Dave_Q Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Who was it who was grom-curious? @tom13? This looks alright for the price, can't imagine starter is mega hard or expensive to replace. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/804762380935816/?ref=facebook_story_share twosmoke300 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Ow me arse old charter something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom13 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 22 hours ago, Dave_Q said: Who was it who was grom-curious? @tom13? This looks alright for the price, can't imagine starter is mega hard or expensive to replace. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/804762380935816/?ref=facebook_story_share Thanks for thinking of me but that look a little bit suspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Weather's nice, I'll go out on the RD... ...for about a mile of it running like shit again, FFS. The carb has had more baths than Cleopatra, the petrol couldn't be cleaner if you polished it and the jets have been changed which apparently made it work properly. Except it doesn't and it definitely seems fuel related. pilninggas, Fat_Pirate and Rustybullethole 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 An old college lecturer told me “ 90% of carb problems are ignition problems “ and this has been proven to be correct throughout my career Snake Charmer, Cavcraft and Rustybullethole 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilninggas Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Took the Royal Alloy TG300S out today Home>Stratford/A>Burton>Matlock Bath [lunch]>Buxton>Cat and Fiddle>Macclesfield>Stone>Home. 380 miles in all and it ran well. Averaged 95mpg. Was great up the C&F, perfect for the 50mph limit. Saw 96F on the dash when i stopped in Macclesfield. Dave_Q 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustybullethole Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 On 8/10/2022 at 6:40 PM, Cavcraft said: Weather's nice, I'll go out on the RD... ...for about a mile of it running like shit again, FFS. The carb has had more baths than Cleopatra, the petrol couldn't be cleaner if you polished it and the jets have been changed which apparently made it work properly. Except it doesn't and it definitely seems fuel related. Looks tidy though. Hope you get it sorted Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustybullethole Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Off to pic up the bm from mid France Sunday. Shame it’ll be in the van though looking forward to getting the bike back and fettled into working order again. Here’s the gs in pre adventure early doors meet up mode. I was there first, which is a first. Felt it may be a bad omen at the time. All ended here. After a tow resulting in a bit of this. And this Had a lazy pillion lift home And dumped the gs here Spares rt soon to be liberated of its gearbox. Am slowly getting more space in the lock up as parts get donated to the gs. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 This happened yesterday Sold to WBAB (superbike factory) Nothing in the garage to ride apart from my daughters purple scooter now. Fat_Pirate, pilninggas, Cavcraft and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Can't stand sitting about doing nothing, so fixed (again) the o/s/r indicator on the Scomadi. There's a stupidly long wire which should probably clip in somewhere tidy but doesn't, and it chafes on either the back wheel or the shock. A bodge job (extended the wiring slightly, use of insulation tape and cable ties) and it's good to go again. Really want to stage 3 it, but it's sort of £850 or something daft, so sod that for now. Next job was to make a number plate for the hilariously rough KC100, instead of lashing out £15 (or whatever they are) on a proper one, I bought a stick on type which I just put over the redundant plate from a long scrapped bike and cut it down a bit to suit. Looks shit but better than not having a plate at all, and it'll be a very long time before the little Kawasaki sees the road again. Wheeled this bad boy out for a short spin, typical Honda you know it'll run but it doesn't always start first time and does need a bit of tuning. The engine (iirc) is a 6V C90 lump, but stand to be corrected. Sort of fancy some mild green laning on it one day, but perhaps lack of a clutch will render it a bit shit for that sort of thing. Plus, it's not exactly a speed demon. Snake Charmer, Saabnut, Iamgroot and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustybullethole Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 23 minutes ago, Cavcraft said: Can't stand sitting about doing nothing, so fixed (again) the o/s/r indicator on the Scomadi. There's a stupidly long wire which should probably clip in somewhere tidy but doesn't, and it chafes on either the back wheel or the shock. A bodge job (extended the wiring slightly, use of insulation tape and cable ties) and it's good to go again. Really want to stage 3 it, but it's sort of £850 or something daft, so sod that for now. Next job was to make a number plate for the hilariously rough KC100, instead of lashing out £15 (or whatever they are) on a proper one, I bought a stick on type which I just put over the redundant plate from a long scrapped bike and cut it down a bit to suit. Looks shit but better than not having a plate at all, and it'll be a very long time before the little Kawasaki sees the road again. Wheeled this bad boy out for a short spin, typical Honda you know it'll run but it doesn't always start first time and does need a bit of tuning. The engine (iirc) is a 6V C90 lump, but stand to be corrected. Sort of fancy some mild green laning on it one day, but perhaps lack of a clutch will render it a bit shit for that sort of thing. Plus, it's not exactly a speed demon. That’s lush and perfect for the lanes as no need for speed on them. Chuck a rack on it and travel the world at leisure. Full front guard or lash up filter arrangement for slosh/ dust / deep water may not go amiss though prob get away with a holed coke bottle covering it up and the odd carb clean. Top stuff. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Yes please (in my dreams). Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Lovely day today . Out with the missis for a spin on the KE and grom . Loads of green lanes and she’s so much more confident now than a few months ago . We swapped bikes for a while . The grom is so smooth and quiet . Easy to ride too . But the Ke is quicker and obviously better off road . Can’t believe I’ve had that bike since I was 16 ! I’m 43 now . Cars , houses , wives have come and gone but the 175 remains . Tax and MOT exempt now too . Then spent a few hours in the garage putting the other halves CT90 bottom end back together. Had her on gasket cleaning duty 😂 Dave_Q, Fat_Pirate, Barry Cade and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 On 13/08/2022 at 18:00, Cavcraft said: Wheeled this bad boy out for a short spin, typical Honda you know it'll run but it doesn't always start first time and does need a bit of tuning. The engine (iirc) is a 6V C90 lump, but stand to be corrected. Sort of fancy some mild green laning on it one day, but perhaps lack of a clutch will render it a bit shit for that sort of thing. Plus, it's not exactly a speed demon. I think what you have there is a 1963-66 C200 with a later 1982 onwards C90 engine fitted. The original engine would have been a pushrod engine with clutch and 4 speed gearbox. The silencer and heatshield are Dax CT70 cut and shut to fit looking at the downpipe. The back light assembly is also off a much later Honda. Quite a survivor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 The back light might be off a 6v Chaly. Snake Charmer and tom13 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Least it runs.......... Smol bike needs more juice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat_Pirate Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 A pair of big old, dated buses. Cotswold airport cafe is pretty good and there's some airshite to be seen. Iamgroot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamgroot Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Anybody got real world experience of an xjr1300? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Heavy ! Iamgroot and Jazoli 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Getting itchy trigger finger again. Would like something 125+ cc but light, something to do a bit of green laning on, but also able to go to work on (11 miles) now ad again. Contemplating another Grom, and seen one in Queen Bee yellow but know in my heart that I'll end up just locking it away like my last one and not using it for fear of theft or breaking it. Ideally want something that I dont really give a shite about and looking at the Benelli (chinesium) TNT. Thoughts? twosmoke300 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamgroot Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 9 minutes ago, UltraWomble said: Getting itchy trigger finger again. Would like something 125+ cc but light, something to do a bit of green laning on, but also able to go to work on (11 miles) now ad again. Contemplating another Grom, and seen one in Queen Bee yellow but know in my heart that I'll end up just locking it away like my last one and not using it for fear of theft or breaking it. Ideally want something that I dont really give a shite about and looking at the Benelli (chinesium) TNT. Thoughts? The misnomered Lexmoto adrenaline? With bumpy rubber fitted to it. Cheap as chips for bits, me and dead horse were thinking about a couple of these for light greenlaning with no guilt... UltraWomble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Iamgroot said: Anybody got real world experience of an xjr1300? Nice smooth bikes with plenty of poke, heavier than a sports 600 but not bad in reality, all day comfort, decent brakes, great at 7/10ths, not so much after that, if you want a grunty retro there's a lot to like about them, see also GSX1400 and bandit 1250 Iamgroot, twosmoke300 and Barry Cade 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamgroot Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 39 minutes ago, Jazoli said: Nice smooth bikes with plenty of poke, heavier than a sports 600 but not bad in reality, all day comfort, decent brakes, great at 7/10ths, not so much after that, if you want a grunty retro there's a lot to like about them, see also GSX1400 and bandit 1250 Thanks very much, Oh dear, that sounds perfect... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 3 hours ago, Jazoli said: Nice smooth bikes with plenty of poke, heavier than a sports 600 but not bad in reality, all day comfort, decent brakes, great at 7/10ths, not so much after that, if you want a grunty retro there's a lot to like about them, see also GSX1400 and bandit 1250 I'd have a ZRX1200 all day long.. 😍 Bren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 "Technically", its a BMW R80. Iamgroot, Back_For_More, MT606 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 On 8/12/2022 at 12:08 PM, Jazoli said: This happened yesterday Sold to WBAB (superbike factory) Nothing in the garage to ride apart from my daughters purple scooter now. Replaced the Z900 with this last week Did a 300 mile trip on it today and its alright, I'm going to buy a newer model so I'll probably be selling it soon, cheap! Iamgroot, UltraWomble, Fat_Pirate and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 3 hours ago, Jazoli said: Replaced the Z900 with this last week Did a 300 mile trip on it today and its alright, I'm going to buy a newer model so I'll probably be selling it soon, cheap! Quite tempted by one of these for my weekly motorway slog, but I’m guessing I’d only see 45mpg or so. Go on though, how cheap is cheap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Can anyone reccomend a good courier? I'm keen on a bike in Plymouth but I'm over here in Kent. Did @Cavcraft suggest someone recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 On 8/20/2022 at 9:29 PM, Barry Cade said: I'd have a ZRX1200 all day long.. 😍 Expensive now. Barry Cade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 41 minutes ago, Bren said: Expensive now. They're all getting that way. Finding a good original one isn't easy either.. seem to attract the adonsised crowd.. Sorry, anodised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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