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Project Progress / Re: A DIFFERENT tracker 🙄
« Last post by iansoady on February 23, 2026, 09:57:57 AM »Sounds like a good plan, best of luck.
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Project Progress / Re: A DIFFERENT tracker 🙄
« Last post by Moto63 on February 22, 2026, 04:47:50 PM »Well…. A bit of movement at last on the little 250. Got the call on Friday that the engine rebuild was completed and ready for collection. So as luck would have it, yesterday (Saturday 21st) was exactly 6 weeks since my op so I was “allowed” to drive again. So jumped in the van and went down to Newark (anagram of😜) and collected it. The quality, certainly from the outside looks very good, hopefully the inside is as good🤞
So, my plan is, while I’m still waiting for the frame to come back from metal malarkey. I’m going to swap the engine in the standard RS (that I bought off kevberlin) so I can run it in over the summer months, I’ll use the engine out of the standard bike to do a “dry build” of the tracker when it’s ready. Then slot the rebuilt engine in once it’s all ready to go👍
Cheers, Michael
So, my plan is, while I’m still waiting for the frame to come back from metal malarkey. I’m going to swap the engine in the standard RS (that I bought off kevberlin) so I can run it in over the summer months, I’ll use the engine out of the standard bike to do a “dry build” of the tracker when it’s ready. Then slot the rebuilt engine in once it’s all ready to go👍
Cheers, Michael
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Chatter / Re: Talmag facebook video link
« Last post by Moto63 on February 21, 2026, 02:29:53 PM »That’s great news Ian. Glad to hear you’re on the up.👍
Yes, I couldn’t agree more with you about having a positive attitude towards getting better. Keep on pushing forward, 3ven if it is literally one step at a time.
There’s definitely a MUG of tea (and to quote wurzel gumage) “a slice o cake” with your name on it up here once you’re ready
All the best… Michael
Yes, I couldn’t agree more with you about having a positive attitude towards getting better. Keep on pushing forward, 3ven if it is literally one step at a time.
There’s definitely a MUG of tea (and to quote wurzel gumage) “a slice o cake” with your name on it up here once you’re ready
All the best… Michael
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Chatter / Re: Talmag facebook video link
« Last post by Itsme on February 20, 2026, 04:19:05 PM »Hi Michael
Glad to hear you are recovering well, it all takes time of course but a positive attitude helps. I'm doing very well thanks, still some numbness in the old hands and feet which is caused by nerve damage from the aggressive chemicals they pump round your body in chemo, but I'm walking further and am back in the gym.
We are fortunate to live in an age when we have these treatments available to us.
Take care and keep saving up for that cuppa and cake.
Ian
Glad to hear you are recovering well, it all takes time of course but a positive attitude helps. I'm doing very well thanks, still some numbness in the old hands and feet which is caused by nerve damage from the aggressive chemicals they pump round your body in chemo, but I'm walking further and am back in the gym.
We are fortunate to live in an age when we have these treatments available to us.
Take care and keep saving up for that cuppa and cake.
Ian
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Project Progress / Re: Look what's arrived in my shed!
« Last post by iansoady on February 17, 2026, 01:57:33 PM »A couple of pics showing the body trial fitted. The worst bit at the moment is that the sidecar body seems to be wider than the chassis was desgned for even though I bought the whole lot together and it's said to be new old stock. So clearance between the shell and chassis is minimal in places.
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Chatter / Re: Talmag facebook video link
« Last post by Moto63 on February 16, 2026, 10:58:08 AM »Morning Ian. Thanks for asking.
By the way how are you Michael?
Ian
5 weeks since my OP and the recovery is going pretty well so far thanks. Still struggling a bit with the old water works but, I was told by the doctor that I should expect that for around 12 weeks at least. So fingers crossed things will start to change within the next few weeks 🤞
How are you getting along? On the up I hope 🤞
Cheers, Michael
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Chatter / Re: Talmag facebook video link
« Last post by Itsme on February 14, 2026, 09:17:01 PM »I like it when people use references I can relate to from an era I understand. My daughter who is 41 said something today about wondering how something would have turned out if things had been different so I said 'if ifs and ands were pots and pans we'd have no need of tinkers'. She just looked at me blank and asked what a tinker is.
By the way how are you Michael?
Ian
By the way how are you Michael?
Ian
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Chatter / Re: Talmag facebook video link
« Last post by Moto63 on February 13, 2026, 09:25:55 AM »I bumped into TC.Woh…. YOU’VE actually met TC, the indisputable leader of the gang. Was he a cool dude as he makes out to be on telly? 😁
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Chatter / Re: Talmag facebook video link
« Last post by Itsme on February 12, 2026, 04:51:29 PM »Hi Bill
I don't do facebook but have seen some good Talmag videos on Youtube put up by a man called Euan Bentley. Sorry I don't know how to link them to here. I really loved the old boy on the Indian. Unlike Ian Soady I try to forget the few trials outings I had in the 90s with the Midlands Classic Club, which is where Mr S and I bumped into each other before TC.
Ian
I don't do facebook but have seen some good Talmag videos on Youtube put up by a man called Euan Bentley. Sorry I don't know how to link them to here. I really loved the old boy on the Indian. Unlike Ian Soady I try to forget the few trials outings I had in the 90s with the Midlands Classic Club, which is where Mr S and I bumped into each other before TC.
Ian
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Bike Problems/Questions / Quick question re radiators
« Last post by iansoady on February 12, 2026, 03:02:20 PM »The sidecar mountings and radiator mountings want to be in the same place so have moved the latter. However, it ends up with the left hand rad (there are 2) being about 30mm higher than the RH one. The latter has the filler cap. This means that if I fill it up completely there will be a space at the top of the LH one (which has a bleed screw at its top).
Does this matter? All new stuff to me I'm afraid. This shows a temporary positioning arrangement for the LH one:
Does this matter? All new stuff to me I'm afraid. This shows a temporary positioning arrangement for the LH one: