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mervin

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  1. sound like the gearbox side crankseal is going if you can smell fuel in the gearbox oil. and it will be sucking in gearbox oil as well,best to do both sides while you are at it though
  2. textile armoured jacket, and armoured waterproof trouser winter and bad weather, hood jeans in hotter dry weather helmet etc etc
  3. i nicked it off the aircooled forum , Paul it wold have been a pleasure to buy you a beer mate merv
  4. i would not mind but the trip i was due to do get cancelled this morning, and i was goig to van share with another guy from devon but we cancelled it cos i thought i was going to work
  5. i reckon so 2 wheels OG is where i should be at the aircooledrd rally Merv
  6. seeing you motherinlaw going over a cliff in your car seeing 3 chavs go off a cliff in a corsa you can get 5 in a corsa
  7. mervin

    FS1 50cc

    fairly good simple little bike easy too work on plenty of parts available, can be tuned to do 45 mph beleive me thats al they will do on the flat, 60 mph was downhill with the wind behind it, if you are prepared to get your hands dirty and do your own maintenance a cheap bike to own and run , http://www.sixteener-special.com is a forum run by old farts dedicated to the sports mopeds of the late 70,s early 80.s tony and per have loads of restored and there is a cjhance to win an restored one worth a few quid on tonys website http://www.awcollins.co.uk/
  8. They need to get some new staff if they cannot replace a front master cylinder in 2 hours, maybe if you are going to rebuild it and have a tea break for an hour in between it would take 2 1/2 hours, It would appear you have some idiots there as we do here, oh by yhte way i have started putting modern master cylinders from ebay on my classics now FZR XJR being favourite merv
  9. Day visitors welcome, saturday late afternoon or early morning will be the best time before or after the rideout
  10. I reckon you are paying for it being a desirable ped a Kinroad WTF is that never eard of it, also the TZR is the direct descendant of the FS1E, RD,s etc that all we looneys were killing ourselves on 30 years ago which will not help, I;E my daughter had a CBX250 honda that we insured for £150 to put her on my RD insurance would up it too £300 from my £90 i only paid £250 for the bike Merv
  11. Fair doos mate i agree but did someone get him wet or feed him after midnight ??? :lol:
  12. I reckon THIS is the part you need it will most likely still be available from your local yamaha dealer, phone them and ask have the frame /engine number handy when you do they will want it merv
  13. Dougie Lampkin bloody amazing bike control, dont give up on this clip the last few seconds are amazing, taken by Tom Gilson from the TDR forum a more professional vid with lord march
  14. Remove rear spindle then the back wheel will drop down an forward giving you more slack
  15. powdercoat the casings that is ok i have done them with no problem but not the barrels, PJ1 engine is the best choice in my opinion, but plastikote barbecue or woodstove paint works the woodstove is matt and the barbie paint more satin Merv
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