What have you done to your bike today....

[Big Sandy]

I might get a rebuild kit, and see if I can sort it for a spare

Hahaha hahaha hahaha

Maybe not. Starter cost me £30, rebuild kit... £75. I think not.

 

[Big Sandy]

Oh... No mangling of the cog on the old starter, or inside its housing, all looked good. Phew.

 

[Scrappy]

Having fitted a Power Booster to Bonnie I gave her a good run today and must say what a difference it has made to the running of the bike, the throttle is now clean and crisp to operate without the snatchiness associated to EFI motors, it was easier to control in slow movement and picked up her skirts and responded to rev's nice and clean just like a carb motor so I must say she was a good purchase.
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Your Bonnie looks mint Don

 

[Don the Don]

Your Bonnie looks mint Don

Cheers @Scrappy she gets more use than the speedmaster,

 

[Doc Strange]

Broken it!

Was squeezing in an extended lunchtime blast on the Dayt, but the display went all funny before showing nothing not even revs, although the neutral and indicator lights were working.

Then it just died as I waited to turn into a junction - fortunately only a couple of hundred yards from home.

Popped back, got out of kit and pushed it back.

Now on battery charger in garage, then see what happens.

Decided to squeeze a ride in as I saw the weather forecast for this weekend - perfect weather for tinkering in the garage!

DS

 

[chas]

Broken it!

Was squeezing in an extended lunchtime blast on the Dayt, but the display went all funny before showing nothing not even revs, although the neutral and indicator lights were working.

Then it just died as I waited to turn into a junction - fortunately only a couple of hundred yards from home.

Popped back, got out of kit and pushed it back.

Now on battery charger in garage, then see what happens.

Decided to squeeze a ride in as I saw the weather forecast for this weekend - perfect weather for tinkering in the garage!

DS

That's exactly the symptoms when mine stopped charging, first warning signs was the display going dead.
The two links supplied by Sarky and Don in the thread I started were useful in diagnosing. Hope it's a simple fix!

 

[DD67]

Decided to squeeze a ride in as I saw the weather forecast for this weekend - perfect weather for tinkering in the garage!

I've got a 300 mile round trip tomorrow to collect a car.
I haven't purchased a vehicle in the rain for over 35yrs. Thankfully it isn't an expensive vehicle. So it won't matter too much if the rain hides some paint/bodywork imperfections. Just hope if isn't a total dog because rain does a brilliant job of hiding that.

 

[Scrappy]

I've got a 300 mile round trip tomorrow to collect a car.
I haven't purchased a vehicle in the rain for over 35yrs. Thankfully it isn't an expensive vehicle. So it won't matter too much if the rain hides some paint/bodywork imperfections. Just hope if isn't a total dog because rain does a brilliant job of hiding that.

Good luck, I hope its a good one . Take a rubber blade and chamois with you.

 

[Doc Strange]

That's exactly the symptoms when mine stopped charging, first warning signs was the display going dead.
The two links supplied by Sarky and Don in the thread I started were useful in diagnosing. Hope it's a simple fix!

Will check them out - cheers!

DS

 

[DD67]

Good luck, I hope its a good one

Cheers Scrappy.
It looks straight enough in the photos
Even the NSF wheel that often gets kerbed to death looks ok. Plus the guy has owned it from nearly new & has religiously maintained it.
Obviously I've just tempted the gods now though!

 

[Sarky B’stard]

What’s that……. ? No, no, I’m probably just imagining it….

 

[DD67]

No, no, I’m probably just imagining it….

Or just being a dick as usual?

 

[Sarky B’stard]

Calling me a Richard?

 

[chas]

I thought it was a volvo for a sec

 

[Sarky B’stard]

I thought it was a volvo for a sec

You anticipated my dummy punchline.

Although it looks like plenty other Euro boxes from Focus to….

 

[Scrappy]

Good luck, I hope its a good one

Oh its not, never mind, better luck next time

 

[DD67]

Oh its not, never mind, better luck next time

There's nowt wrong with modern (ish) Fords.
There was one of these of Fleabay with 285,000 miles on the clock. And it was being sold as a runner with an MOT

 

[half ton]

I've got a 300 mile round trip tomorrow to collect a car.
I haven't purchased a vehicle in the rain for over 35yrs. Thankfully it isn't an expensive vehicle. So it won't matter too much if the rain hides some paint/bodywork imperfections. Just hope if isn't a total dog because rain does a brilliant job of hiding that.

How many feckin cars do you want

 

[DD67]

I thought it was a volvo for a sec

Todays piece of useless info coming up.

The exact same engine is used by...
Ford
Volvo
Mazda
Suzuki
Mini
Peugeot
Citroen

And in dozens of models by each manufacturer.
Gone are the days of purchasing any car & expecting it to come with running gear made by that manufacturer.

 

[Sarky B’stard]

Exactly. An Audi TT is a VW Golf in a party frock.