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nab301 said :-
Just for Ren! , although not in use I give my shed bound MZ301 a biannual fire up and although it shouldn't ( it is a reliable two stroke after all) it never ceases to amaze me how it always fires up second kick after months of slumber (obviously carb drained when not in use) I can smell the 2 stroke again just by looking at the photo. I kept running to a minimum yesterday as I have new neighbours on both sides and though I better acclimatise them to the music of Em Zed...
Nigel
09/07/2024 17:30:59 UTC
Ren - The Ed¹ said :-
I was a little frustrated at my neighbour playing loud music yesterday but your actions nab301 put this into perspective. I have nightmares about people like you and your "ding-a-ding-a-ding-ding" engines. I'd be calling the environment agency too with that smell.
C'mon Ian Soady, you need to gerr'em out there and ride 'em so you can break 'em so you can fix 'em. Oh wait, yeah, they're already broke.
10/07/2024 07:24:07 UTC
nab301 said :-
Ren , for balance I fired up the Enfield Bullet afterwards and to be fair I didn't complain when they spent a day with a strimmer and hedge trimmer using a scorched earth policy on the previous occupants long established garden specimens!
Nigel
12/07/2024 13:09:40 UTC
Ren - The Ed¹ said :-
I love it when England get into the finals... the roads are empty and it's a pleasure to ride the bike in peaceful surroundings.
14/07/2024 21:25:25 UTC
Upt'North ¹ said :-
Just as night follows day, disappointment follows hope.
Pffffffftttttt.
15/07/2024 08:48:57 UTC
Ren - The Ed¹ said :-
You've lead a very hard life haven't you Upt'.
15/07/2024 13:04:34 UTC
Upt'North ¹ said :-
Grim at times Ed, but you just have to push through until the next pension cheque arrives.
Thanks!
I feel better now.
15/07/2024 13:11:53 UTC
Ian Soady¹ said :-
It lives....
... after a failed attempt to start the little Yamaha - I think it's cursed - I decided to take the Bouzouki out for its first shakedown run of about 20 miles. First impressions - that Zuki engine is damned powerful and I can see why its donor DRZ is such a wheelie machine - I had to be very careful not to loft the front wheel even in 3rd.
Power came in quite smoothly from 3000 rpm or so with a definite kick at 5K+.Gear lever set too low so hard to change up, as is the brake pedal but these are details. I didn't explore the handling. I had feared the front tls brake would be too fierce but it proved fine - although wouldn't want to grab it too hard.
All in all very pleased with my spur-of-the-moment purchase.
17/07/2024 11:15:10 UTC
Ren - The Ed¹ said :-
20 MILES!!!! Holy cow you're a brave man after your recent expeditions. It sounds like the Bouzouki is going to be a fun ride, I just hope you can keep your licence if it's that quick.
18/07/2024 07:50:12 UTC
Ian Soady¹ said :-
I'm very disciplined as you can tell from my moderate posts here Ren. And when all's said and done it's only a 400 - I expect top speed to be in the 80s but will probably not explore that. As yet anyway....
18/07/2024 10:08:21 UTC
Glyn said :-
Well done Ian. I think 20 miles is a bit ambitious for a first run. I usually go around the block a few times and never more than 2 or 3 miles. That's normally because of a worry that I didn't tighten everything up, I suffer from worrying!
19/07/2024 06:56:56 UTC
Ian Soady¹ said :-
I do have the excellent Britannia recovery* with its fleet of special vans and lovely experienced drivers at the press of a phone button. If I just went in ever deceasing circles round my house I'd probably end up pushing the bike home and collapsing with heat exhaustion....
*I also have a recovery service bulit into my bike insurance but am reserving that for the point when Britannia say "too many calls chum you're on your own now". Although the last recovery driver said they were fairly flexible....
19/07/2024 11:56:56 UTC
Ian Soady¹ said :-
That should be decreasing not deceasing. But thinking about it...
19/07/2024 15:35:29 UTC
Glyn said :-
I'm extremely fortunate to have access to 3 vans of variable sizes if I need to collect a bike from somewhere. I can say that you can get a BMW K1100 in the back of a short wheelbase Renault Trafic. However it was such a close fit that the front wheel had to be turned to one lock to get it all in. The BMW came from Brixton which was quite a distance from home. The Honda deauville came from North Devon which was even further so I took the LWB Transit.
19/07/2024 18:53:22 UTC
Ian Soady¹ said :-
I don't have a van but could probably get a smallish bike in the back of my car. However, when buying bikes I now rely on commercial companies. The one I've used most often - Acceleration - charge around £150 for a mainland transfer. When I weigh up the cost of renting a van or trailer - probably for a couple of days - plus the diesel, snacks en route etc, that would cost me nearly as much and would mean that I'd be responsible for any damage etc.
A case in point - some years ago I'd arranged a part exchange for my BSA A10 with a Triumph 5TA from Honoroak motorcycles in Lincolnshire. I borrowed a trailer from an acquaintance. I'd barely gone a mile when one of the straps he'd supplied me with snapped and the bike went down denting the petrol tank. I carried on with the trip and the bloke at Honoroak honoured the deal but we agreed to knock a couple of hundred off what he's allowed for the Flash to cover repairs. A rented van would be even worse as it wouldn't have any dedicated bike securing arrangements.
https://www.motorcycletransportservices.co.uk/...
20/07/2024 10:28:35 UTC
Glyn said :-
I'm able to get a van from my part time employer for free providing I put fuel in it. I'm fully insured as an employee and the vans are all up together. However, because I seem to do this frequently, I've bought 6 (non Chinese) ratchet straps and every van I've used so far has had eyelets in each corner of the load bed. Lunch and snacks for Mrs Glyn are unavoidable but it's almost a day out at fairly low cost so I get some valuable points every time. It would be much more difficult and expensive if I had to hire a van. Here's a picture of the BMW almost loaded with straps on the front end.
20/07/2024 14:21:25 UTC
Upt'North ¹ said :-
Boy that thing was ugly.
20/07/2024 17:24:38 UTC
Glyn said :-
That's true Upt' I don't know what I saw in it. I spent a great day at Kempton motorcycle jumble yesterday buying all those little bits and bobs. I was sorely tempted by a wreck of a Russian Dneper with sidecar for £900 minus a little haggle room. It wouldn't fit in any van available to me so perhaps I can claim a lucky escape.
21/07/2024 08:11:40 UTC
nab301 said :-
I've always wanted to scratch the sidecar itch to the extent that I obtained a sidecar at one stage for my MZ but failed on the actual fitting of it .
Glyn if you had really wanted it I think you'd have managed to collect it !. Pictured below are the bikes of a German guy from a good few years ago that had lived in Ireland for a while, heading home to Germany with his MZ sidecar ( dismantled )and a K series BMW on a small car trailer..
Nigel
22/07/2024 12:21:02 UTC
Glyn said :-
Great picture of a great Rig Nigel. You've got to admire the patriotic nature of the German man with a German car and 2 German motorcycles heading back to Germany. I guess he felt that he didn't really fit in over here with our multi-national acceptance. Mrs Glyn lived in Munich for 26 years and has a similar admiration for all things Arian.
22/07/2024 18:36:54 UTC
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