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I remember someone rode one through stubble and cut himself badly, it was a close shave.

After that he went Brazilian I believe.

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British Bikes / Re: FREE The Classic Motorcycle Mags all 1981 - 1988
« on: July 04, 2021, 10:20:17 AM »
Go back to 1960s motorcycle for a laugh, and 1950s ones for some pompous twerps [I say twerps because I can't say T double you  ay tea on here].

I still have every Motorcycle weekly magazine I ever bought right back to the very first in 1963, if nothing else they have provided bedding and nourishment for the rats in the shed.

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British Bikes / Re: FREE The Classic Motorcycle Mags all 1981 - 1988
« on: July 03, 2021, 12:38:11 PM »
I have been trying for years to give away loads of old bike mags.

too heavy to send, I'm too far out in the sticks for collection, recycle bin will get them one day.
I had 20 yrs of Motorcycle sport though which went to France, but anotehr  5 years of French  classic bike magazines were binned years ago.

I did offer some of those to one of our french bike irritants that pop up on here from time to time, but that one was too mean to pay postage on them  to Bournemouth.

tomorrows toilet paper really.  But if you have a log burner, roll them up tight and chuck them in.

Worst bit is the inevitable $%^ who asks 2do you have issue containing articles about whatever and cut that out for me as the postage will be cheaper."

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The Classic Biker Bar / Re: Newbie
« on: May 04, 2021, 03:28:21 PM »
and you think the bike will be problematic?

If herself finds out bike has any kind of value,say goodbye to it.

Lots of caravans for sale in wiltshire.

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Japanese Bikes / Re: Honda cb175k6, 1972 re-build
« on: May 02, 2021, 05:47:05 PM »
Yes Porsche drivers are the worst,

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The Classic Biker Bar / Re: Newbie
« on: May 02, 2021, 11:56:07 AM »
I might have those missing parts but I'm not saying.

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The Classic Biker Bar / Re: Newbie
« on: May 01, 2021, 12:11:51 PM »
I'm not telling you anything now, but i might do in future.

. We have enough peculiar folk on here as it is, and thats just the ones who answer the questions.

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British Bikes / Re: TRYING TO IDENTIFY MY GRANDFATHERS MOTORBIKE
« on: March 26, 2021, 01:19:31 PM »
I had a lot of dealings with the vintage guys down in Spain during the 1980s.
There is quite a resevoir of old bikes down there but lots have been heavily modified,often ingeniously, as Franco stopped all imports.
The Spanish army used ohv nortons, and officers issued with ohc Velos.

pre Franco Spain was quite big market for British bikes.
that Norton type plunger set up was an after market thing .I have seen some brilliant engineering out there to keep stuff on the road, and some a balcksmith would be embarrassed by.
Last time I was out  there I me a guy making cam followers for OHV Nortons, and a Lucas type magneto entirely made from scratch.

Some really class bikes out there, I have seen three OHC Matchless from the 1920s; G45, mk 8 KTT Velo,  Manx, Inter, 7R  and a chopperised OHC Ariel 4!!!   I personally sent out some very good bikes, and once used to cut the  rear  fork ends off old 16H frames to replace those plunger conversions.

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Autojumble / Re: Barrels, Pistons, Liners
« on: March 03, 2021, 01:38:48 PM »
I'm about as far away as possible in wiltshire, so can't help.

What I would suggest is to ID as many as possible and sell either individually or in make specific job lots, match with pistons if possible, you do far better that way instead of selling as one lot.
Sell one at a time will be a pain but you get full whack.
I see no shortage of buyers for these provided they are  nor full oversize, broken fins etc.

Good luck.

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Autojumble / Re: Barrels, Pistons, Liners
« on: March 02, 2021, 04:55:24 PM »
I'd say you have a good few bob there depending on what oversizes they are, if you have pistons to suit, ker-ching!

I can spot Triumph,;BSA, twins and singles;AMC twins and singles and more.
don't rush to get rid .

where are you? I'd happily ID for you depending, and no, I'm not in the market for them, but that lot takes me back 40 years to the sort of job lots I used to buy

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British Bikes / Re: Broken fin on barrel
« on: February 22, 2021, 10:27:50 AM »
good pegs, silver steel or old needle rollers. only needtobe thin,just for reinforcement.
Secret with aradlite is gentle heat such as you get frfom a 100w bulb about 4-6 inches over it.

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British Bikes / Re: Broken fin on barrel
« on: February 21, 2021, 08:21:24 AM »
Araldite if applied properly. I done the following many times on cast iron fins

clean the break with solvent, brake cleaner good enough.

use small diameter pins, I used needle rollers ;  drill matching holes in each part, for these pins, glue and then fix together.

lay barrel down with the fixed part uppermost, then over it put some kind of lamp, anglepoise in my shed, and not with a LED bulb, near enough to warm the item, then just leave it a few hours,araldite cures best under gentle heat, it should turn brown.
After cleanin up it should be permanent,   

On black painted barrels its invisible.

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An ultra sonic cleaner will do the best job, every home should have one.

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British Bikes / Re: Britax rear crash bars
« on: February 18, 2021, 08:09:36 AM »
Met Police triumphs only fitted front bars, britax mostly to carry legshields.

Try fitting on then outside of the top shocker bolt?

From my experience of them you soon take them off, big feet in big boots, your heel will catch when starting

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The Classic Biker Bar / Re: New Member United States
« on: February 15, 2021, 02:41:15 PM »
Its UK based, around wiltshire area.

Members are from all over, the ones that are always wrong are in the USA
the ones that alway think they are right but are usually mistaken are from down under

The ones that are always upsetting the others are from UK, but we are used to that.

The ones that don't get the joke are everywhere.

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