boatman
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WELL Tim me an my then mate we took a honda 90 engine apart to fit new valves i think well we got all back together an useing new gasets set an red hemratie an we were so pleased to think we did it an we were about to start it up when my mate brother said hang on what are these bits OH DEAR we had left out the push rods an had to take it all to bits again cant remember if we got it goin boy was our mojo low lolGT 380….never had one, but a mate of mine did. It was just about worn out when he got it and the middle cylinder was prone to seizing. He therefore rebored it and rebuilt the engine. Two of us went around to his to help him finish off and try as we might we couldn’t get her restarted. He lived on a steep hill and we tried everything, even bump starting it down the hill time after time all afternoon. Eventually we twigged what the issue was. The cheapskate git had rebored the engine, but when he rebuilt it he replaced the old gaskets instead of buying new. There simply wasn’t enough compression to make it fire.
View attachment 429001Great thread, @therapy .
My dear old dad was mechanically useless, never learned to drive (or ride) and thoroughly disapproved of me riding bikes.
But on a good day, when I was polishing my RD350LC, I persuaded him to sling his leg over it and took a snap. It's a family favourite picture of him - so atypical.
I wouldn't have checked them .... pulled alongside and simple say "put the proper plates on and everyone's happy" if I saw them again, then it's a nick.Some great memories for you there !
funnily enough , I spotted these two in Marlow today .....
I guess , in a former life , you might have had fun checking his registration plate ??
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The vanity extension is the only known reason for riding a Harley anyway….he should probably be pitied, not prosecutedIt'll be a ghost plate, a vanity extension of his/her wanting to be seen by all...
funnily enough , I spotted these two in Marlow today .....
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