Yes, the Odyssey range of batteries are very good and have all the right properties to make them an excellent starting battery. I was looking at getting one...
... The good news is the parts needed to fiz the micro-mill are on order and should arrive in the next few days. Also I have 23 days leave owing to me from...
Chris, It's a shame the Odyssey is priced so high in the UK ... dollar droping in value, American goods should be a better buy for everyone across the pond...
Dave, Here in the states, many of us do not get much time off. I get 10 days vacation a year and 5 paid holidays, no sick pay :-( Many do better than me, but...
... That's a bit harsh, I get 30 days paid leave plus 8 bank holidays, which is a lot......except when compared to our site host ;-) If we can't turbo a single...
Dave, A bit harsh? This is normal for us....something about productivity???? :-) Anyways, I'd prefer the vacation time myself, but we have to get what we can...
erm...... I gotta admit I do get ludicrously long vacations.....4 months and three weeks per year......its a private girl's boarding school....so we have to...
... Chris, Always got a spare room if your in Essex. You could end up with stops all over the UK at this rate. Try and time it around either the UK rally...
Dave, If I ever do it, it would be in time for a rally; maybe in a year or two :-) Wonder how difficult it is learning to drive on the opposite side of the...
... That's the easy bit, remembering which foot to use for the gearchange and in which direction is more of a challenge. For example Sluggy - right foot change...
Dave, I think it's more a matter on which lane to be in when driving about in rush hour conditions. I used to ride British bikes all the time and to be honest,...
Chris, Before we all get too old perhaps we should get our own meet going here in the States. I've had more than adequate experience organizing such events and...
Ron, Not a bad idea, but we are all streched out from one another. Maybe next summer or something. I don't think there's another diesel bike between here and...
In the words of Kevin Costner in a certain baseball oriented film. "If you build it, they will come"....... I know the BSA club held their international rally...
I took a trip to Hitchcock motorcycles testerday as I was in the area looking for a new camper van. Bargain of the year - got a brand new bullet frame for a...
Gents, Check out the Punsen V twin Harley series of vids. Appears to be a nice fit in the Harley frame. Note that there are a number of short vids of it just...
Ron, The Punsen is a sweet engine, rev's nicely, but the intake noise I can do without. Sounds like the gear spacing is perfect, and if people watch their tach...
... Chris, If you don;t like filtering; I'll take some footage of my ride to work - that should scare the pants off ya! Just got back from the BSA owners club...
Yes, the Punsen conversion looks very well executed - if my Condor/Ducati conversion works out that well, I'll be very happy. I'm not a huge fan of cruisers...
Dave, How did you get on with the A12 being shut on Friday? I had to do LOTS of filtering to get home that afternoon (in fact, a trials bike would have been...
Chris, When I had my KLR, I seldom exceeded 3,600 rpm when driving (maybe my habits are bad), seems that it would run nice up thru the gears between 2 and 3...
... Easy -didn't use it. Stuck to tha back roads to the bridge and then filtered through and away - the event was only 30 miles door to door anyway. Last...
Dave, Never tried fiberglass for and engine component (where oil might come in contact with glass mat. Guess if it's sealed well, shouldn't be a problem. Cris ...
... Hi Chris, I work on the theory that if it was good enough for Royal Enfield Continental GT petrol tanks then it's good enough for a bit of ATF in the...
Hay Dave Over the 50,000 miles plus on Slugy have you had to overhaul or do anything to the 4 speed gearbox? Mine making a noise in 3rd, maybe 2nd also? Grant...
... I've not needed to touch it but mine is a 5 speeder. Yours needs the layshaft bushes replacing. It's actually very easy to do on the 4 speeder, if you...
Hi Cris, My '91 Nx650 (644cc - 100mm bore x 82mm stroke) is not like that at all. You can't load the engine below 3000rpm in a high gear and it produces most...
