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[Scalyback]

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Keeping in mind, Kevin's engine speed/carb problems (jerky at revs and over 3/4 throttle), I decided to take my fine motorcycle on an easy cruise to Ornans. Gustave Courbet, a dead painter lived there, but I wanted to visit the Brocante (Junk shop)!



Before I even left, the new petrol tank tap leaked like a shower. Les... They are cork 'seals'. I would soak it in oil, but broke it getting it out as i thought it was some type of rubber. See vid below, showing how to change a fuel tap on a freshly filled petrol tank.







Anyway, after that I finally had a very picturesque trip to Ornans, saw a burnt out house, and then after a long hillclimb where I was extremely pleased with Kevin's performance, we stopped to look at the breathtaking view from up high!

View the 18 minute brake block busting matinee now!







anybody got an idea what the tapping is, when on tick-over? It is noticeable when I am leaning over the right hand side of the engine. I still have not had time to get into the timing chain cover which is that side.
















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[RoSy]

Passed through this area of France a few weeks ago on our way home from Switzerland, it looks like a nice area, might stop off next time and have a good look around there is some interesting looking places to explore.

[Caboose]

Excellent video Scaly, do you ever forget and revert to riding on the left? The town looked deserted! What camera do you use? The on and off the centre-stand bits with you looking down made me giddy !!
REgards Dick.

[Scalyback]

so far, no. But I did have a problem in the uk... I paste from an account.



So the story is, I had bought Tornado on ebay, but was still in France. Moo picked me up from the ebbsfleet eurostar terminal and took me straight to Chris, the enfield dealer. here's the bit from the story...



"So Moo left for home and after bidding Chris a slightly anxious sounding goodbye, I left with the intention of riding my new steed home.



First mistake - spending time driving in France and then getting straight on bike in England, and riding off down a country lane on the right hand side of the road.



Second mistake - assuming that I would adjust automatically to be able to use the new layout. (scaley note: brakes and gears)



Third mistake - forgetting that drum brakes were not as efficient or light as disk brakes.



The result was very frightening. A car appeared around a left hand bend on what I thought was my side of the road. I expertly compounded all possible errors into one batch of sheer terror as I simultaneously pulled on the front brake lever as hard as I thought the disc would take (which did sod all braking on a drum brake system), whilst instinctively pushing down on what had always been the rear brake lever, which immediately changed from 2nd to 3rd gear. The 500cc Bullet seemed quite game for this as it leapt forward, leaving me to try and keep it on the road. finally with the clutch pulled in, and a little more action with the front brake, we coasted to a stop, whilst I seized the opportunity to shake for a minute or so."

[Les]

Nice video I like the easy way to wash your bike just park next to a puddle, as far as I am aware those cork seals for the old style petrol taps are still available

[Scalyback]

Oddly, I was a bit stumped on how to replace the broken cork seal. I had found a rubber tap washer, but decided that it might not get on well with the fuel, especially if it has any ethanol in it.



I was just thinking about getting hold of our hosts to get another cork seal sent as I settled down for the evening. I pickup up the bottle of wine, corkscrew in hand, when a sudden solution sprang into my mind.



when the fuel is down, I will change back and see if it works now, soaked it in oil as well!

[Scalyback]

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The cam is an Drift HD Ghost.



RoSy, there is the city of Besancon nearby. They just opened their new tram system. Very old town with and arc de triomphe looking arch, except this one is really roman. Put there by the emperor Trajen IIRC.






Yes, It's really roman!

[Caboose]

Scaly, A tip from an auld yin who passed his bike test in 1962! I still keep my petrol tap cork seals in an auld tobacco tin of Vaseline Petroleum Jelly slightly thinned with petrol. Rub the mixture onto and into the seals before storing them, try it instead of oil it works! they don't dry oot. I have cut seals from various sources of cork, mainly a dense cork tile (can you still get them?) it is quite difficult to get a good parallel sided seal from a bottle cork though. Mind you I don't think KY Jelly will do the same job! (or will it? who knows?) REgards Dick.

[Scalyback]

Les, They were cork!

Caboose, It was the third slice that looked parallel enough, so I did the vaseline and a little petrol, bunged it in, and stone me, hardly a leak, just a seep so small you can only tell by sniffing the joint.



There was something said about ethanol upsetting cork seals, but a bottle cork has to be ok. Fuel - 5-10% ethanol, Wine, 12-15% ethanol, no leaks! YAY!