GB500 rebuild

[guest7]

After a roundabout series of events the GB rebuild is back on.

The spoked front wheel is off being rebuilt, I will post pics when it gets back. I bought some rim tapes on Ebay tonight and when they turn up I will have to source some cheap tyres to fit.

I have to bolt all the funny little GB plastic chrome bits back on to the bike and that should soak up a few hours this week. These bits include a chrome horn cover and lower yoke cover.

Tomorrow I'm hoping to make a trip to the local stainless steel stockist to buy an assortment of bolts to replace missing or corroded items.

The one big job is the removal of a reluctant oil line bolt and that will have to wait until I can take the bike in my van down to my mate's auto repair business. Once that is removed I can refit a standard oil line in place of the bastardised one that feeds a ropey oil cooler.

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[guest7]

Bike is due at my mate's garage tomorrow and i will also be ringing up the wheel builder to check on progress.

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[guest7]

The oil feed retaining bolt that had been resisting removal has now been removed courtesy of my mate Mike. I also rang Llandow Classics and RobG's warnings appear to be coming true. They are waiting for the parts and don't expect them until next week. I took the wheel to them over a week ago 

We'll see.

As for the oil line, I had to remove it because it had been butchered to accept the fittings for an oil cooler. I can now replace it with a standard oil line and consign the oil cooler to the shed shelves for future archaeologists to ponder.

If I get the chance tonight I will pop the new wheel bearings into the rear wheel and give it a good clean. I haven't sourced a cheap tyre yet... but I will 

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[themoudie]

The oil feed retaining bolt that had been resisting removal has now been removed courtesy of my mate Mike. I also rang Llandow Classics and RobG's warnings appear to be coming true. They are waiting for the parts and don't expect them until next week. I took the wheel to them over a week ago 

We'll see.


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Noted GC!

Bill.

[guest7]

Spoke to chap from Llandow Classics yesterday and they had one lot of spokes delivered, but they were unplated (apparently) and he didn't really take any notice of this until after the build. Apparently Central Wheels have accepted their error and will replace them with polished stainless (whereas I ordered and will be charged for Cad-plated).

A result I'd say.
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[Mark]

Spoke to chap from Llandow Classics yesterday and they had one lot of spokes delivered, but they were unplated (apparently) and he didn't really take any notice of this until after the build. Apparently Central Wheels have accepted their error and will replace them with polished stainless (whereas I ordered and will be charged for Cad-plated).

A result I'd say.
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Not until you get the wheel it isn't.....Three weeks and counting 

[guest833]

Not until you get the wheel it isn't.....Three weeks and counting 
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Know what you mean- I sent some spraying in to a friend of a friend doing a favour in November and haven't had it back yet!!

It is imminent though- the parts have not been lost as yet..........

[guest7]

Well it's not urgent and it does appear to be developing into a theme. I have a sidecar tub waiting to be sprayed and the bloke doing that actually laughed when he told me that no it wasn't painted as promised last Saturday because he was playing with his long-term classic car rebuild instead. I wasn't exactly amused by this, but it is a 'hobble' and should be cheap so best to let it go.

As for Llandow, we'll see what the end result (and cost) is like before passing final judgement.

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[themoudie]

I'll keep watching! 

Bill.

[guest7]

Wheel was built last week and I will be picking it up at this week's Cardiff Classic bike show. If anyone wants to go to the show they are more than welcome to stay at Castle Carrick if they need a bunk.

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[Sprunghub]

The fewer wheel builders & wheel building suppliers there are about, the worse CWC's reputation seems to get .
Do you know of the chap at Kingswood ( Kings something, I think it's "wood") near Bristol.....a lot of the Trial/Trail / MotoX riders use him apparently -  proper "Old School" craftsman - but doesn't seem to need to advertise to keep busy.

[guest7]

Picked up the wheel today. It was finished a week and a half ago, but I wasn't able to get out of work so they agreed to bring the wheel down to a local bike show for me to collect.

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[guest7]

So far this wheel rebuild has cost me £157  

In the meantime I have done lots of little jobs on the bike and I should be able to start it up this week.

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[guest7]

I didn't get around to sorting the bike out over the summer, but it needs to be sold so I have made a start on getting it running again. Some of you may have seen it at Stafford in October and it is starting to look reasonably smart (didn't anyone take any pictures at Stafford?)

One of the items that I'm short of in my spares stockpile is choke plungers. I'd given the GB one to RobG when he was building his XBR and it took me a good half an hour to dig out a spare. However, it's all fitted now.

I filled up the oil tank tonight and with a bit of judicious banjo bolt slackening I think I managed to get the oil circulating. In the past I have found to my cost that if you have drained down the system and played about with the oil lines then you are liable to have an air lock in the oil lines and this can be catastrophic.

I'll check the oil again tomorrow before slapping on the new battery and cranking the bike over. If that goes well it's then a case of testing the electrics, checking all fasteners and trying to get it started.

I've got one small niggle in that the thread is fubar on one of the front mudguard mounts, but I think I will ride it as-is and take it down to my friendly mechanic to get it tapped and/or hellicoiled/

Fingers crossed

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[guest7]

I'll be back in the garage again tonight, having a potch, but I have decided to take the bike to my mechanic tomorrow morning to get it MOT ready. Time is short and I need the bike MOT'd and taxed so I can give it a shakedown run before putting it on Ebay.

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