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Post by BruceB on Oct 9, 2020 17:43:19 GMT
I used to look after all the NHS properties on the west coast and used to fly back and forth regularly on the little britten norton islanders, 8 seats including the two up front where the pilot sat. They are seriously bouncy in bad weather and VFR only. I even sat once beside the pilot and had the stick and rudder moving about the while in flight with the stern injunction "don't touch anything" Since they were scheduled flight higher than normal winds on the islands made the takeoffs and landings interesting in cross winds  I don't get travel sickness but some of my staff did and they hated those flights, I loved them. Its a C11G with plunger suspension, the one pictured is the one I had, a 1954 model. I do miss that bike as it was great fun. |
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Post by grahamb on Oct 10, 2020 10:11:08 GMT
Its a C11G with plunger suspension, the one pictured is the one I had, a 1954 model. I do miss that bike as it was great fun. Great little bikes , I have the next model along , the c12 . Best of luck with you search . Did you look at the link on last post ? |
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Post by BruceB on Oct 10, 2020 10:56:55 GMT
The link came up with a sign in page so, no. However the limiting factor is not availability of bikes, I could acquire every bike I wanted tomorrow if I had two things. Enough spare cash and the co-operation, read permission, of my better half. The very bike in the pictures has come up for sale twice in the last few years but at considerably more than I sold it for  |
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Post by marktrower on Oct 20, 2020 19:02:24 GMT
do you get one of those days you take one step forward then 10 back,wife gone into hospital to have her gallbladder out .dropped her of then to my parents parts for one of my sleepers i am building not superdream,then all day to myself.first job put the head on the a10 engine remembered why i had hardened washers on my ebay watch list,the last rebuild they had put normal and they were dishing that job stud washers on there way.job 2 rebuild the cb77 engine the superdreams grandad started to fit the selector mechanism spent two hours and failed looking for one of the bolts that is unique D S can get one take two weeks £10 not a big shock on the wallet i will find it tomorrow.job 3 take the plugs out on the gpz who thought of 18mm no 18 deep socket found one machine mart then found out it did not go down the hole ,socket on the lathe run it down ,all the time the phone how's the wife .it feels great after a successful day
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Post by Graham on Oct 20, 2020 22:01:43 GMT
yep know exactly what you mean after still failing to get yb100 to start again decided to finish c90 upgrade to 97cc a simple top end rebuild as I had collected all the necessary parts from Mr Honda (thicker studs,nuts,washers,dowels and Astrea gasket set)and a Jap piston and rings and a new 50mm(47mm STD)barrel from Taiwan.All was going well till I slid the barrel over the rings and got it stuck going into crankcase. Now this is not supposed to happen as the 50mm barrel should slide straight in. Seems in my quest to buy the best quality the barrel is made from thicker material than the discontinued Honda item and I'm going to have to widen the crankcase mouth which means full engine rebuild to clean out the mess. The wife's comment was "but that's what you like doing" you know she could be right.
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Post by pebe on Oct 25, 2020 17:10:10 GMT
Placed some decent led lighting. Quite some difference.. really nice to see what I’m doing   |
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Post by Graeme on Oct 25, 2020 18:05:48 GMT
Placed some decent led lighting. Quite some difference.. really nice to see what I’m doing Wow, the space and a clean floor...but someone left its green ball. Just saying...incase its lost a ball. Gee  |
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Post by pebe on Oct 25, 2020 20:40:59 GMT
That’s the Jack Russel ‘s toy. He always keeps me company while I’m working on the bikes  |
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Post by tucksie on Oct 26, 2020 6:37:37 GMT
Just what I could do with. More room and better lights |
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Post by Graeme on Oct 26, 2020 8:30:06 GMT
Just what I could do with. More room and better lights I had fitted LED strip lights into my shed, 3 of them, I will get another 2 for nearer the door. Silly me, the door was open, during the day when I was thinking about how many I needed, I thought to myself, seems bright enough down there (by the door)....duh!   |
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Post by marktrower on Oct 26, 2020 10:09:06 GMT
Sorry the little yam still acting up graham for what it will take get the engine out and change the crank seals they have probably gone hard and the piston rings stick over time as the oil goes hard
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Post by Cheggy on Oct 26, 2020 13:19:07 GMT
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Post by Graeme on Oct 26, 2020 13:47:17 GMT
Nice one Cheggy.
The Dream looks braw.
Good sized shed to work in, way too clean though....
Gee.
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Post by grahamb on Oct 26, 2020 14:03:20 GMT
As Graeme says ,"far too clean" get yours self a new project.
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Post by BruceB on Oct 27, 2020 0:07:47 GMT
Put together the clarke grinder stand I had but since it was so wobbly decided to bin the clamp bolts and weld it together, just awaiting the paint drying and it can be bolted down and the polisher mounted ready to start doing the forks and engine cases. My welds never look pretty but they seem to always be solid.   |
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