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Post by Snake on Jul 31, 2016 16:36:29 GMT
Hi All, In 1980 I bought a red 1979 T reg 250N SuperDream when it was 11 months old. That was when I was 18 and it remains the newest vehicle I've ever had. In fact my social standing over the last 38 years has increased by a mere 150cc as I have recently got hold of a red T reg 400N SuperDream. I hope to keep the bike up together but not looking to do a resto as it's my only form of transport and is in daily use. Also (at the risk of turning this into an agony page) I also don't have anywhere to work on it as my dearly beloved decided she didn't want to be dear or loved (well, not by me) so the house, garage and workshop have all gone hence my need for some cheap transport. The bike's in a not so happy state but it runs and as mentioned is in daily use. Although I live one mile from work I'm doing in the region of 150/200 miles a week as I often overshoot my destinations by a 'few' miles just because I can (which is also the same reason I have now grown a beard and now leave the toilet seat up). So that's me for now, chat soon Snake  |
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Jul 31, 2016 16:38:56 GMT
Post by stevegbr on Jul 31, 2016 16:38:56 GMT
hello and welcome to the forum snake.
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Jul 31, 2016 17:20:08 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2016 17:20:08 GMT
Welcome Snake.
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Jul 31, 2016 17:54:05 GMT
Post by kickstart on Jul 31, 2016 17:54:05 GMT
Welcome , great piccie , I use my bike most days too , very reliable for a 35 year old bike and cheap to run and maintain , great bikes and I know what you mean with the long way round rides especially when the Sun's in the sky , Enjoy....
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Jul 31, 2016 17:55:44 GMT
Post by wazzbo on Jul 31, 2016 17:55:44 GMT
welcome aboard snake.
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Jul 31, 2016 18:01:35 GMT
Post by BritPete on Jul 31, 2016 18:01:35 GMT
Welcome - the fact that you run it every day probably makes it that much more reliable
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Jul 31, 2016 18:04:35 GMT
Post by Somersetdreamer on Jul 31, 2016 18:04:35 GMT
Welcome snake nice introduction  |
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Jul 31, 2016 19:30:15 GMT
Post by ian on Jul 31, 2016 19:30:15 GMT
Hi snake, welcome. Impressed with your choice of transport - good on ya  |
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Aug 1, 2016 11:15:08 GMT
Post by dod39 on Aug 1, 2016 11:15:08 GMT
Hi snake welcome
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Snake
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Aug 5, 2016 21:50:32 GMT
Post by Snake on Aug 5, 2016 21:50:32 GMT
Thanks for the welcome,
I knew I would be looking for thoughts, ideas and solutions but find I'm already in need of suggestions now as I broke a major taboo of mine. In my introduction I spoke of the bike in the present. What I told you was that "it runs" and is "in daily use".
What I should have said was 'so far it's been running and has been used daily' and so alas it has stopped starting.
It's an ignition thing (no spark what so ever) but I guess there will be a thread on here already so I will go look.
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Aug 5, 2016 22:09:00 GMT
Post by Snake on Aug 5, 2016 22:09:00 GMT
Oh, and please ignore my like/dislikes at the top of this thread, I was just looking around and clicking things!
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Snake
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Aug 5, 2016 22:14:55 GMT
Post by Snake on Aug 5, 2016 22:14:55 GMT
Having a think about the bike earlier and the photo above I'm thinking this has may have had a new front end? I'm pretty sure the early models all had chrome muds and polished forks. Does that sound about right?
Sorry.....I think this is the wrong place for this post so I will repost this in a new thread
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Aug 5, 2016 22:39:10 GMT
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Post by danrush4th on Aug 5, 2016 22:39:10 GMT
Welcome along, mudguard looks to be off another bike to me. Ignition problem could be coil knackered, do all the lights still come on?
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Snake
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Aug 5, 2016 23:23:21 GMT
Post by Snake on Aug 5, 2016 23:23:21 GMT
Hi Danrush,
yep, lights work, starter turns over but no spark.
It has been running a bit rough at times recently, misfiring, which I put down as a fuel/carb thing but apparently can be a sign of ignition problem too.
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