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We couldn’t find a mosquito net in the local adventure shops, so Ioana had to make one. We have an ancient Singer sewing machine, which once belonged to Ioana’s grandmother. We both love the intricate beauty, the perfect harmony between function and form, so we managed to keep it working despite it’s age.
Here is the finished net:
The fuel pump strikes back.
I’ve bought an automotive relay, and modified the fuel pump as per Mr. Heldund’s suggestion.
Here my father is assisting with the soldering:
I’ve installed under the left hand fairing, near the CDI:
The new gear arrived:
– heated grips
-clutch cable and lever
– brake cable and lever
– air filter
– chain kit
I’ve installed the new chain and sprokets.
since the new chain was the endless type so I had to disassemble the rear suspension anyway, I’ve checked and re-lubed the suspension linkage bearings…
I was a bit stressed about the gearbox output shaft bearing, as it’s prone to fail (this would be a disaster as changing would involve splitting the engine case). Luckily there was no play on the output shaft.
A common problem with the Africa Twin is the OEM fuel pump.The technical details of what happens are very neatly described by Mr. Thomas Hedlund in this article on xrv.org.uk.
There are two solutions, you either install an aftermarket fuel pump or install an external relay to control the existing pump.
I decided to go with the external relay solution which is described in the same article. The first step is the open the fuel pump to verify the condition of the switch contact surfaces.
Well, I’ve took the pump of the bike, I’ve opened the pump and I’m kind of puzzled 🙂 . The contact looks very strange, the surfaces are not parallel, they are diagonal to one another. This would suggest they are worn out, on the other hand the two surfaces are quite close to one another so I can’t see how the switch would work if the two surfaces were parallel.
I’ve decided to contact Mr. Hedlund to ask for help 🙂
In the meantime if there are some electrical engineers among you, please tell me what is your opinion
