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[pd110961]

up till 10 years ago (I'm 54 now) I used to commute every day on the bike, as we didn't have a 2nd car. I always had a 'winter bike'.. the Honda C90 was the preferred weapon!

then I had a bad 'off' on a summer day, broke my pelvis, and decided I didn't bounce as well as I used to.. so got a 2nd car. Normally, as in this time last year, I'd have the bikes tucked up and tinkered with, but I'm loving the enfield so much, and its so mild, its perfect for running in miles. There is a 2002 Bonneville tucked away at the back of the garage, with fuel preserver in the tank and the battery in the house, and a Honda Innova 125 ready to roll whenever the mood takes me. I normally use the Honda in the spring / summer / autumn to save unnecessary wear on the good bikes AND it turns 120mpg which helps!

[vince]

Good traction is the secret. Its no surprise all the go faster boys evaporate away at the first sign of winter. Wheelspin gets you nowhere. Its amazing how a 60 year old bike can climb a icy hill and get grip and a 4x4 is spinning away, then again I sure 90% of the drivers have no idea how to utilise diflock!

[Scalyback]

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Nice one Vince!



Here is my previous RE in france a couple of years ago.

[pd110961]

the Mrs now has a Hyundai Tucson.. brilliant on mud n snow when diff locks engaged. 3 or 4 years ago I had a Ssanyong 4x4..ran on neat vegetable oil (merc 5 cylinder 2.5 diesel) and that would go ANYWHERE.. we had 2 days of very heavy snow.. I was running round pulling folks out of drifts everywhere!

[jefrs]

My snowmobile is a 4x4 Antara on M+S tyres, and that's the trick, the M+S tyres (muck and snot). We don't need snow tyres in England because if we do get snow and ice we just wait a day or two for it to get cleared or melt. Personally I'll not ride a bike on ice whilst I've got that thing. I once watched a Range Rover carefully avoid a flooded patch of road by mounting the sodden grass verge and then sink and slide elegantly into the 4-ft deep ditch full of mud; It would need a tractor to eject it so we drove past through the two inches of water trying not to laugh.

[Rattlebattle]

I am inclined to agree with Jefrs for the most part. The cam backlash is an interesting one. It is not mentioned in the 2009 owners handbook that came with my bike, nor in the maintenance schedule set out in the hard copy w/s manual that covers the 2009 model C5. (AFAIK there isn't one that covers the later C5 with the three drain plugs and the better tank mounts, and possibly other updates). It is, however, mentioned elsewhere in that manual, the text being inserted part way through the procedure for adjusting the final drive chain! There it specifies that the check and adjustment should be made at 500 miles, which is odd because the first service is due at 300 miles and the next one at 2,000 miles. I have never got to the bottom of this. My timing gear is silent and I have therefore left well alone. I chose to do the 300 mile service myself because of what others have found in their engines at that stage - bits of shop rags etc. I get the impression that some of the new dealers set up under the Moto GB arrangement are new to RE and don't necessarily understand the importance of early and regular oil changes. There is no way I would leave the secong oil and filter change until 2,000 miles on the UCE engine, though I'll happily go to the recommended 6,000 miles (or annual if earlier) on my new Sprint GT, running on fully synthetic oil and having much finer clearances that are allowed on l/c engines. As ever, you've paid yer money and you can choose what to do with your bike. Nice day again today; shame I didn't have time to reach the magic 1,000 miles....

[Mark M]

Well it was a nice (!) winter day today so I decided to MOT the Mk1 Interceptor so I can be legal for the Stony Stratford Classic Vehicle get together on Jan 1st. Cold in the shade but great to be out and Paul at Gardner and White in Stoke Goldington, ace MOT man round here, was his usual jolly self. I did notice that the Dunlop K70 on the rear seems to wearing quite fast, anyone else seen this on new "Classic pattern" tyres? Popped in to see my mate Bev on the way home and it looks like he has another Crusader project on the go!

[Scalyback]

Which side toolbox does the ignition key go on his Crusader?

[Mark M]

Scaley, left. Why?

REgards, Mark

[Scalyback]

Cause I had a difference of opinion with a MM 'expert' who's 'unaltered since a gent (the original owner) gave it to his mate's' bike had the key on the left.

The plastic concertina waterproof covers on the handle bars looked rather Tonka Toys too!