What have you done with your bike/s today?

[RoyC]

Changed the spark plugs. 

[berger]

steady on roy you might set me off to take mine out and put them back in again

[Biker Chris]

Just a blast up the road 20 miles-ish to Loomies bike cafe in Hampshire, not a great fan but as good a place as any to grab a drink before heading home.

The A7ST ran lovely and, of course left her oily mark in the car park.

Small, hedge lined lanes on the way there and flowing, open country roads on the way back - and squeezed an indicated 75 mph out of her, she had a little more to give too!

[Greybeard]

... Small, hedge lined lanes on the way there and flowing, open country roads on the way back - and squeezed an indicated 75 mph out of her, she had a little more to give too!

I was riding through Hampshire BC*, returning home from a BSAOC weekend on the Isle Of Wight. I was bopping along at 60 mph ish. I spotted one of those road signs with an image of a deer on it. I thunked to myself; "Hitting a deer while riding a motorcycle might be a bad thing". I eased the speed down to about 30. Next moment a fuckoff big deer calmly stepped out of the hedge on my side of the road; it stopped in my path and stared at me as I deployed all the anchors I had on board, (including using my Y-fronts as a braking parachute). Because I had retarded my speed the brute had time to continue across the road and disappear into the other hedge. I was mighty glad to have taken the road sign seriously.

My son-in-law is from a land down-under, (it's not his fault). He told me what can happen if you hit a large Kangaroo with your car. The critter gets thrown up onto the bonnet and it's super strong back legs can come through the windscreen, kicking like mad. The people in the front of the vehicle are very likely to die a nasty death.

*Before Covid

[BSA_54A10]

ME thinks that is a story to keep all you Limies away from our beer.
Wombats are like hitting a brick retaining wall
Roos will run along side any vehicle and match speed with you no matter what then for no apparent reason do  at 90 deg side step rignt in front of you, Not fun on a bike
But both of them pale into insignificance when compared to the dreaded drop bears .

[Greybeard]

ME thinks that is a story to keep all you Limies away from our beer.
Wombats are like hitting a brick retaining wall
Roos will run along side any vehicle and match speed with you no matter what then for no apparent reason do  at 90 deg side step rignt in front of you, Not fun on a bike
But both of them pale into insignificance when compared to the dreaded drop bears .

Yup; snakes, crocs, spiders, Duck-billed Platypus, Fire Ants, Box Jellyfish, Blue-ringed Octopus, Stone Fish, Sharks, Cassowary, Dingo, Honey Bee, Stingray... The Drop Bear is the most feared of them all!

It sounds to me like humans were never intended to live there.

[berger]

ME thinks that is a story to keep all you Limies away from our beer.  HAHA  you are very welcome to keep your sheep dip drinks over there thankyou
 

[Black Sheep]

Had to pop into town so dragged out the Velo. First kick start and no-one to witness it.

[Greybeard]

Had to pop into town so dragged out the Velo. First kick start and no-one to witness it.

You haven't mentioned the massive dose of StartYaBastard that you squirted into the bellmouth before you kicked it over. 👍

[Black Sheep]

As if I would resort to such underhand methods! In fairness, the Velo is the bike that my wife refers to as the one that always starts first kick. Now where's that smug emoji?

[RoyC]

Put the battery on charge (12v).
I have gone over to this type of battery, no maintenance and no acid leaks.

[Biker Chris]

Just had a cup of tea and a look over the bike, half to start making my winter to-do list and half to just enjoy her.

Do I have a problem?

[Swarfcut]

 Chris. Good chance. As a start I'd drop the sump plate and have a good looky inside. With no camshaft trough* you may be able to get a view of the cam followers. These are notorious for wearing, and being slightly offset to the cam lobe how much is worn away can be easily seen. Clean the oiltank, filters, and change the oil. Cross fingers, get saving.......

 Swarfy

 * Applies to Longstroke engine.  You lucky buggers with later motors have your own problems.

[berger]

    the yonda is a runner, fitted the carbs today and balanced them up with the help of my mates gauges, as best we could because setting the screws and lock nuts is a NIGHTMARE!! but hey ho she ticks over nicely and responds like the yapanese nutter bike she is. Now i have got two bikes in one piece it's time for concentrating on the norbsa berger build and black&tans 

[Colsbeeza]

Congratulations Berger, been a long road.
I had a problem striking similar to Minto (See "Will Not Run). After returning from a ride last Sunday, I could not start it next day or the following. So gearing up for a major problem-solving exercise, I removed the plugs and used a spark tester (a very useful bit of gear) and yes there was no spark.! As I was about to remove the magneto and send it off, I thought I should look a little further. I disconnected the magneto cap earth wire and I had spark. To cut a long story short, I have a couple of secret switches, One for magneto and one for battery. YEP I had turned on the wrong switch . It started first kick. Anyway I had got to resetting the plug gaps etc so not a total waste of time.
Col