Ah Bless!

[Rob Farmer]

Flip having a "It's all turning to ratshit" moment with Bertha

 

[brassmonkey001]

Not a happy bunny.

 

[Rob Farmer]

Not a happy bunny.

He is now he's made off with my good freshly bead blasted Barrel.

 

[VAL. H.]

Flippin Ekk! Every time that guy nabs a decent bike off his Dad he bloomin breaks it











Flip, if you sneak a good look roung Robs goodies box, I'm sure you'll find another one to match



Val.

 

[sycomoto]

rob

you'll never see him again now he's got yer good barrel. Mind you fer a laugh id have told him his crank was worn out, sat back and watch him go all spazzy but thats the sort of thing brothers do

 

[Kenny]

Whoever sold him that shed must be a right scally !!!

 

[Flipfly]

Big thanks to Rob for his patience (I'm nominating him for a Sainthood, lol).

Turns out that the secondhand barrel that was bought when Bertha had her big engine rebuild, was knackered. Strangely it looks pretty good, but clatters like ball bearing in a tin can. You'd never know to look at it, but wow, robs replacement barrel instantly quitened her down.

Unfortunately we found knackered head bearings, a noisey timing chain and a leaky gearbox too

We are gonna try and get my barrel sorted and another beer and pizza session later, we should be rockin

Ooh, and the indicator module has now decided to play up too. lol.

Airheads, gotta love em

Already had a few offers to exchange the old girl, but it ain't gonna happen.
Realistically the bike would probably have done 1000's of more miles, but I really couldn't live with the clatter.

She's hopefully gonna be running like a beaut for the gentlemens weekend.

Mucho thanky yooos Rob, you are the toppest of top geezers

 

[(RIP) pastyman]

cant understand the noisy timing chain as that was replaced by steve Scrimminger, Head bearings?....... well the extra weight may be showing them up. One of the advantages of age is that it is often accompanied with a bit of deafness, so she never sounded loud to me
As for that scousers comment.................. right off

 

[earthmover]

More importantly, how did the Jet conversion go?
Mark

 

[Flipfly]

More importantly, how did the Jet conversion go?
Mark

Good cheers Mark, really liking it

Makes me look a cool as feck too, just like ponch from chips.......



.....or is that paunch from too many chips

 

[Rob Farmer]

.....or is that paunch from too many chips

Pizza and beer more like if our days spannering was anything to go by

 

[brassmonkey001]

She's hopefully gonna be running like a beaut for the gentlemens weekend.

I might be trailering mine down at this rate.