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Oct 5th, 2021, 19:52 | #2671 | |
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All in all an excellent day - the 300 series chaps were good company, and it was a bonus to meet Alf. Many thanks, Alan
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Oct 5th, 2021, 20:01 | #2672 |
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Ah yes the chain link demonstration was amazing, I have always wondered how they're made! I asked how much weight the chain he was making could hold and he said it would hold 7 ton! They used that size chain to hold up the links for the titanic anchor chain while they made the links for it.
I ran out of time to go in to the motorbike shop which is a shame as I would have liked to have gone in there. Atleast you got the chips without the wait! |
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Last 'bike I had[49yrs ago]was a 1954 Ariel VB 600cc sidevalve single with magneto ignition.It was a proper animal[I weigh 10st]to kick up especially if you mis-timed letting the valve lifter go Would quite like another 'bike but I'd probably kill myself on one these days! Never seen another VB since I sold mine-probably says more about my taste in 'bikes than anything else
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I've deliberately not used the RB for a week or so in respect of the 'fuel crisis' (which I might not have even realised happened if I had not read about it in the paper) - the RB not being as efficient as the Skoda diesel (or even the Porsche come to that!).
When I parked up the RB I put a couple of squirts of ATF through each of the spark plug holes (as I do a couple of times each year), and I followed the LS advice with an egg-cup or two of ATF mixed in with the fuel. I was planning to waken the RB from its slumbers this afternoon, I hope my neighbours don't think I've acquired a Wartburg 2 stroke! :-)
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Cheers Dave Next Door to Top-Gun with a Honda CR-V & S Type Jag Volvo gone but not forgotten........ |
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I bought one of the last to be imported (a '75 (P)) when it was a few months old. I quickly discovered why the previous owner had sold it, but kept it for a couple of years even so! I must have been a glutton for punishment then, as I had previously owned a Moskvich Estate. They might have been almost new cars, but, my goodness, there was a reason that they were cheap! The Wartburg ran on a fuel / oil ratio of 50:1 but still smoked like a chimney. It went like whotsit off a shovel for it's size, but setting the three (!) sets of points was best described as 'interesting'. In contrast, my Raleigh 'peds ran on 16:1 premix and emitted a smoke-screen that would have been the envy of James Bond! One really could get high on the smell of a 2T at full chat - it was that addictive! Regards, John.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melkus I recently found a Volvo Amazon that had been fitted with a 2-stroke Evinrude V8 marine engine on YouTube called "Rudezon" so it seems 2-strokes are still in use in cars, even if only occasionally!
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I still have a 1976 Suzuki B120 2 stroke motorcycle, it has a automatic mixture system with a separate tank (so no premix) but it still leaves that lovely trail of blue smoke :-) Alan
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I recently found a Volvo Amazon that had been fitted with a 2-stroke Evinrude V8 marine engine on YouTube called "Rudezon" so it seems 2-strokes are still in use in cars, even if only occasionally![/QUOTE]
Dear Santa, I've been good. I know it's a bit early but.................. |
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