XT 350

[iansoady]

Get a nice box sidecar.

My brother once considered taking up plumbing and at the time had a scruffy maroon R90. I suggested setting himself up as Professor Plumb (in the kitchen with a lead pipe) with a matching sidecar but he wouldn't go for it for some reason.

[Moto63]

Get a nice box sidecar.

My brother once considered taking up plumbing and at the time had a scruffy maroon R90. I suggested setting himself up as Professor Plumb (in the kitchen with a lead pipe) with a matching sidecar but he wouldn't go for it for some reason.

Seen it done mate, there used to be a guy in bradford that had a honda 400wet dream with a "coffin"sized box as a sidecar who used to go around doing his plumbing jobs on, that was back in the mid 80's. However I think it was more "maintained" based stuff he did.
Cheers,,,,Michael

[manxie]

I`m a plumber, and around town there`s a plumber rides round on a XT125, ruck sack on his back with the scissor bender sticking out one side of it and a Turbo-torch blow lamp out the other!! He`s never passed his driving test!! 

[timbo]

Our once illustrious leader, Onepot, aka Graham Carrick, worked as a handyman type jobbie, and used an XBR and sidecar for his work 
Me and Alison have been a one car family for the last lot of years, in fact my own car insurance is long lapsed, and you are right, it saves a blooming fortune, not running a second car 

[themoudie]

A local mate whom is into property rental uses a Ural sidecar outfit for all his property maintanence and local transport jobs. So the odd bath, wash hand basin, lengths of stud work, 4" x 2", plaster board, firewood, adult daughter, pass along the A85T at a sedate 40mph, in a machine with the patina expected of a machine used to cart potatoes to the vodka distillery. Regular oil changes and "work", I am assured are the reason behind the outfits longevity.

As for plumbing!  It is my bête noire. Regardless of pipe material or the type of joints used, they always leak, water seeps everywhere and if it happens after you've restored the surrounding structure, you then have to take it all apart again and try to stop the ruddy leak!  This should really be in the rants!  Anybody whom is a plumber by profession or calling, either has the patience of Job or the luck of an Angel for their joints not to leak or their shower installations not to rot the stud work! Bah! Humbug!   

Off to the woods! 

[Moto63]

  ......keep practicing bill, you'll get there. Easy for me to say tho, I've been doing it for the last 36 years. Came in handy when I went back to college to do my level one tig/mig welding tho, think all that soldering gave me a head start...cheers, Michael

[manxie]

Yeah, +1 on that. We all have the odd leak, even after 32yrs in my case. When soldering cleanliness is the key and if you use "push fit" make sure the pipes are straight and in full socket. Compression fitting....the key is not to "over tighten" and if they do leak either paste round the olive or PTFE round the olive. Good luck 

[timbo]

Isn't this forum brilliant, from an XT350 for sale to wrapping your olives in PTFE 

[themoudie]

Thank you all, for your expertise and tips. The alkathene to the outside tap is the latest leaker! I suspect a new washer/'O' ring is required after I gave it a 'tweaking' with the gland nut pliers to stop the leak. As usual no jet of water, just a running 'film' over a quarter of the diameter of the pipe below the connection! 

My apologies for the diversion in the thread! 

My regards, Bill

[manxie]

  Most threads I start end up in a chat about something different, it would be boring otherwise 

[Propellor]

I always paste me olives.

[Moto63]

Ah...yes prop, excellent advice, certainly where copper/brass involved. However paste NOT recommend with  (can react with the alkathene)  just good old PTFE tape, again not to much, couple o three wraps around shud suffice....hopefully that'll help the job along a touch bill....or ya kud always just TIG it all together  .....cheers, Michael