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Club House => Chatter => Topic started by: Half Ton on November 05, 2016, 11:53:26 AM

Title: Hello !!!
Post by: Half Ton on November 05, 2016, 11:53:26 AM: Sorry if there is somewhere else I should do this,

First off ... Hello all, And a big thank you to Steve Hayward for sorting out my problem joining the forum,
I am now getting back into singles again,I have owned in the past an XT500,SR500,XR500.
I now own a Harris Matchless G80 :) a Yamaha RS100 and a Hinkley Bonneville,And My son has just got himself a 650 Dominator :)
I am finding out that info on the Matchless is virtually non existent on the web.So I hope to find a few peeps on here that will be able to advise me as I start prepping it for the spring (it has been parked up for over 20 yrs and is in quite good nick)

Cheers for now Steve P.
Title: Re: Hello !!!
Post by: iansoady on November 05, 2016, 12:15:52 PM: Always rather fancied one of those Harris G80s. Is yours kickstart only or electric? I hate left hand kickstarts with a vengeance.....

There are some owners in the AJS / Matchless Owners Club so worth a pop over there. They are a nice bunch anyway.

http://www.jampot.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=52

Crazy Frog of this parish has a Rotax engined MZ I believe.....
Title: Re: Hello !!!
Post by: Half Ton on November 05, 2016, 12:39:12 PM: Hello Ian,Yes it's the one with twin discs and electric start,
Title: Re: Hello !!!
Post by: manxie on November 05, 2016, 01:34:13 PM: Yeah, always fancied the Matchless myself. Welcome to the club ;) Cheers, Steve.
Title: Re: Hello !!!
Post by: timbo on November 05, 2016, 05:21:46 PM: Yes, nice bikes Steve. I have no personal experience of the Harris Matchless, but I'm sure someone on here must have. And your son has good taste, owning a dommie ;)
Title: Re: Hello !!!
Post by: Half Ton on November 05, 2016, 06:39:24 PM: The Dommie is getting modified a wee bit, So I will possibly have some bodywork,clocks,exhaust etc to stick in the for sale section on my lads behalf,Depending on the condition ;)
Title: Re: Hello !!!
Post by: Smithy on November 07, 2016, 08:58:40 AM: Hello and welcome.

Good choices for you and your son, I nearly bought a Harris G80 but just missed out. I love their looks and practicality, particularly the electric start models cos I'm with Ian on the left side kickstart issue.

Just an aside there's a Velo Viper on ebay currently with an electric start grafted on, lovely but not 10 grands worth!

Ian
Title: Re: Hello !!!
Post by: CrazyFrog on November 07, 2016, 12:31:20 PM: Hi and welcome.

I run an MZ SilverStar, which is a similar bike to the G80, with the same Rotax lump. there is an abundance of useful info on the Rotax engine over at the MT Riders forum, and they are a friendly bunch too.

One tip the P/O gave me when I purchased mine is to never stop the engine using the ignition key - always use the decompressor lever. Apparently there is a danger of a kickback if you stop it using the ignition key, which can bu@@er up the starter sprag clutch which is a known weak point on the Rotax.

There are several sources for engine spares including Force Motorcycles, Sportax and LMS.

HTH.....
Title: Re: Hello !!!
Post by: bth2bth2 on November 07, 2016, 12:43:04 PM: good tip...sprag clutches are not cheap. if it hasnt got a decompressor fitted ,fit one. you may have to obtain a decomp cam cover but bracket ,cable and lever are readily available.

brian
Title: Re: Hello !!!
Post by: Half Ton on November 07, 2016, 11:25:39 PM: Thanks for the welcomes everyone,To be honest Crazy Frog I haven't even looked closely enough to see if mine has a decompressor lever fitted yet,But definitely something I will have to sort out asap.Thanks for the contacts,I have seen Force motorcycles and spoken to Sportax about some tuning and a 555 kit,But didn't know about LMS ... will have to do some digging :)