Bodges we have found on our bikes.

[Vincent.vanGinneke]

Well, what can I say........
there are much favored in law ones and there are those that you really wonder about;
How the heck did I get lumbered with that one

[fpassmore]

I had a grandson-in-law who wanted my 40’s triumph frame for an engine he got from a cousin. Promptly trade it and the engine for a running CB750F. What a clown! I have the bike now but the mess he produced putting on a single seat was tragic and what do I want with the Honda??
And I had a TRW500 engine to boot!!!
Frank

[Vincent.vanGinneke]

maybe rename this thread:

Bodges we have found in our family

[MarkPhillips]

Yes bodges, I would say I’m restoring my rolling restoration NH 350 truth be known it’s mostly been undoing bodges here’s two from my bike one funny one infuriating.
The horn wires had clearly got tangled up in the back wheel more than once in the past, previous owners had bodged by twisting odds n sods of wire together at the break then wrapping it in black PVC tape. When I cut open this huge black anaconda of tape I found no fewer than 4 twisted together splices laid out it was 3 foot long???
Bodge 2
The right hand telescopic fork sprung a huge oil leak and plastered by boot my shin exhaust and engine, I thought the engine had blown at first what a mess.
Stripping the forks down the left came apart easily and I replaced the seal, but man alive it took two days to get the right hand seal holder unscrewed. Lots of heat penetrating oil tapping and a King Kong seal tool I made out of 1 1/2 steel tube. I did consider grinding but decided to go steady.
When I did finally get it unscrewed I found the problem.
The seal holder must have been a reject from the manufacturer, the thread wasn’t properly formed all the way down or under cut as per the left leg.
But this didn’t phase matey boy one bit, just rammed it down as far as it would go then filled in the exposed threads with body filler and plastered the leg with with a liberal coating of Hammerite smooth as the cherry on the cake for a job well done.
I did actually manage to clean an all the bits up and rebuild it as I was desperate to keep riding in this fantastic summer we just had. A complete front end overhaul is this winters 1st job, wonder what further horrors await. I still love the bike.
Cheers Mark.

[simon.holyfield]

maybe rename this thread:

Bodges we have found in our family

I shall avoid embarrassment within the family by not mentioning the owner of the mysterious, non- running TS125...

It was his first gasket - and he's restored several bikes since!

[Mick D]

Hi

I bought a bike remotely a while ago, unfortunately the owner missed this 'invisible' repair when I asked how the tank was

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Oh well, I live and learn

Regards Mick