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I hope it stays dry for you. Just watch the brakes as it should go better than it stops. Makes for an interesting ride. Good luck.

Collectible but I hope you have deep pockets if things go wrong. Linky 1 Linky 2 Linky 3 Lots of info

None in mine Lots of their own brand (powercraft) air tools and compressors though. And I made a special trip.

I used to do CBT instructing and we used to take the learners to High Beech for the "long runout". A great place to go and get a cuppa (if the hut is still there?).

I live in the Midlands but North London born, many years in East London and Romford and lived By the Jacks Hatch area of Harlow for nearly 20 years so my ride to work (mostly in London) was through the forest. My 2 sons still live in Harlow and most of my family live in Essex/North London.

I thought I would see a little of High Beech or Old Orleans roundabout but very arty Your arms will hurt if you come off though!

What he did wrong was to fall off Classic highside, rear lets go, catches again, the bike try's to straighten itself and kicks the rider off. He must be pretty close to the edge of the tyre at that angle and he should be hanging more off the bike, not just trying to be at the same angle. Depending how close to the rear tyre edge he has got, the rear tyre may still have virgin edges where release agent still lurks (chicken strips) and this is still slippy...........................until it catches again I cant get the you tube vid to show even with Raw linebreak mode on

I heard it is so big it has it's own postcode

Welcome. I think we have already met

I think I was married to her once Sorry Scot's folk!

Sounds like the throttle cable or carb throttle valve (slide) sticking. Check for play in the grip when this happens by gently twisting the throttle on and off to see it there is more cable slack (before anything happens). If so the slider is not returning to its tickover position. Check that the cable hasn't snagged, worn or been squashed. Check that the choke is turning on and off properly. Check the tickover screw is set OK and it is not just running better after a run as the plug is clean and you have adjusted the tickover because it seemed slow at start up. This should be self evident if the idle is OK with the choke off and this happens after a longer run. I would say cable and or carb slider myself.

Be careful where you park it. You may come back to the bike to find a family have moved in to the topbox.

Well that told me!

Cheers Cynic. I have done 60 miles on them now and already getting close to the edges. Very sticky and I can't see them lasting. The tread pattern is good so I will see what joys the wet roads bring . There is a big following for the Avon Storm Ultra's on the Sv's but I wanted stickier without the fun of pulling the bike out of a hedge.

Hi and welcome Kenny. Another Scot on the forum eh. I am just glad an Englishman invented the TV!

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Hi Georgi and welcome.

Hello.

I claim the free sarnie, please. Oh dear (or should that be OG), it was a jolly spiffing good read and now I am off for lashings of ginger beer and a sticky bun.

No CDI = no spark. Under 3 HP so never going to be super fast. I would guess that one of the first mods is changing the exhaust. Ahhh the 1970's I had hair then, big hair as far as I recall.

This thread may be useful Linky

Compared with Digsy's quote a couple of threads down, it sounds expensive THIS LINK.

I wish I had thought of that BIG It looks like Captain Kirk should be flying it instead of the Enterprise. Anyway it is not big, it is practical.

Got the new tyres fitted to the SV today as planned. The bike seems to go where I point it better but that is not surprising seeing how squared off the old ones were. Nice and smooth ride home of about 20 miles whilst I start to scrub them in, but feeling good. I ended up getting Avon SP2 Sport on the rear and Avon SP2 Supersport on the front. Fitted at MTS in Nottingham and although I had to wait a fair while because he was very busy (not a bad thing in itself) I was pleased with the service, free tea and general biker chat with the other guys getting their tyres done. Based on today I would recommend them. Lets see how long they last!