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central said:
Any idea what caused the bike to do that?
disco!!!! said:
took a run over to Skye at the weekend with a couple of mates
Eilean Donan castle
Armadle harbour
Portree
Shieldaig
Applecross
Not too sure of where these were taken
we had great weather for it and will be heading out there again
Great pics mate, I really must do Scotland next year, nearly went last month but the lure of France proved too strong.Eilean Donan castle
Armadle harbour
Portree
Shieldaig
Applecross
Not too sure of where these were taken
we had great weather for it and will be heading out there again
podman said:
central said:
Any idea what caused the bike to do that?I think.
I have a colleague at work who does a bit of club racing, still in the novice group. He was at East Fortune a few weeks ago, and while he went out for the evening, he asked some friends at the circuit to look after his bike.
It wasn't until he saw this photo that he found out how carefully his "friends" looked after his bike for him..............................
It wasn't until he saw this photo that he found out how carefully his "friends" looked after his bike for him..............................
Went out of a ride near Thetford Forest and found an interesting shortcut, Harling Drove.
I quickly realised how unsuitable the moped is for this as after going through a puddle, which was far deeper than it looked, it wouldn't go above 20mph on the way home and coughed and spluttered at anything above half throttle.
Arrived home looking like this
Cue the pressure washer, torque wrench and a thorough clean of the jets and it now runs better than it did before the off road venture.
I quickly realised how unsuitable the moped is for this as after going through a puddle, which was far deeper than it looked, it wouldn't go above 20mph on the way home and coughed and spluttered at anything above half throttle.
Arrived home looking like this
Cue the pressure washer, torque wrench and a thorough clean of the jets and it now runs better than it did before the off road venture.
kamilb1998 said:
Went out of a ride near Thetford Forest and found an interesting shortcut, Harling Drove.
I quickly realised how unsuitable the moped is for this as after going through a puddle, which was far deeper than it looked, it wouldn't go above 20mph on the way home and coughed and spluttered at anything above half throttle.
Arrived home looking like this
Cue the pressure washer, torque wrench and a thorough clean of the jets and it now runs better than it did before the off road venture.
Top Marks!!!! I quickly realised how unsuitable the moped is for this as after going through a puddle, which was far deeper than it looked, it wouldn't go above 20mph on the way home and coughed and spluttered at anything above half throttle.
Arrived home looking like this
Cue the pressure washer, torque wrench and a thorough clean of the jets and it now runs better than it did before the off road venture.
Very cool the fact you scud about the way you do on the veteran Yammy. It'll stand you in great stead whn you're able to step up in size.
Good luckand go well
Did the Irish Rally last week on the 64 MAC engine Viper. All in, around 500 miles in four days.
This is what would be called a good road:
and this is called a bit of a dodgy road - although not the worst track we rode as this one has visibility and no hairpins (photo courtesy of a mate):
My bike at rest:
A few other bikes that completed the whole thing, mile upon mile of rubble tracks, up mountains and down - which is the hardest on an old bike with no brakes!
We only had one breakdown, dad's KSS Velocette broke its kickstart spring which immobilises Velocettes. We had lots of other little bits fell off and my clutch no longer works (suspect it's just a cable needs oiling) and a few chops and scrapes but nothing much.
A grand week!
This is what would be called a good road:
and this is called a bit of a dodgy road - although not the worst track we rode as this one has visibility and no hairpins (photo courtesy of a mate):
My bike at rest:
A few other bikes that completed the whole thing, mile upon mile of rubble tracks, up mountains and down - which is the hardest on an old bike with no brakes!
We only had one breakdown, dad's KSS Velocette broke its kickstart spring which immobilises Velocettes. We had lots of other little bits fell off and my clutch no longer works (suspect it's just a cable needs oiling) and a few chops and scrapes but nothing much.
A grand week!
kamilb1998 said:
Went out of a ride near Thetford Forest and found an interesting shortcut, Harling Drove.
I quickly realised how unsuitable the moped is for this as after going through a puddle, which was far deeper than it looked, it wouldn't go above 20mph on the way home and coughed and spluttered at anything above half throttle.
Arrived home looking like this
Cue the pressure washer, torque wrench and a thorough clean of the jets and it now runs better than it did before the off road venture.
I quickly realised how unsuitable the moped is for this as after going through a puddle, which was far deeper than it looked, it wouldn't go above 20mph on the way home and coughed and spluttered at anything above half throttle.
Arrived home looking like this
Cue the pressure washer, torque wrench and a thorough clean of the jets and it now runs better than it did before the off road venture.
You must do a fair few miles on that little bugger 
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