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McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
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--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on December 10, 2021, 07:05:41 PM ---Just read "A Bikers Life" by Henry Cole I never had him down as an old Etonian. Interesting read nonetheless.
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Sorry but Henry Cole is NOT a biker, he's something alright but a biker he isn't. Yes he rides a bike but there is more to being a biker than that, it's a frame of mind, it's a religion, it's loving the smell of Castrol R and the sound of a well tuned engine.
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You are so very wrong Ken - read his book - do not go off his TV persona - he was biking from a very young age - it's in his DNA from early childhood - as was his drug addiction - you do not race a Classic Brough on the Salt Flats unless you are an adrenaline junkie.
Only slight turn off for me is his Ffing & Blinding in some chapters.
AshimotoK0:
I bought this book earlier this year .. not cheap but a fascinating insight into the last days of BSA and great info about Umberslade Hall and the BSA/Triumph Bandit/Fury DOHC twin that never reached full production.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/BSA-Motorcycles-evolution-Classic-Reprint/dp/1787115488/ref=asc_df_1787115488/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=372380634855&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5427028890496679777&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006816&hvtargid=pla-801650900535&psc=1&th=1&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=79041494520&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=372380634855&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5427028890496679777&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006816&hvtargid=pla-801650900535
This guy has a bunch of videos on his passion for the BSA Fury DOHC 350.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSfSl6NukaI
Also I recently visited a bloke in Hull who had a lovely 400/4, CB77, C72 etc . He had treated himself to a thermal imaging camera to check out exhausts when setting up his bikes. Sounds like a useful tool to have .. considering the price of 4 into 4 pipes and potential bluing. I must text him and ask him about the device he has. Or has anyone else used one on bikes?
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Hi Ash,
Thermal imaging cameras that are any good are not cheap last time I looked - it's a shame the inner two plugs are so recessed I always liked the old Colour Tune Plugs for setting up multiple carbed engines.
Laverdaroo:
Just bought a colourtune Ted and with a biy or alterations, you can use it on the 400's for set up. Its a bit of a squeeze but it's doable. The biggest problem is getting hold of one, theyre like hens teeth at the minute and all stockists are showing zero stock. I bought one and managed to get the correct adapter from a pal up North but would have been waiting until March had I waited for my backorder to be forfilled.
AshimotoK0:
--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on December 11, 2021, 12:27:44 PM ---Hi Ash,
Thermal imaging cameras that are any good are not cheap last time I looked - it's a shame the inner two plugs are so recessed I always liked the old Colour Tune Plugs for setting up multiple carbed engines.
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Last time I looked NOS Genuine HM300 pipes were £3k + ;D . I will ask the guy which one he bought. It may have only been a non-contacting IR thermometer.
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