Q's about bikes in Blighty

I know the hand-brake sticking out of the dash on my Honda CRV caused
some inelegant hill starts when I first got it.

On the left on my old Saab two stroke. Surprisingly rapid changes
possible because of the free-wheel device.

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It's obvious that your interpretation of insane is different to mine.

It'd be a very sad day if everyone gave up doing things that others
judged to be insane but you stick to your comfy slippers and your
restricted motorbikes because they obviously make you happy.

 

On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:07:29 -0800 (PST), Steve

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I've still not registered my BMW as an outfit but I'd MOT it as one
because of the problems involved in changing it back for solo use.

Could you MOT a bike that was registered as a solo but had a chair
fitted? I don't think you could but I'd like to be proved wrong. I've
got to fit a new battery in the outfit then MOT it and it's ready for
use on the next winter trip if I decide that's the way to go.

 

I think you may be misremembering but I've never driven a Mk2 - the auto
S types have them on the right and they use the same gearboxes, steering
and (for all intents and purposes) dashboards/steering columns.

Mk2s and S types share the same overdrive switch (mounted on the right).

 

I doubt it. SWMBO has a LHD Alfa Sprint. Gearbox is still fine.

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Jags or column change? I'm trying to remember but the old Hillmans I've
driven had them on the right too but I could be wrong.

 

As does the R4. Great cars.

 

On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:06:45 +0000, Pete Fisher

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I didn't have any problems riding mine over in mainland Europe but
that's probably because I fitted a mirror on the left hand side of the
chair so I could check what was coming up behind me before I chanced
an overtake.

Others might not find a mirror as useful as I did and might not bother
to use one but that'd be very silly...

 

I got it wrong - the Saabs had them on the left. Why on earth I thought
it was on the right I don't know.

My old '73 V4 96:
http://www.sweller.dynalias.org/images/saab96dash.jpg

I found I'd forget to press the clutch when stopping as I rarely used it
changing gear i'd forget about it altogether.

 

I mis-remembered the SAAB - it was on the left.
http://www.sweller.dynalias.org/images/saab96dash.jpg

I'm still certain Jags are on the right.

 

Yes - when I spoke to the DVLA they informed me that there is no
requirement
for it to be registered as a Motorcycle Combination.

Steve

 

Heh, the lad's mate who was stopping here last night turns out to have
an uncle who has done the Nordcape on a solo. Probably in summer though
- he wasn't sure. He did allegedly camp and left the bike ticking over
all night so that he could use his heated clothing in the tent.

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How old are you

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41

 

It stuck in my mind because I remember frantically yanking on it on the
A74 (long before it became a motorway) in the wee small hours somewhere
near Lockerbie when the engine stopped. I was trying to bump start it
while it rolled to halt on a small patch of tarmac by a bridge over
Douglas Water. The fan belt had gone slack and the battery was flat.
Yanked so hard I strained the weld on the linkage and I could then only
get 1st and 3rd (top). Happy days (jumpers for goal posts etc.)
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Excellent news. I'll order a battery, fit it and try to get it tested
before they hack into my hands again early next month. The battery was
fucked when we went to Germany earlier this year and the fact that
it's been standing idle since then has left the battery unwilling to
give more than 8v even when it's been left on an Optimate for a week.

Isn't it supposed to be a right bastard changing the battery on early
K series beemers? I might have to allow a bit of extra time for doing
it if that's the case.

 

I think you're taking the stance that we're dissing you. I for one
certainly am not.

 

It was easy on my '84 - lift seat , remove ECU and plastic tray and
undo
2 nuts - 10 minutes max.

Steve

 

As others have said; yes. This can actually be more practical when
driving on the left, if you have to stop and dismount on a busy narrow
road, you get off away from the traffic, and your bike also leans away
from the lorries.

 

On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:42:24 +0000, Pete Fisher

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Sod that. I've got a good 5 season sleeping bag, a down filled airbed
and a Thermarest to keep me warm.

The only concern I've got about my tent is that because it's single
skinned I miss out on the vapour barrier you get if you use a
conventional one and pile snow up to trap the air between the flysheet
and the inner tent.