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welcome aboard.

hello and welcome

welcome, and good luck with the project.

my bike is designed to run on semi synthetic oil. i have been told that putting fully synth has been known to caus eclutch slip. does your clutch have the small ball bearing at the end of the rod? have you forgot to put it back in? i have come across numerous clutch slip problems caused by this.

welcome aboard. i think id find a 50cc bike a bit to slow these days. especially as i weigh about 50% more now, than i did in the 80's 🙁 i hope your project brings you fun.

welcome aboard 👍

i dont ride in the wet. thats what cars are for!

you can take the power valve out and rotate it 180 degrees to get a feel for the top end rush. you will lose all bottom end power, then the engine will suddenly go bonkers in the upper rev range. fun to try, but not to live with.

my first and favourite bike was a little TZR125. my advice would be leave it in its restricted state. i eventually bought the ypvs motor for mine, and while it makes the bike a lot faster, it wears the top end out alarmingly quick. derestrict it, and you will be doing regular top end rebuilds.

i go out after 7:30pm to avoid traffic, or before 9:30am on weekend mornings. taking it easy preserves your licence and allows you to enjoy the scenery 👍 my last ride i decided to treat the bike to some salt air. stopped at Barton on sea to enjoy the view across the Solent to the isle if Wight. the car parks had cleared out a lot by the time i got there. its always nice to avoid other people when your a miserable old git like me 😆

have you got yours back on the road yet?

finally managed to get out for a ride Saturday evening. my route took me through Hants, Wilts and Dorset. the traffic was light and the temperature dropped to a comfortable level about 8:30. i took some pics by Fovant badges. a landmark between Salisbury and Shaftsbury.

if you pay peanuts... 😆

welcome, and good luck with the cbt.

sorry im too far away. but had to comment to ask who in their right mind would buy a Vectra 😝

the forum should rename you Lucky 🤣

i dont think ive seen another ACE on the road. everyone seems to have gone for the R1 instead.

the clutch on my Ace is quite light. i just use 2 fingers to operate it. Also ive got my eye on some cheap Chinese handlebars, on ebay, that raise the height by 30mm. no cutting of fairings or new cables needed. think theyre around £30 delivered.

if youve got fuel and a spark, the mixture may be out.

welcome aboard.

welcome aboard. what bike/s do you ride?

this month (July issue) is featuring a special on Yamaha motorcycles.

the weather is lousy here at the mo, so tonight, i think gin and tonic will be consumed

i put a piece of half inch metal rod under the bottom rear of the engine on my Ace then lowered it onto axle stands.