I doubt whether it was anything to do with the bike that Charles entered - much more likely the ballot beat him - and possibly the fact that the 'organisers' failed to 'nudge' the ballot by not recognising the historic name............
The entry list has been published, who would you "nudge" out, to "nudge" Charles in ?
Having said that, I don't expect any miracles from the new Powerdynamo system, just easy starting in all conditions, consistent behavior and no need for any service at all other than a new plug sometime. The new flywheel is 2,5 kg, so it will be interesting to compare traction and low speed performance as well.
I have been using a TXR engine ( 240cc) with standard flywheel which is 2.6kg. No problem with traction, will stall more easily (obviously) but I tend to use the clutch a lot to get round that ! Thanks for the update.
Thanks for posting. Will you do a follow up when you have tested the system please. Did you run with the points set up previously ? Interesting to see how it compares as the standard system was pretty good, in my opinion.
A store that sells new husbands has opened in Glasgow, where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates:
You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the value of the products increase as the shopper ascends the flights. The shopper may choose any item from a particular floor, or may choose to go up to the next floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!
So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband. On the first floor the sign on the door reads:
Floor 1 - These men Have Jobs
She is intrigued, but continues to the second floor, where the sign reads:
Floor 2 - These men Have Jobs and Love Kids.
'That's nice,' she thinks, 'but I want more.'
So she continues upward. The third floor sign reads:
Floor 3 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, and are Extremely Good Looking.
'Wow,' she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.
She goes to the fourth floor and the sign reads:
Floor 4 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Good Looking and Help With Housework.
'Oh, mercy me!' she exclaims, 'I can hardly stand it!'
Still, she goes to the fifth floor and the sign reads:
Floor 5 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Gorgeous, Help with Housework, and Have a Strong Romantic Streak.
She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor, where the sign reads:
Floor 6 - You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please. Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store.
PLEASE NOTE:
To avoid gender bias charges, the store's owner opened a New Wives store just across the street.
The first floor has wives that love sex.
The second floor has wives that love sex and have money and like beer
The third, fourth, fifth and sixth floors have never been visited.
Hi Racehunter, slight confession. It's now air cooled and in an swm. I originally bought the bottom end for the clutch casing, so didn't ask to many questions about its history. The cdi unit was missing so looked at getting one being manufactured in Germany, but cost about 300€ ! Eventually found one on ebay at a sensible price. (The previous engine in the swm will get rebored and have a new big end, and will be kept as a spare if this one is ok.)
I'm sure Martin M said that if the o ring seal on the disc valve cover is damaged (or missing) it can draw oil in this way. Later today I will run it again and see if improves. Thanks for your help. Ross
I am sure it is, but I will check the wiring diagram when I get home and confirm.
Steve
You were correct, kill switch working thanks.
The engine is running pretty good at the bottom end, but smoking heavily if reved. Will try it again tomorrow in case it's just accumulated crap. I suspect its engine oil however (the engine was bought second hand with no real history) What is the usual suspect ? Central casing joint, or disc valve seal ? Right hand side is dry, and left hand crank seal is behind disc valve, correct ? Anybody any experience ?
Climber Rear Shock
in Aprilia
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Hi Steve, did you manage to sort the shock ? Ross