Classic bike gathering

[Taz]

No electric start?? So I cant come on the Guzzi then?? 1979 aint quite classic enough?? Will take ducati north then I think....

[Ixion]

What ! Not MORE Axis reinforcements.


Bloody Hell, are there no Urals out there, at least they were on our side.

[Paul in NZ]

This Sunday. 15th. If any of us remember.

I think we should prohibit electric starters. Kick start only. Or push. That will keep the modern rabble away.

Drat - TOMCC rally this weekend and sunday fly off to visit the grandbabies..

[Ixion]

I'm sure there will be a replay. Once the necessary time to repair and rebuild has elapsed. I usually reckon two hours in the workshop for each hour on the road (excluding time spent pushing , or roadside repair time) . Assuming any of us remember of course.

[Voltaire]

This Sunday. 15th. If any of us remember.

I think we should prohibit electric starters. Kick start only. Or push. That will keep the modern rabble away.

I'z got both!!!!!!!!

[Ixion]

Of course. Eytalian electrics. Ornamental only.

[Motu]

I'll bring a kickstarter.We will have a quiz as to what it's off....then I'll be able to label it and put it away again.

[Ixion]

Do you mean that you will bring a lump of bent iron? Or that you will bring an athletic young man who can provide starting services for the arthric ones?

[Voltaire]

Of course. Eytalian electrics. Ornamental only.

Ducati: press the stater button and the engine starts.

Norton: press the 'electric assist' button prior to kicking for hours.....carefull not to slip on the oil slick ....

[Richard Mc F]

Of course. Eytalian electrics. Ornamental only.

Good for hiding the german and japanese components and some uniqe kiwi errr ummm improvements

Having said, my still to repaired S2 has Nippon denso instruments and suzuki based swtich gear, and Bosch ignition standard, they the then scare us all silly with the use of lucas starter solenoid ( looks like it was flogged from a MK1 Cortina) and flasher unit...........wire is still eytie I think

[SpankMe]

The bike age cutoff for this event is 1980.

So I can't bring my GB500

I think we should prohibit electric starters. Kick start only. Or push. That will keep the modern rabble away.

The electric starter is buggered so I have to kick start it. Does that qualify?

[Ixion]

ducati: Press the stater button and the engine starts.


except , of course, for the times when you push teh starter button and both rear indicators start flashing. And can only be stopped by disconnected the speedometer illumination bulb

norton: Press the 'electric assist' button prior to kicking for hours.....carefull not to slip on the oil slick ....

well, nobody ever pretended that norton starter motors did anything useful. and turn down the supply to the auxiliary boot oiler.

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[Max Headroom]

So I can't bring my GB500

The electric starter is buggered so I have to kick start it. Does that qualify?

Lose the Honda badges, and half the punters will spend the day arguing about which model BSA it is and why it's not leaking oil like it should ......shame about the non-working kickstart though.

Voltaire, waddya reckon? Can the man get an exemption for the day?

[Ixion]

So I can't bring my GB500



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Well, it is in the spirit of the big singles of yesterday. So, I would say that , given a few adjustments (add some oil leaks: loosen the engine bolts so it vibrates properly: and saw half way through a few vital components, to ensure the proper ratio of break downs) it should be good to go. It's clearly already half way there, electric start doesn't work

Seriously, I don't think anyone should be excluded. It's the spirit of the thing that matters.

[Voltaire]

Lose the Honda badges, and half the punters will spend the day arguing about which model BSA it is and why it's not leaking oil like it should ......shame about the non-working kickstart though.

Voltaire, waddya reckon? Can the man get an exemption for the day?

OK...you bring the tape for the badges and I'll bring some oil for under it.