Oh deer

Sure. Bring it on.

Oh, and pass on my condoleces to Ginny ..

Cheers,

Paul.

 

That's got to be worth 50p *at least*.

 

May I interject with a Vauxhall Viva here. No need to describe it, apart
from saying it siezed after two whole weeks (including weekends). Nuff
said.

 

I rode the course in 1983[1], unfortunately not during race week and
also unfortunately on a pretty ratty GS550E.

I'd love to go for race week one day.

[1] Travelling to Norn Iron the weekend of the Maze prison breakout was
a bloody pain with all the sodding roadblocks.

 

Yebbut using an angle grinder's cheating.

--
Krusty
www.MuddyStuff.co.uk
Off-Road Classifieds

'02 MV Senna '03 Tiger 955i '96 Tiger '79 Fantic Hiro 250

 

You didn't miss much - the course isn't much to write home about when it's
not closed off, due to it passing through lots of busy 30 and 40 mph zones.
The Ulster Grand Prix circuit is *much* more fun, as it's deserted and all
National Speed Limit.

If you're biking up to the NW200 (or generally biking in NI), then you
*have* to do the Antrim Coast Road. Not that fast a route, and a lot of
little villages, but one of the most scenic rides in the UK.

Do it - it's fantastic, and way more accessible than the IoM.

 

Viva. Ha. We rebuilt several engines on those. The cam chain tensioner
had a habit of popping out when it was worn, locking up the camchain
with comedy consequences.

We did have a Magnum/Firenza that came in for service. That was well
ahead of its time.

P.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique,
typed

Mine was an HC...

The valve clearances were adjusted with a stiff nut, that would get less
stiff at time passed.

I once had one get so bad that the rocker turned through 90 degrees,
making the engine even less powerful.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Podium Placed Ducati Race Engineer as featured in
Performance Bikes and Fast Bikes

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (Falling apart) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha Vmax Honda ST1100 wiv trailer

 

Zymurgy says...

One of my first cars was a very early Magnum 2300 Coupe ex-police car,
it replaced a 1967 E regd HB Viva 1159.

--
Lozzo
Triumph Daytona 955i SE (Black with added black bits)
Suzuki GSX-R750L trackbike (Shite with added shite bits)
Yamaha SR250 Delusion (Undergoing a transformation)
I ride way too fast to worry about cholestorol.

 

Eh? It was a parts bin special.