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Jan 1, 2005 11:18 am
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Happy new year to all. Keep on Bulleting. Chris...
... snip. As someone who had his foot broken by kickback on a BSA Bushman (possibly the worst bike ever built?) 240 miles from civilisation in East Africa...
Harvey... I like my ES...and use it about half the time. Never had a problem with it...sure does come it handy if the bike stalls in traffic....rare occurance,...
i'll say it for you pete: "i told you so". friday night coming home about 2/3 through my commute at about 70 mph (bullet speedo) my connecting rod let go....
No gloating here....what a bummer, Wayne! Just get her back together so you can do the Trace ride fully broken in. This time after brake-in, maybe the extra...
Anyone out there have any veiws on the use of synthetic oil in the bullet .I have a 500 well broken in running great.Have always used a good grade SAE50...
Rob, Before everyone here bites your head off for bringing this subject up, Take a look at the polls on types of oils people use. The general consensus is...
maybe the extra cost of a good synthetic would be worth it...it really does handle heat a lot better. ok- here we go again; is it a fact that synth's handle...
wayne, the insterment i linked to is a cylinder head temp gauge, it is ran off a sensor that fits under the crush washer on your plug ( or in place of i think...
jeb On my g i made up a mount for it to sit next to the clock ( backwards smiths) it dose not look too obtrusive. on my velocette i have it mounted to the near...
jeb, Just rembered you mentioned ural, friend of mine drilled a hole in his headlight shell and mounted it aside from the speedo with a home made tapered...
Hey Wayne, I don't recall if you were here two years ago, but my con-rod failed at 2750 miles. In my case, I was accellerating from a traffic light, maybe...
You'll be glad to know I derive no satisfaction whatsoever from the sad
blown Bullet story. What a pisser! As for the post-mortem, my vote is
for overheated...
pat wrote: According to Dan (ex DRS) it was probably a defective casting. Are you still under any type of warranty? 8500 miles on the odo and seized piston. no...
I just don't get it!!!!!!! Everyone on this list and anyone who has spent any amount of time in the saddle of a Triumph , Matchless , BSA or any other medium...
wayne in ohio wrote: Is it that hard to understand?????? not hard to understand, hard (impossible) to accept. at least on hearsay. being that i rode for...
... Thanks Pete, you encapsulate my views precisely. Come on guys, it's a 50's engine. 50 MPH was fast then. Yes, the odd burst to 70 is fine (and maybe does...
Hi folks. I've been part of the lurking crowd for awhile now. Since I don't usually have anything valuable to add, I rarely write but I've come up against a...
... here's what I've done thus far: cleaned out the tank, petcock, and carb, replaced the fuel filter and gas lines, checked timing gap and timing, adjusted...
Bummer man! Pat wayne_bridgeman <wayne_bridgeman@...> wrote: pat wrote: According to Dan (ex DRS) it was probably a defective casting. Are you still...
Was it cold and wet out? If so you may have had some moisture in the fuel, or maybe a bit of gunk in the jet. I'd hold off on messing with the timing for now....
Bill, That sounds exactly like what happened to me when my carb mount rubber between the carb and head split along the top of it allowing air to be sucked in...
... I beg your pardon! I go plenty fast and far on my Bloor Triumph Tiger. I've owned Japs BMWs and Ducs and my modern bike money goes to Mr. Bloor. Rick F...
Hey Wayne.. that's unlucky m8... how far had you ridden at 70? I would ride mine all day at 60, would do 150 miles @ 65 if I had to, but don't often hold 70+...
Sorry to hear about the male bonding of your piston, Wayne. I'm guessing you have upgraded the clutch springs as I can't imagine the standard soggy spaghetti...
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