Mounted Mudguard

Put on a Mudguard finally, the wet roads have finally taken there toll as the bike was covered!

Helicoil Heaven

Helicoil Heaven

 So this morning I woke up with one thing on my mind, getting this head fixed. so the kit arrived yesterday and so there was nothing stopping me.


I drilled it out & tapped it with the new tap from the kit ready for the helicoil insert

the tapping was easy actually steel in alloy works like a hot knife through butter. i used the insertion tool and it worked.... like i ever doubted it...



 Only downside of the kit, was the magnetic tool supplied to break off the nubbing thingy broke straight away.... obviously no expense spared in the making of this tool.

put the head back on, carb, exhaust etc and it started on the first kick #goodtimes a rolling....

The thread gauge

Found the thread gauge as Cookson had leant me his tap n dye set. Mine only went up to M8. Thankfully it had a imperial dye of 1/8 27 NPT what ever that is but it fitted. If I'm being honest the fit worked brilliantly on the new head that I had bought but the fit is tight on the plug so I've used the dye and needed persuading but it does fit..

So I've going to get this kit so hopefully should be able to tap a new hole and fit a helicoil. Fingers crossed.

The spark plug problem

So I've measured the spark plug with my vernier it's is 10mm on the outer of the thread! Now to work out the thread gauge.

Mudguard mount

Whilst my head is winging its way to M.A.D HQ I need to get this mud guard mounted. So went to a local garage and rummaged in the off cuts bin and found an ideal candidate. Measured the the old mount which was 400mm and the new one needed to be 500mm! Got out the marker and went to work. Also it's plated so no rust ideal! Just the cutting out now!

4 stroke Puch

So last week Cookson said I could use his magnum's 4 stroke motor as my E50 just keeps going wrong, been a bit lazy so forgive my late post. I pulled off the E50 and offered up the Honda C70.

So once it was on I need to sort the intake change the carb as it just wouldn't fit.

Also needed to remove some pegs as it was just ridiculous having four pegs one side and 3 on the other.

Need to get a more practical exhaust as Cookson's is M.A.D looking & noisily offensive. But man it's rad! Also going to put some mudguards so the Ste wheel doesn't just fill the air filter with cow pat pie juice! Bit of fabrication and the Tomos spare trims will fit.
Went out for M.A.D run 2 and bb lee my spark plug out from the head. Basically the butcher that Cookson bought it off must have cross threaded the hole. New head needed as it is cheaper than getting a heli-coil fitted!

This it actually feels like its 3 steps forward and only 1 step back.