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Discussion in 'Other Projects - Other Bikes (non 250's)' started by Murdo, Dec 30, 2016.

  1. Murdo

    Murdo The Good Doctor Staff Member Contributing Member Ride and Events Crew

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    After a recent visit to the National Motorcycle Museum at Nabiac, NSW, I came home with the idea of building a replica of Brian Collins record setting bike that he built in 1973 and set three Australian Land Speed records with at Lake Lefroy in WA.
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    Now I just happen to have a spare Yamaha YB100 engine and bits left over from my 1974 YB100 restore,
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    and the more I thought about it I thought 'why not make a copy'. I will never take it to the salt lakes, but will probably give it a run on some quiet country roads.
    I knew the engine had been through a flood, but when I got it about two years ago I drained the engine and filled with Diesel. It was, I since found, too late and the damage had been done. I brought it home and put on the bench.
    The mice had had a lovely time in the aircleaner.
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    I lifted the engine out and off with the head.
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    Tried the hot oil, but no good. Too far gone for anything but a big hammer.
    Took the side cases off and it didn't look much better.
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    Murdo The Good Doctor Staff Member Contributing Member Ride and Events Crew

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    Had to remove the through bolts that hold the head on and split the cases from the crank.
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    Was pretty tight, but eventually it let go with a bang.
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    What I found inside did not make me smile.
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    The crank and rod were frozen together, so I cut the rod with angle grinder to get the barrel/stuck piston off.
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    I sat the barrel on a big wooden block and used a punch to knock the side out of the piston. This allowed it to contract enough to get the rest out.
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    The hardest part to free up was the selector drum, and I ended up breaking the end off it before I got the selectors off.
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    Have now bought new crank (complete with rod) NOS, 1mm oversize piston and had the barrel rebored to suit (just cleaned up the rust pits), NOS selector drum and other small bits and pieces.
     
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    ever thought of adding a supercharger to it?
     
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    Murdo The Good Doctor Staff Member Contributing Member Ride and Events Crew

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    New bearings and seals fitted to cases (can you believe that Swedish SKF bearings are now made in China).
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    And look how much grease was NOT in them.
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    Didn't worry me as they were going into the gearbox where they would swim in oil, but could be a problem in a wheel bearing.
    Needed to make a new steering stem. Bought some 50mm bar and tapered roller bearings and made the 'caps' to hold the cones for the bearings.
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    These I welded each end of a piece of 40nb pipe, and turned to final dimentions in the lathe. Fitted the YB stem with the new bearings and assembled.
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    active little devil- the heat must agree with you.lol.
     
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    Nice work!
    That YB barrel look's very similar to the Chappy LB80 barrel, same style screw on pipe flange
     
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    The spare YB didn't have any forks, but I had some from a Yamaha 100 trail bike. These are 1mm larger in diameter than the YB forks, so to make them fit I made a boring bit with a ground down lathe tool and fitted in the drill press.
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    By clamping the yoke to the drill table and going slowly I was able to skim the 1mm needed out.
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    I clamped a couple of washers in with the bolt to hold it slightly wider so they will clamp nice and tight to the new forks. All cleaned up and looking good.
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    Fitted to headstem.
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    The rear sprocket had done its turn.
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    New one fitted to wheel.
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    The rear axel had to be mounted to the frame with two 6mm plates. I cut some cardboard templates and transfered them to steel. Cut out with plasma and trimmed up. speed racer 3 003.JPG speed racer 3 004.JPG
    I moved my heavy steel jig (I used to build racing cars on this) into the shade and leveled up. I welded four bits of 25x25 to hold the wheels verticle and at the right distance apart. Using another 25x25 to support the headstem at the right angle (29 degrees, this gives 95mm of trail). Note the fancy string line.
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    Then, after a trip to the steelyard I cut the main tubes from 20mmx2mm and the smaller from 16mmx1.6mm and tacked them into place at headstem and rear axel.
     
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    I turned some bar stock on the lathe to make engine mounts, bolted to engine cases and tacked them together.
    speed racer 3 007.JPG .
    Lots of little bits to be made and welded on yet.
    I cut the rusted bottom off the fuel tank.
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    And made a new bottom for it. I used .8mm mild steel which I hand formed the edge with hammer and dolly. The swage in the middle I did on a machine I built many years age to make bits to weld into the floor of my mothers Gemini car.
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    Also made a fill in piece for the front and welded together.
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    Another fine piece of work in the making. That SKF bearing is atrocious should send that pic to SKF.
     
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    While waiting for the ordered NOS parts to arrive, I've been blasting and cleaning up engine bits. The carb wasn't pretty on the outside, but inside was even worse and when I bead blasted the bowl it turned to dust.
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    Found a new Chinese made carb on evilbay for $27.00 posted so will go no further with the old one. Even the gear shaft didn't escape the worms.
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    That has been the last months work, but getting too hot for much more until next year.
     
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    A few new bits have arrived and I have most of the engine together. When fitting the new rings to the piston I discovered that they are two thin rings stuck together. Never seen that before, but they fit so in they went.
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    Painted the cases after blasting them and fitted.
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    Waiting on NOS magneto and carb to finish engine.
     
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    I'm going back to the salt in 2018. I can't get near the 250cc record, but it will be fun having a go. If your project is as much GO as SHOW then it might warrant giving it a run. I might check the DLRA records for that type of bike to see what you'd be chasing. I don't recall the Museum having those details with the bike. Did you see, or know what the records are @Murdo ?
     
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    Can't wait to see the finished piece. Always in awe of Murdo's skills, knowledge and creativity.
     
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    Brian Collins did a bit over 100Km/h back in 1973, but last I looked the record now stands at just over 160Km/h, way out of my capabilities.
     
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    Put linkin on it , he is light enough
     
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    Thanks, but that is a later model and most bits are different.
    As listed above I have replaced with NOS; crank, piston, selector shaft, selector shaft cover, rotary valve and magneto.
    Replaced with pattern parts; carb, all bearings, seals, kick starter, aircleaner, coil, fork seals, fuel tap, circlips, etc. So parts are not hard to get, even things like guards, seats, tanks, etc.
     
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    @Murdo - are you all over this technique already?

     
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    Haven't tried it yet, but have the basics.
    Planning to do a pipe with this method.
     

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