak, and clearly being ridden like that, the side walls were badly cracked. So I bit the bullet and took off the rear wheel as well today. The first thing I saw was the shape of the pads in the mechanical disc brake pads...... round ? I had ordered some new ones off E-Bay this morning for about £9 incl delivery. But they seemed to be more square or oblong.... so not sure what exactly to expect when they get there. Next up I noted that 2 of the allen head bolts that retain the rear sprocket in position of the alloy wheel were missing,and there also was a hex head bolt in one place. This left 3 of the 6 allen heads to do the job. On inspection after removing the sprocket, it seems that there were 3 studs broken off in the wheel. Bugggerr !! Not many options at 2pm on a Saturday, so I went inside the house to get my favourite hand drill (detoured to drill some holes and hang some pics and wall hangings for Nicola) to see if I could get to drill out the studs to a point where I could use my small tap and die set to cut the thread back in, or at least remove the threads in the holes. Caution did pay off, and I was able to drill them out by hand, as no engineers shop would be open at this point, and to be honest, I see no reason to spend the money if you can give it a good go yourself. Tapping into my limited ability and resource saw me clean up all the holes and being able to finger screw in the bolts. All of the little bugggerrs back in where they should be. After this I called Barneys Bikes (my favourite old skool bike shop ) at about 3.30pm to see if they could sell and fit me a tyre and tube for the rear, which of course they could. So I hopped into Nicola's car with the wheel and also the monoshock, to see if I could get a better fitting bush for the one side of the shock, as one of those I had bought yesterday was a very loose fit. By 4.15pm the tyre was fitted and I had some "Lock-Thread" to use when re-assembling the sprocket, and left for home. The Maxxis rear tyre has a nice pattern, and I hope it offers half decent grip, as it was not exactly cheap at £58 plus £9 for the inner tube, fitting was free. I refitted evrything, and also the rear shock, after cleaning it and making sure it looks great for the MOT man. At this point it was getting cold down in the garage, so I downed tools and came back to the house. Next update probably when I get the brake shoes and find they do not fit at all, and re-take the bike for its MOT once the lights are refitted and the indicator problem is sorted. Tomorrow I hope to spend some time on the BSA, to see if the Diesel I poured over the sparkplug twice today, has actually worked. Hopefully I will then get it out, and be able to pour some diesel into the head , over the seized piston.
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Last Edit: Jan 30, 2011 0:38:48 GMT by grizz
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More progress & some unexpected stuff dealt with, it's looking good. Hopefully the BSA won't put up much of a fight tomorrow. ;D
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Past: 13 VW Beetles from 1967 - 1974 Bay Window Campers (1973 & 1974) Mini's (1992 Cooper lookalike & 1984 '25 Anniversary) MK2 Polo Coupe S (1984 & 1986) MK2 Polo Breadvan (1981 & 1984) MK4 Escort (1989) MK2 Granada Based Hearse (seriously) Fiat Uno 60S (1986) Punto 60S (1998) Cinq (1997) 1998 Yamaha YZF600R Thundercat 2003 Ford KA
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More progress & some unexpected stuff dealt with, it's looking good. Hopefully the BSA won't put up much of a fight tomorrow. ;D BSA continues to beg to thrown over the back fence and forgotten. ;D
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