Beating the boredom and still getting your bike fix

[Badger-Roy]

Badger-Roy sounds like you have put the time to good use, what a great what to spend the time. Look forward to the pics or perhaps seeing it on the next ride out...... some time in the distance future....

If I get really bored iv an old Peugeot Speedfight 50cc 2stroke I can play with that I was given last week by a neighbour, even got mot on it, may be worth a strip down and rebuild lol.

On the Bergman I stripped brakes today as planned and strangely it actually all went to plan, which with hindsight “should” have given me warning on what was about to come when I went on to change the fluids, brake fluid change went well, transmission oil even better, then on to engine oil, I went to undo the sump plug only to find some twonk in the past (not me I hasten to add) has completely stripped the threads out of the sump then glued the sump plug back in (yes glued). Anyway it’s now loaded in the van and it’s of to the garage tomorrow morning for the sump to be helicoiled and then MOTed so fingers, toes, legs and nuts crossed that it passes.

[WR6133]

Wot, like this?
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Close, remove a decade and turn the beard in to a glorious tache.

Actually, this is me,
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That's the roundabout in Calne where the photographer sets up? Bet that exhaust sounds awesome.

If I get really bored iv an old Peugeot Speedfight 50cc 2stroke I can play with that I was given last week by a neighbour, even got mot on it, may be worth a strip down and rebuild lol.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peugeot-S...oAAOSwJhFZiYqN There is always something fun about making a moped that will run the needle off the speedo.

it’s of to the garage tomorrow morning for the sump to be helicoiled and then MOTed so fingers, toes, legs and nuts crossed that it passes.

Too late for this one but you can buy oversized plugs, recutting the thread to a bigger size at home is not too hard. If I was keeping something I'd see it as more trustworthy than a helicoil.

I have to collect some crap from work today so you'll hear me come past this afternoon.

[BB]

Close, remove a decade and turn the beard in to a glorious tache.

I try and keep it trimmed

That's the roundabout in Calne where the photographer sets up? Bet that exhaust sounds awesome.

It is indeed and nothing beats the sound of an old Brit single

[WR6133]

nothing beats the sound of an old Brit single

Cept maybe an Indian one

[BB]

Cept maybe an Indian one

Which is based on an old Brit

[WR6133]

Which is based on an old Brit

You got me on that my attempt to bait was poor , the Indians are arguably where they would be now had the industry not died.

I'll be honest the real Brit bikes intimidate me. separate gearboxes, points, drum brakes, weird levers in unexpected places....... all way out of my comfort zone. Give me UCE, disk brakes and if not EFI at least modern ignition systems, I know what I'm doing then.