UltraWomble Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 I also like how the Rickman top box has been fitted sideways GR9 4 FILTERNG. Hey - I'll tell you what - that Hairdrier SH50 whilst not rapid, filters bloody well due to its diminutive size - what usually takes an hour to drive home took 20 minutes thanks to its filtering ability - feels like its "restricted" at its top end, not that Im right arsed about that, but I remember the SGX50 I had that always felt that it ran out of puff rather than being throttled by something. In other news Mrs Womble not entirely happy about the sudden abundance of bikes here so the Moby is up for grabs at what I paid if anyone is interested ( its now in PR5 land Preston). Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Hey - I'll tell you what - that Hairdrier SH50 whilst not rapid, filters bloody well due to its diminutive size - what usually takes an hour to drive home took 20 minutes thanks to its filtering ability - feels like its "restricted" at its top end Ah yes, I loved the 110cc C50 Hammerite spesh I used to own for the same reason - a classic case of less being more There might well be some form of restriction fitted to the SH; I had the exhaust off to paint it, and I didn't notice anything in the neck of the downpipe. There could possibly be a washer in the variator though - I never opened the belt case on the basis that the transmission actually worked. Something that has just occurred as I type - you might want to check the oil level in the final drive, they don't hold much and I never thought to look. UltraWomble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 My mate rocked up earlier on his C90, so we just went for a 30 odd mile blast with a café stop... ...had a great laugh, blew a few cobwebs away. How do you keep your pork pie hat on when riding?Ive taken to using bungee cords to secure mine.KFC strangeangel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 SH50 shitty express used to be restricted quite heavily, they would go well upto about 32mph then it was game over, I think I remember using a pattern top coil gets round this. I'm actually hankering after a Yamaha BW or Slider for some reason - oh how we laughed when we uncrated the first one of those looks like the kids have stripped it for the fields already etc UltraWomble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Fitted my throttle cables yesterday, rides lovely now. The throttle is much smoother & lighter so I was right not to just replace the inners. Took a couple of pics as it's the nearest ride to owning it 10 years (that was on the 5th Oct). Even for me these were a bit dirty... 5mins of allow wheel cleaner & a brush later.. It's still pretty clean in the inlets (yes I wiped the dirt out before reassembly) Ride out for 'testing' And how it looked 10 years ago with only 7.5k on... fiatdaft, UltraWomble, strangeangel and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srad34 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 It shows that if you look after them, they can last! - I have seen some shockers over the years with a quarter of the mileage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbottomley Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Speaking of fleet reduction fails... two more in another garage and several spare frames squirrelled away elsewhere. What the fuck is wrong with me!!! WP_20171011_12_48_34_Pro by paul.bottomley, on Flickr strangeangel, Cavcraft, brandersnatch and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 That must be most of the survivors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 It shows that if you look after them, they can last! - I have seen some shockers over the years with a quarter of the mileage! Doesn't even need much to do it. 4k oil changes with Halfords oil, that's the recommended interval so nowt extra and rebuild the brakes every other year. Not really done much else except fuel filters until 108k when I got the forks rechromed. srad34 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Speaking of fleet reduction fails... two more in another garage and several spare frames squirrelled away elsewhere. What the fuck is wrong with me!!! WP_20171011_12_48_34_Pro by paul.bottomley, on FlickrBloody hell, you must be a glutton for punishment. pbottomley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Phase 1 of today's mission is complete. I must have ridden home really fast because all the stickers blew off Next up djimbob and I have a certain Honda Caren to collectioneer... Fat_Pirate, Dave_Q and UltraWomble 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 And we're two for two! Fat_Pirate, Six-cylinder, UltraWomble and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 ACTUAL FUC LMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Phase 1 of today's mission is complete. I must have ridden home really fast because all the stickers blew off IMG_20171015_132450.jpg Next up djimbob and I have a certain Honda Caren to collectioneer... I was about to say that is utterly minging from that angle, then I saw what else you'd collected! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilninggas Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 I can't fleet-reduce either. I just picked up an nc700x. Looking forward to commuting and touring on it. A nice cross-plane thrum, 80mpg and brilliant ergonomics. Jerzy Woking and strangeangel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Speaking of fleet reduction fails... two more in another garage and several spare frames squirrelled away elsewhere. What the fuck is wrong with me!!! WP_20171011_12_48_34_Pro by paul.bottomley, on Flickr paul.bottomley rules this thread. That is all. John F and Cavcraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Fitted my throttle cables yesterday, rides lovely now. The throttle is much smoother & lighter so I was right not to just replace the inners. Took a couple of pics as it's the nearest ride to owning it 10 years (that was on the 5th Oct). Even for me these were a bit dirty... 20171014_130546.jpg 5mins of allow wheel cleaner & a brush later.. 20171014_132608.jpg It's still pretty clean in the inlets (yes I wiped the dirt out before reassembly) 20171014_130626.jpg Ride out for 'testing' 20171014_171321.jpg20171014_171414.jpg And how it looked 10 years ago with only 7.5k on... PICT0004.JPG Looking good, get some Harpic on the headers to clean them up a treat. In other news I have decided its time to move the Versys on, its a fantastic bike but 70bhp just isn't enough for fast road riding, there's not enough punch to pass modern TD cars if they put their foot down, which I'm not used to after years of litre bikes, another FZS thou beckons. Jerzy Woking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Speaking of fleet reduction fails... two more in another garage and several spare frames squirrelled away elsewhere. What the fuck is wrong with me!!! WP_20171011_12_48_34_Pro by paul.bottomley, on Flickr Was it you that tipped up in a (Sprinter?) van and bought mine last year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Soichiro would be turning in his grave. It's a Honda or it's NOWT.turn in ya feckin badge now wufta (im a honda perv its ok ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I'm reposting this because IMHO it's the best photo in the whole 98 pages of this thread, and is the calendar shot to end all calendar shots: Cavcraft, UltraWomble and Eddie Honda 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Looking good, get some Harpic on the headers to clean them up a treat. Do behave! that's their winter anti-salt coating I've built up over the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Yellow Weather Warning of much wind but NO RAIN!!!! On the ped of doom tomoz to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 pheh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbottomley Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Was it you that tipped up in a (Sprinter?) van and bought mine last year? naa not me fella... Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Anyone got a tilting shower tray Sidewinder for sale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 For Mr S As delight proof that I'm using it.How I laughed at the long line of cars on black bull lane this morning waiting to get into the hospital. Sent from my ALE-L21 using Tapatalk Dave_Q, DodgeRover and strangeangel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Couldn't resist getting stuck into my latest rank moped this evening after work. The cause of the seizure didn't require the detective prowess of Sherlock Holmes - the oil tank is bone dry! Unfortunately, it would appear that the engine is toast... the piston is seized into the bore as expected but, more worryingly, the crank bearings are seized solid. When you take into account the cost of a rebore, piston kit and new bearings/seals I might as well look out for a complete 2nd hand engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 For Mr S As delight proof that I'm using it.How I laughed at the long line of cars on black bull lane this morning waiting to get into the hospital. Sent from my ALE-L21 using Tapatalkmarguerita tonite m8?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Rank moped activity! The engine needed to come out, so out it came... UltraWomble, Dave_Q and Fabergé Greggs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Put a hinge in it like those folding Raleigh shoppers! strangeangel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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