Japan Meets Britain
stuffHello everyone
A bit late on the thread as usual. Teazer i actualy went to school in Portobello, in fact my primary (junior) was just off the beach. I live along the coast a bit now but still say Edinburgh because nobody knows where Cockenzie actualy is. Sorry Vince for hijacking the thread for geography matters. Anyway I looked at my old Honda 5 speed box and you can use the kickstart right enough, though not actualy on my one because its all cut away and has a shortened shaft etc.(typical racer!). I then remembered about a bike that had been converted back to road use in the 60's/70's with a 5 speeder and a C72? kickstart assy. strangely enough this bike used/uses a ex. Dave Simmons CR72 chassis. On the tyre subject here's a thing on the road I have usualy had "accidents" on tyres which were "good in the wet / great at full lean/ recomended, used by racers", so now I go nice and easy, except on the track where I can fall on my ----- to my hearts content, and the poor old marshals help pick me back up. I did have a Bridgestone on the back of the CYB racer, it was a bit big for the WM2 rim but helped keep the meggas off the deck. Sorry for all the stuff but I have to write it when I think it or I forget it ! Gordon SAFOJ
Went for a glorious 130 mile ride today -- sunny and temps in the low 70's, which for me is perfect riding weather. Discovered some new roads today out in Frederick County (west of Baltimore), and traffic was generally light....guess everyone was at the pubs today drinking green beer.
I think the Heidenau tires are going to be fine, judging by the fact that I forgot about them as I was riding. Did my normal semi-aggressive backroads riding, and they didn't miss a beat. Don't know if I'd be jinxing things by saying this, but I think the bike has finally settled in to its 'new' personality, and seems to like it just fine. It starts every time, idles perfectly, doesn't die at stoplights, has smooth power, shifts as effortlessly as can be, stops when it needs to, charges fine, no fractured chain guards (or anything else for that matter), and the gas tank is doing what it's supposed to do without any drama. I think a long road trip will be the true test, but so far it's been pretty consistent, which I think is the real challenge with these bikes (at least in my experience).
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