But are they reliable?

The new Euro service shop in Sydney, MotoCiclo is also the Sydney
Enfield dealer.

Dropped in yesterday to pick up some brake pads and spotted a BUllet
with ACT plates. Looked a bit tired, had a fair few miles up, the
compliance plate said 1997.

Apparently the owner had dropped it in for a service. First one in 5
years. 5 year of regular commuting and some touring... I think he'd
changed the oil a couple of times, but that was all. The timing,
reported the spannerman, was horribly out, and that was obvious by the
bright blue headers.

The inlet manifold had broken about a year ago, so the carby was waving
about some. When asked if this made it a bit difficult, the owner said
"no, I just got used to riding with the choke on all the time".

Old and slow and heavy, but seemingly hard to kill.

Zebee

 

Aren't we all?

 

Might I trouble you to tell me why? They run hot and
turn blue yah?

G

 

yeh

that could also have been caused by the carb being loose and letting in way
too much
air and causing lean mixture

 

In aus.motorcycles on 19 Dec 2004 19:35:13 +1100

Very very blue meaning running way too advanced I believe.

Zebee

 

If it's blue on the outside, then I'm arse-u-me'ing
that that must be a result of it being too hot or
too cold, yeah?

G

 

Too hot

 

In aus.motorcycles on 19 Dec 2004 20:00:03 +1100

I expect it was running way too lean because of the broken manifold,
despite the choke being used to try and get more fuel in, but I believe
it was also running hot from being too advanced in the timing.

So both would make it run real hot, and blue the pipes. Single walled
headers will blue with normal running on some bike, but these were
*BLUE*.

Zebee

 

Now bob you cant get a new motorcycle until the one you got has worn out..

i think my mother had a washign mashine like that

 

In aus.motorcycles on Mon, 20 Dec 2004 17:04:42 -0500

Red, with very old fashioned black top opening panniers with external
frames.

Zebee

 

In aus.motorcycles on Mon, 20 Dec 2004 19:15:16 -0500

Seems so.

So I guess all those who are into brutally neglecting motorcycles but
don't want a Guzzi, buy an Enfield!

Zebee