mike wilson

A guess from the thumbnail. Royal Enfield Interceptor. 750cc.

A clue: it's what it did rather than anything else. Although the construction is rather interesting, too.

Just call me stumpy......

You can say that about weather protection on all bikes. After getting thoroughly sick of scraping crud off the back of the gearbox due to useless rear guards, I've been trying to get a manufacturer interested in making a hugger for the small blocks for ages. One size fits all, thousands and thousands of them out there. No success.... I really hate cleaning unneccessary road crap off a bike. Not to mention the potential for damage. mike

Sadly not, although that would have been useful in its endeavours.

Part of the post-war European scooter boom, what was this machine's rather odd claim to fame? Un point! mike

New server: http://morini.com.au/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=1 Fast as a V35 on NO2. (i.e. fast enough and bloody scary.....) [edit] Ha! Just seen the date on your post - no doubt you already know about this. m

The filter's screwed onto the sump. Vibratiing that way, which, with the help of gravity is the more likely, would cause no problem. If it vibrates the other way, it's heading for expensive bits of kit. m

Let me see: a French male who mades a revolting din at odd hours of the day and who would rather kick your head in and take your eyes out than have sensible discourse - unless you are female, in which case.... Maybe we won't go there after all......

90,000miles+ on V65. Major top end overhaul at about 80,000. Loads of little things like batteries. All expensive. Did nearly 100,000 on an MZ. One big end (it had been standing for some years) one K/S spring and one battery. Otherwise just routine maintenance and repairs to vandalism/thievery. About another 20,000 on other MZs. 40,000 on a Panther. Too much to mention - many previous owners. Probably another 100,000 on various Velocettes and other makes. 140,000 miles in a Ford. Fuel, servicing and an alternator. m

David Attenborough got a tapeworm after eating raw liver in Borneo. Apparently the feeling of ripe segments rolling down your leg is rather disconcerting. mike

Hmmm. Maybe. I forgot that you can see the twiddly bits in a big bore. With a windage plate, I would have no worries. Without it, I might think very carefully. If it vibrates up the filter, it's got to be quite close to the whirly things. m

No messing about with chopping a cam up and just a little fiddling about with the ignition system, too. Two strokes are wonderful machines.......

There's been a thread on that on either: here, Wildguzzi, Guzzitech or the morini.com.au Guzzi forum in the last month or six weeks. Someone bought a bike and found a jubilee clip on the filter, arranged so that, if it began to unscrew, the head of the clip butted up against part of the sump. There was a lot of stuff following about how it was likely to come loose itself and not worth the bother [sounds like WildGuzzi 8-)] but it struck me that someone would do that if they had had problems. Given how cheaply filters are made, especially the screwthread holding it on, seems like a sensible precaution to me. mike

Klingons don't ride Guzzis. http://www.antisocialite.net/gallery/Drago...ingons_on_Bikes Har!!

I am _such_ a boring get..... 8-)

There's another factor. Some time early last century, engine designers discovered an interesting fact: the valves controlling gas flow in and out of the cylinder didn't have to open at the beginning of the inlet or exhaust stroke or close at the end of them. The timiings could be stretched in both directions. Bizarrely, they could actually _both_ be open at the same time at certain points of the cycle. Thus was born the phenomenon known to all and sundry as "valve overlap". Up until then, the gases flowing as and when the designers wanted them to. This was true but some genius realised that it might be better for power production if the gases flowed when _they_ wanted to. With the advent of overlap, we lost the "feeble teufing" of the Ixion books and gained the snarling, popping, roaring beast we know and love. Listen to the difference between a 1903 Werner (a classic "teufer") and a 1950s Rennsport NSU, whose exhaust note has been likened to tearing calico. Apart from the differences in exhaust, I suspect that engine design parameters including V angle and valve overlap will have a profound effect in the eventual noise output of the motor. Not to mention the big nut holding the throttle on. Here endeth the history lesson. mike

Had exactly the same problem. Until I did this: http://www.guzzitech.com/SmallBlockRelay-PHayes.html No more starter problems. Best 30 minutes maintenance I ever did. mike

Especially as he seems to be using liquid fuel. If the igniter fails, he's going to provide a skating rink for following vehicles. Not well thought out at all. Suprisingly. 8-))

8-)) I recommend a good coat of creosote to hide defects.

The Lonesome Motorcycle Company was formed in Oregon, when a batch of Sitka spruce was planted in 1984. Design issues were broached during the following decade whilst the crop came to fruition. This (the Pine model) was built in 1999 with an 80cc McCullough two stroke motor featuring solid Mahogany (sustainable source) pistons and old chainsaw blades held against the road surface for traction. Did you ever wonder where those wonderful rain grooves come from?????. Fuel is conifer resin, diluted with methanol. Not a fuel that gives high power but traffic jams smell like freshly disinfected lavatories. Known issues with these models: dry rot Death Watch Beetle coffee cup rings If garaged outside and not used in the salty depths of winter, a good crop of Shiitake mushrooms can be gathered just before the annual engineering inspection. mike

At today's rate, that's £41,902.5 That's your bid. I'm serious about the point; take note, please, Ben.

Anyone up for forming a consortium to bid? We could store it in my garage and I wouldn't charge rent.....

This sort of stuff always reminds me of someone's description of the Vincent. "A collection of solutions, hurtling down the road looking for a problem"

I could be picky and say "British" Anzani but I'm not so nasty. Usually. Two points, Forummeister. Now for the good news. This bike can be yours..... http://www.conway-motors.co.uk/montgomery%...h%20anzani.html About 1/3rd of the way down, just above the photographs. How about another point for the auction price? I guess £38,000.