What have you done with your bike/s today?

[berger]

worty none today, i went to a mates funeral and it was a sombre affair , also there were too many people in a line dieing to get in the crem

[Worty]

worty none today, i went to a mates funeral and it was a sombre affair , also there were too many people in a line dieing to get in the crem

Sorry to hear that mate, was he a close mate, into bikes....??

[berger]

he was an ex asbestos stripper and loved his horse racing/ greyhounds and every thing else you could bet on , not into bikes at all

[Worty]

he was an ex asbestos stripper and loved his horse racing/ greyhounds and every thing else you could bet on , not into bikes at all

Asbestos - b****y hell!

[Joolstacho]

A big gambler then!

[berger]

haha yes big gambler his words stick in my mind from nearly 40 years ago, i asked him for a horse to back and he said don't back what i back i never win. he didn't do badly though he used to work for a bookie and phone punters bets through from the pub so i think he did well out of that job

[Joolstacho]

Yeah, I was having a double entendre re the asbestos too!

[Worty]

Quick question fellas, anyone know the o/d and i/d of the oil tank breather pipe (the one at the top under the seat).  Cheers

[Greybeard]

Quick question fellas, anyone know the o/d and i/d of the oil tank breather pipe (the one at the top under the seat).  Cheers

Worty, did you mean to put this question here?

[Worty]

Quick question fellas, anyone know the o/d and i/d of the oil tank breather pipe (the one at the top under the seat).  Cheers

Worty, did you mean to put this question here?

Yes mate, it was just a quick question related to what I'm going to do with the bike, it's not a new topic.

[Angus]

Started the brood. The A7's new starting procedure WITH the choke worked 2nd kick. The Norton third kick. The AJS About 5 or 6. The A10 stopped at 10, checked the oil tank damik she had done it again. Got a jug and undid the sump plug, just under a litre poured out. Put sump plug and oil back. started 2nd kick and a quick oil return.
I had run the triumph a couple of days ago, but I was so pleased to have it running again I thought I would fire it up. Nothing doing all those strange things again like every so often feeling like the clutch was slipping. Put choke on and gave it a really good tickle and a couple of slow kick to prime it. Hard kick very loud bang ( my sister ran away), huge flame out of the carb bell mouth, but did not run. Decided Triumphs hate me, found fire extinguisher and fire blanket ready for next time, sometime in the new year when I wont be disturbing the fire brigades xmas dinner.

[Joolstacho]

Fascinating innit?
Today I've / we've been firing up my dear ol' '64 Velocette Venom Clubman for my kid. Going through the 1960s Pommy sportsbike single starting procedure. To transfer the 'knowledge' to the son. (Ain't easy but!). The kid knows that he will be the next keeper, so it's good that I can go through the processes that are second nature to us who've done it for many years, But... All that stuff - draining the wet sump, adjusting the chains,  flushing crappy old petrol. All that stuff and more. Difficult 'cos the guy has been a very good rider for many years, but on modern bikes and of course he thinks he knows it all... but mate it ain't a bloody KTM!!! It's all different.
Anyway she ran, and the light in his eyes when he heard the Velo Fishtail fire up was well worth seeing! Haha!

[Colsbeeza]

Replaced all the oils in the Lilac Magnum today. Such an oddball bike - almost no literature to go on. Now searching for a battery then check the wiring. With luck it will be running in the not-too-distant future - Don't you just love the lack of certainty of the date?
Col

[scotty]

Santa dropped off a new petrol tank from India
Lots of gurning from me
Dry fitting shows tweaks  will be required but overall I’m happy with it 😃

[Worty]

Santa dropped off a new petrol tank from India
Lots of gurning from me
Dry fitting shows tweaks  will be required but overall I’m happy with it 😃

Looking shiny and gorgeous Scotty