The Bikeshite Thread

[Barry Cade]

10 minutes ago, twosmoke300 said:

Mine is blue / white 😂

[twosmoke300]

The irony is that the missis delivers pasty’s for a living and it her bike really 

Well that’s how I justified adding another bike to the fleet.

[hairnet]

pics or call bullshit

 

[Snake Charmer]

16 hours ago, twosmoke300 said:

For the one week before they start seizing up 

They don't get a chance to seize between the Triumph starter clutches. 

[hairnet]

My life is rock and roll

[AdeMk1]

The irony is that the missis delivers pasty’s for a living and it her bike really 
Well that’s how I justified adding another bike to the fleet.

How far does she travel, and is it like a 24/7 service kind of thing?!
Never know when you might need an emergency pasty!

[Jenson Velcro]

I’ve begun to clear through the clutter in my garage and found enough bits left over from a previous rebuild to put this together.

 

There should be enough there to get a dating certificate and apply for a V5. I can then have a play with the engine and see what happens.

[tom13]

On 1/22/2022 at 1:44 PM, hairnet said:

all you hardened bikers out there (and billy)

would you buy the arai

saw them at first and was wary about the vent

but then saw this video and it answered questions

the shoei made me lol wont be buying one of those

 

saw arai on ebay for 100+ less than they should be and its not ex display

trigger might get pulled - can never have enough right

this is the one i saw - dont usually buy painted lids but i like this - have also seen a base brown one which wasnt horrible but the blue looks better

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224643362150?hash=item344dc9ad66:g:KgoAAOSwtk5hZA3e

My Condor is the best fitting helmet I have ever owned bar none.

[hairnet]

2 hours ago, tom13 said:

My Condor is the best fitting helmet I have ever owned bar none.

had condor previously also rv sv chaser quantum profile xd debut that needs to be unboxed

almost buying a quantic as trip got cancelled but its likely to be the rapide i posted earlier

[groovylee]

23 hours ago, Jenson Velcro said:

I’ve begun to clear through the clutter in my garage and found enough bits left over from a previous rebuild to put this together.

 

There should be enough there to get a dating certificate and apply for a V5. I can then have a play with the engine and see what happens.

is that a Liege i spy next to the bike? a few good friends of mine have them too if so.

 

[groovylee]

hopefully I'll be going to buy a 1971 BSA Bantam on saturday  pics to follow on the day.

seemingly it is a Bob Gollner built bike, so should stand me in reasonable stead for my foray into 2 wheeled classic trials, as well as 4 wheeled.

wish me luck lol!

 

[Jenson Velcro]

is that a Liege i spy next to the bike? a few good friends of mine have them too if so.
 

Correct. I thought you would be the one person on here to recognise it….


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[EML]

On 1/24/2022 at 10:31 AM, Jenson Velcro said:

 

Is this a Raleigh runabout, i like the look of that being bear bones

 

[Jenson Velcro]

1 hour ago, EML said:

 

Is this a Raleigh runabout, i like the look of that being bear bones

 

Very similar. It’s a Raleigh RM9 ultramatic, so has the telescopic front forks, a front drum brake and more powerful* variated engine. (Although in reality it’s a Mobylette, built under licence by Raleigh.)

[andyberg]

On 1/24/2022 at 10:31 AM, Jenson Velcro said:

I’ve begun to clear through the clutter in my garage and found enough bits left over from a previous rebuild to put this together.

 

There should be enough there to get a dating certificate and apply for a V5. I can then have a play with the engine and see what happens.

I have had my mobylette for 4 years now and every year I say I must get it back on the road. If you can do it, then so can I...

[Jenson Velcro]

1 hour ago, andyberg said:

I have had my mobylette for 4 years now and every year I say I must get it back on the road. If you can do it, then so can I...

Mine won’t be the fastest of builds, it will have to fit in around other things. I also need to make sure I can get it registered ok before investing much more time and money into it.

Is your Mobylette, the one shown in your avatar. If so, it doesn’t look like it needs much to get it back on the road.

[andyberg]

3 minutes ago, Jenson Velcro said:

 

Is your Mobylette, the one shown in your avatar. If so, it doesn’t look like it needs much to get it back on the road.

Yes it is. It's from 1962. I put a new clutch on it and had it sort of running. I have just got a brand new carburettor for it and hope that sorts out the trouble. It needs the lights re wiring as the 60 year old wires are stiff and perished. However I think I'll only use it in the day time as the original headlight is rated at a massive 5watts! Have thought about getting cycle LED light for it, they seem as bright as a cars headlights? 

[twosmoke300]

On 1/22/2022 at 8:17 PM, hairnet said:

pics or call bullshit

 

 

[hairnet]

I drive one of those doesn't have anything as interesting as pasties in it  tho

[hairnet]

Faithful gloves got retired

Bought them in 98 after bought first bike and used them for 10 11 years

Work arai ( only used for travel to and from) will be retired over the weekend if the new lid I haven't unboxed fit in the fake tank on the bike

 

[Dave_Q]

Where do you lot buy bike tyres from?

