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The Classic Biker Bar / What a find

« on: January 07, 2015, 09:36:54 AM »

Morning all,
I was just reading in one of the ex-pats papers here in france that they've found this barn just full of old classic cars,
they've just been stored and left for years,
the lot is for auction and they say it's over a million pounds worth

What a find!!! could you imagen house hunting and coming across this little lot

Anyone had any nice barn finds?

The Classic Biker Bar / Mouse problems???

« on: January 02, 2015, 04:29:15 PM »

Hi one and all,
Ive just been talking to a classic car owner and he's crawling up the wall because mice have eaten into his seats and parts of the rubber coverings in the engine section, and wiring

I was able to help ref this problem because i had the same thing happen to me but it was my tiger cub seat the mice took a fancy to,

If your having mice/rats etc problem ie they have decided to eat your inside of classics or any bikes etc try this,

Go and buy the comfort clothing freshner strips, (every supermarket sells these, on the washing powder shelf's)
they are whats used in the clothing drying machine to give your cleaned clothing a fresh smell,

The mice/rats etc hate the smell and will not go near the strips,

Just lay a few of these (4) in the engine and close the bonnet, a few in the boot, a few inside the car under the seats over the sun viser, under the bike seat near the plug leads, any cluster of wiring,

This method works and if like myself you live in the countryside mice will look for shelter in the winter and they'll chew your wiring/ etc so put mice poison in places we're the domsetic animals and children cant get them and use the comfort strips,

I was told about this way of dealing with mice by a salesman in a citiy car show room (even they had this problem)

And as a bonus the car will smell fresh,

One last point is to think about the exhaust pipe !!! if your leaving the bike/car for storage cover the end of the pipe with the likes of wire wool
so the rodents can't get any further into the engine and make a nest or store nuts etc,

"Make a reminder note and put it over the ignition so you'll remember to remove the wire wool from the pipe.

Or before someone says it "Get a cat"

The Classic Biker Bar / 2015 ANY RESOLUTIONS ,

« on: December 29, 2014, 04:15:10 PM »

Well its time of the year again and im sure a few people are thinking of making the 2015 new year resolution ,???

Anyone brave enough to share their's???

Maybe to restore that basket job, or even to ride again after years of thinking about it,

Well let us know your 2015 resolution.

The Classic Biker Bar / they really do work

« on: December 26, 2014, 09:47:29 AM »

Hi all,
It's a really ghostly misty morn here in the heart of the countryside in france,
Now ive just returned from our local village (in the car) and while we now have a newish law that all two wheeled vehicles must have their lights on all the time the vehicle is on the road some times thats not enough,

The french are known for driving right up your behind and driving on their breakes,

ie they'll over take you and then brake brake & brake for every slight bend in the road, no changing down a gear or two "just brake brake"

The other very much danger here in the countryside is the wild life ie Deer, ive had many a close one when these beasts run out and across the road,

Now taking all this into account driving is something you have to think about if you want to arrive in one piece.
Ive just" as i say" been to the local village and you couldn't see your hand in front of your face and so it was really nice to see a moped rider with not only her lights on but a bright yellow saftey bib type reflective over her jacket ,

I didnt see her rear light first it was the reflective bib "my lights caught the reflection on the strip across this bib,

As i drove on home i thought to myself "we've some good inventions that dont cost the earth but do work".

Pity the deer dont wear them

The Classic Biker Bar / nearly new year

« on: December 21, 2014, 09:42:23 AM »

Well nearly the end of 2014 and the start of 2015, whats it mean?
Those much loved classics another year older, the thoughts of shall i get hold of that classic bike i once owned?
Do it up, become a born again biker,

"Spend hours in the shed" the radio on to keep me company, Oh and the tea pot "YES" dont for get the pot,

If ive found one thing out about big boys toys of the age of my biker starting point is this, the smaller the easier to do up,
it's something well worth thinking about and it can go a bit further than just the shed/garage,

You'll have parts to find, bit's to add on to your re-born pride and joy and this means finding those bit's and pieces and that gets you out to the bike jumble parts sales,
before you know it the old camera' has been dusted off and your taking photo's of stage by stage the getting together that old classic,

You'll talk to other 's of the same frame of mind, and with todays www sites the worlds your oyster when it comes to finding out what you want to know, "u tube" etc will even show you how to do and what not to do when it comes to the things you've never done ref the build up of your classic,

No matter who you are no matter what age you just cant help feeling good the day that engine starts up (smoke and all)

I remember getting my tiger cub engine into firing up zone, to see the two stroke smoke billowing out that exhaust pipe along with the now evicted spider running for it's life was a feeling of 'ive still got it" she 's going again !!!!
It's these feelings that take you on to getting the bike even more into shape,

Will you ever put it back on the road ?

