Despite a stitch up to my knee, a couple of years back, I bought a Royal Enfield Bullit with just a kick start, which can kick back and was a b to start at first but seems better now albeit I saw yesterday there was petrol dripping down from the float chamber.
I went to a vehicle show in Clacton today in my old Viva, as the forecast was for rain showers.
A couple of Bikers and a woman in leathers stopped and one said this is the Viva from Dovercourt , we live just down the Crescent from you.
The guy said he had a Honda 4 from the eightees and their mate had a 1961 Bathtub 3T(I think) and he used to live in Lawford where I was before, but not the guy opposite us there who had a similar Metallic blue 350.
https://scontent.flhr3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/40143574_1883626055083889_3102563995287027712_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=cda0954257ad110a367fa78df12642da&oe=5BEF228B Did feel sorry for them when the heavens opened but then have plenty experience of bikes being my sole form of transport.
The place there I used to take my bikes in Manningtree, lost their full time MOT tester, and quite frankly I spent a load of dosh getting my Aprilia Atlantic recommissioned (as they say)near here, mainly a lot on electrics and to be fair they did say the wiring was a botch job, not by me, and the ignition switch a cheap Jap one.
That said after spending out on a rear brake Master cylinder to get one of my bigger bikes through its MOT ,which I am using Friday having agreed to be part of a sendoff for another club's member whose biker Grandad sadly passed on, so am going to Colchester Crematorium behind combo Sidecar Coffin outfit as the Grandson wanted some bikes to follow it leading the cortage. My Cagiva is Black so is fitting.
Anyways my other 1000VTwin an Aprilia Mille went straight through its MOT, after which the boss at the bike shop said "oh you will bring your bikes here in future",
I repeateed asked for a pucker bill for all that work on the Atlantic, without result, the Scooter stopped as I was manouvering through the back gate, so run destination aborted but got it going again, however last week it did the same, and if I raised a block connector the lights all came on and it started, so tried a cable tye to clear the wiring and it seemed OK,but no luck getting to find a connector for the speedo they hadnt attempted to fix, however next morning nothing.
When I put one of the fuses back in the relay block connector, to the battery the lights come on then there is that wirring sound when they come on and then they all go out again. At least I did at last change the old Dash cover that would get damp inside with a new one I bought when I first got the thing.
I tried a screwdriver betwixt the solonoid terminals and it turned over but obviously wouldnt fire.
Despite supposedly their work being covered by a 3 month warrantee(spoken) I really do not want to go back to that dealership as it will probably be a case of you need a new ignition barrel, we did tell you and its probably over 3 months anyway,however I am at a loss to solve the dilema otherwise.