hairnet Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Bottom Status Hopefully comfy pilninggas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 2 hours ago, hairnet said: Bottom Status Hopefully comfy I got one of those for my NC when I had it. It was more comfortable, but not spectacularly so and the line of stitching on the front one didn't align with the back one, soz for the less than encouraging news, but everyone's arses are different so the proof of the pudding is in the sitting. pilninggas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Go-Pro prototype. Clark Gable, Ariel Square 4. Oops warch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 @UltraWomble here's my Velosolex, it's a 1964 2200 model. Original paint and everything! 5speedracer, Mr Pastry, LightBulbFun and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 warch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Things are looking a bit more hopeful on the C1 front today... the Owners' Forum finally got rid of the broken Captcha that stopped me joining so I was able to post there last night. By this morning, thanks to the good people therein I had annotated wiring schematics and photos of the engine bay of a non-fucked about C1 for comparison purposes. Nice folks. I thanked them profusely... at least I stand a chance of fixing this mess now! UltraWomble, Dave_Q, Cavcraft and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 You won't be wanting the BMW now you're into trials bikes then... Send me you're address and I'll clear it away for you 👍 Jerzy Woking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey spud Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Ever wondered where all the old "leccy" scooters go to after their lease is up ? East Grinstead. Jerzy Woking, Cavcraft and strangeangel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT606 Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 I thought it was silicon heaven......along with all the calculators..... UltraWomble and warch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Fucking hell, what a waste. Are all those leccy scooters knackered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Chocolate Teapot Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 That does seem a big waste, are they really not economically worth putting into use./ saving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 On 3/6/2021 at 6:59 PM, strangeangel said: @UltraWomble here's my Velosolex, it's a 1964 2200 model. Original paint and everything! That looks like enormous fun to wobble home from the pub* approved non alcoholic beverage serving social venue, on 20 hours ago, Joey spud said: Ever wondered where all the old "leccy" scooters go to after their lease is up ? East Grinstead. I'll echo the sentiments - seems like a waste. Im assuming the lease company at some point will dispose of them en mass via the auctions or some such? 2 hours ago, Cavcraft said: Fucking hell, what a waste. Are all those leccy scooters knackered? I see your Spidey senses twitching.... And in other news.... Fresh MOT on the Lead. Needs a tyre though. Cavcraft and strangeangel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 3 hours ago, Cavcraft said: Fucking hell, what a waste. Are all those leccy scooters knackered? I'm guessing some will be bolloxed, others maybe still OK and they'll all get punted through the local auction house for not much dosh... I could spend a happy hour or two in there with some spanners trying to make one good one out of the wreckage! Cavcraft and Kringle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 5speedracer, doug, yellowperil and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 for sale nc700x pillion seat - chap i bought from said he had it on nc750x shad gel version i dont carry pillions and i bought this with the front which is the only bit i want it also has nc700 embroidered into it so im def not fitting it who said they had one here? pics when i go back down stairs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Are any of you lot tight enough to change your own tyres, and if so do you balance them?Have got a 12" tyre here for the rear of my new scooter, was going to get the levers out and do it myself as I had read that you don't really need to bother with bike tyres. But it has quite a few weights on the old wheel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Dave_Q said: Are any of you lot tight enough to change your own tyres, and if so do you balance them? Have got a 12" tyre here for the rear of my new scooter, was going to get the levers out and do it myself as I had read that you don't really need to bother with bike tyres. But it has quite a few weights on the old wheel? I've tried, and while it's OK with a Cub or some such, changing anything 12" or less is a bastard IME. I ruined one Metzeler trying to do the 10" rear on one of my Helixes, and used a garage thereafter. I always get them balanced as - to my mind - they get out of shape just like a car wheel can, except of course you've only got one at each end. I know people who don't bother, and they're not dead, but then neither am I and I'm not prepared to change my stance in the absence of a considerably larger focus group than me and my M8s. Is this one of those Vespas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 I've tried, and while it's OK with a Cub or some such, changing anything 12" or less is a bastard IME. I