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iansoady
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I have been pondering whether taking one of the bikes out was a good idea but, remote though the possibility may be, I feel that the chances of ending up in A&E (especially given some of the lunatic riding / driving I saw yesterday) mean it would not be public spirited so the Norton and Guzzi remain unridden for the foreseeable.
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Ian
1952 Norton ES2 1986 Honda XBR500 1958-ish Greeves/Triumph in progress |
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Richard Hyatt
Senior Member Joined: 14 Oct 2019 Location: Dorset Status: Offline Points: 1097 |
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For me in deepest Dorset, the task today was to explore a charging hiccup on the v50.
I had noticed my charging voltage indicator had showed an excess charge last time I was out on the bike. I ignored it as I hadn't ridden it much and assumed it was working hard to top up the battery. I therefore charged the battery up , but still the excess showed , therefore the problem needed exploring. I have the Bosch system on the bike with a Wherle red regulator, which has hitherto worked well. All the checked pointed me to a dodgy regulator. I had an old mechanical regulator, so set to cleaning the points and static air gaps for the contact posts and armature air gaps and eventually finished off with tweaking the tab to adjust the final voltage , with lights on an off. Just over 14 Then a cup of tea. And a Wherle in the bin.
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BondEquipe
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I avoid going out on a bike on Sundays if I can at the best of times. Too many loons and thus coppers.
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Stephen
Black & Gold LM2 + Other Bikes & Projects! |
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AdrianW
Senior Member Joined: 05 May 2019 Location: Bristol Status: Offline Points: 993 |
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I took "Four Brothers" for a run up and down the road in the sunshine today, first time on a bike for almost 5 months, felt great...
May well take it for a proper ride tomorrow, not far, but far enough to remind myself what all the swearing in the garage is for.. Whatever you chose to do , stay safe and stay well... Adrian Bristol UK |
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Dunders
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I balanced the carbs on the T3.
It was the first time I'd turned on the ignition since I replaced the failed rear brake light switch. The new switch was permanently closed-circuit. B**ger. Not only do I need a *new* new switch, I'll also have the infinite joy of bleeding the bleeding' linked brakes again. Oh, Joy! |
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Paul
....lost in the Irish Sea '72 NF, '73 V7 Sport, '75 T3 (950), '95 Cali 1100i, '05 Breva 750. https://www.flickr.com/photos/dunders/ |
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Mike H
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Make sure it's an essential journey, in case the police want to stop you and ask you where you're going |
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"Chicken nuggets don't dance on a Tuesday."
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Wits
Admin Group Joined: 13 May 2014 Location: Shropshire UK Status: Offline Points: 627 |
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Boris said you can go out on your bike for exercise.... didn’t specify without an internal combustion devise attached 🤔
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BMW 1200RTLC carbon BLack SOLD….
Breva 1100 2005 in Black SOLD..... St George's Telford Shropshire. |
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v7john
Senior Member Joined: 14 May 2014 Location: West Wales, UK. Status: Offline Points: 703 |
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Took 'em all outside. Cleaned 'em. Tidied garage. Put 'em all back. |
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1972 V7Sport "The Racing Rhino".
1972 V7 700cc "The Fire Bike". 1954? Superalce 1954 BSA M33 (to be sold) Read my blog https://racingrhino.wordpress.com/ |
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V7Chris
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Not at all jealous of that collection or your workshop. I would be embarrassed to post a comparative picture of my garage
(Did they really need another clean? I can't believe that any of them were dirty before! Still, might as well polish them and just admire your collection I suppose in the current circumstances) BTW, is that a towball on your old V7? What did/do you tow with it out of interest?
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Brian UK
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You keep polishing and eventually wear the paint off. Well, that's my excuse.
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Brian.
Better 5 minutes late in this world than years early in the next. |
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-HJB-
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Very enviable collection John. The V7 Sport looks stunning in that colour combo. It might be my new favourite, damn!
Are we allowed to ask what’s on the bench?? Looks very interesting!
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philmac
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Finally put the Airone back together after winter minor rebuild to find lost horses (and confirm that I had bought a genuine Sport) and some tidying up/rechroming. All good and whatever I did (didn't find anything actually 'wrong') seems to have worked at least a bit. Only a 'high' speed run will prove whether I've got them all back but restricted riding at the moment makes that a bit difficult. Just got to sort out a rather copious oil leak from the top of the pushrod tube (RTV will be my friend hopefully) and I'm good to go but not sure where or when |
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Phil
Coventry 850T3 Airone Sport |
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c13pep
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Read his blog (Racing Rhino) that`s even more interesting even including leather sofa in garage
CHRIS |
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you can`t have any fun in a straight line
Monza Honda CB77 project |
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AdrianW
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John,
Lovely bikes.. I see now where I am going wrong, I need a much longer garage (and fewer bikes...!) Cheers, Adrian Bristol UK |
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Dave P.
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The rear brake of my 850 GT was binding, it would not release fully after aplication. So off with the back wheel and try to remove the brake shoes.
The return springs are very strong and I decided not to risk damage or blood removing them in a none controlled fashion.So I used one of the reccommendations on Greg Benders'site.[URL= ][/URL]http://www.thisoldtractor.com/moto_guzzi_loopframe_brake_shoe_spreader_tool.html The last method on the page, the McPherson strut compressor.A set can be bought from ebay for around £20 and it works perfectly. I took some photo's of my own but "Post Image" isn't allowing me to up load beyond about 10%. Any ideas why? It isn't normally a problem. |
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TO LIVE OUTSIDE THE LAW YOU MUST BE HONEST.
1971 V7 Special. 1972 850GT. 1970 T120 Bonnie. 2009 500 Bullet. |
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