A picture a day....biker banter (Vol 3)
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srob said:
hebegb said:
Too right !! Both bikes are !! By the way - what did you come to see us all at Snetterton in/ on - a bloody car ?!
Gorgeous kit you boys have tucked away ...! Encore !
Gorgeous kit you boys have tucked away ...! Encore !
the way my head was banging that day the noise would've killed me!The Enfield was being a right git today. Last time out (end of last summer) it lost a valve. Being sidevalve, it's not a huge thing as the valve head doesn't fall into the chamber. But, we had a spare valve but had to have the guide machined to suit so it hadn't run except for trials on the drive for 8 months or so. It kept oiling the plugs, but after a few downhill bits she coughed, banged and cleared.
This was during the valve change, which involved taking the whole barrel off as the guide needed machining, otherwise it would've been a ten minute job:
All the most subtle tools used...
The offending valve, which was an original so lasted from 1928 to 2014!
hebegb said:
Excellent ! Is it a replacement, an addition, or "work" John ?
Sort of shows the signs of having been used on track possibly already ( briefly ) with the casing protection and no front fairing....you shall correct me if wrong .. Tell all !
Its my mates Bens bike.Sort of shows the signs of having been used on track possibly already ( briefly ) with the casing protection and no front fairing....you shall correct me if wrong .. Tell all !
He has just had the first service and no it hasn't been on track yet, it only has 700 miles on it so far.
The local mechanic has had a mountain bike crash and buggered his arm and can't do it so I was asked if I could help out
It only needs
clock bracket
full Arrow exhaust system fitted
Air filter
Power Commander]
Rearsets
Levers
Race fairings
Carbon swingarm and frame protectors
Carbon Hugger and mudguard
Radiator and oil cooler guards
Race handlebars (those BMW screws in the switches are a pain in the arse)
And he needs it to be finished by Thursday evening as he is leaving for Cadwelln Friday tea time. (I am doing it at home after work)
I fkn hate motorbikes.
Biker's Nemesis said:
podman said:
The Allspeed equipped FS1E still excites me more...
And me.I have to admit to being slightly disappointed when running mine up that the Motorex semi synth I mixed up didn't smell of anything at all.
Hopefully someone makes a synth/semi synth oil that still has the smell of castor or something similar
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