Engine build help request . Please..

[Escadrille Ecosse]

1 hour ago, thebrookster said:

Good luck with that one!!!

That's an ongoing battle up here in Scotlandshire, one that I'm afraid I seem to be losing........................

Quite.... 

[Hamish]

Moss is green and doesn’t grow very tall. - winner. 
it'll take you ages to get rid of that grass that pokes through. 
 

i need to move to clear plastic containers at least you have some clue as to what’s inside. 

[Nick Jones]

On 5/1/2023 at 4:45 PM, Spit131 said:

Also relaid my lawn as although very green was 60% moss .

Very green, needs less cutting….. your problem is?

[Spit131]

Sadly not an expert on electrics Pete , relying on a well qualified friend . Will be running a Lincoln TIG and various other stuff .

phil , the new lawn from a good local supplier was only 300 for 40 m2 so a bargain if it stays alive .

[Spit131]

The bike has now changed as Devitt would not insure the 999 .

[Hamish]

My duke was great on track. 
 

But nothing like those beasts.!! 

[Elephant 1]

I might well stick it on SORN until the evil scammers start repairing the roads again . It’s scary enough in the van ! I have not seen a road laying machine around my way in 3 years !

[PeteStupps]

2 hours ago, Elephant 1 said:

 might well stick it on SORN until the evil scammers start repairing the roads again . It’s scary enough in the van !

Wouldn't blame you, things have got out of hand on that front. Was driving away from London up the A1 two weeks ago; usually I'm a stickler for lane discipline but this time half my lane-changes were dictated by dodging the worst craters in the tarmac. 

[Spit131]

Do you still own your Ducati Hamish ?

[Hamish]

6 hours ago, Spit131 said:

Do you still own your Ducati Hamish ?

No afraid not.  I went to long distance touring on a BMW R1150 adventure (33L fuel tank!!) with all the touratech kit and garmin satnav and intercom kit. It allowed me to do Zurich ( where me brother lives) to home in a day. Then the f800gs. 
then a Daimler Dart

now my slightly modified TR3a

if I had the space ( and the money) I’d have kept the f800 and the cars. 
Only bike left is my Honda xl185. 

Edited May 12, 2023 by Hamish

[Spit131]

Fun bikes though , remember riding one about a friends grandfathers estate near Lisbon , great fun until I did not see a washing line which caught me straight across my neck . 

[Spit131]

Sounds awesome ! 

[Spit131]

Has not been appreciated by Debra though as , a ) My credit card providers decided a temporary hold on my card could not be removed until the following morning so had to use her card to make the final payment - - - - fatal ! And then - - - I left my phone in the back of the Ducati van so it is now in Worcester until the end of the bank holiday !  ( that is me , definitely NOT Debra ) .
 

[Spit131]

Slowly coming round , 

Gave the car its first clean in ten years . Encouraging .

[Spit131]

I would sit opposite my father at their dinning room table only to hear him , with his head in his hands , muttering ,  ( unintentionally/intentionally ? ) ;

‘ STUPID FOOL ‘ .

Never had a problem with it , as I knew he was probably right .

In fact , pretty much confirmed by my decision to purchase a smaller/lighter bike to practise on before engaging with the 749 R —————-

 

 

[JohnD]

I had an  ex-GPO dispatch rider BSA in the late '60s around London.

Bloody lethal, I was lucky to survive.  It wasn't the bike, it was the drivers, and they haven't improved.    When I ride my push  bike, I wear a RED jacket and they still crowd me, pull out in front and generally try to kill me.

John

Edited September 4, 2023 by JohnD

[RogerH]

Basically John, you are on a bike- so you are a target.

No point in moving out of the way or doing hand signals (not that most cyclists do)  they will get you in the end.

 

Roger

[Escadrille Ecosse]

11 minutes ago, RogerH said:

(not that most cyclists do)

EH!

[Spit131]

I actually took a short trip on the 749 , it was insane !! Not the bike to start back on bikes on !

I then bought the 450 and took a ride on that , equally insane ! In fact it chucked me off on an uphill bend , just touched the throttle , rear wheel span and slipped under . Lucky the guy coming in the other direction was quick on the brakes and no damage done . It is now booked in to have the sprockets changed to calm it down a bit . Also big supermoto Berlinger brakes and twin Yoshimuras . 
I totally agree regarding any form of bikes . You definitely have to take extreme care and expect total indifference from others . Drivers opening their doors has to be the hardest to avoid then drivers unawareness of surroundings .