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Autojumble / Re: flying flea re
« on: April 24, 2009, 11:04:45 AM »
these have now gone to a good flea..i mean home 
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Autojumble / flying flea re
« on: April 14, 2009, 03:51:26 PM »
i got a box of new (old stock} cables for my bike.2 of them are for the RE flying flea if anyone wants a clutch and brake cable for a RE your welcome too them as they dont fit my bike
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Wanted Bikes / Re: First time restoration project wanted
« on: April 10, 2009, 04:06:30 PM »
hi i live in wellington shropshire and have a fj1200 sitting in the back garden that i was going to put on ebay..it needs chain and sprocket and the fifth gear as had it....needs new gear box ..maybe...we just got another fj..lot eaiser than stripping the engine on this one. its in ex condition fairing etc and i have lots of parts that do not fit ours because we have a itx and this is a 3cv
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British Bikes / Re: 1969 BSA Starfire Info Needed...
« on: April 11, 2009, 05:25:40 PM »
join the bsa owners club..they have all the info and a machine dating officer. just give him your frame and engine no and he will give you the history of your bike
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British Bikes / where do i put my battery
« on: May 02, 2009, 03:10:50 PM »
I have got myself a back brake light and switch...now where do i put a battery and what size battery..i am not going to drill holes in my bike!! someone said to me hide it in my tool box but that means drilling holes in my tool box 
plus i have collected a lot of royal enfield tools which now live in the tool box
plus i have collected a lot of royal enfield tools which now live in the tool box6
British Bikes / Re: Free Classic Bike Insurance
« on: April 24, 2009, 11:15:39 AM »
you can not get classic bike insurance on a cbt. you need a full bike licence..god knows why 
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British Bikes / Re: GEARBOX PROBLEM
« on: April 21, 2009, 02:03:52 AM »
my bike was doing that too and it was the adjuster/selector..if its not right the gears jump in and out of gear..i had 3 neutrals. i was finding a neutral between each gear
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British Bikes / Re: 2 stroke oil
« on: April 17, 2009, 12:36:36 PM »
funny you should say that my friend takes her 82 virago there and told me to phone them.thanks i will do that when i have fixed my oil leak from the gear box.anyone know where you can get the old felt washers from
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British Bikes / Re: 2 stroke oil
« on: April 13, 2009, 04:07:52 PM »
thanks for your advice as we new nothing about 2 stroke bikes.my husband had a 2 stroke jap bike years ago and he said the oil measure used to be next to the petrol pump..but he never owned it for long.i spent years trying to get him to buy a british bike i wanted a 1954 tiger 650 and i decided if i am ever going to own one i would have to ride it myself the law says i can have a 125cc thats how i came about owning my re2 after discovering triumph never made a 125cc.the funny thing is when my husband took her out he kept braking when he changed gear 
and my cbt instructor reckons british bikes are wrong because the foot you put on the floor is next to the traffic.well i am on a big learning curve..all i ned is my own 80 year old royal enfield mehcanic...anyone know one
and my cbt instructor reckons british bikes are wrong because the foot you put on the floor is next to the traffic.well i am on a big learning curve..all i ned is my own 80 year old royal enfield mehcanic...anyone know one
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British Bikes / Re: 2 stroke oil
« on: April 12, 2009, 07:14:06 PM »
my instruction book says
the flywheel generator provides the correct voltage at about 20-25 mph in top gear..if the light is inadequate below this speed change to a lower gear
thats what happens
if i sit in the garden revving her i get lights but no real power to them.i know someone else who owns a restored re2 and they say the same. the lights are not very good
i have never took her out in the dark.i go out with my hubby following me and he indicates etc i never go on main roads either i stick to back roads and country lanes.i admit its no good for modern traffic as my husband says you dont have the power to get out of trouble.
i can only have a 125cc on a cbt i was thinking of looking for another british bike a bit more updated and just preserving this one to show at events. the reoc dating officer told me you very rarely find a old enfield with matching engine, frame and original paintwork.
the flywheel generator provides the correct voltage at about 20-25 mph in top gear..if the light is inadequate below this speed change to a lower gear
thats what happens
if i sit in the garden revving her i get lights but no real power to them.i know someone else who owns a restored re2 and they say the same. the lights are not very good
i have never took her out in the dark.i go out with my hubby following me and he indicates etc i never go on main roads either i stick to back roads and country lanes.i admit its no good for modern traffic as my husband says you dont have the power to get out of trouble.
i can only have a 125cc on a cbt i was thinking of looking for another british bike a bit more updated and just preserving this one to show at events. the reoc dating officer told me you very rarely find a old enfield with matching engine, frame and original paintwork.
