At about 4:23 there is a slight chirping sound (not the bird that is in the background). I have noticed this in some of the other videos about the AEW 201's. Have you noticed this? Am I just hearing things?
Those cheap black short mufflers spoil the whole look of the machine, you'd be far better investing in a pair of Royal Enfield period style chromed mufflers or a pair of Norton Commando peashooter mufflers.
Mate if I can make a suggestion, get some short length of 90° angle iron and fabricate a stand to mount the main section of the gearbox in on the bench, it makes life sooo much easier for assembly-disassembly. I mounted the stand on a board and just sit the whole lot on the bench when I need it.
AJS recommends sae-50 oil where as Ariel recommends fluid grease. The Australian Oil Company 'Penrite' has a fluid grease that is actually marked 'for Burman gearboxes' on the label. I have replaced the oil in my Matchless with the fluid grease and the result was excellent. It needs to be heated in a saucepan then poured into a fat funnel, then worked through the gearbox with the kickstart lever (open the clutch by cable tying the clutch leaver hard against the handlebar) until about 1.5 cartridges are in the gearbox. The result is smoother gear changes, quiet running and a reduction in leaks around the gearshift and kickstart axles and the mains haft seal. To remove it, go for a ride and warm the box up, then fill the box to the top with distillate. Go for a short ride and mix it all up, then drain the lot while the box is still warm, leave it a few hours if you can. It's all messy work, so have a roll of paper towels ready and newspaper on the ground to keep the tree huggers happy, but we'll worth it in the end. I did not changed the grease for 5 years until I decided to change the mainseal.
I'm pretty sure the spacer goes on the spindle first , then the float to align it with the float needle which should be replaced with a modern Viton tipped needle , ethanol fuel eats the old plastic bits ,same goes for the float itself if plastic type.
hey man! i just bought a goldstar exhaust but I'm not getting the same sound as yours... my exhaust has ceramic wool packaging inside.. should I remove it to get same sound as yours?
