Ponderosa Sunday 5th May.
- BAZ
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Re: Ponderosa Sunday 5th May.
Raining here also..
- Alan H
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Re: Ponderosa Sunday 5th May.
Lovely and sunny here in Madeira.
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- PaulD738
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Re: Ponderosa Sunday 5th May.
The second one is off, preferably right offAlan H wrote:Lovely and sunny here in Madeira.
They're rubbish them Jap bikes lad they won't last five minutes! you want to get yourself a nice Royal Enfield!
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A quote from my old dad
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- itsnotateapot
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Re: Ponderosa Sunday 5th May.
Well me and Mick made it today on the bikes, and two more members turned up at the Ponderosa in there car, I won't name them but there names sound like Dizzy and May, anyhow had a great day out 225 miles and a free coffee from Dizzy
SUZUKI GT750 L
SUZUKI T500 M
SUZUKI GT185 K
Suzuki T500 Cobra
Suzuki GTS 500 Hybrid.
Suzuki RG250.
SUZUKI T500 M
SUZUKI GT185 K
Suzuki T500 Cobra
Suzuki GTS 500 Hybrid.
Suzuki RG250.
- mizzytheman
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Re: Ponderosa Sunday 5th May.
I wonder who they could be then?
I would have been there only when I set off this morning I noticed that the rev counter wasn’t working and chose to ignore it thinking it was only the rev counter cable had broken. Anyway, I was halfway down the motorway on my way to May’s Ray’s when I noticed the needle of the temperature gauge in the red zone.
Got to May’s Ray’s and took off the rev counter cable from the crankcase to confirm there was no drive to the rev counter assembly.
Looks like the water pump drive gear has sheared. Will investigate further tomorrow.
I would have been there only when I set off this morning I noticed that the rev counter wasn’t working and chose to ignore it thinking it was only the rev counter cable had broken. Anyway, I was halfway down the motorway on my way to May’s Ray’s when I noticed the needle of the temperature gauge in the red zone.
Got to May’s Ray’s and took off the rev counter cable from the crankcase to confirm there was no drive to the rev counter assembly.
Looks like the water pump drive gear has sheared. Will investigate further tomorrow.
- Alan H
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Re: Ponderosa Sunday 5th May.
Fit a heavyweight replacement. You know it makes sense. The other one was obviously not up to the load.
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- mizzytheman
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Re: Ponderosa Sunday 5th May.
Alan H wrote:Fit a heavyweight replacement. You know it makes sense. The other one was obviously not up to the load.
I was going to fit a Yorkshire one. It’ll be cheap, make a whirring noise and a tight fit.
- Alan H
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Re: Ponderosa Sunday 5th May.
I resemble that remark - being quite fit anyway!
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- PaulD738
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Re: Ponderosa Sunday 5th May.
Alan H wrote:I resemble that remark - being a tight git anyway!
They're rubbish them Jap bikes lad they won't last five minutes! you want to get yourself a nice Royal Enfield!
A quote from my old dad
I started out with nothing and I’ve got most of it left!
A quote from my old dad
I started out with nothing and I’ve got most of it left!
- Alan H
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Re: Ponderosa Sunday 5th May.
Proof that four strokes are over complicated