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by johnbirchjar
Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:59 pm
Forum: technical interest and new ideas
Topic: Discoloured primary chaincase oil
Replies: 12
Views: 10154

Re: Discoloured primary chaincase oil

Hi guys, the clutch on my Classic has never sliped,(coming up to 40,000 miles now)it used to drag something shocking until about 20,000 miles ago when I took a tip from Del Boy and changed the oil to automatic transmision oil,a marked improvment therafter, and seeing as I had developed the knack of ...
by johnbirchjar
Sun Aug 16, 2009 11:24 pm
Forum: technical interest and new ideas
Topic: erratic running
Replies: 12
Views: 10398

Re: erratic running

Hi guys,the ign:trigger arrived on Tuesday and was duly fitted,but I could only run the bike stationary because the damaged o/side footrest hanger was off and the bike ready to have the new one fitted when it arrived from NML.which it did on Wednesday,after fitting I took the bike for a test run of ...
by johnbirchjar
Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:58 am
Forum: technical interest and new ideas
Topic: erratic running
Replies: 12
Views: 10398

Re: erratic running

Hi guys,thanks for all your replies,I also had a problem with a blocked vent hole on the fill cap, mine was on a Honda 400/4, so I've tried that. The problem has occured twice more since my last posting(is that what this is called?) and the incidents were getting closer to gether,(twice within 50 mi...
by johnbirchjar
Sat Aug 08, 2009 11:41 am
Forum: for sale and wanted
Topic: footrest mounting plate
Replies: 6
Views: 6464

Re: footrest mounting plate

Hi again Malc,further to last nights e-mail, I can be reached by phone after 16-00hrs today(and all evening)on 01268 753362.Regards J.B.
by johnbirchjar
Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:57 pm
Forum: for sale and wanted
Topic: footrest mounting plate
Replies: 6
Views: 6464

Re: footrest mounting plate

Hi again Malc,on the off chance that you did manage to find a footrest plate and that you don,t live a million miles from me in Essex, what are the chances of me blasting over to you and collecting it?cos I would like to fit it before going to the Beezumph.Regards J.B.
by johnbirchjar
Fri Aug 07, 2009 3:09 pm
Forum: technical interest and new ideas
Topic: erratic running
Replies: 12
Views: 10398

Re: erratic running

Hi guys,Thanks for your replies,one of the first things I looked at was the vac pipe,it seemed fine,after my face to face with Dell Boy I checked the tap fuel filter,very little residue,and I dont think the the diafram is the problem because I turned the tap to "prime" when the engine was ...
by johnbirchjar
Thu Aug 06, 2009 10:15 am
Forum: for sale and wanted
Topic: footrest mounting plate
Replies: 6
Views: 6464

Re: footrest mounting plate

Hi Malc, yes I will be at the Beezumph next week, hence the urgentcy,(are you the Malc who races a couple of aircooled rotaries?) Regards J.B.
by johnbirchjar
Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:16 pm
Forum: for sale and wanted
Topic: footrest mounting plate
Replies: 6
Views: 6464

Re: footrest mounting plate

Thank you Mr Interpole,I have contacted Graham and he can weld me one, but the one I have can be welded,so I would prefere a none-welded one,thank you for trying,Regards J.B.
by johnbirchjar
Wed Aug 05, 2009 3:48 pm
Forum: technical interest and new ideas
Topic: erratic running
Replies: 12
Views: 10398

erratic running

Hi gang, On the way to the N.O.C. rally in Austria a couple of weeks back, charging through France I had a bit of a problem with the Classic, begane running very erraticly,popping and banging, and refusing to rev over 2,500,(but fine on tickover) changing the plugs made no differance,pulling off a p...
by johnbirchjar
Wed Aug 05, 2009 2:55 pm
Forum: for sale and wanted
Topic: footrest mounting plate
Replies: 6
Views: 6464

footrest mounting plate

Hi gang, I am in urgent need of an o/side footrest mounting plate for my Classic,(same sameIP2) if you have one to spare I can promise it a good home,Peter at N.M.L has one(new) but it is raaather exspencive.Time is of the essence people.Regards J.B.
by johnbirchjar
Tue Jul 14, 2009 10:13 pm
Forum: technical interest and new ideas
Topic: ROTELLA OIL
Replies: 22
Views: 20172

Re: ROTELLA OIL

Hi, I know its a bit late with the info but my Classic has been run on 40 from new(speedo reading36165 today) and averages about 275 miles to the pint. regards J.B.
by johnbirchjar
Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:56 am
Forum: login and say hello!
Topic: general talk
Replies: 3
Views: 5480

Re: general talk

Hi People,are there anymore of you rotoring to the N.O.C. rally in Austria? I am looking to leave on Saturday from Dover, it would be nice to look out for fellow Rotarians on the on the journey.Safe riding J.B.
by johnbirchjar
Thu Jun 11, 2009 11:50 am
Forum: login and say hello!
Topic: general talk
Replies: 3
Views: 5480

general talk

Hi all, I am known usualy as J.B. and have been riding my Classic since 1999, and have been a club member since about 2001, I attend most club gatherings in the U.K., my bike is easy to spot,it wears a Triumph Sprint fairing!! I have only just joined the computor set,hence the reason that I hav'nt l...