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« on: December 30, 2014, 03:25:07 PM »
The air screws are intake side I.e turning them out lets in more air, I think! Assuming the jetting is correct, I think they might be set too rich.
I've got an A10 as well, a RGS replica, one of my favourite bikes. Having said that, the unit Triumph twins make far more sense on busy roads, they handle well, have great brakes and are pretty reliable, once sorted.
Cheers
ATG
Paul
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« on: December 30, 2014, 03:00:55 PM »
Thank you No, the Bonnie is a T140D Special, quite nice for British junk! The carbs are 31mm Keihin CR smoothbore jobless, they look brand new. I was hoping someone might have some initial settings  The air screws were only half a turn out, surely its more like 1.5 as a starting point? The PO only ran it briefly as was and reckoned it was overcarbed. Possibly more like over rich. Cheers ATg Paul
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« on: December 30, 2014, 02:49:48 PM »
It's up on the bench for usual service stuff and an opportunity to remake some of the connections, you know the sort of thing. PO slathered it in thick grease, so the frame is mostly excellent underneath.  Seeley by atuttogas1958, on Flickr  Seeley by atuttogas1958, on Flickr Hopefully, out in the open by Sunday and try to fire the old girl up on the rollers! Cheers ATG Paul
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« on: December 30, 2014, 11:49:57 AM »
Pathetic earthlings. The sole purpose of the Z1r was to terrify, using the strange combination of powerful motor, flexi frame and shit brakes. Dilute it not with your fine handling rickman tubes! In fact, what you really need to do is this:  Untitled by atuttogas1958, on Flickr A VERY scary bike! Mine is completely unrestored. 145BHP at the rear wheel-eek! Front brake uses a cable  to operate a remote master cylinder. My BSA has better brakes. Cheers ATG Paul
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« on: December 29, 2014, 07:27:00 PM »
Thank you for the nice comments, it's good to be here. Apropos the Seeley, once it's on the road I might ask if anyone here has a PRR or Britain equivalent and could spare a day. I write for a couple of the mags and think some clarity between a Seeley and an F2 in Seeley garb might be interesting to the readers; it can confuse some folk. I remember 'E' quite well, he called me , pressing for info and Norman's contact details. Having told me how much he loved it ( I think he had, or claimed to own, a sandcastle as well) I thought it amusing that it immediately went up for sale! Love enthusiasts, hate speculators  I'm going for the body off photos at the weekend, will stick 'em up if you like ( that's the bike's body, not mine, put the sick bag down....) Cheers ATG Paul
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« on: December 29, 2014, 05:47:11 PM »
re: Dresda. Neither. It was won, as I'm sure you know, as a spot-the-ball prize. The winner sold it to the father of my best friend at the time ( and still is), Norman Gardner. Norm and his son rode it for several years before the son ( the eldest) pranged it super hard. A replacement frame was procured, one that had been raced, complete with rear disc, instead of the original drum. There it languished, unfinished, until i bought it many years later. The reason the tank doesn't fit properly( it has that large rubber block) is that it was a display tank purchased from old Dodgy Dave when he sold up, not the original. For me, it was a labour of love ,as it was the first bike i ever 'connected' with - my mate used to be brought to school on it. I have some original period photos which were used matching the paint, Dream Machine did a fantastic job ( it was Ray Leon, originally, of course). Owning it was a dream of mine, riding it.....wasn't. A bit dull, tbqh. After a few years I sold it and struggled to find a buyer. The chap who had it wanted to beat his mate with a Triton and knew nothing about it, really. The next owner ( I don't know if it was you?) seemed to get a lot of publicity, implying that he'd done the work, bloody cheek of it! All I could see he'd done was drill a letterbox in the fairing for the oil cooler and fit a bar end mirror. He then tried to flog it for something like £14K, I think I sold it for £3800, having spent six grand on it, of course. Didn't it surface at Bonhams or some such, recently?
Always raises a wry smile when I read increasingly tall stories about it. It won the Bol D'or, I was informed, without a hint of irony. It was also built for the Aga Khan who sold a race horse in order to buy it. Degens parked his fat arse on it and spouted the usual bowlocks he tends towards, also claiming to have been involved in the restoration. He wasn't, at any point.
Old bikes, eh? doncha just love 'em!
Cheers
ATG
paul
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« on: December 29, 2014, 12:24:26 PM »
the Dresda is my old bike, I rebuilt it about 12 years ago. What would you like to know about it, apart from the BS and chinese whispers you already know!
Cheers
ATG
Pau
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« on: December 28, 2014, 10:28:42 PM »
Hi everyone, Paul from West London ( near Kempton). New member here, but not new to 750/4's. Back in the day, I worked at Dresda in Putney and have owned a few of those, plus a Rickman. finally got a Seeley last week, which appears to only need a bit of recommissioning. It's a lovely piece of kit, much more integrated a design than the Dresdas I've owned and worked on.
I'll keep you posted on progress, if you like.
A tutto gas!
Paul
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