New Enfield

[themoudie]

Article on new Enfield EFI in the April 2009, Motorcycle Sport and Leisure, if any body is interested? I haven't had time to read or plagiarise [BSH] it yet.

Toodle pip, Bill.

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Article on new Enfield EFI in the April 2009, Motorcycle Sport and Leisure, if any body is interested? I haven't had time to read or plagiarise [BSH] it yet.

Toodle pip, Bill.

Or Clone yourself !!!!     

Jethro

[themoudie]

Aye Jethro,

Can't get the funding these days, unless you're a banker!

Baaa, 'Dolly'

[robG]

Yes !   Stop Bloody Fiddling !
There was nothing wrong with it when you had it....!!!
Went alright for me...popped along quietly at a reasonable pace...but you had to fiddle.
Change the carb,muck about with the points,change the exhaust....couldnt leave well alone 
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I seem to recall a certain 500 Enfield that was alright 'til fiddled with 
Didn't you change the carb ,muck aboout with the points,change the exhaust , couldn't leave well alone ,,even changed the big end so i recall {twice ? }

If we all quiet we can hear a pot refering to the kettle .....................................

Rib

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Yes !   Stop Bloody Fiddling !
There was nothing wrong with it when you had it....!!!
Went alright for me...popped along quietly at a reasonable pace...but you had to fiddle.
Change the carb,muck about with the points,change the exhaust....couldnt leave well alone 

I seem to recall a certain 500 Enfield that was alright 'til fiddled with 
Didn't you change the carb ,muck aboout with the points,change the exhaust , couldn't leave well alone ,,even changed the big end so i recall {twice ? }

If we all quiet we can hear a pot refering to the kettle .....................................

Rib
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The Big end job was on the first one many moons ago !

And yes the carb got changed due to not running correctly after rebuild.
It wasnt the carb at fault it was the Brand New Boyer electronic ignition.
Replaced with the old points ran perfectly.


Jethro

[robG]

Ah yes ,I knew it was straight forward .

Not withstanding the unknown quantity of the EFI, the model I would go for has to be the Military job as per our own , our very own Steffan.

for your information Simon , Midlands Royal Enfield based in Shrewsbury have an open day on 17th May . I know you can get a run at any dealer,probably closer to you, before then , but it may be worth keeping this in your diary .

Rop.

[guest7]

To go off on a tangent (and given recent form I am doing this with trepidation), I was reminded of a game I used to play with a group of workmates, via email in the late 90s.

We used to change song titles to include British place names. What reminded me of it was my wife's prize-winning suggestion, 'Bohemian Shrewsbury' 

Other good 'uns were:
Wirral without you (U2)
Swindon Neath my wings (Bette Midler)
Don't look back in Ongar (Oasis)

Now I've served the (metaphorical) shot, will anyone return? British place names are preferred, but foreign names accepted if the standard is high enough 

GC

[pigafetta]

Stoke On the Water


...sorry

[pigafetta]

Highway to Hull


...really sorry.

[guest7]

Is this your coat?

 
GC

[guest7]

Total eclipse of Penarth

I'll get my coat too whilst I'm there...

GC

[guest7]

If we all quiet we can hear a pot refering to the kettle .....................................

Hmmm... I have to say, when Jethro popped up talking about fiddling with Enfields, I was sure I wasn't going to the be only person casting their mind back to many pub conversations about how this or that latest Enfield modification was or wasn't working well. 



Mind you, the Dark Beast™ seemed to run better than the shiny red 500 Bullet that preceded it. It belted along like a good 'un after that troublesome Boyer system was binned.

GC

[robG]

All the way from Merthyr ........Mott the Hoople

Rhayader white swan .............Marc Bolan/Trex .

Up around the Bridgend ..........Creedence Clearwater Revival

Strange Kind of Wrexham .......Deep Purple .

All the young Dudley .............Mott the Hoople

Bridge over Trowbridge..........Simon and Garfunkel

Born on the wrong side of Telford ....Taste

Romney Wild Child....................Iggy Pop .

Parracombe Walkways..............Gary Moore /Phil lynott .

.....coat and hat on ..................................

Tob .

[guest7]

All the young Dudley .............Mott the Hoople

Will someone please explain the game to him? 

If it hadn't been for the masterful 'Rhayader white swan', we might have been looking for a two week suspension of Mess privileges and a nasty chat from the CO.

GC

[Steffan]

Why? You started it! 

And how can a discussion about enfields bring to mind an email game about song titles?

 

Steffan

PS: the black beast runs fine and starts OK too so long as you wake it gently first.