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Hi guys I’m Claudio from Italy.
In the next month I would like to open a shop, where I will sell spares and bikes from the 40’ to the late 80’s. Now, I just have to find a name.
The name of this shop should sound a little bit “international” and easy to remember.
I already asked some friend of mine, but till now this the best ideas they gave me are:
Classicparadise
Once upon a time
Dusty Legends
Iron icons
Dusty nail
Myclassic
Motomaniax

Could you please give me  some more ideas for the name of my shop?
Bye
Claudio

Claudio, what name did you final come up with ??

I have a Pertronix electronic ignition on a 73 Volvo running on the original Bosch distributor off a 1.5 ohm coil.  Well it isn't really fully electronic ignition but Pertronix call it electronic.  It is a module (hall sensor) replacing the ignition point system.  Works well though but it does require a fully charged 12 volt battery.  Anything less than 12.75 volts and starting from cold becomes slow and it may not even start at all.

Bob,

Read something of interest yesterday as I was preparing my lawnmower for it's first cut of the season and I thought of your thread.  The motor is made by an old company 'over here' called Briggs & Stratton out of Milwaukee Wisconsin USA, deeply imbedded into Harley territory.  In the users hand book it says under 'winter storage' to fill the fuel tank to full unless the fuel contains ethanol, if so then drain the tank and run the carb dry.

John

Hi Bob,

Have read through this thread concerning the probable long term effect of ethanol on older bikes and cars.  I have some concerns too.  Here in Canada we have been on an ethanol diet of up to 10% for as long as I can remember for most gasolines, Sunoco for example.  I would guess for 20 years, around since 1990.  So far I have seen no negative effects from it's use.  In the winter months it acts as a fuel line/gasoline anti-freeze and moves water through the fuel system that may otherwise freeze.  In Canada Shell "V-Power" has no ethanol.  I wrote to a Shell Tech Dept. when a friend in England asked me if Shell contained ethanol.  He too was told exactly what I have copied and pasted below from the reply I received from Shell a couple of months ago.

Shell is converting its gasoline stations to ethanol blended gasoline sites.
Already converted sites have signs on pumps showing the following:

-    Bronze (regular grade - 87 octane) may contain up to 10% ethanol;
-    Silver (midgrade - 89 octane) may contain up to 5% ethanol;
-    V-Power (premium grade - 91 octane) contains no ethanol.

Thank you for choosing Shell.



     

The LS650 is called the Boulevard S40 here in Canada.  Nicknamed the Savage or Thumper.   It is a single cylinder 650 cc (40 cu in) air cooled.  The bike is narrow, easy to handle, light weight around 350 pounds, hates gasoline, is good looking, inexpensive and what more could anyone ask for.  Great on the back roads but not so on super highways.  Because of the large diameter cylinder it is fairly torquey. I purchased a new model in 2008. 

Nigel:

Thought you might be interested in knowing how I became aware that this Vintage Motorcycle Site was in existance.  In the June issue of Motorcyclist Magazine Page 23 (California USA) it was discussed how interesting this site was in particular to its subtitle of being able to click onto and listen to the sounds of many historic, classic and vintage motorcyles.  I tried it and here I am.

John again from Canada...

Peter:

Thanks for this.  I'am in Canada and yes I have a 1983 Honda CM 250 Custom, parallel twin, air cooled and belt drive.   Still marketed here as a Honda Rebel in 2006.  It is considered to be Vintage and I am eligible for vintage insurance and license plates at a reduced cost.  20 years seems to be hardly worthy of the title.  I also own since new a 1973 Volvo 142 and here in Canada it is "Historic" and wears licence plates as such and also with reduced insurance but with some restrictions in it's daily use.

John H

Jonc.

I didn't realize until reading a couple of subsequent posts that you are limited to 125 cc displacement in England as a 'learner'.  I knew there were some differences from here in Canada.  I would think that it would be important for a new 'learner' to be able to put both feet flat onto the ground when the motorcycle is stopped.  There is some security in being able to do this.

John