Wrong stroke, too many cylinders, but...

[002]

Mind you don't get oil on your anorak !

Rob

Sod Off !

Jethro

[Richard]

Bloody hell.  I hope you realise that a two stroke multi has generated more discussion on the thumper list than any other bike for ages.

Richard

[guest7]

Have Jet sizes and oil info !
Let me know which model.

Jethro

Cheers for that. At first Google the model appears to be called a 350 Type 638.5. but I will keep checking

It looks exactly like this one (which apparently is a Type 638):



GC

[Richard]

Aaargh, not the dreaded combined gearlever/kickstart ?

Richard

[guest7]

Aaargh, not the dreaded combined gearlever/kickstart ?

Richard

Oooooh Yes!

[robG]

Aaargh, not the dreaded combined gearlever/kickstart ?

Richard

If you turn it the opposite way, it makes a noise like a barrel organ............That reminds me of a song about a girl from Glamorgan.....

Rob.

[002]

Aaargh, not the dreaded combined gearlever/kickstart ?

Richard

That also operates the clutch.....bit like the Triumph Slick Shift of days gone by !

Jethro

[guest7]

Check out this version:



the phrase 'polishing a turd' comes to mind, but it does look very pretty 

GC

[Steffan]

Spoiling a perfectly good motorcycle with distasteful paintwork more likely.
If you fail to get it running I might be willing to make you a modest offer for the bike but strictly without the peg-leg.

Steffan

[guest7]

Sorry to say Steffan, it runs and my brother keeps belting it up and down his lane to 'just test the gears' (he's such a child  ). What he actually tests is his sphincter each time he uses the front 'brake'.

We agreed today to shelve it as a Dragon ride, he felt that it was too little time to test it out. Jethro said much the same to me last night on the phone and if he knows about anything it's the bad things that happen when Eastern European two strokes let you down. He once dismounted at 70mph on the motorway when an MZ seized 

The CB500 sailed through its MOT this morning. I met RobG in the bike shop, he was getting his XS1100 behemoth MOT'd too.

GC

[guest7]

Bloody hell.  I hope you realise that a two stroke multi has generated more discussion on the thumper list than any other bike for ages.

That's the kind of broad-minded, good-natured forum it is 

Also, we seem to like quirky tat.

GC

[SteveC#222]

Check out this version:




the phrase 'polishing a turd' comes to mind, but it does look very pretty 

GC

Ah I see the chair is on the 'interesting' side - to overtake nose the chair out  and judge by the passengers expression if the road is clear or not!!    ( I've been in the chair and done that!)

[guest7]

If the passenger is screaming you've probably got time to react. When Jethro parked his Velorex under a car (with me in the sidecar) I didn't even see it coming... I just woke up in hospital wondering what the hell happened.

GC

[guest7]

What's scaring me is the fact that I keep seeing this photo and thinking it looks cute 



Then I starting thinking "I could fit an XBR engine in there" 

GC

[Richard]

But why wreck a perfectly good bike ?

If you said you could fit an XBR brake then I might have some sympathy.............

Richard