I need a rear for my TMax, its a bit of a weird size 160/60 15. 

Finding I can get Pirelli Diablo for £95 from mytyres.co.uk or Michelin Pilot Power scooter tyres for £101 from Demon Tweeks.

Not terrible although would obviously like to pay less if possible, would just like to check other sites before ordering.

Just need a tyre, will fit myself with tyre levers etc as am a masochist

[Jazoli]

I bought most of my recent ones from tyretectrading, they are usually the cheapest for me.

[hairnet]

rip riding to work lid

hello posh new lid *waits for next week

mmmm helmet.................

[Cavcraft]

On 1/27/2022 at 8:14 PM, Dave_Q said:

Where do you lot buy bike tyres from?

I need a rear for my TMax, its a bit of a weird size 160/60 15. 

Finding I can get Pirelli Diablo for £95 from mytyres.co.uk or Michelin Pilot Power scooter tyres for £101 from Demon Tweeks.

Not terrible although would obviously like to pay less if possible, would just like to check other sites before ordering.

Just need a tyre, will fit myself with tyre levers etc as am a masochist

There's a place called 'Bob's Tyres' in Deeside who could probably get you one. If they won't post out let me know and I'll happily collect and send it to you.

 

Meantime, the fleet reduction didn't go quite as planned. Was supposed to have just picked this...

(and a Chinese 125 bike) up and moved them for somebody, but actually ended up buying them both. The SV is pretty cool to be fair and sounds nice, but isn't a keeper.  I don't half fancy a KH250/400, a Suzuki triple or a 350LC (Kenny Roberts rep, ideally) but they're just ridiculous money now.

[groovylee]

Picked this little thing up at the weekend. Just need to get it sorted for lights etc and then can go and try it out 😃

[martc]

More tyre chat. It goes without saying that my Moto Guzzi v7 III is ace but it's Achilles heal is the tyres - Pirelli Speed Demons. They were never brilliant but now they are wearing down a bit they are white-lining very badly. They need replacing.

I have a short list of three tyres, all seem to be well regarded. In alphabetical order - Avon Roadrider II, Contiental Roadattack 3 or Michelin Road Classic.

(it's a shame the Pirellis are mediocre as I'd like to stick with the Italian vibe, but they really are white lining very badly, some new Guzzi's did come with Michelins in the past so I'm sort of wavering a bit in that direction).

Which would you choose?

[Jazoli]

I'd probably go for the Michelin's first, I'd be assuming they'd be a similar compound to the 'Road' range which are awesome, what size are your tyres?

[martc]

10 hours ago, Jazoli said:

I'd probably go for the Michelin's first, I'd be assuming they'd be a similar compound to the 'Road' range which are awesome, what size are your tyres?

Thanks - the Michelins do get good reviews. The front tyre is 100/90-18 56H and the back is 130/80-17 65H.

[Cavcraft]

Two (decent) attempts to clean out the carb on the SS50, but it still continues to only run on a minimum of 1/4 choke and doesn't seem to be as fast (as if) as it was before. Took it to a garage who said the carb mount (engine end) was fitted with the gasket the wrong way round, which restricted it a bit. They're hoping that will sort it out, all being well I'll find out next week.

Looked at the tyres when it was there, and they are absolutely shagged, good job it's not been ridden for a while. The front is a 2.50 and the rear is a 2.25, which appears to be daft. Will price a new pair up (and tubes) and get them sorted.

If the running issue is sorted, I'll do a comparison between this, the FS1M and the AP50. Back in the day everyone who had the Yamaha said it'd do 80MPH up hill with a fat lad on the back because they changed the spark plug, anyone with the Suzuki said it'd pass them in 1st gear and Honda owners suggested they were holding back as they overtook RD250s. In real world terms this SS seems to struggle to get even close to 40, the AP (albeit a French 4 speed 'A50P') I haven't tried yet (but is a little faster) and the FS1M was hitting 38-40 on the clock, but with a carb clean and a nice shiny new Allspeed it once showed 49, with a little more to go. They are 'speedo speeds' though, not GPS. People in the know reckon a real world 40-ish is a bout the limit on the FS1, unless further modified. The pipe did make a big difference though, so potentially a big bore kit is on the cards, along with a re-jet.

To compare further with these, there's an (import) RD50M which does seem quite crap in comparison, though finding the right jet for it has been quite trying. A new (and ridiculously cheap) power pipe' has arrived, needs a bracket fabricating before it goes on though. Another lad fitted the same pipe to his FS1 and said it sounded great. It probably seems silly trying to get a 50 to go faster, and with most of them I'm not arsed, but the FS1 is a fun challenge. It's changed dramatically since buying it (in looks and performance) and remains my favourite of the 49cc bikes to ride, by some margin.

[mitsisigma01]

When I was a 16 yo I had an A50 MK2 with pegs ,no pedals like the AP50 , it was fast , indicated 60 !