The Audio-Talk Motorcycling thread.

[Mike H]

Thanks,
I like the dial-a-dunny

Problee gonna be the last one this year, possibly another camping trip later, dunno for sure yet. Like I said, next year should really cut down somewhat. Got quite hectic this year going off somewhere else 2 times a month...

[IslandPink]

I still haven't looked up what 'Champing' means !

[Baggy Trousers]

Problee gonna be the last one this year, possibly another camping trip later, dunno for sure yet. Like I said, next year should really cut down somewhat. Got quite hectic this year going off somewhere else 2 times a month...


Never mind hectic Mike - keep going 'cause one day you are going to realise that you can no longer do these things and that will piss you off big time. Don't ask me how I know.

[Mike H]

Yes quite so!

[Mike H]

I still haven't looked up what 'Champing' means !

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[pre65]

I've not ridden the BMW since before covid.

But now I have to be honest with myself, and admit my motorcycling days are over. For some time using the clutch lever (and to a lesser extent, the brake lever and throttle) has been painful after about an hours riding, and now the joint pain in both my hands and fingers is getting worse.

Fortunately it is not affecting my bowling.

[Greg]

Fortunately it is not affecting my boweling.

Still regular as clockwork, then

[pre65]

Fortunately it is not affecting my boweling.

Still regular as clockwork, then

Aye.

[Baggy Trousers]

But now I have to be honest with myself, and admit my motorcycling days are over. For some time using the clutch lever (and to a lesser extent, the brake lever and throttle) has been painful after about an hours riding, and now the joint pain in both my hands and fingers is getting worse.

Philip, I'm distressed to learn of your difficulties.

Some time ago, I was obliged to give up my old Britbikes because of the increasing likelihood of dropping something - not when riding but they were becoming just too heavy to push around. I was particularly sad to lose the '57 VH Ariel which I had owned for years and was close in performance to a DBD34. I had heavy clutch problems with the VH and the G80 and managed to reduce the required effort quite substantially by fitting one of these;
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115121790811 ... 3481-19255 0&campid=5338268676&toolid=10044&customid=CjwKCAjwv. If you have a cable clutch and haven't tried one of these gizmos, it might be worth a go - they aren't expensive. My Ducati had an hydraulic system and was a swine after 20 minutes.

I had to accept that I was no longer able to ride a full-sized bike but I was not ready to give up biking and determined to continue for as long as I could; this was made possible by my little XBR500J which, after initially threatening to send it back to eBay, I have come to love. It is light, small, narrow, highly responsive and with light controls although I do need the propstand to get my leg over (if you'll forgive the expression). It is a bit head down, arse up for an old Ton-up Boy in his eighties, but it allows me to stay on the road. In fact, it got me within 26 minutes of the TT record when on the Island a couple of weeks ago. I'm blaming the traffic!

I mention all this to suggest that there may be other options rather than packing in riding. After all, there should be more to life than boweling and kinkless tetrodes!

Hang in there, Kiddo.

[pre65]

I found a YouTube video of Red Marley hill climb in 2000.

At time 0.26/27/28 you can just see two bikes on a run, and I'm fairly sure the bike furthest away from the camera is my TriBSA 650 with me riding, in the yellow shirt and white helmet.

I was on the start line with a mate of mine, and on the green light he got away first, but I caught up and passed him half way up. I got eliminated on my next run.

That brought back memories. It was the only time I rode there, and my one and only hill-climb.

[pre65]

A closer shop of me in action at Red Marley.

[Mike H]

Excellent!

[Dave the bass]

I've been clocking up the miles on the Maxi recently, its a lot of fun to ride. Went to a bike meet about 20 miles from home today and parked next to a lovely Goldie, the owner wasn't interested in a straight swap for some reason, pfffttt!

Vroom vroom...

[pre65]

Interesting number plate Dave.

704p, is that what it's worth ?

[Dave the bass]

Yeah, approx, not including fuel!

The one we (Mum and Me) had in 1981 was 'LKO 14P', even cheaper.