blackhat250

Lovely smell newmee" its like the olden days, . did cymic check his oil level before he left...

Welcome 636" yeah the restorations can cost a lot, so best start with a complete bike, as parts are getting rarer, and expensive.

Yeh elvis" if you have free play at lever, the plates will be worn , easy fix ,,,,just be gentle on her, It was ok on sat , as you hit 60mph on that duel carrageway.

Yeah thats a monster, Lallasro"s XVS950 is a beautifull bike , and looks comfy,,,

Andrew , i could have given you a bag. i txt paul fri night b4 i left , to see if any body needed supplies,

Yeh lee . an intro in newbee section also , ,, sounds like an air leak, but its a 4stroke ,,, pull the carb clean it out,, refit and tighten all clips on hoses,,, clean air filtre too.

Travis pastrana , eat your heart out,,,

Welcome MT" post a piccy of the 650 . is it like the XVS650 ...

Excelant weekend folks . There was 13 Y.O.C. Members there, Oldtimer was on the MV agusta in Vid, and fazerAl in pub,, Andrew[elvis] won farthest ridden rosette . Well done andy ,,180 mls on the SR. I left at 6.15am , as it was too good a morning to lie in bed,,,[ foamy & kev were sharing i believe] er snoring i meant . It was cooler than normal, but it was later in the month that previous years... Am planning to do the Fs1e meet again next year ,its july. and a great day ,with another chance to meet up again,,,

See you there ,,,, bon-voyage .....

So as i head north to meet up , torrential rain hit me. i sat in a bus shelter in a village most of afternoon. took a hotel as was frozen &wet.. tues Andrew phones no front tube till night,[19inch tube] So i thot fk it am heading north. missing Paris, i visited towns along the Western Front WW1, Soissone & campgnain , to see the graves . it was emotional to see them..worth the trip. then headed home via tunnel . 1,815 miles on a 2stroke.. in 6 days. What a sight.

Well it was an event full trip, . we were meant to be touring Andorra, but the casualties en-route forced an early end to trip. pic 1 loaded for the off,,, 2 scotsmen at Watford gap 9 pm.. Arrive at tunnel . 1 man down with gearbox , still 2 scots 1 English &5 French men Wolfie has a seizure, 40miles into france. Then we all get split in paris...9pm... Am on A6 to Auxerre . to hear that Andrew has puncture in N/E paris. on my own now.

I"l pitch in top carpark. as might get blocked in that triangle, for sunday morning ,,,leaving in 4/5 hrs,,,coffee packed for journey,, hows your damp patch foamy,,

Whats with the Kilometers .... ....

Welcome D.N . great intro. and were all still learning.. .

Hi briggin" thers a few DTr boys on here, they"l know ,,, introduce yourself,,,,,in the newbee section,,,

Hi calum,,,, 7000 miles,,,,can"t beat experience, well done ,,,

Just heard from Paul[ airhead] it raining , Elvis & Dirtydt have arrived, Am leavin at 3Am , 7 hrs for me trailer with TS250. so breakfast at Squires...

Hi ukdt" That halfrauds Fully synth is real good, my mate Andre had his barrel off en-route to france. and i touched the piston , and it had a real good feel. greazy kinda, . hes now in the south of France , so it works well. cheap too.

Good news tom"o. will you make squires then,,, even just a flying visit,,,

Sounds like a Bad earth, clean them all ..

Fixed it for ya jason "

Welcome altum" not stupid, is called learning,,post in the appropriate section.

I will be ther with the TS250 on trailer,,, Sat morning, as still recovering from France, tour,, 1800. miles in A week,

Aye kev " just back from France. 1,830 mls and H2 took 5 litres of two stroke oil, Carlube or Asda"s £4.99 a ltre. the oils have letters API TC. JASO-FB Thats the standard needs for our engines, Thers a guy on 2T forum ran out . and filled his oil tank with Diesel and he got home no problem,,, I think is all profit that expensive oil,,,