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The other ER5 restoration .
fastbob replied to fastbob's topic in Old Motorbikes, Projects and Restorations
It's been a while but I've found the time to drag the ER5 out and fire it up . It literally fired up first touch of the button . Not a lot to say really . -
I've almost had flies that bad once . I was riding past the Cotswold Water Park late one warm evening . In the road ahead I could see what appeared to be dense columns of smoke but when I rode through one I discovered that they were composed of millions of some kind of lake fly . My visor went from clear to zero visibility in an instant so that I had to just brake in a straight line and hope for the best . Luckily , I was prepared for just such an event . TOP TIP . Whenever you visit a KFC with help yourself Clean Up Tissues , fill your pockets . I've just realised that that was the same night that I got nicked by my arch enemy Gloucestershire Constabulary for overtaking a Breakdown Truck on double white lines .
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Anyone in need of there seats re-trimming
fastbob replied to KCD's topic in Old Motorbikes, Projects and Restorations
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I've just ridden through a load of Mayflies . Juicy buggers aren't they .
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In that case it just has to Sally's Place in the Malvern Hills .
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One criticism of the Blackbird was that it went straight from nought to stupid speeds before anyone realised what was happening .
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Quite so . Although I wasn't actually behind the screen , riding my GSXR was like being in a still-air bubble . If I was doing highly illegal speeds I used to sit upright to act as an air brake when I needed to slow down .
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Anyway , I thought you worked for the NHS as a professional Homophobe .
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Why would anyone be scared of a house ?
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I do not accept the premise that the rings are forced against the cylinder wall by combustion .
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Does any one recognise this emblem
fastbob replied to Tim's topic in Old Motorbikes, Projects and Restorations
They made a lot more than water cooled 50's . This flat twin model proved extremely popular with these young German enthusiasts and was the mount of choice for many a European excursion . -
A nice run out this evening . The first time I've been out after work on a weekday this year . I got home in time to change my engine oil and my primary oil . That's all the maintenance I'm likely to do on the Harley this year . Over the weekend I'm planning on dragging the ER5 project out and firing it up for the first time since I rebuilt it with better barrels and pistons .
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We have a bloke at work who looks very like Donald Pleasance called Martin . Without being aware that I was doing it , I called him Colin for years . Oddly enough he never said anything but that's the Civil Service for you .
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Fishing for Prospects means scouting for potential new members . You are already suspected of being the ringleader of a desperate band of bloodthirsty Road Warriors .
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Nobody has heard of it for a reason . Having said that , not too many people are aware of CZ chain but I got very good use out of one . Made by the Czech company that brought you CZ motorcycles . https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-FZS600-FZ600S-FAZER-2001-CZ-Gold-X-Ring-Drive-Chain-/382892119872?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286
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DAS and then an ER5 .
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If you can give only ONE piece of advice to a new Rider, what will it be?
fastbob replied to Troy's topic in Motorbike Chat
Don't go to Scotch corner . -
Yeah right . Fishing for Prospects to join your roving pack of vicious hooligans more likely .
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Rust on Chrome handle bars, Rust on Aluminium block
fastbob replied to applicationcen's topic in Pitstop
You won't get results without putting a bit of work in . Here's a couple of ER5 engines that I prepared . -
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That's a good question . This is quite a revealing read . https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1001919/born-to-be-tamed-the-biker-gangs-revving-on-chinas-roads
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