The joys of classic vehicles after a winter layup

[Rob Farmer]

Dug one of my airheads out after a three month layup today. Out in the sunshine for a spin only to have it coat my foot in petrol a few miles down the road. Sorted that out and came across the chap from the end of my road pushing his old rudge (he does this a lot) magneto died.

a few more miles and there a beautiful Austin Healy 3000 with the bonnet up and steam billowing out. Cheerful chap "all part of it"

stopped for a pissed off bloke pushing his a10 "it just died mate" 2 mile push ahead of him.

1450 Harley in a car park banging and farting on one cylinder.

all us out for the first time this year. Makes you wonder why we do it to ourselves.

 

[bumpmuncher]

Wonder what mine will be like after its extended abandonment, last time it went out I was wearing tshirt and shorts

 

[vanandy]

I'd buy a new bike tomorrow, if it was sub 180kgs, had heaps of character, wasn't water cooled, wasn't fuel injected, had a great stance, was sub £5K and didn't have anything on it that didn't make it go.
Eurotwats have destroyed new bikes that's why old bikes are fetching silly money.....IMO.
I guess I'm missing a new Honda dominator, KLR 650, XT600. thou saying that, new bikes are not the same quality nowadays, a new Dommie would have penny pinching parts fitted that wouldn't last as long as an old model.

 

[MikeO]

I'd buy a new bike tomorrow, if it was sub 180kgs, had heaps of character, wasn't water cooled, wasn't fuel injected, had a great stance, was sub £5K and didn't have anything on it that didn't make it go.
Eurotwats have destroyed new bikes that's why old bikes are fetching silly money.....IMO.
I guess I'm missing a new Honda dominator, KLR 650, XT600. thou saying that, new bikes are not the same quality nowadays, a new Dommie would have penny pinching parts fitted that wouldn't last as long as an old model.

£4995

 

[Big Si]

Dug one of my airheads out after a three month layup today. Out in the sunshine for a spin only to have it coat my foot in petrol a few miles down the road.

They piss themselves as well as the owners then?

 

[Edward]

I dug my BSA B34 Competition out of the garage this morning where it has been since October. Pumped up the tyres, tickled the carb,eased her over compression, full retard and with a half hearted kick she started. 15 miles and all was lovely until I stopped for milk. I came out of the Co-Op swung my leg over the bike and promptly fell over with the bike on top of me.

 

[Edward]

£4995

Mike, that one's fuel injected.

 

[MikeO]

Mike, that one's fuel injected.

Bugger

 

[vanandy]

As I was writing above Enfield was floating around my head, just not enough stance for me........yet.