OUT AND ABOUT 2018

[Laverda Dave]

Paul, that's very true as was the backache I woke up to yesterday, I've lost what I call my Jota fitness! As Bryan pointed out, it's all worth it for the noise, at 4000 revs it's like a Vulcan is flying directly overhead. I stopped to take my earplugs out to enjoy it more .

[paul G]

Paul, that's very true as was the backache I woke up to yesterday, I've lost what I call my Jota fitness! As Bryan pointed out, it's all worth it for the noise, at 4000 revs it's like a Vulcan is flying directly overhead. I stopped to take my earplugs out to enjoy it more .

[Bryanj]

Hah nothing is like a Vulcan going vertical overhead, but it is close!!

[Laverda Dave]

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[Johnwebley]

Out at National Motorcycles museum. Free open day.met dear old Henry Cole.John Maguiness.and various others. Including my hero of that era John "mooneyes"Cooper
BTW.it was far to cold to use the bike

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[Laverda Dave]

It was a good event John. I took the car, sod it travelling 100 miles on a bike in those conditions!
I arrived at 8:30 as previous years found it to be packed by midday.
The Steve Plater interviews with John McGuiness, Trevor Nation, Mick Grant, Stuart Garner and Simon (I've forgotten his second name! 🙄) was a highlight, very funny and off the cuff comments from all. John's honesty about his crash on the Honda was something else.
Some good deals on the Seale trade stand, I bought a full set of lock on sockets for my rounded nuts 😳 for £17. BTW, I was told that Sealey now provide a lifetime warranty on all their tools.

[Yoshi823]

I went to a small cafe near Brands Hatch on Sunday & spotted a bike that reminded me of my youth, namely a rather nice looking CB550F1 that the owner had imported from the usa & was doing an excellent job of bringing it to as close to UK spec as possible



I chatted for some time with the owner, who was doing his best to source a new F1/F2 silencer & had managed to find a NOS item, but baulked at the idea of spending $1500...YES $1500... on this much sought after part. When I mentioned that i'd bought probably the last one in the UK a few years ago for my wife's CB550F2, for around £100, he said that people would easily pay that amount nowadays.

And yes, I did mention sohc.co.uk

I was riding my all year bike, the Exup & enjoyed the warm bright & dry conditions

[Laverda Dave]

He's doing a nice job, great colour.
It's a sellers market for unobtainable parts these days. I paid £23 for a NOS black plastic bung that fits on the kick-start knuckle on my 400/4. I had to wait a couple of years before one eventually turned up on ebay in Germany. At least it was a new one!