bikes alive

[buckles]

Got the bike running, look on you tube at daihatsuitsyousir. Sorry I can't make a linky anyway I'm quite proud of the work done so far. . I wanted the bike on the road for the dragon rally but that's not gonna happen . oh well.

[coachgeo]

here ya go

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0aPvxMK3eg

[johnfireball]

Hi Buckles,
Great to hear your up and running. I took mine for a ride today and still get a great kick out of it. One mod I would suggest is to have a small coolant resevoir mounted higher than the motor as cracked heads were commonplace on this engine if the coolant was allowed to run low. You will have to gear up in the rear drive to cruise comfortably,I would recommend oldtimers garage store for the parts as the quality is far superior to the ebay stuff, dont ask how I know.
Happy piloting
John.

[buckles]

Hi Buckles,
Great to hear your up and running. I took mine for a ride today and still get a great kick out of it. One mod I would suggest is to have a small coolant resevoir mounted higher than the motor as cracked heads were commonplace on this engine if the coolant was allowed to run low. You will have to gear up in the rear drive to cruise comfortably,I would recommend oldtimers garage store for the parts as the quality is far superior to the ebay stuff, dont ask how I know.
Happy piloting
John.

Hi John, I have not used the Ural gearbox and final drive as I was originally using a plant engine that revved out at 3600rpm and was looking at a top speed of around 50-60 mph, so decided to opt for a BMW 5 speed box and final drive, it did mean tho that a lot more work had to be carried out to graft it all together but I needed that extra forward gear, alas I have no reverse . This does mean (I hope) that with a 5 speed BMW box fitted to the daihatsu that my outfit should cruise at a lower rpm and be more economical fingers crossed, it pulls from a standing start two up plus all our camping gear. . Also I am using a mini radiator from a closed circuit system and should not need an expansion bottle hope it all works, thanks again for the info, keep it comin, Andy.

[buckles]

here ya go

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0aPvxMK3eg

Thanks Coach.

[mark_in_manchester]

I'm using a mini rad with Daihatsu-Ural, but I still need an expansion bottle since the top of the rad is no longer the highest point in the system. As it is, the coolant blows past the rad cap (as intended) when hot/expanded and fills the bottle, but doesn't suck back through quite as effectively when cooling and contracting - I think I have a small air leak somewhere. So - I fill via a connection to a (redundant) heater tap-off, at the top of the system by the thermostat, every now and again. Expansion bottle likewise overflows now and again.
M.