Oldfart

Dont think they'll be racing over the mountain today

Youre right. Dont get me going about the 'firm'. Why did Nottm ratepayers fork out a fortune to stand and at her. Would have thought being Jubilee year she'd have put her hand in her very wealthy pocket and done something for the nation!!!

Thats the way to do it (heard that said before somewhere) also check the oil level with the bike on both wheels on level ground, not on the centre stand

I dont think it was his turn to borrow the brain cell. Does he actually have a licence???

I'm getting the impression you may have possibly overfilled it. On startup the oil is what has settled on the piston crown. This can be due to a faulty valve stem seal or excessive oil on the cylinder walls. If its overfull the oil scraper rings cannot clear the excessive amount thats splashed on the walls. (they clear it by removing excess from the wall of the cylinder passing thro' slots or holes in the ring and then via holes in the ring groove and into the sump. The oil also carries a small amount of heat away from the piston skirt helping to cool.) Did you check the ring gaps in the cylinder before assembly and the fit of the ring in the ring groove. On worn engines the rings wear the ring lands so the rings float up and down in the grooves as the engine runs. This action turns the rings into 'mini oil pumps' forcing oil into the combustion chamber, hence the blue smoke when you 'give it some'

Does the oil burning (blue smoke) occur after its been idling for a bit. If so thats oil going down the valve guides. Sometimes even new valves wont take up the wear. Did you have any valve stem seals to fit when you put new valves in? An oil restrictor is a small (usually brass) plug with a smaller hole than the oil gallery. It limits oil flow to the top of some engines to stop over lubrication. not all engines have them as it can be achieved by other methods. So dont worry if you didnt find one. Hope this answers some of your concerns. (Spent 50 yrs dealing with engines so I've got a few bits of knowledge lol)

I had a bike that should of thanked me for letting it come home!!! Was it a Hardly Davidson?

From Bikesport News Magazine Paralysed rider Talan Skeels-Piggins will race in this weekend's Thundersport meeting at Snetterton, taking on the best of the club's Supertwin racers on his own Minitwin machine. Talan has been wheelchair-bound since 2003 but has not let that stop him. He is a regular fast group trackday man, has a level four CSS qualification and is a founder of The Bike Experience charity. "Talan is paralysed from the chest down and has spent many years not only facing up to this challenge, but doing everything possible to overcome it and carry on doing the things he wants to do in life," said Thundersport boss Dave Stewart. "He has competed successfully at downhill skiing and motorcycle racing in hillclimbs and twisty sprints. He has spent two years of undertaking various trials and completed all of the tasks set for him by the ACU Road Race Committee to allow him to go road racing on a solo motorcycle. "We at Thundersport GB have been fully supportive of him in that process and he now has a permit to compete with us on his Minitwin machine within our Supertwins grid."

Off out myself. Bikers cafe at Monyash and then Wetton Mill I think The joys of retirement lol

Like goferit I left school at 15 (my dad actually paid £10 to release me!) My wage was £2 6s 8d and I had to give it to my mum unopened. She then gave me my bus fare and 2s 6d spending money. You and your wife need to show a united front. Then its pay up or ship out. They wouldnt even get a room share for less than £60 a week round here!

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The Italian Wedding test: I was a very happy man. My wonderful girlfriend and I had been dating for over a year so we decided to get married. There was only one little thing bothering me. It was her beautiful younger sister, Sofia. My prospective sister-in-law was twenty-two, wore very tight miniskirts, and generally was Bra-less. She would regularly bend down when she was near me. I always got more than a nice view. It had to be deliberate she never did it around anyone else. One day she called me and asked me to come over. 'To check my Sister's wedding- invitations' she said. She was alone when I arrived. she whispered to me that she had feelings and desires for me. she couldn't overcome them anymore. She told me that she wanted me just once before I got married. She said "Before you commit your life to my sister". Well, I was in total shock, and I couldn't say a word She said, "I'm going upstairs to my bedroom" she said. "if you want one last wild fling, just come up and have me". I was stunned and frozen in shock as I watched her go up the stairs. I stood there for a moment. Then turned and made a bee-line straight to the front door. I opened the door, and headed straight towards my car. Lord And behold, my entire future family was standing outside, all clapping! With tears in his eyes, my father-in-law hugged me. He said, 'Sergio, we are very happy that you have passed our little test. We couldn't ask for a better man for our daughter. Welcome to the family, my son..' And the moral of this story is: Always keep your condoms in your car.

So do I

Thats good news

Nice pics Stue. Glad you had a good weekend and the weather was kind. Good results from Cal (considering his injury) and for Scott Redding in Moto 2. Imo though Bradley needs another year in Moto 2 rather than a Tech 3 ride.

Looks like oil entering the cylinders but there are a number of things that you would need to know to make a diagnosis. 1. Did you overhaul the engine? 2. If so was it rebored/honed. Were just new rings fitted? 3. If just rings, were the rings gapped in the bores? 4. Oil leak appears as you say to be at top of clutch housing. This is above the centre line of the crank. Some engines have a restrictor which limits the oil to the cam and rocker gear. Has this been lost (if fitted). Will then cause excessive oil supply to top of engine with the result that the excess will flood down the valve guides and into the cylinders or exhaust tract. This is just for starters

Have posted a link on the Rockers Reunion forum. Its mainly the Notts area but there are folks who may work in the Loughborough vicinity. Lets hope she found is safe and well.

http://www.visordown.com/caption-that/caption-that-war-wounds/20862.html Anyone want to argue against wearing proper kit?

http://powersports-blog.denniskirk.com/2331/harley-davidson/how-to-calculate-your-bikes-load-limit/

Pity it wasnt in force when that foreign lorry driver crossed the white line and killed that poor biker!!!

No prizes for spotting who they are

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