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ED... You might be interested in one of these from ebay. I have one and it's great! (£6.99)


















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REOC 15084

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[ed.lazda]

First proper trip out today, 40 miles around the borderlands. Started first kick, pottered along serenely at about 55 mph, but the carburation isn't right -- have to ride with the air lever half closed otherwise it splutters and falters. Lovely throaty burble from the exhaust, comfortable riding position, suspension feels a bit hard but stable going round corners. Even the gearbox isn't too bad after a bit of cleaning and adjusting.







I'll check for air leaks in the intake first, but I suspect the fuelling is down to a worn carb / throttle slide. I know with the Amal Mk 1 the bores and the slides both wear and you end up having to buy a new carburettor. Is this also true of the Monobloc, or should I just try a new slide?

[Revband]

Yes the monobloc is the same but you can have it refurbished cheaper than buying new and the end result is a better carb than the new ones.

[Revband]

Sorry this info got lost somwehere.

Martin Bratby
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[Scalyback]

I made a mistake with the air lever. it should be released to start, then pulled ON for normal running, so the lever points towards the back of the bike with the cable pulled (unlike everything else where the cable goes slack for normal.

[ed.lazda]

Aha! I've been doing exactly the same thing. You may just have saved me the cost of a new or refurbished Monobloc.



Here's the pic I tried to post earlier. It did display, then it didn't.

[ed.lazda]

I'm a bit surprised that the manual doesn't mention this, when it spends time telling you stuff that should be a lot more obvious, like which way round the petrol tap works. Another curious omission is that it doesn't tell you the tyre size.

[Revband]

To be fair to the manual, just about every bike made back then used the same system and they just thought everyone knew.

[ed.lazda]

True, I guess "common knowledge" just changes with time. I've noticed how few people now know how to change an electrical plug, but they've grown up in an era where every device comes with a fitted plug, the fuse hardly ever blows and the plug doesn't break if you drop it.

[Mark M]

All the information needed to run the bike is found in the Rider's Handbook. The Workshop Manual is for maintenance tasks. The Rider's Handbook is the same size and style as the Parts Books and our Hosts sell them. When these bikes were new there was no CBT or Staged Access Training, you just went to your Dealer, showed your Provisional Licence, bought the bike and off you went until you decided to pass your Test; everything you needed to know was in this book!

REgards, Mark