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- Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:59 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Discoloured primary chaincase oil
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10254
Re: Discoloured primary chaincase oil
Hi guys, the clutch on my Classic has never sliped,(coming up to 40,000 miles now)it used to drag something shocking until about 20,000 miles ago when I took a tip from Del Boy and changed the oil to automatic transmision oil,a marked improvment therafter, and seeing as I had developed the knack of ...
- Sun Aug 16, 2009 11:24 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: erratic running
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10493
Re: erratic running
Hi guys,the ign:trigger arrived on Tuesday and was duly fitted,but I could only run the bike stationary because the damaged o/side footrest hanger was off and the bike ready to have the new one fitted when it arrived from NML.which it did on Wednesday,after fitting I took the bike for a test run of ...
- Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:58 am
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: erratic running
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10493
Re: erratic running
Hi guys,thanks for all your replies,I also had a problem with a blocked vent hole on the fill cap, mine was on a Honda 400/4, so I've tried that. The problem has occured twice more since my last posting(is that what this is called?) and the incidents were getting closer to gether,(twice within 50 mi...
- Sat Aug 08, 2009 11:41 am
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: footrest mounting plate
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6564
Re: footrest mounting plate
Hi again Malc,further to last nights e-mail, I can be reached by phone after 16-00hrs today(and all evening)on 01268 753362.Regards J.B.
- Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:57 pm
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: footrest mounting plate
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6564
Re: footrest mounting plate
Hi again Malc,on the off chance that you did manage to find a footrest plate and that you don,t live a million miles from me in Essex, what are the chances of me blasting over to you and collecting it?cos I would like to fit it before going to the Beezumph.Regards J.B.
- Fri Aug 07, 2009 3:09 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: erratic running
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10493
Re: erratic running
Hi guys,Thanks for your replies,one of the first things I looked at was the vac pipe,it seemed fine,after my face to face with Dell Boy I checked the tap fuel filter,very little residue,and I dont think the the diafram is the problem because I turned the tap to "prime" when the engine was ...
- Thu Aug 06, 2009 10:15 am
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: footrest mounting plate
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6564
Re: footrest mounting plate
Hi Malc, yes I will be at the Beezumph next week, hence the urgentcy,(are you the Malc who races a couple of aircooled rotaries?) Regards J.B.
- Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:16 pm
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: footrest mounting plate
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6564
Re: footrest mounting plate
Thank you Mr Interpole,I have contacted Graham and he can weld me one, but the one I have can be welded,so I would prefere a none-welded one,thank you for trying,Regards J.B.
- Wed Aug 05, 2009 3:48 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: erratic running
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10493
erratic running
Hi gang, On the way to the N.O.C. rally in Austria a couple of weeks back, charging through France I had a bit of a problem with the Classic, begane running very erraticly,popping and banging, and refusing to rev over 2,500,(but fine on tickover) changing the plugs made no differance,pulling off a p...
- Wed Aug 05, 2009 2:55 pm
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: footrest mounting plate
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6564
footrest mounting plate
Hi gang, I am in urgent need of an o/side footrest mounting plate for my Classic,(same sameIP2) if you have one to spare I can promise it a good home,Peter at N.M.L has one(new) but it is raaather exspencive.Time is of the essence people.Regards J.B.
- Tue Jul 14, 2009 10:13 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: ROTELLA OIL
- Replies: 22
- Views: 20551
Re: ROTELLA OIL
Hi, I know its a bit late with the info but my Classic has been run on 40 from new(speedo reading36165 today) and averages about 275 miles to the pint. regards J.B.
- Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:56 am
- Forum: login and say hello!
- Topic: general talk
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5630
Re: general talk
Hi People,are there anymore of you rotoring to the N.O.C. rally in Austria? I am looking to leave on Saturday from Dover, it would be nice to look out for fellow Rotarians on the on the journey.Safe riding J.B.
- Thu Jun 11, 2009 11:50 am
- Forum: login and say hello!
- Topic: general talk
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5630
general talk
Hi all, I am known usualy as J.B. and have been riding my Classic since 1999, and have been a club member since about 2001, I attend most club gatherings in the U.K., my bike is easy to spot,it wears a Triumph Sprint fairing!! I have only just joined the computor set,hence the reason that I hav'nt l...