Worst bike ever ridden

[Hitcher]

a '66 Saint was a unit construction motor running a duplex primary chain.

Well, how else would you drive the hydrocillator?

[Paul in NZ]

Well, how else would you drive the hydrocillator?

This is typical of the crap written on this board...

EVERY one knows a '66 saint is an AIR cooled bike so it is not fitted with a hydrocillator. All the Triumph twins (except that ugly thing they currently are duping the world with) from engine number DU34760 use an air cooled gaseous-ocillator driven by a Lucas dis-electro decombobulator off the camshaft idler gear running in the reverse direction to the flux coupled zenner disintergrator to reduce the rocking forces on the ampmeter deflector mounted in the headlamp.

It is precisely this kind of mis information that led to the assasination of President Kennedy and the subsequent death of the british motorcycle industry.

Paul N

[MSTRS:Me]

Thats odd.....

a '66 Saint was a unit construction motor running a duplex primary chain.

I have never had a triumph clutch detatch itself. In fact a special puller is required to do the job. Mind you... With "20thou pistons in a 60thou o/size bore" god knows what other horrors had been done to the poor thing. Hardly makes it a bad bike though.... Dontcha think?

Paul N

Could have been unit g/box - it was over 30 beers ago (oops I mean years).
But memory (un)reliably informs me the the main clutch housing was held onto the stickyout grooved thing by a bluddy great nut that needed 200lbs torque, manual never said welding was recommended, hence nut would unwind = shit everywhere inside primary casing.

[Paul in NZ]

Could have been unit g/box - it was over 30 beers ago (oops I mean years).
But memory (un)reliably informs me the the main clutch housing was held onto the stickyout grooved thing by a bluddy great nut that needed 200lbs torque, manual never said welding was recommended, hence nut would unwind = shit everywhere inside primary casing.

Did the manual happen to mention the tab lock washer as well? You know, the bit where you replace it after use? They cost about $1.30...



Mind you... Its a lesson I learnt on a hot BSA B33

Paul N

[Motu]

The BSA clutch,the clutch from hell.There was a very rare clutch center that had the BSA taper,but took the triumph clutch....I never found one - had a BSA box in my Triton once,a beaut gearbox,crap clutch.

Aaah,Christmas day...197?....heading north and the B31 starts making a horrible noise in the primary case - I pull over and park the bike at a farmhouse and hitch hike home to Auckland,walking through most of the city as there was no public transport.Back up the next day with some more tools - one of the 6 studs has pulled out,so I rip it out the rest of the way with some pliers,readjust the clutch to pull straight on 5 springs....and continue with my Xmas plans on the bike...didn't replace the clutch until some months later.The pleasures of Britsh biking....think on your feet....I taught McIver all he knew....


Um...Xmas day 197?? The B31 seizes 10km from my destination,but after cooling down I manage to find enough compression to get it going.I pull the bike down and find shattered rings and a stuck valve,how did it run? Back home and I find an old B33 barrel and piston and cyl head,pick up some new rings and head back to the bike.Now I have a 500cc bike....I have to reface a nicked valve with a file and lap in the valves.Unfortunatly mason bees have damaged the piston and I only get to the bottom of Windy Ridge before it collapses completly.I park the bike in an old shed I find (it's still there,you can see it from the road) and pull the top end off again.Walking out the drive I flag the first bike down,a 750 Duke GT and head home again.Back up a few days later with another 350 top end,this time with a 650 Triumph piston - I make another runner to last me untill I find a better top end.

No,these are not made up stories,it's what I did in those days - I got plenty more stories of pulling BSA singles apart on the side of the road...all I needed was a screwdriver and a 1/4 whit open ender.

[Kwaka-Kid]

now thats what im talking about! good on yah motu!

seriously interested in hearing more stories! how about you show your shaggy ass to one of these KB events?

[marty]

This is typical of the crap written on this board...

EVERY one knows a '66 saint is an AIR cooled bike so it is not fitted with a hydrocillator. All the Triumph twins (except that ugly thing they currently are duping the world with) from engine number DU34760 use an air cooled gaseous-ocillator driven by a Lucas dis-electro decombobulator off the camshaft idler gear running in the reverse direction to the flux coupled zenner disintergrator to reduce the rocking forces on the ampmeter deflector mounted in the headlamp.

It is precisely this kind of mis information that led to the assasination of President Kennedy and the subsequent death of the british motorcycle industry.

Paul N

that'll be the AERO-cillator then, i think i've got one of those in the gargre if anyone's interested

[MSTRS:Me]

Did the manual happen to mention the tab lock washer as well? You know, the bit where you replace it after use? They cost about $1.30...



Mind you... Its a lesson I learnt on a hot BSA B33

Paul N

Oh yeah, that was there too (tho wot good it was for except to add weight to the bike & remove same from wallet I still can't figure). Finally got pissed off enough to get a Japper (the CB500 ) - problem solved.

[Rhino]

Not to mention plugs every 500 miles, fuel cooling (a best of 27 mpg) and engine rebuilds every 3000 miles! But they were real stable and good handling compared to the 500! And they were FUN1

I remember the frequent plug changes. 27 mpg, you were lucky. I never achieved more than 24 mpg (and that was going light on the throttle, ie no f***ing power). Didn't have to do a rebuild, but I can relate to the 500 H1 handling issues.

When I had a competition licence, I hired Ruapuna and punted my mates H1 around. This was the original drum braked "Blue Tank" model. I got three laps before the brakes ran out approaching the hairpin at the end of the main straight.

In those days a large shingle pit was at the end of the run off area. I went through that at a frightening velocity and stopped about 2m meters short of the big pine tree stand. My sphincter took about three days to relax.

My vote goes to the original Kawasaki H1 500

cheers, Rhino

[Bonez]

Never really owned a bad bike at all. Each had there querks. Worst I guess was a CB500 rat that chewed through about 1tlr oil every tank full of gas. Always started first push of the starter button and handled ok. Scrapped it because of lack of workshop space at the time. Still have the carbs as a reminder.

[Bonez]

worst for me was a 2002 GS1200SS loaner from Holeshot. Poorly built, vibrated like forty bastards, poo's suspension/tyres, far too heavy and sinfully ugly. Old bikes I can understand being crap, but modern Japanese machinery?? no excuse!

Sounds like my early 80s Gsx750EX. Some just call it carrying on a tradition. Poms did it for years till Bloor bought the Triumph name.

[Bonez]

mmmm GSX mmmm

No you can't have the 750!!

[stanko]

Suzuki RE5, big fat and ugly. you wouldnt want your mates to know you were riding one.

[Madmax]

The current lone bike Vtr650 Bros feels like its
going to fall to bits if it hit anything bigger than a
road ripple and i have the urge to push it up
hills some times (who the fuck thought of putting
a single sided swing arm on this bike)
can not wait to get my ZX10R back

[Brains]

Worst bike riden was a loaner 04 CB1300, had a small warrenty job done on my CBR, and need to get to Auckland, nicest thing I could say about this bike was 'thanks for lending it to me, it's a long walk to Auckland'. All fun aside though, great bike if you like that sort of thing, heck how many people get on a race rep and swear they'll never get on one again.