The Africa Twin thread - Page 752

Mika_AT · 05-21-2012, 07:38 AM

hy my new version of RD04 !

Heno · 05-21-2012, 07:53 AM

Uf

Jim Rowley · 05-21-2012, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Mika_AT

Ladder106 · 05-21-2012, 06:48 PM

I like the Boano combined with the TA tank and modded side panels....nicely done.

Who got the worst part of the water crossing? It looks about even from the photos.

Squily · 05-21-2012, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Ladder106

I like the Boano combined with the TA tank and modded side panels....nicely done.

I like the polished carbon. Very nice

Mika_AT · 05-22-2012, 01:13 AM

the side panel of transalp tank will be repeated later, as they are not well finished, I'd make a mold of the prototype

against the ktm was equal, both wet from head to feet

Mika_AT · 05-22-2012, 01:14 AM

boboneleg · 05-22-2012, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Stormforce8

A bit past it's sell by date there dude

tserts · 05-22-2012, 06:53 AM

Wow, for an RD07 that bike looks as if it was left in the sea all these years..

I bet he lived close to the sea that guy, still amazing how this can happen in the few years since '96...

On the other hand it's a testament to the build quality of the @, she just goes no matter how bad you treat her..

@dreamer · 05-23-2012, 08:07 AM

I have another question for everyone, ever sence my rebuild I keep having problems with my water pump. A short time after I had everything back together probably only a few hundred kilos I had a leak out of the weep hole so I got that fixed with a new seal but the guy who did the work never should have opened a bike shop, actually had to spot weld the impeller onto the shaft. So I found another guy who has worked on a few Africa Twins and when I removed the pump to take it to him the weld had not held so the new shop and I fit a new seal behind the impeller and again had to weld the impeller onto the shaft then bolted everything up. No problems for maybe five hundred to a thousand kilos but the bike had to sit for a couple months while I made a trip back to the states. Now that I'm back and been spending time working on it, the weep hole has drained all of the coolant, I didn't mess with the pump there was just a big green puddle underneath her. Any suggestions, I just can't believe that the seal behind the impeller it this prone to giving out.

Any help would be great.
Thanks in advance
Keith

Africa_Twin · 05-23-2012, 08:30 AM

Only good advice I can offer is don't compromise on your engine's health and get yourself a new water pump...

GSPD750 · 05-23-2012, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by @dreamer

I have another question for everyone, ever sence my rebuild I keep having problems with my water pump. A short time after I had everything back together probably only a few hundred kilos I had a leak out of the weep hole so I got that fixed with a new seal but the guy who did the work never should have opened a bike shop, actually had to spot weld the impeller onto the shaft. So I found another guy who has worked on a few Africa Twins and when I removed the pump to take it to him the weld had not held so the new shop and I fit a new seal behind the impeller and again had to weld the impeller onto the shaft then bolted everything up. No problems for maybe five hundred to a thousand kilos but the bike had to sit for a couple months while I made a trip back to the states. Now that I'm back and been spending time working on it, the weep hole has drained all of the coolant, I didn't mess with the pump there was just a big green puddle underneath her. Any suggestions, I just can't believe that the seal behind the impeller it this prone to giving out.

Any help would be great.
Thanks in advance
Keith

A properly installed waterpump with new seals is pretty much bulletproof on an Africa Twin...just be glad you don't own a KTM in which certain models are very prone to leak.
If your mech did a weld job on the impeller chances are it's now out of balance and any slight wobble will eventually cause that seal to leak....that's my guess.
Pay mr honda or check ebay.

Squily · 05-23-2012, 07:22 PM

Got the indicators yesterday.

Starting to come together

GSPD750 · 05-24-2012, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Squily

Got the indicators yesterday.

Mini's are cool....

Stormforce8 · 05-24-2012, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by GSPD750

Mini's are cool....

Yup - me likey mini indy's as well - especially the really bright LED ones..........

05-22-2012, 06:53 AM	#11274
tserts Gas Burner Joined: Nov 2008 Location: Yunanistan (Stans baby!) Oddometer: 1,950	Wow, for an RD07 that bike looks as if it was left in the sea all these years.. I bet he lived close to the sea that guy, still amazing how this can happen in the few years since '96... On the other hand it's a testament to the build quality of the @, she just goes no matter how bad you treat her.. __________________ Africa Twin RD07 '00 - My Kleopatra Malfunction specialist... Road Rush (Romania, Serbia) Peloponnese Peninsula on two Africa Twins 9 countries in 15 days - Tserts.com

05-23-2012, 08:30 AM	#11276
Africa_Twin Africa Twiner Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Oddometer: 329	Only good advice I can offer is don't compromise on your engine's health and get yourself a new water pump... __________________ Riding to the sunset... on my Africa Twin... http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l1...ar/sigATCP.gif

05-23-2012, 07:22 PM	#11278
Squily Squily Joined: Sep 2006 Location: Esperance WA Oddometer: 1,034	Fisnished the tail-piece ast night Got the indicators yesterday. Starting to come together __________________ Squily

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05-21-2012, 07:38 AM	#11266
Mika_AT Adventurer Joined: Jan 2006 Location: France (Lille) Oddometer: 58	hy my new version of RD04 !

05-21-2012, 07:53 AM	#11267
Heno Lover Of Perfection Joined: Aug 2011 Location: Slovakia Oddometer: 60	Uf

05-21-2012, 06:48 PM	#11269
Ladder106 It's a short cut, really Joined: Jan 2005 Location: Davis, CA Oddometer: 4,260	I like the Boano combined with the TA tank and modded side panels....nicely done. Who got the worst part of the water crossing? It looks about even from the photos.

05-22-2012, 01:13 AM	#11271
Mika_AT Adventurer Joined: Jan 2006 Location: France (Lille) Oddometer: 58	the side panel of transalp tank will be repeated later, as they are not well finished, I'd make a mold of the prototype against the ktm was equal, both wet from head to feet

05-22-2012, 01:14 AM	#11272
Mika_AT Adventurer Joined: Jan 2006 Location: France (Lille) Oddometer: 58

05-23-2012, 08:07 AM	#11275
@dreamer Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2011 Location: Pattaya, Thailand Oddometer: 112	I have another question for everyone, ever sence my rebuild I keep having problems with my water pump. A short time after I had everything back together probably only a few hundred kilos I had a leak out of the weep hole so I got that fixed with a new seal but the guy who did the work never should have opened a bike shop, actually had to spot weld the impeller onto the shaft. So I found another guy who has worked on a few Africa Twins and when I removed the pump to take it to him the weld had not held so the new shop and I fit a new seal behind the impeller and again had to weld the impeller onto the shaft then bolted everything up. No problems for maybe five hundred to a thousand kilos but the bike had to sit for a couple months while I made a trip back to the states. Now that I'm back and been spending time working on it, the weep hole has drained all of the coolant, I didn't mess with the pump there was just a big green puddle underneath her. Any suggestions, I just can't believe that the seal behind the impeller it this prone to giving out. Any help would be great. Thanks in advance Keith