A reduction in fuel duty, although very welcome would be made up from increased taxes elsewhere, and if there was increased administration involved in collecting it, we could be even worse off. The fact is,as we all know, Britain is seen worldwide as a haven for easy handouts and we have too many people taking out of the system and not enough paying in. Added to this we have outrageous saleries for the chosen few, such as your local GP- on up to 250K per annum, despite opting out of out of hours work and resisting any changes which could benefit the public.
Hiya Charlie, A bit of speculation is better than nothing- Theres talk that Tony Calvert has won it (on 2), nobody's sure 'till the official results are posted,but if correct,well done to Tony and John Holmes, who built and maintains the bike.
Thats a rare bike now-Not sure if its a MK1 or a MK2, both had big hubs. MK3 was the first with small hubs, and, more importantly, the clutch operating arm was moved to the top of the crankcase,instead of underneath the engine.
Have some posts been deleted from this thread...!!?? So it's finally been mentioned that reducing the squish will also increase compression - another cause of detonation - but a day after recommending it should be done so it is a bit late.
The recommendation to remove metal from the base of the barrell (post deleted?) doesn't mention that this will also alter the port timing. Machining say 1mm off will mean that the piston at BDC no longer fully clears the transfer port and this can cause lumpy running off idle - I know this from experience. That is in addition to the increase in compression. Another reason not to go indiscrimately hacking off metal.
Several posts have been deleted,presumably to negate the responses from others,which is a shame.-spoils the thread.
Not wanting to rise to the bait put down by the Majestyman340 I will just remind all that a TY250 has a steel liner. And he is now deleting posts in other threads if people do not bite. Last time I get involved with the idiots waffle.
I too , along with others, it would seem, have decided not to respond directly to his posts. Most are not worthy of a response anyway, although posting inaccurate technical information,if deliberate,is a matter for others. In this same thread he is advocating mixes of both 80:1 and 40:1.-Unhelpful at best. Granted the latter figure appears to be because he has picked up that a steel liner was refered to,as most do rather than cast iron, but chooses not to say that.
I wonder do you have a club locally with a class for brit specials, or do you ride against the twinshocks?
I had an excellent day out with the Midland Classic club,which i've been a member of for 32 years. 80 riders for a road trial doesn't quite back up your wishful vision that the sport is finished,i'm afraid.
Its a friendly club and i'd normally say you would be made very welcome . The club has several classes to accomodate most people. They dont,however,have a troublemakers class, which would appear to be the only one you would fit into.
Whilst you may continue to disrupt these pages (for now) ,you wont be doing the same at our club.
I was waiting to see what i'd missed. I went and viewed the bike and had a bid on it. It was new unused from what i could see. Sure the tyres were grubby, but new original Michelin X1'S. I suppose
Bad luck, your lucky they have left the ECU alone,obviously just repair parts. The only thing i've see that looked sadder than that was a nearly new Sherpa Van which had the front end cut off with a Stihl saw and the engine and box nicked. A neighbour once had the drivers door and wing of her Rover nicked while it was on the drive overnight..
Looking on the bright side,if its ready for a service,nows the time to do it...
I cant think of a single part which is shared by both bikes. Everything is different. Engine,Frame,Forks Wheels,all completely different. The Seeley was produced 3 or 4 years before the TLR from memory.
I rode in '77 and remember seeing several weight saving mods on Malcolm Rathmells works 348 Montesa. One can be clearly seen in the pic- the front mudguard bracket,reduced to almost nothing!
im going to be keeping an eye on this to see which lucky bidder can afford that.
It sure looks nice, but for that sort of money i'd be expecting the distinctive correct darker gold rims,correct exhaust etc. And the tyres,Funny Michelin X1's??
Dave Thorpe and Nick Jefferies i believe were 'works' riders. (maybe BJ knows more) I can still remember Thorpey's words 27 years on,when i asked what it was like...
as usual woody is speaking from a position based on experience and knowledge,he puts forward his opinion but does not try to force
it down peoples necks !!
back to the question in hand,from my point of view the less than spectacular entries at miller rounds is due to cost and distance,last year i did the first 4 rounds,i then decided that i could`nt face the long drive,followed by a long trial ,followed by a long drive home,then an hour of bike washing. maybe i am just idle !!
For me, not riding the excellent Sammy Miller series so often is just down to cost. Everything considered, transport etc i reckon each event costs around
Well, unlike Majestyman, i've ridden an event today.Good entry,had a great time. Phoned my mates who were at another pre65 event,same again,good entry,great trial.
It would seem to me that Majestyman is either too old or incapable of riding himself and is intent on trying to ruin the sport for those that do enjoy it.
Constantly posting drivel in other threads, just to keep using the words British Specials instead of pre 65 is causing confusion to those who dont realise its his own,personal,stupid little joke.
If things are that bad,get your Majesty on e bay,if youve got one and call it a day.
Thought I would try and post a Picture of the "Scott Ellis" replica frame before it goes off to the powder coaters.
I now have most of the bits to assemble the bike after a year trawling through e-Bay to get all the parts that were needed to build the bike.
If you can open the link you will see that the photo is not that brilliant , but it was taken with the eldest's new camara that cost over a grand, so you can't expect a lot can you.
Will update you with progress of the build as it happens.
Regards.Charlie.
Nice to see some progress Charlie. Take care if your going to machine that barrel round though. The temptation is to hold it from the inside with a 3 jaw chuck. If your not very careful you can break the spigot off the top of the liner-like i did!
do i detect a bit of frustration creeping in dave ? the world is full of two types of people, those who do and those who talk.
no point in wasting your breath on the latter !!!
Professional Moaners, as i call them are often members of several different forums- often quite diverse. Once found out they simply concentate their efforts on another forum. As i write this theres probably a gardening forum somewhere, where they are all being told all their plants are going to die of a horrible disease...
Reminds me of the story about the winner of the 2 day "P65" Scottish, who suggested his cylinder looked like one from a post 65 motor, as bigger fins had been welded on to the original......................in actual fact the bike is a 290cc Cub, that probably cost at least
Cant let the bloke behind that pic of John Lampkin go unrecognised,Its Ted Breffitt,held the record for most SSDT finishes ,something like 26 on the trot. Rode an Ossa for many years. Teds dad was something of a legend up there too...
A dealers margin is his private business, at least it is until he force feeds you information about how little he is making, and in some cases even giving you a peep at his invoice from the importer!
I've no idea how much a dealer makes on a Trials bike ,but if its the figure quoted i'd be looking for a different product to sell.
Car and Commercial dealers have structures which give them cash back from the Manufacturer, giving them licence to tell half truths as to what they are really making.
Take a new VW Transporter- The most discount you are likely to get is 12% (with the dealer making just 3% if the salesman thinks you look daft enough to believe it)
What the dealer is less keen to tell you is that as soon as your van is registered they get a cheque back from VW for between
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