An itch I have to scratch I

marinatlas · Jun 22, 2022

baz said:
Maybe
But think I bought it from the same place
Can't remember

Last year , I had bought one , then it failed ..........that bike have a SH775 , and on tender (not all the time !) when unused , suddenly while riding the Eclipse was flashing showing overcharge , and the bat stay at 11,87 whatever the charge ...........??

EstuaryBoy · Jun 23, 2022

Maybe I just got lucky!! Seven years still going strong, first external charge (from their dedicated 'budget' wall wart) after five years, no more than a couple of top ups since....

May or may not be relevant, but the bike's charging system is totally OE as it left the factory.

acotrel · Jun 23, 2022

chrisf1 said:
I gave up biking 2 years ago at 68 partly because I dropped my triton and hurt myself with a hole in my foot, and partly because she who must be obeyed said I was a silly old fool for thinking I could regain my lost youth by doing what young men do !!! so the triton went to a new home, and ever since I have lusted after another but decided firmly on electric start so I am in the process of negotiating on a1975 Mk3 interstate which is running but not very well ! it has been stood for a couple of years and I am hoping it is carburation , it starts easily and runs but on low revs a cylinder is missing once up to 2500 rpm it seems to be running on two but I cannot be sure because it is not under load and from the video I have seen even while missing no smoke anyway I hope to be seeing it in the flesh by the end of the week and if we agree on price I will be reverting to my foolish hobby, apparently it has a new starter fitted with receipt and does start on the button but apparently the switch is hit and miss is this a common problem or simply remove clean and replace, also could someone let me know the correct carbs and jets and if there are known improvements on the market and if so what they are, has anyone had any problems with this new diluted fuel that has been forced upon us and is the Esso premium still free of this because I looked at a premium pump the other day and it had a sticker with a 5 on it which I took to mean ETHANOL Many thanks in advance for your help and advice and if all goes well you will be hearing from me more often Chris

I suggest the proper definition of the word 'safe' is - 'a situation or condition where the risks are minimised to a level which is tolerable to the stakeholders'.
I am in a similar situation. I am 80 and my wife does not want me to race again. If I choose to go around her, I would probably be being 'unsafe'. What she fails to realise, is I ride a motorcycle better than I could ever drive a car. I have had all my crashes already. The last time I raced, I raced better than I ever did.

SteveA · Jun 23, 2022

My experience with Motobatt has been good. Except one I bought for the Virago I had, but the seller replaced it and the replacement was good. The others I have had, maybe 7 or 8, have been fine.

SteveA · Jun 23, 2022

acotrel said:
I suggest the proper definition of the word 'safe' is - 'a situation or condition where the risks are minimised to a level which is tolerable to the stakeholders'.
I am in a similar situation. I am 80 and my wife does not want me to race again. If I choose to go around her, I would probably be being 'unsafe'. What she fails to realise, is I ride a motorcycle better than I could ever drive a car. I have had all my crashes already. The last time I raced, I raced better than I ever did.

Alan, like the OP I am 68. I have entered a race in Belgium in August. I ride an old AJS single on the road and I kickstart it.

We should all reassess safety and practicality every time we ride, I was deciding that the AJS was getting too much work to start and put on the stand, then I changed the centre stand and the carb! It is practical again, but I am probably doing a bit more exercise too.

Today isn't the same as yesterday, and it changes daily, not 'decadely'.

'The last time I raced I was fine' is OK when that last time was last week, but when it is 10 years ago we are probably dreaming!

For me, my last ride on the AJS was last week, but my last race is more than 2 years ago. The last time I was on track was last September. I was fairly comfortable and safe over that weekend, but it wasn't a race on a 5km road circuit, so I will have to take the race meeting as it comes.

The last time could always be the last time, I want that to be by choice, it doesn't have to go horribly wrong, we just have to assess how it did go and decide, during or immediately after the event, is it time to quit?

One day it will be over because 'it ain't fun no more!' There are a number of reasons 'it ain't fun'. And that includes it not being fun for others to be around us! You have to understand how far you can push that, too. I can't imagine doing a race meeting without my wife, who was at the first one in '75, both being there, and onside.

It is my itch, and I have to scratch it too!

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