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British Bikes / Re: 2 stroke oil
« on: April 12, 2009, 05:21:16 PM »
i have the original oil measure and it says on it 2 measures to 1 gallon of petrol.it holds 1.5 gallons so i make that 3 measures?
but it seems there was too much oil in it. i give it a good shake before i start it but i have un burnt oil splashed all up my L plate.i thought it was mud at first
i have been told to turn the petrol off before filling her up and give her a good shake to mix it. have been doing all this.
as for the brake light my garage will not give me an mot with the lights on as there is no way of testing them because you have to be doing 20mph before the lights come on.and as soon as you slow down the lights go out.one reason i would ever take her out at night. my bike is a 125cc but only 4hp top speed 37mph i did get 40 out of her once
just found this on the web..
FIVA defines a historic vehicle as a mechanically propelled road vehicle:
which is at least 30 years old;
which is preserved and maintained in a historically correct condition;
which is not used as a means of daily transport;
and which is therefore a part of our technical and cultural heritage.
my historically correct vehicle
but it seems there was too much oil in it. i give it a good shake before i start it but i have un burnt oil splashed all up my L plate.i thought it was mud at first
i have been told to turn the petrol off before filling her up and give her a good shake to mix it. have been doing all this.
as for the brake light my garage will not give me an mot with the lights on as there is no way of testing them because you have to be doing 20mph before the lights come on.and as soon as you slow down the lights go out.one reason i would ever take her out at night. my bike is a 125cc but only 4hp top speed 37mph i did get 40 out of her once
just found this on the web..
FIVA defines a historic vehicle as a mechanically propelled road vehicle:
which is at least 30 years old;
which is preserved and maintained in a historically correct condition;
which is not used as a means of daily transport;
and which is therefore a part of our technical and cultural heritage.
my historically correct vehicle
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British Bikes / 2 stroke oil
« on: April 12, 2009, 03:03:48 PM »
as this is my first bike and my hubbys only brit bike was a hinkley triumph..we have been taking advice from lots of people which no one seems to agree on things.
what oil do i use to mix with petrol and do i keep to the old measure of 2 parts oil to 1 petrol
and someone said to me it might need converting to use unleaded.
we have got the mixture wrong and she was burning oil.
my MOT ran out yesterday so big decision as to keep her original as she came out of the factory.or add things take things off.. to put her back on the road :-/there are 21 original re2's left do i really want to make it 20
what oil do i use to mix with petrol and do i keep to the old measure of 2 parts oil to 1 petrol
and someone said to me it might need converting to use unleaded.
we have got the mixture wrong and she was burning oil.
my MOT ran out yesterday so big decision as to keep her original as she came out of the factory.or add things take things off.. to put her back on the road :-/there are 21 original re2's left do i really want to make it 20
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British Bikes / Re: miller electrics
« on: April 15, 2009, 05:07:20 PM »
i would like to keep the miller electrics its part of the bike.its had one previous owner from new and its all original i want to keep it that way as much as possible.i get my oil leak sorted on friday then i can get the bike rewired...as long as i keep the matching engine and frame and original paintwork anything else does not really matter
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British Bikes / miller electrics
« on: April 14, 2009, 05:32:44 PM »
i have just been talking too the REOC adviser on RE2 bikes he says miller electrics are a problem. i have been trying to search the web for info.with no luck does anyone no why miller are not as good as lucas etc and why only some enfields used miller
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British Bikes / Re: front no plate
« on: April 15, 2009, 04:50:55 PM »
the front number plate is the original one and i do not think its ever been removed as the paintwork is original.the front number plate was painted black because the original reg was sold
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