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I WILL rein in my natural enthiusiasm and only post when something new / interesting comes along.I see the problem here. You are too happy. Happy people spend little time in sheds with bikes. If you could only be a bit more bloody miserable like the rest of us this thread would write itself :hammer:
I use a new (Poundland!) wide chisel, a lot of tea and even more swearing. The first time you finish there’s always a spot left. And another. And another … 🙁
KK is of course right. Read between the lines though and it shouts THIS BIKE IS WAY MORE KNACKERED THAN I’M LETTING ON. You only buy something labelled as needing TLC if you’re desperate, broke, or needing another excuse to escape to the shed.
Hi Kaye.
Really nice bike, hope you have much fun riding it. The carbs are always a hassle, they’re sensitive to the float level, the inlet rubbers rot and crack and they can stick. Also the diaphragms age and crack then you’re up #OOPS# creek. There used to be a guy who could fit new ones, don’t know if he still does but I can hunt him down if you want. Finally the need careful balancing. Well set up, it will idle happily at 700rpm.
Anyhow if it goes well with the GPZ ones fair do’s, ride on!
Look fwd to it mate, been a while since you dropped by. One day I’ll even get to take the bloody thing out!!!
I got a decent starter if you want one, but consult ChrisLWG about it first. He knows so much about these starters that he’s made his own kit to make them work properly. PM me 4 number, cheers
Ummmm did it ever happen? My bike is on the road, to it’s a total dog and not worthy of the Lonesome tradition. Both stands fell off in one weekend and i can’t even be #OOPS#d to fix it. Anyhow, if you’re up this way Doug mate…
I know it’s way too late now, but I’d like to add my tuppence worth.
Braai was the first person I met to do with the Lonesome, via an ebay email, coz we were both hoovering up odd bits of Z750. He was a proper collector, he just had this hobby of buying bits for old bikes, the 750 and the Bantam. It’s a very British thing to do, and being Yorkshire if it wasn’t the bikes it would probably have been whippets and pigeons
The only time we met, at Whitby, I didn’t realise that his interest was so different from mine and got kind of cross with him. It passed quickly, but by the time I wanted to apologise he’d #OOPS#ed off home, so I never got the chance and I’m sure the bad impression stayed with him ever since. Whatever, whenver I had the odd spat with the other inmates of the group, it was Braii who was the peacemaker.
So I’d just like to take the chance to set it straight in public as far as I can, and if you’re reading this mate – Cheers 😎
