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Identify these bikes! / Re: Can anyone identify this bike?
« on: August 30, 2019, 04:48:36 PM »
I wouldn't know what the bike is, but it was registered in London between May '34 and Aug. '35.
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British Bikes / Re: Amal type 5/101 carb rebuild (BSAl29)
« on: August 30, 2019, 04:31:21 PM »
I don't know where you are, but Google and speak to the bloke at Surrey Cycles. He's very Knowledgeable.
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British Bikes / Re: Amal type 5/101 carb rebuild (BSAl29)
« on: August 29, 2019, 12:03:17 PM »
Following removal of any protruding jets, undo the large capnut a couple of turns. Find a deep socket (or similar) about the same diameter as the slide. Slip this in the slide end and gently compress the whole lot in the vice. Once it moves you can unscrew the capnut a bit more and repeat the process until free. You can't effectively clear the pilot drillings without removing the jet block.
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British Bikes / Re: Ok, consensus needed here.
« on: August 26, 2019, 10:43:19 AM »
That certainly rings a bell John.
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British Bikes / Re: Ok, consensus needed here.
« on: August 24, 2019, 05:54:28 PM »
Whether the bike has a chair or not it's still being ridden.
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British Bikes / Re: Bike or mower?
« on: July 24, 2019, 09:44:58 AM »
That makes sense, thank you. It's so obvious I'm surprised I never worked it out for myself.
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British Bikes / Re: Bike or mower?
« on: July 23, 2019, 01:54:07 PM »
That's what immediately came to mind Ian, but I couldn't see the need on a small two stroke.
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British Bikes / Re: Bike or mower?
« on: July 23, 2019, 01:34:49 PM »
An interesting find. For the benefit of the completely daft, what's the cable going into the front of the head?
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British Bikes / Re: T140 regulator/rectifier replacement
« on: July 15, 2019, 10:14:23 AM »
More likely to be crap in the drillings.
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The Classic Biker Bar / Re: Interesting engine museum now adding motorcycles
« on: July 08, 2019, 09:42:35 AM »
Any sheep?
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British Bikes / Re: Carburettor spacer and gasket
« on: June 29, 2019, 07:31:14 PM »
Tufnol is fairly soft and should be good enough on it's own if the faces are flat and sound. That spacer in the picture looks very hard and I would use gaskets with it. I'm no expert so weigh it up for yourself or ask the supplier when you order it.
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British Bikes / Re: Amal mk1 replacement slide
« on: June 28, 2019, 02:34:21 PM »
I can only say that I have never had any issue with Amal spares that I've bought from Surrey Cycles.
They're on line and helpful on the phone.
They're on line and helpful on the phone.
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British Bikes / Re: Passenger insurance
« on: June 20, 2019, 05:36:43 PM »
What they were probably saying is that carrying a pillion does not invalidate your insurance, but the passengers themselves are not covered. If you regularly carry a pillion, particularly someone known to you, I would get cover. It may be cheaper for them to take out a personal accident policy.
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British Bikes / Re: GPO BSA BANTAM D1
« on: June 14, 2019, 12:03:41 PM »
If that's the case, I assume they were shipped out of the factory in primer and possibly unassembled. No point in going to the expense of painting them green, knowing the colour would be changed. Also you can't effectively paint an assembled bike.
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British Bikes / Re: GPO BSA BANTAM D1
« on: June 14, 2019, 11:56:37 AM »
Probably confirmed by the fact that they had their own range of frame numbers.