One things for sure you'll be spending time doing something you'll both learn about and time well spent,
If your not doing the bike you'll soon find your reading the likes of the old bike mart
(by post well worth getting, it's full of info and parts & classic's for sale)

Well food for thought "wouldn't you say" And 2015 is only a few weeks away.

You only get two guantee's in life, (1) your born, your here and (2) one day you'll die,
It's those inbetween times and what you do with them that counts,

Make the time and give it a try, you'll be glad you did

And maybe just maybe we'll get one or two people on this forum that'll share their projects and how they are coming along.

Be good and a merry christmas to one and all (evicted spiders included

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The Classic Biker Bar / Did you know

« on: December 19, 2014, 08:56:34 PM »

I just thought maybe if your thinking of getting over to france in the summer you may see some other biker's doing things that may seem odd?

The first time i brought my BMW RT over i was riding through Paris (well the ring road around Paris) and i noticed one biker riding passed me and it was a girl,
As she rode passed she stuck her right leg out and nodded,

I didnt really know what to think "was it my sex appeal!!! was it the BMW with uk plates??? OR had some of my camping stuff fell off the rear rack???

I cleared Paris and pulled over for a top up of fuel and a coffee, All my kit was still on the rack, the haversack was ok and all seemed well,

Why was she sticking her leg out?

Anyway i was ready to complete the last 90miles of my trip on the motorway and as i left the service area and joined the motorway (route national)
a line of bikers we're in the middle lane and as they passed me as i got up speed all of them stuck their leg out so i could see these legs ,

I decided to find out what all this sticking legs out was about and so at the next and last top up service area before i went on the country roads to what now is our home i went over and asked the very same lads who'd passed me earlier on what the leg stuff was all about and this is why in france etc this practice is done.

Your not allowed by law to take your hands off the handle bars here in france and italy, spain etc and so to say hi or to say thanks to other road user's you stick your leg out and maybe nod

So it wasn't my sex appeal, my leathers or the make of bike it was just a simple way of saying hi.

When you think about it i suppose you can say it's a bit like the velloctte LE being called the noddy bike due to the uk police not being able to let go of the handle bars on the LE and they'd nod to their officers "much the same thing really".

So if you do get to come over in the summer and you get the leg treatment from another biker "you'll know what its all about".

The Classic Biker Bar / what was your first bike?

« on: December 18, 2014, 04:36:16 PM »

Hi all,
Well ive read most of the previous write ups and i see repeated the bit ref whats happend to the forum as not many people are using it,

Well maybe a bit of new blood may help and as im the last to join im the last drop of new blood to arrive and so here goe's

Question,
Do you remember your very first bike ??
They say you never forget your first love in my case girl, and the same can be said for the first bike experience,

It was 1963 and i was 14 going on to 15yrs of age and this lad who lived down the council estate from me had a "wait for it"
( BSA MARK 1 bantam)
I delivered the daily news papers to this house and the bike would be sitting there on it's stand every morning,
it was painted post office red and had only one seat,

This lad was older than me "17" but he new i liked the bike and one saturday he asked if i'd like a go at riding it,
We ended up going to an old field and he taught me the gears (all three) and he ran beside the bike as i took my first ever ride of a bike. (no skid lid in those days)
I bought that same bike 12 months later off him for £11-00, and i had it for 12 months and it went in part exchange for an ariel leader,
Tobe honest i really missed that BSA and i was sorry i let it go,

But i had many good times on the ariel leader and ive the memouries of those early learning to ride lessons off "Alan Parker" all those years ago.

Whats your first bike experience ?

The Classic Biker Bar / Just thought i'd say hi "new member" well older "new member"

« on: December 17, 2014, 06:08:30 PM »

Hi one and all,
I think im the latest to join and thought i'd better say hi and tell you a bit about me and then talk bikes,
I now live here in france im 65 and been a petrol head both cars and bikes (anything that has wheels on it) since i was kid,
Ive a few bikes ive had for years and made sure i kept them and they're now here in the barn just waiting for me to start loving them again, they've all been stored for the past 9 years due to doing this place up,
Ive 2x triumph's (1966 bonni & the tiger cub 1966) BSA rocket, AJS 1956 500CC, BMW RT " got this new at the time and a velocette LE 200cc
all the bikes are in running order and all have been on the road in the uk on a regular basis,
As i say im getting near to being able to spend a lot of time getting all of them back on the french roads.

Funny enough because we live well into the countrtside it's the LE 200 that im going to get on the road first "it'll just be perfect for the tracks around here and those hot counrty days when a few hours ride is needed We dont see much traffic around these parts and a lot of the country roads are really dust tracks,

Well thats about all i can think of saying ref the intro so 'ill just do a lot of reading the forum and get to know whats going on.
Thanks for your time and regards "Bentely eight.