What Did You Do With Your Commando Today?

All be it a bit chilly today the roads were bone dry and the salt they laid down flung to the kerbsides I decided to take Arnie for a 25 mile run to keep him fit and able rather than mothball him.

Oil level was down to halfway on the dipstick and keen to see if any more crunchies we present after my failed tappet adjuster episode I drained the sump and checked both sump plug magnets. Hoorah nothing but oil and a tiny bit of sludge so hopefully I’ve seen the back of that issue and the engine hasn’t any nasty surprises for me down the road.

Went as good as ever and came back spotless, mission accomplished 👍
 
batrider said:
Wipe it down well. That salt dust on the side will be on there and can have a delayed effect in the nooks and crannies.
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You’re quite right of course. Checking it over it still looked perfect but a small wipe of the rims with my finger tip, it tasted salty so gave the whole bike a thorough wash and a blow dry; like a pampered poodle 🤣🤣🤣
 
Needed to pick something up from someone - and there were interesting dry roads in between. Mission accomplished. 60 fun miles.

What Did You Do With Your Commando Today?
 
I regret to say that I have not done anything with my Seeley 850 for a long time, and I will not be doing anything with it today. However my grief about my best friend's death is diminishing. Winton Motor Raceway has lost it's track licence for motorcycles, and I almost went there last Friday to try and do something about it. The guys on this forum help me. I like reading about their activities. I would still like to make an onboard video with the Seeley - the way it can accelerate through corners is interesting, and funny in a race. I did not know it could do that until I tried it. Thinking about it makes me apprehensive, however it might be safe. The speed differential at the leaving end of the corner is horrendous. I entered a corner at the same speed as 3 1100cc super bikes in front of me and accelerated full blast past the 3 of them while they were following each other at full lean and really trying. - silly stuff !
I need to get on Winton Raceway with a few guys on modern bikes.
 
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acotrel said:
I regret to say that I have not done anything with my Seeley 850 for a long time, and I will not be doing anything with it today. However my grief about my best friend's death is diminishing. Winton Motor Raceway has lost it's track licence for motorcycles, and I almost went there last Friday to try and do something about it. The guys on this forum help me. I like reading about their activities. I would still like to make an onboard video with the Seeley - the way it can accelerate through corners is interesting, and funny in a race. I did not know it could do that until I tried it. Thinking about it makes me apprehensive, however it might be safe. The speed differential at the leaving end of the corner is horrendous. I entered a corner at the same speed as 3 1100cc super bikes in front of me and accelerated full blast past the 3 of them while they were following each other at full lean and really trying. - silly stuff !
I need to get on Winton Raceway with a few guys on modern bikes.
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Time to get a younger rider to help you with some filming of the Seeley. It would be worth seeing in action.
 
I bet the tires need changing? How long has it been sitting? Tank cleaned, carbs cleaned. Time to get to work Al, I would love to see and hear it.
 
jan nelder said:
Time to get a younger rider to help you with some filming of the Seeley. It would be worth seeing in action.
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This is such a great idea and SOOOOOOOOO obvious. Al, your bike isn't a road bike, it's a race bike. A person can ride a road bike until they are 100 years old, but race bikes outlive their owners, and most racers look to stay involved in racing in another way other than being the rider as their skills diminish. Whether the way they stay involved is being the bike Owner, Consultant, mechanic, or pit crew chief. Having a young racer race your bike allows you to stay involved in the sport of racing. The young racer can pay all the fees, so it doesn't cost you a dime. You own the bike, so you get to tell stories, and coach the young rider, as well as be involved in the tuning of the bike. Maybe you can even take a few laps in a practice session just to test the bike's handling and enjoy a moment from the past...

I'm sure you'll have a reason to not do this, but it's a pretty simple and cheap way to stay involved in racing the seely....
 
o0norton0o said:
This is such a great idea and SOOOOOOOOO obvious. Al, your bike isn't a road bike, it's a race bike. A person can ride a road bike until they are 100 years old, but race bikes outlive their owners, and most racers look to stay involved in racing in another way other than being the rider as their skills diminish. Whether the way they stay involved is being the bike Owner, Consultant, mechanic, or pit crew chief. Having a young racer race your bike allows you to stay involved in the sport of racing. The young racer can pay all the fees, so it doesn't cost you a dime. You own the bike, so you get to tell stories, and coach the young rider, as well as be involved in the tuning of the bike. Maybe you can even take a few laps in a practice session just to test the bike's handling and enjoy a moment from the past...

I'm sure you'll have a reason to not do this, but it's a pretty simple and cheap way to stay involved in racing the seely....
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NYC Norton runs Seeleys in the US. Worth the price of a ticket to a vintage race to hear them - they sound so good
 
Joint club ride of the Norton and BSA organizations. About 30 bikes showed up. 3 Nortons, a couple BSA's, at least one (Meriden) Triumph Triple, two Velocettes and a surprising number of Royal Enfields ("It's an older British Bike with brakes and bright lights," said one owner) We did the San Francisco Bay Delta, a favorite location for club rides. About 174 miles all together. However - went through a tunnel on the way back and it didn't look like I had a headlight. Checked when I got back (bike hooked up to trickle charger) turn signals and brake lights work but no head or tail light. Sigh. Decided I was too tired for a session with the multimeter and will trace wires another day.
 
Attached an extension piece to the existing extension I fixed to the enrichment lever on the Mikuni carb. Now a bit easier to find the damn thing without having to look for it.
 

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