And today I did......
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A quiet day in the home office, built a wheel, watched the tirreno TTT and managed a quick hour on the road before dark. All good
Rob, we had an old school seagull engine when I was a laddie... Lovely thing, it eventually made way to a Mercury when we went from wood to an Orkney long liner :?
Rob, we had an old school seagull engine when I was a laddie... Lovely thing, it eventually made way to a Mercury when we went from wood to an Orkney long liner :?
RobMac":2icflm4o said:dyna-ti":2icflm4o said:
Your absolutely right about the Johnson I'd have it mounted in the living room if I still had it, the feel, the smell, the sound. :shock:
I can/could navigate on land or sea using instruments (old school) not mastered electronics yet. And that's a recurring theme in my life I suppose, you could say Retro. Old motorbikes, old boats, old cars, old pushbikes
Still life in the old dog yet 
Im more lcd screen, well its all there, though i can/if forced do the sighting and chart nav(still got calipers and parallel capt' rule,drawer somewhere) but actual nav ,position,day/night i leave to the pros.
Oh go on, heres a seagull
Swop the prop for a sprocket :?
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Missed this last night, Rob I've done mair diggin in a windae boax than I did doon the pit. For most of the time I installed and maintained the underground phones.
Ye dinnae need a shovel fer that. :mrgreen:
My brother might still have the Seagull that my Dad bought for the wee dinghy we built together. Don't think they'd let you get away with the exposed flywheel/pull-start nowadays, there's images in my head of my brother repeatedly winding the rope around groove in flywheel trying to start it when it was playing up. :roll: No a happy chappie as I recall.
RobMac":31jq4hc7 said:
Missed this last night, Rob I've done mair diggin in a windae boax than I did doon the pit. For most of the time I installed and maintained the underground phones.
Ye dinnae need a shovel fer that. :mrgreen:
My brother might still have the Seagull that my Dad bought for the wee dinghy we built together. Don't think they'd let you get away with the exposed flywheel/pull-start nowadays, there's images in my head of my brother repeatedly winding the rope around groove in flywheel trying to start it when it was playing up. :roll: No a happy chappie as I recall.
Fubar'd my forks putting them back together following a seal lube. Must have had adjuster misaligned when I put the grub screw back in, and the end of the rebound rod snapped when I turned it. F@@@@@@@@!
New adjuster rod is not too bad at £29, but needs installed by a specialist as part of a full service, so total comes to £145 :facepalm:
Best part is, I was only cleaning them up to sell the Ibis. Given that, do I now split the bike and sell parts separately or bite the bullet and get them fixed? Only plus side of that I can see is being able to advertise bike for sale with newly serviced forks. Have thought about advertising frame on its own and if that goes the rest of the bits should be fairly easy to shift.
New adjuster rod is not too bad at £29, but needs installed by a specialist as part of a full service, so total comes to £145 :facepalm:
Best part is, I was only cleaning them up to sell the Ibis. Given that, do I now split the bike and sell parts separately or bite the bullet and get them fixed? Only plus side of that I can see is being able to advertise bike for sale with newly serviced forks. Have thought about advertising frame on its own and if that goes the rest of the bits should be fairly easy to shift.
Today I did the last commute in my Passat as the gearbox is I believe about a half mile from death
It doesn't like first, second, will move forward in third and fourth and jumps straight out of fifth. Makes a noise like a 1930's supercharged Mercedes but has the added grinding sound effect. Its almost locking up as in reverse it feels like the brakes are sticking and forwards it surges and gearbrakes regularly. The leather front seats will be pulled out and put in the van unless someone wants the full leather interior. Otherwise its off to the crusher for the rest of it. Shame really as the vehicle besides the gearbox, front shocks and a set of brake pads is in very good condition. Timing belt was done just 4 thousand miles ago (ouch) so if anyone wants it let me know.
Feel your pain Clubby. Would you recoup the outlay to get them fixed if they sold with the bike or separately?
Jamie
It doesn't like first, second, will move forward in third and fourth and jumps straight out of fifth. Makes a noise like a 1930's supercharged Mercedes but has the added grinding sound effect. Its almost locking up as in reverse it feels like the brakes are sticking and forwards it surges and gearbrakes regularly. The leather front seats will be pulled out and put in the van unless someone wants the full leather interior. Otherwise its off to the crusher for the rest of it. Shame really as the vehicle besides the gearbox, front shocks and a set of brake pads is in very good condition. Timing belt was done just 4 thousand miles ago (ouch) so if anyone wants it let me know.
Feel your pain Clubby. Would you recoup the outlay to get them fixed if they sold with the bike or separately?
Jamie