ruined one Metzeler trying to do the 10" rear on one of my Helixes, and used a garage thereafter. I always get them balanced as - to my mind - they get out of shape just like a car wheel can, except of course you've only got one at each end. I know people who don't bother, and they're not dead, but then neither am I and I'm not prepared to change my stance in the absence of a considerably larger focus group than me and my M8s. Have you got those Vespas yet?? Yeah the tyre is for the GTS250, I put some pictures in my thread. strangeangel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom13 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Dave_Q said: Are any of you lot tight enough to change your own tyres, and if so do you balance them? Have got a 12" tyre here for the rear of my new scooter, was going to get the levers out and do it myself as I had read that you don't really need to bother with bike tyres. But it has quite a few weights on the old wheel? I have changed bike tyres regularly. Some are a pain some are a breeze (relatively) smaller is usually harder. Never had a single wheel balanced to my knowledge? By that I mean I have never taken one to be done. I can't comment about the rf600 I had as it had new tyres when I got it and it got written off before they died. I should also mention most of the bikes I have owned have had spoked wheels. Maybe mags need more of a balance but I assume from factory they must be pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 You haven’t lived til you fit a new desert mousse into an MX tyre . Jerzy Woking and tom13 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Right the tyre is on at least. It was quite hard work so I can see how a 10" wheel would be almost impossible. I've left the weights on it as they were opposite the valve so maybe they are balancing the wheel more than the tyre? It's a Michelin POWAH pure SC which didn't have a spot on for the light bit, some reading suggests that Michelin don't put dots on any more, maybe tyres come better balanced than they used to? Anyway one thing I did learn is you can't seat a tyre like this with a footpump, no matter how hard you pump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom13 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Dave_Q said: Right the tyre is on at least. It was quite hard work so I can see how a 10" wheel would be almost impossible. I've left the weights on it as they were opposite the valve so maybe they are balancing the wheel more than the tyre? It's a Michelin POWAH pure SC which didn't have a spot on for the light bit, some reading suggests that Michelin don't put dots on any more, maybe tyres come better balanced than they used to? Anyway one thing I did learn is you can't seat a tyre like this with a footpump, no matter how hard you pump. Oh you can. Washing up liquid and a brave pill. Don't stop till she pops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom13 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 I have had tyres up to over 100 in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 26 minutes ago, tom13 said: Oh you can. Washing up liquid and a brave pill. Don't stop till she pops. Inspired by these words I had another go but it's nowhere near, the most I can manhandle the tyre onto the bead is about 60% of one side and I just think the air is leaking out as fast as I can put it in, the tyre is quite small and stiff. Needs a big burst of air at once to get it over the line I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warch Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Top tip, take the valve core out when you reinflate, kneel on the tyre top and use a lot of neat washing up liquid, it'll go even with a footpump. Barry Cade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT606 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 would the cable tie method work on such sized tyres I wonder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Anyone need a 12 incher? Brand new Pirelli scooter tyre, £25 delivered to most UK places Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedracer Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Just stuck some of this in my RE Interceptor 650. Had Silkolene in before but wasn't impressed much. This review sold it for me.... Psycho Charlie Knobcheese, Tepper, martc and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 14 hours ago, Dave_Q said: Inspired by these words I had another go but it's nowhere near, the most I can manhandle the tyre onto the bead is about 60% of one side and I just think the air is leaking out as fast as I can put it in, the tyre is quite small and stiff. Needs a big burst of air at once to get it over the line I think. Have you got a compressor? You're welcome to borrow mine if not. Dave_Q 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedracer Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 14 hours ago, Dave_Q said: Inspired by these words I had another go but it's nowhere near, the most I can manhandle the tyre onto the bead is about 60% of one side and I just think the air is leaking out as fast as I can put it in, the tyre is quite small and stiff. Needs a big burst of air at once to get it over the line I think. Ratchet strap around the circumference if you have one or some rope and a stick to tighten it. Barry Cade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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