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« on: July 22, 2016, 02:28:23 PM »
Hi Guys, As it happens I have only just put the phone down after chatting with Mr Colin Seeley himself  . He mentioned "The Motorbike Show" and their rescuing of the PRR and actually he sounded quite pleased with the direction this feature is going. Apparently they have Phil Read himself appearing in a later episode, presumably to road test the finished machine so keep watching. I did mentioned to Colin that I was not a fan of Mr Cole's presenting style, he sort of implied that Mr Cole is OK and a normal enthusiastic bike nut off-camera. If any of you have ever seen how these sort of shows are put together you will have realised they are far removed from normal life so I will give Mr Cole and the restorer the benefit of the doubt. Cheers Geoff
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« on: July 20, 2016, 10:40:03 PM »
Hi Mike, I have been catching that show. Mr Cole is not my favourite presenter, although I have a new found respect when he revealed what he sold (& borrowed) to get himself a Brough Superior. The interview with Colin Seeley would have been better if he let Colin do most of the talking  Cheers Geoff
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« on: July 20, 2016, 06:13:59 PM »
Hello Steve,
You are correct, Gez spotted the Seeley on this forum. A really nice guy and treated the Seeley gently, we were going to have a proper blast on the way back home but too much traffic unfortunately. He liked the idea of a multi bike feature of 1970's specials but realistically admitted that a. Finding the bikes and b. Collecting them all together was logistically challenging. He was smitten with the Seeley Honda though and mentioned he was discussing this feature with Colin Seeley himself last week and revealed that not keeping an example of the Seeley Honda 750 was one of Colin's regrets.
Cheers Geoff
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« on: July 20, 2016, 03:57:25 PM »
I have been out in the sunshine with the Classic Bike magazine chappies today doing the photo shoot of the Seeley. The feature should appear in the October edition (published last week in September). The weather was glorious and we had a great time, Gez (rider/journo) and Tim (photographer) were both top blokes . My only complaint, Gez wasn't giving it enough welly and their budget for leather'an lycra clad models was already spent for this month . Here is one of my photos of Tim taking photos lol. Also link to my flickr.com album page which also has a bit of video.  https://www.flickr.com/photos/zunspec/albums/72157671221523016Cheers Geoff
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« on: July 06, 2016, 05:13:21 PM »
Hi Bryan,
I used some soft copper ones (after annealing) so should be OK.
Cheers Geoff
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« on: July 06, 2016, 03:56:33 PM »
Thought I should post that the carb synchronisation was successful It turned out to be a fairly easy process with the appropriate kit. Of course I lost two of the washers when I first undid the vacuum blanking screws and now have to file a 4mm washer out to 5mm so I get a good seal, but that's about par for me  Follow the link to a short video: https://www.flickr.com/photos/zunspec/27514413164/in/album-72157655896677392/Cheers Geoff
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« on: July 03, 2016, 08:27:43 PM »
Hello Steve, There are 3 chicanes on the circuit as far as I know, all 3 damn tight to negotiate. Pre chicanes the lap speeds around Castle Combe were 100mph +, and that was 35 years ago. There is also precious little run off so I guess something had to be done to slow things down a bit Cheers Geoff
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« on: July 03, 2016, 05:41:28 PM »
A lovely day at Castle Combe race circuit for the North Glos club meeting. I went to support a couple of chums who compete in the Desmo Due championship. The Seeley got loads more attention than the race bikes lol. Giles Hepworth with his kawasaki green (?) Ducati  Cheers Geoff
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« on: July 02, 2016, 08:24:33 AM »
As I know how clumsy I can be a seperate purpose fuel supply is probably a wise choice I don't want to knock this tank onto the floor.  Cheers Geoff
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« on: July 01, 2016, 04:09:41 PM »
Thank you for the tips chaps, syncronising 4 carbs will be a new skill for me. I will see about getting a small header tank, I was going to cobble something up using a plastic petrol container but the proper job looks much safer Cheers Geoff
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« on: June 30, 2016, 11:23:34 PM »
Be interested to know how you get on with your choice. I am also looking for a set.
Keep me posted please.
Peter.
Will do, Peter. Once I have learnt how to do it
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« on: June 30, 2016, 09:46:02 AM »
Hello,
I am after buying a set of vacuum gauges to balance the carbs on my CB750F1. eBay has them priced from £33 to £150+ so plenty of choice but what ones are worth buying. What makes have a decent reputation.
Cheers Geoff
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« on: June 29, 2016, 01:50:31 PM »
Hello Rob. I have stripped and cleaned the carbs a couple of times, but as you suggest after such a long time without running there is always a chance some debris remains. The plugs were not subject to a full on plug chop (I have manuals which recommend 5 miles at WOT, some chance ) However as a general indication they are a guide. With the replacement silencers I had built I upped the main jets but I think I could go larger. They were replicas of the original Seeley silencers but are certainly louder which is a sign of being less restrictive. Overall the engine is running OK but the carbs could certainly benefit from balancing. I will need to get a set of gauges for that so any recommendations welcome. Yes, it will be interesting to see what the Magazine chaps have in mind as I am only guessing that it it is some form of classic group test. Hope so Cheers Geoff
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« on: June 28, 2016, 07:16:52 PM »
Hello all,
I have been contacted by the guys from Classic Bike magazine with a request to include my Seeley in a forthcoming feature they will run. I am presuming it might be about the various bikes (or chassis) with donor engines which were prevalent at the time to match Japanese power with well handling frames. It would be a great article if they collect a mix of Rickman, Dresda, Bakker, Seeley etc. and feature them together. I'll let you know how it goes and what likely issue of Classic Bike the article might appear in.
Cheers Geoff
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