Out and about

[Propellor]

Norman in his natural habitat

[Moto63]

Looking good 👍

[mthee]

Always a pleasure!

[Smithy]

Looking nice Andy good to see Norman out and about. How are you getting along without using the electric start? They sound nice with a goldie silencer on don't they?

Have fun.

Ian

[Propellor]

Looking nice Andy good to see Norman out and about. How are you getting along without using the electric start? They sound nice with a goldie silencer on don't they?

Have fun.

Ian

Hi Ian. Yeah the bike is running really well touch wood (touches head). I never use the electric. Kickstart only. I find it a doddle and the engine fires up even with a lazy swing. If there's a slight downward incline after I've stopped I'll bump it from the saddle in third. Fires straight away.

[Propellor]

From this morning's early run. Roads very quiet indeed.

[Smithy]

I thought I remembered that you don't use the electric start. If you want to remove it you need to take the left side engine cover off and there's the driving pinion that meshes with the starter. Pull out the short spindle, remove the pinion and it allows you to blank off the opening in the crankcase with a flat plate. The pinion meshes with an idler onto the sprag and by removing a small circlip you can take this out as well though as it just freewheels it isn't necessary. I'm thinking of doing the same with the Mighty Enfield now I have it back.


As I don't currently need TME because of Henry Honda I am taking it apart with a view to throwing away as much weight as I can to make a lightweight (relative term obviously) greenlaner. I removed the headlight casquette yesterday as I am going to fit a different top yoke and a small headlight. The casquette is cast aluminium and weighs in at about 10lbs! No wonder Enfields weigh so much if every component is built like that. Just by removing the casquette and the starter I reckon I will save 15 to 20lbs.


I'm also going to rip the wiring loom out and make a much simpler one without all the sensor wiring etc. As I have converted to a carb it should eliminate another load of complication and a little more weight. I re-wired a Suzuki GN400 once and ended up with a loom with about 8 wires in it rather than about 300!

Hope that helps.

Ian

[Propellor]

Good to hear TME will soon ride again, lighter than before.

I'm of a similar mind to strip things to a simpler form. Once mine is another year older I'll be thinking that way.

A guy on Facebook had his (same year as yours I believe) dyno'd with the carb kit on and he got 23hp, compared to 17hp with the stock efi. He reports more torque throughout the rev range. Thought you might find that interesting 😁

[timbo]

Norman is looking great!