Bloody travesty

[pappajohn]

I had an A10. Bloody hard to start, handled shite and leaked oil everywhere. Oh the good old days!

My A10 only leaked oil in one place..... Back into the sump.
If it was stood a few days I had to drain the sump and put it back in the oil tank.

 

[Jaws]

My first new trials bike in 1991 had a Rotax engine and I can confirm they are good even when upside down or flying through the air doing cartwheels they still started easy

They even restart easy after being drowned in a river !

 

[tacr2man]

i had a somewhat different experience with Brit bikes , than some on here it would appear , I had a 1966 RE Continental Gt , set up pretty similar to this one except the seat was trimmed in red leather , and it had Borani alloy rims., and a goldie pattern silencer .

It had also been upgraded to 12;1 compression , and sodium filled valves , and IIRC dunlop race tyres. It was very quick , and noisy
It would hit the end on both clocks, I was able one night to do a "speed Check" with the assistance of a XJ6 which had a calibrated speedo (painted white with nice hiviz stripes) result 108 on the M4 . Surprised a few cb72 owners . Owned it for about 18 months , and sold it to buy a A10 gold flash ex police bike

(minus the blue light ) It was very oil tight , and only thing I remember having to do was replace one exhaust stub ring , and cahnge the rear sproket , as they were geared lower for police work , acceleration rather than top end.
It ended up writing off a ford zodiac , in town when side stand came down on a bend and was unable to lean back round the bend so went across road towards a tree , luckily the Zodiac got in the way and I went over the top , the other bits of luck were local ambulance driver was cycling to ambulance station , about 250yds up the road , local nurse was walking along path , I had a qvery quick journey to hospital , and stayed over weekend, but no concussion , a few cuts and bruises The bike wasnt so lucky , pity as it was a real good starter and very reliable.

 

[Jaws]

My A10 only leaked oil in one place..... Back into the sump.
If it was stood a few days I had to drain the sump and put it back in the oil tank.

The dread rotary oil pump .. they were very good most of the time.. but when they started to go the only cure was a replcement

 

[Jaws]

i had a somewhat different experience with Brit bikes , than some on here it would appear , I had a 1966 RE Continental Gt , set up pretty similar to this one except the seat was trimmed in red leather , and it had Borani alloy rims., and a goldie pattern silencer . View attachment 307263
It had also been upgraded to 12;1 compression , and sodium filled valves , and IIRC dunlop race tyres. It was very quick , and noisy
It would hit the end on both clocks, I was able one night to do a "speed Check" with the assistance of a XJ6 which had a calibrated speedo (painted white with nice hiviz stripes) result 108 on the M4 . Surprised a few cb72 owners . Owned it for about 18 months , and sold it to buy a A10 gold flash ex police bike View attachment 307276
(minus the blue light ) It was very oil tight , and only thing I remember having to do was replace one exhaust stub ring , and cahnge the rear sproket , as they were geared lower for police work , acceleration rather than top end.
It ended up writing off a ford zodiac , in town when side stand came down on a bend and was unable to lean back round the bend so went across road towards a tree , luckily the Zodiac got in the way and I went over the top , the other bits of luck were local ambulance driver was cycling to ambulance station , about 250yds up the road , local nurse was walking along path , I had a qvery quick journey to hospital , and stayed over weekend, but no concussion , a few cuts and bruises The bike wasnt so lucky , pity as it was a real good starter and very reliable.

And the same as the Trumpet Saint, they were very low compression and lower cams so they could do outrider convoy duties

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[Coastal Cruiser.]

They even restart easy after being drowned in a river !

Yep, can confirm that as well

 

[olley]

I had an A10. Bloody hard to start, handled shite and leaked oil everywhere. Oh the good old days!

Should have had Norton, more oil but better handling.

 

[Chris51]

Have seen some nice looking "retro" Goldie lookalikes made from a Yamaha SR 500 .

