A picture a day...biker banter (Vol 5)

[LetsTryAgain]

Had this delivered today


https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1207141

[AceOfHearts]

LetsTryAgain said:

Had this delivered today


https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1207141

That looks lovely! I love my NC29. Never seen one with twin pipes before

[Benni]

Whoo-Pee, new bike....well almost....for me :



St 70 from 1973, with Old Skool 88cc kit ( and registered as such ) , only 8.000mls and in very good shape,

this also in answer to "where did all the mopeds go"..bought by old gits reviving their youngster days.

Downer is : vehicle registration office closed for social distancing, but I may clean & check it.

On my never-ending MiniCustom, the chainguard is mounted to the Takegawa swing arm,

with hidden mounts and no drilling, quite chuffed.



Now I need to fill the gap between sprocket cover & chain guard with sheet metal or rubber strip.

[LetsTryAgain]

AceOfHearts said:

That looks lovely! I love my NC29. Never seen one with twin pipes before

Thanks.
Yeah I loved the exhaust when I saw it!
I've been looking for a 3TJ for a couple of years now but they're just not around any more really.
Horn doesn't work, and neither does the sidelight, so I'll sort them at then MOT it

[airsafari87]

Stripped and cleaned the tiny bike finally. Considering its Italianese, hasnt been washed since October and has been ridden all winter, albeit covered in ACF50 it cleaned up really well. Only a couple of fasteners had furred up.

[Krikkit]

Birky_41 said:

shurm said:

All cleaned up and can't go anywhere, was tempted to go for a quick blast

I cleaned the wheel weight glue on my track bike today...

It's got to that stage now

I've got to the point of disassembling mine to clean it now - found a few bits needing some fettling as well.

Reg/rec connector from the stator had corroded, then melted! Amazed it still worked given the condition of it, got a waterproof connector on the way.

[V1nce Fox]

Had to refit the bloody rack and top box to my old VFR. Bonus points for a tank bag with magnets which don't support the weight of it when full...

[SteveS Cup]

Treated myself to a “summer helmet”... not my pictures as I’m awaiting delivery!

[jakeharvey63]

Throwback to Xmas day! Managed to get out just before isolation too!

Pulled it apart yesterday to get the heated grips working again, because that’s something I will definitely need going forward this year on a bike that’s only brought out on warm dry days...!

[Benni]

I sourced an internal throttle for 7/8" standard handlebars, from italy, from the 1950s :



Set up in a dummy 22mm tube ( before machining real bike parts ) , and refined with tiny ball bearings.

Works fine and has up to 40mm travel in the brass slider.

[airsafari87]

SteveS Cup said:

Treated myself to a “summer helmet”... not my pictures as I’m awaiting delivery!

How do the Xlite helmets fit? I've been eyeing up the same helmet myself. I have a Shoei / AGV / HJC shaped head and most definitely not a Arai or Bell shaped head.

[SteveS Cup]

airsafari87 said:

How do the Xlite helmets fit? I've been eyeing up the same helmet myself. I have a Shoei / AGV / HJC shaped head and most definitely not a Arai or Bell shaped head.

Won’t be for you then unfortunately. AGV / Shoei hurt my head, Arai’s fit lovely!

I currently have a Nolan (same company as X Lite). Lovely helmets.

[Krikkit]

jakeharvey63 said:

Throwback to Xmas day! Managed to get out just before isolation too!

Pulled it apart yesterday to get the heated grips working again, because that’s something I will definitely need going forward this year on a bike that’s only brought out on warm dry days...!

Nice! I know what you mean, I hate it when something's broken even if it's useless.

[meridian]

SteveS Cup said:

airsafari87 said:

How do the Xlite helmets fit? I've been eyeing up the same helmet myself. I have a Shoei / AGV / HJC shaped head and most definitely not a Arai or Bell shaped head.

Won’t be for you then unfortunately. AGV / Shoei hurt my head, Arai’s fit lovely!

I currently have a Nolan (same company as X Lite). Lovely helmets.

We've all got different shaped heads ! For me, the X-Lite and Nolan helmets are fantastic, a super snug comfortable fit. To be fair, I've only had their 'race' helmets but have had a Nolan X802-R, X-Lite X802-RR and X802 RR Ultra Carbon all in 'S' size. Also got an HJC RPHA something or other which is super comfortable, but the Nolan/X-Lite stuff is so light, and I think very good value

[hyper jay]

Benni said:

Whoo-Pee, new bike....well almost....for me :



St 70 from 1973, with Old Skool 88cc kit ( and registered as such ) , only 8.000mls and in very good shape,

this also in answer to "where did all the mopeds go"..bought by old gits reviving their youngster days.

Downer is : vehicle registration office closed for social distancing, but I may clean & check it.

On my never-ending MiniCustom, the chainguard is mounted to the Takegawa swing arm,

with hidden mounts and no drilling, quite chuffed.



Now I need to fill the gap between sprocket cover & chain guard with sheet metal or rubber strip.

That's very nice ,they are a great fun bit of kit with a big bore kit on . I have one of the last uk bikes bought it out of a paper .

really had a itch to go touring on it a few years ago

[Pat H]

Benni said:

I sourced an internal throttle for 7/8" standard handlebars, from italy, from the 1950s :



Set up in a dummy 22mm tube ( before machining real bike parts ) , and refined with tiny ball bearings.

Works fine and has up to 40mm travel in the brass slider.

Nice, that.

[tezzer]

Forgive me Lord, once again, I have fallen to temptation, lured in by a pretty face.

[jjones]

tezzer said:

Forgive me Lord, once again, I have fallen to temptation, lured in by a pretty face.

Like that

[AceOfHearts]

Got these two out for some bank holiday tinkering

[hyper jay]

lovely pair ,I did the same unfortunately I haven't ridden it for a long time