Re: I -still- want one of these.

JackH <jackhackettuk@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Good good... apologies about the above issues you've found - Pater bought
this bike 'as is' so to speak, and didn't really use it until quite recently
when he sold the other Superdream he had, off.

So whilst oil levels etc, have been checked on a regular basis, he's not had
cause to do much else to it other than ride it now and again.

Oh, and I will ask about the indicators - the old goat never mentioned any
issues with these to me, and had I known about this, I'd have either
mentioned it in the ad or fettled it myself to ensure it was as it should be
prior to its sale.

Nah, no worries whatsoever. All usual stuff to be expected with a 30
year-old bike.

The indicators: someone has fitted pattern ones (identical to OE). These
have a separate earth wire, as pattern ones usually do. That should be
secured, via a loop connector, on the *inside* of the plastic housing,
so the bolt that goes through the housing and its metal earth strip into
the mounting point on the bike can crush the loop connector nicely
against the earth strip for a good contact.

Some genius had mounted the loop on the *outside* of the plastic
housing, relying on the conductivity of the bolt to make a contact with
the earthing strip inside. And (a) the bolt was rather smaller than the
hole and (b) the bolt had got a bit old and corroded, so it was only
making an intermittent contact.

The fact that *both* front indicators were not working was a Big Fat
Clue that it was an installation problem and not a flasher unit problem,
and once I'd sussed it was an earth wire issue (which I suspected right
from the start, as I've encountered problems with pattern indicator
earths before) it took just a few minutes to sort.

The oil filter bolt is more of a bugger, and you can't get Mole grips on
it because it's recessed in the finning, but welding a socket head on is
a well-known fix.


Glad to hear its running sweetly though, and once it's all as it should be,
be nice to see some pics of it. :-)

I'll be taking some pix this afternoon. It's come up really well. I
T-Cut the tank, which cleaned it up no end, as well as as much of the
frame as I could reach. I've polished the engine side casings and the
alloy footpeg hangers. The chrome looks great. You'd hardly recognise
it.


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