 

[RowleyBirkinQC]

Count yourselves lucky, apparently I hate motor bikes of all descriptions I know this is true as my wife told me so and I am most grateful to her for putting me right as for many years prior to us getting married I was under the impression that I loved them (somehow my life seems to have a bike shaped hole in it since then)

New wife, new bike, new you???

 

[Gerby]

New wife, new bike, new you???

Could probably afford the second two but that first one is just far far too expensive to even contemplate

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[Steve and Denise]

This one is a bit different.
https://www.bike-urious.com/1957-bsa-gold-star-dbd34/

And somebody showing I'm wrong.....

It ain’t in club and trim, but then again you know that .
And I have one to play with have you ?
I can always change the rear guard or even build a Catalonia scrambler out of it.
It’s all a matter of taste.

 

[tonyidle]

This one is a bit different.
https://www.bike-urious.com/1957-bsa-gold-star-dbd34/

And somebody showing I'm wrong.....

Not wise to bring it up to compression with the ignition powered (or if a mag without holding the kill button). Don't ask me how I know .

 

[Rosemary1]

Count yourselves lucky, apparently I hate motor bikes of all descriptions I know this is true as my wife told me so and I am most grateful to her for putting me right as for many years prior to us getting married I was under the impression that I loved them (somehow my life seems to have a bike shaped hole in it since then)

My hubby was bike mad before we met and bike mad now! I always suspected if he ever had to choose between me and the bike, I would be packing my bags and on my way (not sure I am actually joking here)

 

[olley]

My dot scrambler used to kickback sometimes, which usually meant it sheared the woodruff key on the flywheel mag, i always carried a few spares.

 

[jongood]

My hubby was bike mad before we met and bike mad now! I always suspected if he ever had to choose between me and the bike, I would be packing my bags and on my way (not sure I am actually joking here)

I can't see a problem with any of this.

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[ianthebuilder]

Only had a 500 one, and then not to use as it was a deal I did and it came in just as a for sale item

I lusted after an RE-GT ... I knew they suffered with a soft bottom end, but at 16/17 they just LOOKED so good !

My ex suffered with the same!!

 

[Rosemary1]

I can't see a problem with any of this.

Perhaps but after 40 years I would like to have moved up the pecking order

 

[hilldweller]

Not wise to bring it up to compression with the ignition powered (or if a mag without holding the kill button).

I was expecting him to turn a key after getting it in place and his second attempt he just kicked it but it did work.

 

[hilldweller]

I always suspected if he ever had to choose between me and the bike, I would be packing my bags and on my way (not sure I am actually joking here)

When my daughter married a plane enthusiast I warned her, don't ever take on the plane, it might win. These things are class A drugs, every bit as addictive and every bit as damaging.

 

[tonyidle]

I was expecting him to turn a key after getting it in place and his second attempt he just kicked it but it did work.

It'll work either way but if it fires just as you are feeling for compression the kickback is pretty nasty.

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[Jaws]

My hubby was bike mad before we met and bike mad now! I always suspected if he ever had to choose between me and the bike, I would be packing my bags and on my way (not sure I am actually joking here)

Maureen thinks that too... But you can rest assured, he would always choose you.. He would be a grumpy miserable git, intolerable to lve with and always sulky though !
An example... I think I am fairly in the bike obsessed group, but back in the 80's Woman wanted new fitted wardrobes in the bedroom.
I could not afford them, so sold my bike to fund it all..

Mind you, comes in handy sometimes.. If ever I gripe about something she wants and she calls me a tight sod, I fall back on that event and all goes quiet !

 

[hilldweller]

I could not afford them, so sold my bike to fund it all..

Jesus wept - how much fun can you have in a wardrobe ?

 

[Jaws]

Jesus wept - how much fun can you have in a wardrobe ?

Weeeellll they are faced with mirrors ..........

 

[hilldweller]

Weeeellll they are faced with mirrors ..........

I can see it now, you staring at the tears rolling down your cheeks saying "WTF have I done ?".

 

[Jaws]

I can see it now, you staring at the tears rolling down your cheeks saying "WTF have I done ?".

Nahhhh.. I knew what I was up to.. and knew I had banked a large bonus is brownie points !

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