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Now my old man taught me this way ..... mind you, he was reading a book on te SS and their torture methods at the time.....

I'll continue to disagree with some of your sentiments but they are your views so I'll respect that. Two friends of mine have submitted entries for year and generally been successful in gaining an entry, this year that didn't happen. One is in the other is on the reverve list. The latter accepts the situation and always expects the worst when the result of the ballot comes out each year this time he was unlucky. He's not a superstar or a hugely known name outside Scotland but he puts and immense amount of time and effort into all bike sport, if he can't "fiddle" an entry each year maybe its reasonably fair after all..

You inferring something... Bike spotter Yes...trainspotter definately not

Couple more...... JP Derbi Parilla

I was after the irony Ross.... (Slapshot humbly apologises if anyone is in this unfortunate position - the joke was posted before I was aware of the situation)

Dunno yet Vinnie....as long it's a good run out I'll go anywhere, Happy New Year to you as well mate

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Must have been Dundonains

Very true, it's a very mixed bag no point buying a bag of Liquorice Allsorts if all you want is the pink coconutty one. Who tick off the dodgy bikes in their programmes........ No comment - really though freezing cold, sleety showers at the top of Meall Na Chruadie last year notwithstanding, the Pre 65 seems to get a very fair share of good weather.

I remember (just!!) a girl at school who used to say that to blokes regularly.....

........especially forks....

A fact you hear complaints about year on year. Point is unless the committee of the trial guaranteed a number of entries from Scottish Riders they have to go to the ballot same as everyone else.....can you imagine how many more complaints this would bring for unhappy rider from other places.....

Gents, I don't know what your forks are like but if they are similar to Paoli forks on a beta, you'll do more damage than good going the way you are. Don't know what the Monts use Paoli or Showa or something else anyway methodology on paoli Take the bottom bolt out and drain the fork legs then once drained take of the top nut, the slider then works like a circular hammer, pull the slider down and with not too much force it'll pop off giving you access to the fork bushes, and the seals. Take the big circlip out of the top of the slider and gently prise the duff seals out, put the new seals in place and put the clip back in. Check all the other bits then rub a little oil round the circumference of the stantion and the lip of the seal, then slide the slider gentley back over the stantion, slide it all the way up then do up the bottom bolt again. Remembering the gaps refill with oil put the spring back in the correct leg and do up the top nut.

I'm with my learned friend from Texas ( well copey anyway...don't know about learned ) on this. Don't be fooled by superficial rust, if you want your hard work to bear fruit then replace the mains, seals, get the big end checked, the whole lot. Same goes for the gearbox and clutch, get them checked and replaced if needed. There's no point in you doing half a job with a restoration, got to go the whole way. Split the engine do it properly mate.

I must admit I did notice the lack of a few weel ken't names on that list..

;)

Behave you pair........

Yup.... however I've never gone train spotting in my life...Bird Watching and not a feather in sight

No, if someone has a manual that someone needs it's spread around from there that would be up to the boss man

Death Warrant duly signed...

Amazing what a boring night shift can bring out Minsk Can-am (Armstrong derivative) Blata Peugeot Solex Ducati Moto Guzzi MV Augusta Malaguti derbi FN CZ Terrot Excelsior Radior DKW DMW Hercules Maico(not 100% sure of that one) Bianchi Brough Raleigh few more Guiller (French thing, one at P65 couple of years back) Alfer Douglas Clipic JJ Cobos Regretting this yet.....

Honda And sub builders Gollner Honda Fraser Honda Seeley Honda ....Can of worms????

Yeah....no numbers though...bah humbug

think yourself lucky I'm at work...... If i had the library at hand we could be here all night