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by Eddie Honda
Tue May 14, 2019 11:13 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Rusty Triumphs in Scotland
Replies: 446
Views: 161228

Re: Rusty Triumphs in Scotland

Pessimist. Mind you, I get a whole month to sort things here and can go in three months early. Must drag that Jizz over the pits when I get the new zorst. Tommy's back next Thursday. The Pug is doing hee-haw at the minute, but he's got the keys. If you need some wheels to keep you working, just gie ...
by Eddie Honda
Tue May 14, 2019 11:01 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Rusty Triumphs in Scotland
Replies: 446
Views: 161228

Re: Rusty Triumphs in Scotland

MOT? Thursday? That's a week too soon??
by Eddie Honda
Tue May 14, 2019 10:59 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: That awful colour MGB GT
Replies: 754
Views: 265814

Re: That awful colour MGB GT

SiC wrote: Tue May 14, 2019 9:49 pm Right now I've done 40 miles since it's come down from the garage last week.


........................................................... fucking hell!
by Eddie Honda
Tue May 14, 2019 7:03 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Rusty Triumphs in Scotland
Replies: 446
Views: 161228

Re: Rusty Triumphs in Scotland

Ok, needs a smoll grip nut.
by Eddie Honda
Mon May 13, 2019 11:39 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Rusty Triumphs in Scotland
Replies: 446
Views: 161228

Re: Rusty Triumphs in Scotland

That's why I was asking the diameter. It doesn't look like there is 10mm left...
by Eddie Honda
Mon May 13, 2019 11:30 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Rusty Triumphs in Scotland
Replies: 446
Views: 161228

Re: Rusty Triumphs in Scotland

What diameter is that mangled hex?

It's one thing heating it, it's another gripping the bastard tight enough. I'll demonstrate what I mean in a couple of days when I have my shit together.

Any why are the unions Imperial? Even the Allegro was metric.
by Eddie Honda
Mon May 13, 2019 1:03 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Rusty Triumphs in Scotland
Replies: 446
Views: 161228

Re: Rusty Triumphs in Scotland

Tomorrow I'm going to head to B&Q after work, pick up a cheap blow torch and see if copious amounts of heat will allow me to loosen the remains of the bleed nipple. Don't bother with a cheap butane torch. It'll just be disappointing. Get a propane/map torch. You can cook the bastard cherry red ...
by Eddie Honda
Fri May 10, 2019 12:49 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Jag! The Ghostly fleet thread
Replies: 780
Views: 343212

Re: Reliable Honda Engine: a project thread

It crazy it takes so long to get something over to Ireland from the UK when I can send car parts from Glasgow to Maine in 27 hours.
by Eddie Honda
Thu May 09, 2019 12:22 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: The autojumble, or, I should've stayed in bed, thread.
Replies: 46
Views: 27687

Re: The autojumble, or, I should've stayed in bed, thread.

I went to Newark years ago. It was chocka with quality used spares for motorcycles, which was nice, because I like anything with wheels.

Newark is Notts innit?
by Eddie Honda
Sat May 04, 2019 10:59 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: What did you do today?
Replies: 15707
Views: 3253128

Re: What did you do today?

SiC wrote: Sat May 04, 2019 4:07 pm Are you the new owner/custodian of the AS bike Jag now?
Yes
Hooli wrote: Sat May 04, 2019 9:18 pm Does this mean the AS bike Jag is now a wob bike?
I don't know, I suppose not necessarily, it would depend one what happens with it down the line???