Out and about 2017 -- forward planning

[MrDavo]

Sounds like a plan, I'm there Friday pm to Wednesday, as time is limited, and I only want to see the Classic races.

[Johnwebley]

lovely weekend ,

 had a ride out around the Brecon Beacons,

 great to be nice and warm !!,and out in the fresh air !!

[royhall]

I am at the IOM Classic for 10 days so count me in for the meet up. Were staying in a hotel on the promenade at Peel, just by the bowling green.

[Johnwebley]

Out at 1st Biker nite
Good crowd.filling nicely
Beer and baps are good

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[Johnwebley]

Out at 1st Biker nite
Good crowd.filling nicely
Beer and baps are good

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  a few pics,only 2 sohc,no Yam 2strokes,a Suzuki T500,and Kwacker 350 3 ,but great to be out and about again,

[MrDavo]

This wekend we are off to the East Leeds Lion rally, at Squires Cafe Bar.

Last year I went out for the day to Tadcaster on the Saturday, which was when I relised my mains were knocking. When I got back I found out I'd also missed the best Classic bike award judging, so a double whammy.

This year they have busses to Otley, a Lion Rally tradition, where we decend on the pubs and charity shops for fancy dress(es).

[MrDavo]

Just got back from the rally, much cleaning of the bike and drying of gear needed as the trip home was in the pouring rain.

Unlike last year's rally when the mains started to knock, the CB750 went very smoothly, one unexplained big cough on the M62, which made me wonder of something had shorted in the wet, but not like the tale of a Trident owner I heard over the weekend, of 70 in the wet being fine, 80 would drive water into the electrics hard enough to lose one cylinder, but if you'd got to 90 first it would lose two. As a former owner of a few British bikes myself, we reminisced over a beer about Joe Lucas, the true Prince of Darkness.

I need to leave some wiggle room with the packing, as I had to find room on the trip home for not one, but two trophies - Best Classic and Best Bike Overall  I don't know if I got them because she looks so shiny and new, or because someone appreciates the attention to detail with the number 8 bolts and the correct, rare as unicorn poo, (unless you know people on this board) cylinder damper rubbers, but I suspect it's the former. I saw the poster for the NABD Rally that we're going to next month, my bike's on that too!

[Nurse Julie]

Well done on the trophies, I bet your well chuffed. Attention to detail goes a long way (not that any of my bikes would win any prize of any sort). What with yourself and Rich (RGP750) winning a prize a couple of weeks ago, looks like we are getting some exceptional bikes owned / built / restored by forum members....
Bloody good I reckon.

[mike the bike]

Well done from me as well.  I only ever won one trophy (for best Jap bike) because the bad weather put off the show ponies from going on the run.

[Trigger]

Like to see a picture of the finished bike. You don't have what we call numbers 8 bolts on a K1, I call them second generation CB 750 bolts.

[MrDavo]

What with yourself and Rich (RGP750) winning a prize a couple of weeks ago

This proves that sucess in shows actually comes from using the correct grey dampening pucks between the fins, as I got mine from Rich, who must use them too 

Like to see a picture of the finished bike.

When the sun comes out and I have time, I will get her out in the countryside and take some decent pictures for the gallery with the good camera, in the meantime here's a couple I took at home yesterday after a good clean. I regret not matt blacking the stainless hoses, too blingy for me, I'll do them when she's having an oil change anyway. They are a pain to get on and off (very rigid).

[Trigger]

Great looking bike 

[Johnwebley]

anyone around in North Wales on saturday ?  May 6th



I am doing the Welsh National Rally,

start near Welshpool,then via various waypoints to Ruthin,(Doofs Cafe)  to Anglesea,then Caernarvon airport,on to Harlech,

a few more checks and then back to Welshpool,

any sohc's about? give me a calland we could meet up

[MrDavo]

Off to the NABD Rally near Knutsford, Cheshire this weekend, for bikes, bands and comedy.

I was going to take the Harley, I got it out on Wednesday, put it in gear and ......nothing. Then I saw the broken drive belt on the drive. £240 for a new one, now on order from HD  . Upside is it didn't go in John O Groats last summer or somewhere up there with no mobile signal, and hey, it lasted 12 years, longer than the crank pin.

So its out with the CB750 again. 

[petermigreen]

Yamaha day at Ace Cafe this Sunday. Thought you'd be there too John