Michael

Moved on with Maria’s LTD:

Swing arm bearing cleaned and greased
Steering head bearing cleaned and greased
Both bearings are fine.

New front wheel bearings, one sealing ring was missing and that killed one bearing.

Fitted the front fork legs back to the triple trees and found that on leg is about 3 cm longer than the other one, with the top…[Read more]

Hi KK,

the seller accepted the 8gbp shipping cost for all the four pairs 😉

Thank you but this time there is no need to buy locally and ship at lower rates as we did in the past.

ThanX,
Michael

Thank you KK, great find.

Ok, 8 pounds for international shipping.
Clicked on 4 pairs, then Paypal.
Shipping costs: 20 pounds.
Checked shipping details.
First item 8 pounds, plus every one more additional 4 pounds.

I stopped that, sent a question to the seller if he will ship four pairs for 8 pounds. Awaiting his answer.

Cheers, Michael

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tada, the new exhaust in the sun, still touched several times and not polished yet.

It is LTD shape of silencers, but the upper edge of the downpipes is slim.
Can’t be fitted with the short LTD half moons, the long half moons of a B-model are needed.

For the peace of mind I had to remove the oil pan and to check the oil strainer.
Changed engine oil and filter as well 😉

Ahhh,
forgot to mention that I will fit a brand new BSM 2-in-2 exhaust (550,- Euros NOS) to this bike.
E-certified, so not an issue with our TÜV (yours MOT).
Front crash bars with additional foot rests are already mounted.
Only the best for my Babe’s bike 😉
Cheers, Mike

Is that a bike I see developing before my eyes? 🙂

Now we are talking . . .

On your marks . . .

Get Set . . .

GO Marko!!!

Start showing us your beautiful country again mate. Enjoy and ride safe

It is a great picture but I should have been in it grrr

AHEM!

That has upset all M, S1, S2, Y1 and Y2 owners. My saving grace is I have a B1

Nice one guys and thank you for flying the flag. I am still gutted I couldn’t risk it. Was a lovely day for riding too.

Great pics. Thanks for sharing

Cheers Guys

Sat here gutted. 🙁

Even the weather has taken a turn for the better. Glorious sunshine, ideal for riding.

Have a great day and safe ride.

Don’t forget the pics!!!

With sadness guys n gals ‘m going to have to pull out of this one. I strained my wrist yesterday, the right one I had the operation on. I’ve little strength in it and don’t want to risk the riggers of a long ride.

Those who were coming feel free to go ahead and fly the flag.

I will arrange something else later this year. Maybe a few more will…[Read more]

Hi Trudie,

for “bodged” I need a dictionary to be honest.
Now I understand 😉

Good to know your bike is running again.
That’s what it’s all about 😉

Cheers, Michael

Hi Duffy,

balance screw / sync screw is definitely needed !
Otherwise the butterfly valves have no chance to work synced.
Without that screw you can’t even set idle speed correctly.
Not to talk about idle mixture screw.
Engine will be running like “shaking a pot of screws!”
As we say: “Läuft wie ein Sack Nüsse!”, which means the same thing ;…[Read more]

Cheers Michael

Proposed route is;

10.00 Welcome Break Forest East services. I will be there meeting Yorkshire Kaye and Chrislwg.

12.00 Newport Pagnell services. We meet up with Lonesome himself.

1.00 Arrive at Ace Café

If anyone else wishes please shout up and join us on route.

Here’s to a good rideout!

Hi Duffy,

the butterfly valves are set via idle screw and probably needs adjustment via carb synchronisation.

Initial setup is both butterfly valves at same height (synced) and a little bit open.

Do you have the carbs removed from the engine ?
Then you may hold them against a (strong) light and you should clearly see a “slim half moon” at the…[Read more]

So Is that it? Just the 4 of us?

100 members and only 4 are proud enough to celebrate. I had hoped for more support

Luggage is looking great. Fits the lines of the bike and hung quite low.

I’m quite intrigued to see exactly what you are creating for your cockpit. mmmm

In 1972 ?
I was 6 years old and probably picked my nose 😉

You may need an update of Windows Media Player or similar or to optimise it’s settings.
As long as you don’t see the “GEMA” message, you still have a chance 😉

Cheers, Michael