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« on: March 29, 2024, 11:26:48 AM »
Memories of jumping out of the back of the Bedford CF van before it had come to stop with a hand crate in each hand have been brought back to when I was a loon! I remember getting braver and braver until I over cooked it and yes there was glass and milk and me lying on the road. Had to endure the wrath of the boss man then who was the driver. The other thing I remember clearly was Sat delivery was double order and money collection day too. In them days (early seventies) customers rather than get a knock on the door would just leave the money on the doorstep either in an envelope or just loose change in empty bottles. Just seemed to be the norm then and never heard of any money going missing. Must be about 30 years since we lost the glass bottles here, not much “chink” with plastic!😂 Changed days!😳😁
My mum is 89 and still insists on putting out cash for her milkman. She puts out notes for more or less milk as well. It must drive the milkman nuts. Most of his customers pay by direct debit but mum refuses to do that! 😂
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« on: March 29, 2024, 11:20:24 AM »
Johnny, on your iPhone can you change the camera resolution to a smaller file size? 3mb or less and they will then post ok. 🤞
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« on: March 27, 2024, 01:30:22 AM »
Would it be worth getting a smaller gauge?
Where did you get it from? I can only find big boxes of it that are £35+
Look on ebay or amazon for a small box of various thickness Plastigauge. That's what I bought for mine. It had small quantities of Red, Green and White if I remember correctly.
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« on: March 26, 2024, 01:03:01 AM »
Brilliant! Why not? 😁
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« on: March 25, 2024, 09:59:58 PM »
The sprag clutch only fails if you regularly turn the bike over with a weak battery. My dad's 1200 trophy was fine with over 85k on the clock. I had one fail on the Aprilia after I neglected the battery. So I've learnt my lesson and never attempt to start a bike that's stood for awhile without giving it a quick top-up
Trouble is, buying one now you don't know what the previous owners have done with it. That's why you need to have a good check of the starter.
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« on: March 25, 2024, 08:40:42 PM »
Soak it in lots of releasing oil- WD40 will do if you have nothing else. Use heat on it as well if you can.
It may take a few days but keep trying.
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« on: March 25, 2024, 08:34:50 PM »
The 400 has filter gauzes fitted inside the tank. If they are fitted and not damaged you don't need the problems caused by fitting a second filter.
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« on: March 25, 2024, 08:31:45 PM »
I had a Trident 900 for 6 years and did a lot of miles on it, great bikes.The seat is high so not a good choice if short in the leg. All the Hinkley 900s have a problem with the starter sprag clutch spring eventually. Early ones have an access plate, so easy to replace. Later ones don't have access without full engine out to fix it. That's progress!
If you want one check the starter works properly.
Have a look at Bandits and Fazers but check for corrosion, paintwork and plating not the best.
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« on: March 25, 2024, 12:22:39 PM »
An update...
Thanks for the input everyone; I appreciate it. We decided not to do the France/Italy trip BUT we now plan to ride up to John o' Groats. We went to Land's End a couple of years ago so we need to "complete" the trip.
Have fun. 🏍🙂
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« on: March 25, 2024, 12:12:34 PM »
If he sells it....I wonder how he'll pack it for shipping !
🤣🤣🤣
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« on: March 22, 2024, 07:04:01 PM »
They're all like that unfortunately. When I bought my bike the original rubber was quite hard and had been damaged by previous owners trying to get the rubber on and off.
I bought a new one, but still really tough to stretch it over the tank tab. The tab could be a lot shorter, I guess Honda over-engineered the fixing to make absolutely sure it never came off by accident.
I use a spring puller to get mine off or the zip tie method works well.
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« on: March 22, 2024, 03:29:05 PM »
Arcing at the points usually means a faulty condenser. The new pattern ones don't last long at all.
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« on: March 22, 2024, 03:26:04 PM »
If there is a crack I would be worried about water getting in. Rain or when washing the bike. Not good inside your engine. 😖
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« on: March 21, 2024, 12:26:18 AM »
Steady! That tank rack is the best item on my 5TA. The kids know it as 'the fish and chips rack' for its usual load!
Exactly! I've kept mine on my Tiger 100, very useful, a forerunner of tankbags. 👍
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« on: March 20, 2024, 11:41:41 AM »
Tidy! 😁
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