I,m curious as to what makes Speedy feel like a Rolls compared to the Mont. Is it power delivery,handling,suspension etc. or just a combination of it all. I have never ridden either brand but would love to find a Mont like that. Nice buy!
Well first time out on the Mont' and did really well on her....beat my riding buddy.
Comparing the two the Speedy has lots more power, sharper brakes, plush suspension and light progressive clutch, quick chassis, runs consistently with spot on carburation a properly sorted cutting edge bike..... but.....
.....the Mont is soft, small, stable and very friendly. We seem to gel instantly. I'm a bit odd in what I like....can't get on with TY175's at all, Fantic 200's too....I like a ploddy engine I guess?
I think the Speedy is a far better bike in the right hands, but suited more for a talented rider than myself. A good rider would do better on a Speedy than the Mont.....Mr Below Average suits the Mont more...thats me.
Now the bike starts n rides fine but for this odd issue.
Even when hot, stop the bike, restart after say a minute and ride off, just off idle and she dies after 10 yards....keep the gas up for say 30 secs longer and ride her on just off idle and she gets thru this and is ok again and will be...until stopped again.
It's annoying as it means I either keep her running in the queue for a section or restart her and give her some beans before the section to get over this 'blip'....not good if you have any mechanical sympathy.
Now from what I read Amals can be a little quirky. My thoughts are she is running slightly weak but I should add idles good when hot on 2 turns out of air screw....saying that idle speed creeps up as she gets hotter, not by lots though but enough to notice.
Worn throttle needle and seat....but wouldn't this cause a rich condition?
It's as if she cools down in 30 secs
At this point I have not touched the carb', just asking the question.
It would be easier for me if Eastern and other sections used the same colours for routes....I did a trial at Cambridge and ended up getting so lost I rode over and stopped on the observers sandwiches.....got a five for that as it was 'no stop'
In Eastern have from easy to hard orange....white...50/50...red and blue....red....yellow
You need to get that bike running as Fantic intended.
A slipping clutch that drags, with an action as heavy as the water at Telemark, an idle speed up and down like a hookers knickers, brakes that don't.....you could save an easy 30 marks there.
Personally I think ya just bragging, my first trials score looked more like the start of a darts game
It's all back together again, never did get the basket off, but had a thought that I could of placed a suitably bolt between the end of the gearbox input shaft and the end of the puller.
Changed my clutch thrust bearing (pusher) though for a brass one. The one that came out was steel and the end groove was just about missing and around 2/3mm shorter, so not a wasted few hours.
I wanted to remove two clutch springs from my basket but ran into an issue. My basket won't come off.
We ended up with a two legged puller and the basket is coming off bloody tight but it's moving. We then run out of movement on the puller as the end of the puller threaded shaft is butting up against the clutch pack it's self.
Well I measured the gap using my vernier and low and behold there was room.....just, to fit the cable retainer on the inside of the fork leg.
Angle is now perfect but had to take a nibble out of the mudguard for the cable.
That front brake arm is still bugging me though. It seems to be two pieces of tin spot welded in but two places and really needs beefing up. I can still see it flexing and it's super easy to bend.
Anyway cheers guys for the help on resolving this one
hmm, rather than move my footrests and all the hassle of relocating the brake pedal, I may indulge in some higher bars...my ergo's are a very tight and I'm only 5'9"
Cota 247C Amal carb issue....I think?
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