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by RinB
Wed May 19, 2010 10:55 am
Forum: Dealer News, Innovations & Products
Topic: Here's a new MBD speedo in Mouses new headset.
Replies: 192
Views: 60329

Re: Here's a new MBD speedo in Mouses new headset.

There has been rumours on the scootvine that there has been problems with them.

Maybe Ian, mark, mouse could comment

What ever it is Im sure they'll solve it
by RinB
Mon May 17, 2010 8:11 pm
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: best crank
Replies: 11
Views: 4804

Re: best crank

could also do with a bit of advice , im also running an af race crank which seems to be ok, but the more i read about af cranks going pear shaped the more i feel i should do somthing before its to late , any ideas ie do i take it out and have it welded and re balanced. ps im running a std ts1 any i...
by RinB
Wed May 12, 2010 11:58 am
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: Anyone seen mis-machined 200 casings....
Replies: 20
Views: 6584

Re: Anyone seen mis-machined 200 casings....

soullad wrote:Whenever I know I'm reusing a steel retaining plate on a rebuild I dot punch the plate / surrounding so that it goes back in the exact way it came out.

Thats a good idea as well :)
by RinB
Wed May 12, 2010 9:01 am
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: Anyone seen mis-machined 200 casings....
Replies: 20
Views: 6584

Re: Anyone seen mis-machined 200 casings....

Knowledge wrote:Can you not rotate the oil seal retaining plate by 45 degrees, and drill and tap new holes?

Thats exactly what Ive done on a couple of cases :D
Its easiest way to fix
by RinB
Mon May 10, 2010 3:25 pm
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: inboard disc clanking at low speed
Replies: 8
Views: 2868

Re: inboard disc clanking at low speed

Before stripping it it my have been gunked up and so stripping may have freed it off.

They do rattle
by RinB
Mon May 10, 2010 8:55 am
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: Easy (non exotic) TS1 Replacement piston
Replies: 7
Views: 3210

Re: Easy (non exotic) TS1 Replacement piston

Ts1 piston with 1mm rings or MB racetour
by RinB
Sun May 09, 2010 8:57 pm
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: Squish clearance question
Replies: 15
Views: 7570

Re: Squish clearance question

Also note squish has a connection with Compression ratio

An example a std TS1 with 1.5mm squish and a head which gives 9.5CR
when changing to 1.1mm squish with same head will raise CR to 10:1 so could cause problems if wrong CR head


Smiffy
by RinB
Fri May 07, 2010 10:12 pm
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: Suzuki 185 conversion
Replies: 26
Views: 9528

Re: Suzuki 185 conversion

From my ikkle red book

Inlet you may say is low but Ive had good umph out of this set up and done many over the years
by RinB
Fri May 07, 2010 8:06 pm
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: Suzuki 185 conversion
Replies: 26
Views: 9528

Re: Suzuki 185 conversion

The suzuki piston has a compression height of 32mm, a standard lambretta piston is 39mm giving a difference of 7mm. Based on a standard 107mm rod on a standard barrel you would need to remove 2mm off the top and 5mm off the cylinder to account for the 7mm in the above equation. If you use a tv rod t...
by RinB
Wed May 05, 2010 4:41 pm
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: changed clip position and needle, still bogging down
Replies: 10
Views: 4390

Re: changed clip position and needle, still bogging down

Dont forget the Slide acts in this part of the throttle in the progression period

Try a 45 -50 slide or take 0.5-1mm of the cut out