Back on the road

Technical stuff specific to the Raptor 650
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pod
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Back on the road

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Motd , nae bother, 50 K miles coming up soon, the wee beauty sat for a year and started up with no battery top up and on old fuel. Had a minor trauma removing the back axle to change tyres, the alloy dymag centres had become a bit too friendly with the axle, came good in the end, didnt even have to faff with the back brake.

The Beesa ( 71 A65 L) will be next, looking forward to some fun shopping on the raptorina first though, Here comes summer.

I have a minor oil leak at the clutch cover , will rob the spare off the cheap ebay motor i picked up a few years ago for £250.
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Cool. 8)
I need to get out on mine really. Missed all the good weather as was busy working and now it's horrible again.

Oh and pics please.
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Great news Pod, good to know another one's back on the tarmac :thumbsup:
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great stuff, hope yer looking after those wheels for me???? lol
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Yup , lovin the Dymags, the rear will not hold air at the moment, I think the valve is perished, will post pics soon.
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Gave the bike some TLC today, removed the clutch cover.

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Of course the O ring had somehow grown to the point it would no longer fit.

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Chucked it in the deep freeze to do that thing mens scrotal areas undergo with the cold.

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Removed the fecked 6 mm Al fastener, easy with pliers.
Cut a fresh one from stock in the shed.

Looked at the donor motor, its cover was in worse nick than mine.
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With the cover off , checked inside , no scratches that went right through.
The cover rim had gone like a pie crust, wavy round the fasteners.


Taped some 100 grit paper to the worktop, lapped down the cover.

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Took the worst off , refitted the O ring, and boxed it back up.

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Cleaned all the messy oil leak up and checked the fuel tank breather was clear while I was at it.
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Pics of test run on riders rides page
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