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[guest987]

Not a thumper, however................

http://www.mecatwin.com/en/motos/triumph/racer/index.htm



Mon Dieu....

[Steffan]

vive la France

[Mark]

Nice, but someone will come along and stick a chair on it. How's it going Jethro?

Mark

[002]

Nice, but someone will come along and stick a chair on it. How's it going Jethro?

Mark

Pretty good Thanks.
Its on the road and being used...and set up as required 
Got a few more odds and sods to fabricate.


Jethro

[guest987]

Nice, but someone will come along and stick a chair on it. How's it going Jethro?

Mark

Pretty good Thanks.
Its on the road and being used...and set up as required  
Got a few more odds and sods to fabricate.
Jethro

As opposed to an oddsod

Rob

[002]

Pretty good Thanks.
Its on the road and being used...and set up as required  
Got a few more odds and sods to fabricate.
Jethro

As opposed to an oddsod

Rob

And there ARE a few of those in the club   

Jethro

[Steve Lake]

nice looking bike, pity about the gutless faux triumph engine

[guest987]

I may have mellowed somewhat but they ain't gutless though does rather depend on what you compare it with.

Rob.

[Andy M]

I may have mellowed somewhat but they ain't gutless though does rather depend on what you compare it with.

Rob.

Too many people scared of the rev limiter. I have had the pleasure of sidecar gearing on a solo  since July though 

Thing needs six gears so I can have sidecar gearing when I feel like it and keep the 60+ mpg when I don't.

Andy

[guest987]

I may have mellowed somewhat but they ain't gutless though does rather depend on what you compare it with.

Rob.

Too many people scared of the rev limiter. I have had the pleasure of sidecar gearing on a solo  since July though 

Thing needs six gears so I can have sidecar gearing when I feel like it and keep the 60+ mpg when I don't.

Andy

Clearly riding mine with a clear disregard for fuel consumption Andy. I'll get a tad under 40mpg and don't mention this to Jethro. He's got shares in BP, the amount of fuel he's going through. 
Agree with the need for extra gear, or go up a tooth on the front.
They are great through traffic and a good A or B road lets them romp.

Rob

[002]

Too many people scared of the rev limiter. I have had the pleasure of sidecar gearing on a solo  since July though 

Thing needs six gears so I can have sidecar gearing when I feel like it and keep the 60+ mpg when I don't.

Andy

60+MPG.......HOW THE FUCK !
Solo on my 790 used to manage 120mile before reserve and this 865 110mile then reserve.
Put a chair on it and its down to 80mile.
I suppose I do ride it with a little too much spirit so to speak.


Jethro

[Ian]

I used to get about 140+ on my 865 but since it was serviced its down to about 120-130 ish...hmm how does that work?  I ride the bike much the same now as when I had it...

Ian

[Andy M]

I bet you've been messing with the exhaust and jetting? Stock exhaust, stock jetting, 1 extra tooth on the gearbox, nice bit of French N road and it turned in a steady 60-62 mpg.

I've also seen under 25 mpg on either the Dragon or one of the llanthony runs, which proves that running to reserve and having to buy petrol in poxy village garages is a bad idea.

Andy

[guest987]

Overall I think the Hinckley Bonnie is one of the most practical propositions around these days.
I agree with Andy mind, do the silencers and jets and you will reduce your fuel consumption dramatically. I have a K&N air filter which I have never fitted. One reason is that it is a fag trying to get the air filter in and out without chamfering the paint off the frame rail. 5mm to the left and it would be fine.
The other is the filter came with 128 main jets. Not funny. So never fitted and gathering dust.

I am still on the original chain & sprockets at nearly 13,000miles, though it is due for replacement and on third set of tyres.

Not bad motoring for nine years.

Rob.

[002]

I bet you've been messing with the exhaust and jetting? Stock exhaust, stock jetting, 1 extra tooth on the gearbox, nice bit of French N road and it turned in a steady 60-62 mpg.

True.....have changed exhaust,jets and upped the gearing.
But I did manage to wear away the hero blobs on my footrests completely.
Bit of a pain having the footrest fold up when going around a corner !

I think I do ride with a little gusto on occasions.


Jethro