Colin the Bear

Mine has a starter clutch. A real pain. They don't give much warning before they wear out. I'm on my third. Mind the bike is 19 this year and 60k mile on it. I wouldn't advise a novice to tackle mine. Not a problem for someone used to spannering. I don't know how yours is. You're lucky there's a repair kit at that price. The last time I did mine 3 or 4 years back. Part cost £150. Bendix Why's it called a bendix anyhow?

Used to be a squirt of wd and a tap with a toffee hammer when the bendix got stuck on the reliant. the bendix is a centrifugal device on the starter motor. The spinning of the starter motor throws it in to engage and turn the engine. You may have a weak battery that's not spinning it hard enough to throw it in. Or it may be full of crud and salt making it stick. I'm not sure where it is on this bike. If you can see it then a squirt and a tap. A tap mind, no clouting it.

Posturing and politicing. Releasing extracts from a speech, that you have no intention of making, to the press, so you can deny ever having said that is about right for an unelected posh twit. Get some nuts and sort the country out for the rest of us!

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They were trying to rent DVD's for more than you can buy them for at Morrisons and who in their right mind pays cinema prices for ice cream and popcorn to eat at home. These businesses have to keep up with changing times. I think we'll end up like Asimov's Solaria. Never leaving the house.

How does posting instructions on an internet forum help some one who can't get on line?http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Colin_the_bear/animated-smileys-others-027.gif

I won't miss them. I used to order CD's on line but Amazon are cheaper with a much better range. I do download stuff but I like a hard copy. They really lost their way. Having said that they've not been on the highstreet that long. 80's boom and branding. It was on old record label when I started collecting vinyl mostly 78's.

Dog bites, Loft boarding, in pitstop?

I don't think you can have a ban AND points, it's either/or. Once the ban is over the conviction will stay on your licence for 4/5 years so you'll always have to declare it to insurers. 10 years for drink related isn't it? Traffic points stay on 3 for totting up, 4 for being taken off and 5 for insurance.

Have you checked the terminals are tight? Simple things first. Vibrations can loosen connectors or even break them.

check the terminals are tight and the earth strap is connected to the frame. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Digital-Multime ... 147&sr=1-6 This multimeter is £3.40 inc postage.

It used to be recommended to smear the gasket with grease. It helps it to release next time and maybe get a couple of goes out of it. Don't know if it's appropriate here.

Possible sticking choke. Make sure it's working as it should.

There's a simple calculation to make sure you're clear in the morning. 1 hour per unit consumed since your last drink.

The white smoke is probably condensation burning off. The black smoke is money wafting down the street ie unburned fuel. It hasn't done a job of any kind apart from maybe fouling the plugs and coking the head. An engine is it's at its most vulnerable when cold. The lubricant is sat in the sump and isn't at working temperature so it's at its least effective. Precision parts haven't expanded to their working size, so consequently bearings may be dry and tight. Using high revs to warm the engine will increase engine wear and not speed dissipation of heat by much. The first part of the choke raises tick over speed. Once you've started the motor, let the bike sit on fast tick over for a few minutes, typically while you helmet and glove up. An extra 90 seconds on your cold start routine will add many tens of thousands of miles to the life of the engine.

High revs when cold is a no no. Let it warm up before using high revs.

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He's in Robin Hood tonight. I've just watched it and have no idea what happened. No wonder it got slammed. I don't think the script writers had seen a history book. The French are coming! You're a bit late. They got here in 1066 old cock. Anglo Saxons dancing to Irish traditional music and speaking with a Dublin accent. I have no idea what it was about. I think Max was the best bit

If you've turned the engine off it won't be the carbs now will it? I think you're trying to solve a problem you don't have. I believe sky divers get a wooshing noise as they jump out of the plane. Get some ear plugs

I wouldn't think epoxy would be any good for sealing a hot oil system without sandwiching it between something. These days a wash is the only upgrade mine gets.

It's the hammering it gets in the engine that limits its life. It's already millions of years old. I've never seen an oil drum with a sell by or use by date. If it's the right grade I'd use it.

Why do people who have little experience put videos on youtube showing how to do things they can't do. The basic principles are cleanliness, temperature and secure clamping. And don't blow it. Let it cool naturally. I would have thought with the amount of heat involved to get this cooling device to the temperature of molten aluminium, it would be best to remove it. I'm not sure how your matrix is constructed but the heat may open other welds. If it is the joint that has gone, I'd be checking with a professional for the cost before having a go yourself. A skilled welder can do things in 10 mins that a novice amateur may end up botching. Handy piece of kit though. If it's copper to steel or steel to steel it might be easier to hard/silver solder the joint.

He's having a rare old time of it. Last week he was Jesus come to save mankind and now he's Ming the Merciless trying to destroy the Earth. That's a fair range

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