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« on: August 22, 2014, 06:42:46 PM »
Have you seen the irritating insurance advert where they have a place called 'landofgogogocompare...' or something similar?
There's a shot of a garage and behind the annoying people talking I'm sure I spotted a four pipe CB - I just can't make out what it is as it isn't on for long. Anyone else spot it? Any guesses as to which model it is?
Andy
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« on: August 22, 2014, 06:38:52 PM »
I lived there near there in the Nineties and used to really enjoy riding the LC between Macclesfield and Buxton when it was quiet. Always plenty of tricky bits though and it needed treating with respect. I drove that route a few years ago and was surprised at the level or signs / cameras / enforcement that had descended on it. ..but seeing a clip like this makes me realise that some people shouldn't be allowed out. Just glad he walked away from it, and he's pretty lucky too. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-28856485
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« on: August 09, 2013, 06:33:46 AM »
Any thoughts on what I should use for gearbox oil for an old Triumph - T100 500cc from 1960. The Haynes manual says SAE 90 gear oil, but I've not been able to locate that in the local car/Halfords in Hertford..
Does anyone here use anything widely available for this type of application?
- I'm on holiday next week so looking forward to getting down to some fettling!
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« on: March 15, 2013, 08:49:21 PM »
Many classics out there, and I'm sure we can alll name our inspirational films!
Recentlys I picked up a copy of 'Once a Jolly Swagman' in the Edinburgh Woolen Mill (of all places)!
- Interesting Mix of characters - Dirk Bogarde and Sid James - topic is Speedway riders. Hadn't heard of it before, and haven't had chance to wthc it yet - but wondered if anyone else had heard of it?
...has a great cover photo but I've lost my camera lead so I can't post it....
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« on: March 15, 2013, 08:41:24 PM »
I'm sure it will still be out there... be interesting to see if anyone on the forum owns it or sees it around. Last seen in the early Nineties, heading to W.Yorkshire wearing blue/black flame paint-job.
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« on: August 20, 2012, 09:15:22 PM »
Flicking through Practical Classics Car mag today & found mention in the letters page of tapered drain plugs as a way of solving stripped threads. It didn't give much detail - so a quick look online tells me that these are a form of self-tapping plug / thread slightly larger than the standard and are used to recut a thread when the original has been stripped.
So -anyone heard of these? Used them?....used them on a motorbike...such as a CB650...
..as the pool of oil on the shed floor and my sump plug giving little resistance seems to indicate that I have a problem!
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« on: July 01, 2011, 08:02:47 PM »
I have a couple of threaded holes in my 550 frame - on the frame spar beneath the mounting points for the coils on the right-hand side. Any one else have them...and know what they are for?
...maybe it's actually a factory special race frame and worth a small fortune....
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« on: July 01, 2011, 07:51:21 PM »
Does anyone else listen to the videos on UTube whilst they post.....and does it give away your age?!
I've just listened to 'Fiction Factory - Feels Like Heaven; and now enjoying Enola Gay. Cool!
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« on: June 13, 2011, 01:23:57 PM »
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« on: June 12, 2011, 09:34:22 AM »
JUNE 15TH Next WEDNESDAY at "MELDRETH MANOR School" Nr ROYSTON.
Post Code SG8 6LG
Starts 18.30 Hrs in old money ,Half past SIX O,CLOCK !!!
Admission
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« on: January 08, 2011, 12:05:13 PM »
Weekday nights at 8pm and then at 8.30pm. A US programme showing some chaps living out there cafe racer dreams! An interesting selction of old bikes being chopped up including: a CX500....tricky to make this look good although the guy had done a nice job - still made for a desperately ugly machine; Honda CB twins; I think I saw a CB750 in the background too; SR/XT500 - nice old single; XS650. All in all the content is a bit thin with plenty of ..." in the last episode we saw".....repetitions to flesh it out. But what the hell, it's nice old 'bikes on TV midweek and I'm enjoying it!....apart from when it clashes with Coronation Street and then I have to retire to my cellar. Anyone else seen it? http://www.caferacertv.com/
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« on: January 02, 2011, 06:29:19 PM »
Does anyone have a valve spring compressor that they would recommend (for use on a CB engine)? I'm not quite sure what I'm looking for but I've seen a model by Sealey for c.
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« on: December 10, 2010, 09:10:54 PM »
I need a Christmas pressie for myself. I thought I read somewhere about a CB SOHC book - maybe an Osprey publishing one, but I can't now find anything similar.
Does that ring a bell for anyone?
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