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At Henlow Bridge Lakes, Arlesey Road, Henlow, Bedfordshire SG16 6DD from midday Friday 25th to Sunday 27th. Social event including a quiz and a 100 mile run out (with lunch stop!) on Saturday. I just finished planning the route yesterday and there are some great bits even I didn't know! An REOC event but feel free to drop in and say hello. Anyone who needs to contact me can do so on MY NEW EMAIL address, mark(DOT)mumford(DOT)uk(AT)gmail(DOT)com And I've booked good weather!
REgards, Mark

Just checked, they are ready for us at the lunch stop pub. Hic.
REgards, Mark

It's still on! REgards, Mark

Many thanks to mark for a great weekend. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Sadly the meteor didnt make it home, the crankcase bearing gave out and took the oil seal with it. So its back to the drawing drawing board...... cheers all ed

Ed, that's a shame. Call me if you need help during the rebuild. Could be a chance to do those crankcase mods we were talking about! For anyone else reading this, it was a great weekend, present were 6 twins(from 55 Meteor to 66 Inter,) 1 Crusader, 7 Indian Bullets, 1 Triumph Bonnie (modern,) and a Trident. Only breakdown on the run? The Trident broke a clutch cable, easily fixed! REgards, Mark

Thanks mark you may live to regret that sentence...... it looks like the scavenge pump has packed up as well. The crankcase is full of oil. Can i use hitchcocks high flow return pump with the original feed pump or is best to use standard pumps. Ed

If you fix the original problem you won't need a bigger scavenge pump as it's already rated at least twice as much as the feed. I'd bet that it has become obstructed somewhere by silicone gasket cement which is why we don't use it on crankcase joints! REgards, Mark