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Reply #225 on: October 21, 2015, 01:22:00 am
  Very nice  ;)
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Reply #226 on: October 21, 2015, 10:14:56 am
i can’t make it out in the picture, if theres a threaded bush in there.



if not its not a bad idea to ad one, the thread tends to strip.



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Reply #227 on: October 23, 2015, 02:14:28 pm
No threaded bushing on mine, I did red lock-tight the stud in place. Fingers crossed.


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Reply #228 on: October 28, 2015, 04:39:44 am
I was able to run the 350 Enfield around my yard today and it runs great. Slightly disappointed that the newly installed Samrat rockers did nothing to quite down the valve noise and if anything the machine is slightly noisier with the aluminum cylinder. I am going to heat cycle the engine a few times and then re-torque the cylinder head.


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Reply #229 on: October 28, 2015, 02:04:51 pm
I was able to run the 350 Enfield around my yard today and it runs great. Slightly disappointed that the newly installed Samrat rockers did nothing to quite down the valve noise and if anything the machine is slightly noisier with the aluminum cylinder. I am going to heat cycle the engine a few times and then re-torque the cylinder head.
The rockers will not quiet noise. The alloy cylinder rings. It's all okay.
Don't over-torque that stuff.
5 ft-lbs on the rocker nuts, and 20 ft-lbs on the head stud nuts. The tq figures in the manual are too high. The threads in the alloy head pull out easily.
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Reply #230 on: October 28, 2015, 11:25:31 pm
Thanks ACE, I will be mindful of the torque values. What's the deal with Samrat rockers? I put them in because I read somewhere that they better. True?


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Reply #231 on: November 05, 2015, 04:43:44 am
I changed the upper triple tree to an aluminum Enfield trials set up. It changed the feel of the bike and stiffened up the front. I think the "tiller" effect of moving the handle bars closer to the rider will help the handling. Also I weighed the bike and its now 296lbs. More pics:
https://davidarmstrong.smugmug.com/Enfield-reduction/


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Reply #232 on: November 05, 2015, 01:09:38 pm
Thanks ACE, I will be mindful of the torque values. What's the deal with Samrat rockers? I put them in because I read somewhere that they better. True?
Yes, slightly better.
The arms are a little bit lighter, and the alloy blocks cool better.
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Reply #233 on: December 19, 2015, 05:48:09 am
I am super excited to return to the Plastered Purple Penguin trial: http://www.pugetsoundtrialers.com/UpNext/2016/PPPTrial2016.pdf
Not going to do anything stupid and will ride what I can...


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Reply #234 on: January 04, 2016, 03:20:59 am
https://davidarmstrong.smugmug.com/Plastered-Purple-Penguin-Trial/
I rode the Plastered Purple Penguin trial and as always the ground was frozen.

After driving most of the way I realized my new Wolf helmet was still on the dresser. So I headed back home to fetch it. I generally I start out early for events and even after going home I had plenty of time to make the sign up. They had a huge fire burning and it was good because it was 26 degrees out. I had layered my clothes carefully and even so I was shivering until after the first couple of sections and then of course I had to many layers.

My Enfield entry was the only “Vintage” bike to show up and Frank the local Beta and Sherco dealer partnered up with me for the event. He eyed the bike and asked me how much it weighed I told him and he just shook his head, Franks Sherco is ½ the weight. Frank turned out to be a real gentleman and it was fun to see him ride the same sections as I did. I mostly had him ride them first so I could see and then get input on how the section rode.

The event is a modern trial and as such runs on modern trials rules. You can stop with your foot down and fiddle around and only be penalized for a single dab. That's what I did in two of the sections as no way the Enfield going through clean, I had to man handle the big bike. I only failed one section and that was because I ran out of bounds. My overall score was 28, I had a great time, didn’t fall off and nothing broke.
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Reply #235 on: January 04, 2016, 05:46:00 am
 Good stuff Dave !
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Reply #236 on: January 17, 2016, 02:42:20 am


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Reply #237 on: January 17, 2016, 06:26:17 pm
 Dave, PM inbound  ;)
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Reply #238 on: January 18, 2016, 02:38:22 am
At CJ's show I spent some quality time lying on the carpet showing some details of the Enfield and noticed just how bad the skid plate is. The damage is so severe that I am amazed it still is attached to the motorcycle!
I think welding up the cracks then remounting the skid plate using steel rather then aluminum will go a long way to a happy trials motorcycle.


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Reply #239 on: February 03, 2016, 04:31:39 am
I fitted new NJB trial master rear shocks today, 13.4” long and this changed the turning for the better and of course some added ground clearance is a bonus. With the shocks I had before the bike would plow when doing full lock turns, now it just goes around. I did full lock figure eights in my gravel driveway with no problem. Also addressed is a new front brake cable built from scratch with a mixture of new and a couple of old parts. Its easy to do and Flanders (http://www.flandershandlebars.com/Products.html) has all the stuff to build your own. The only tricky thing is using the correct clean parts. Silver soldering is a piece of cake to do. Still need to fix the broken skid plate.