Saul

Bloody sad loss. Made a good age considering how he lived. Sabbath were part of the soundtrack of growing up for me.

I think she is quick and a pretty good rider better than most you come across, but you could see and almost feel that off coming. Plus that Speed 1200RS is a beast of a bike, definitely top drawer of what's available at the moment. Fine margins when pushing something like that.

Beast of a bike though. I like the faired version. Wouldn't get one, would kill me. Cool machine just the same.

You can see her getting carried away and overconfident as the vid goes on.

Fecking quick bike though. Did you see Usernamekate chuck one down the track a few weeks ago. She was lucky not to properly hurt herself

I did that this morning to check it. Sprays fine in a pretty good even pattern as far as i can tell. Starting is fine it just stalls at tickover once warn and off fast idle.

Totally agree with that , I am going to explore the extra drag from the variator/drive belt first idea as that spins with the crank all the time. I don't have a way to check the pressure from the fuel pump but it was pretty cheap so I bought it just in case.

True with a capitol W

Without doubt. I think it's the Bikini Faring and black red yellow livery that had me. Has hints of a Kawasaki ZRX about it to. Also looks a bit like this to but with a proper engine.

Fuel sock not wank sock

Nothing between the tank and injector the only filter is the sock on the fuel pump.

I won't answer that in detail because he is at the age where I would rather thump him than look at him. Probably not but he hasn't got much sense.

I don't think there can be much in the tank, I will of course check and do have a low mileage second hand fuel pump to put in just to rule out the current one failing, parts are pretty cheap for these things second hand. Also I cleaned up stream from the injector but not the tank so it does need doing. Only thing that is expensive is the throttle body and CDI unit. I am going to do the drive belt and variator first though just in case that is causing drag, enough to stall the bike at very low revs. And seeing it should have been done at 6k and the Ped is on 12k tells me it would be smart to do. Lean't allsorts about these fecking things the last few weeks. I wish I had gone with my convictions and bought him a second hand Honda ped or cub type thing in the first place. His mother insisted he had something new but in the long term I reckon he would have been better off with an Innova 110 or something of that ilk. But what the fuck would I know.

Not yet

I do love the look of these. Never gonna sell them at £10K but look cool as hell in that Black livery.

Lovely, but Shadow would slit his throat if he had that Plus he hasn't got two pennys to scratch his arse with. I bought the Ped for £2500 for him, gave him a grand towards it and it took him 3 years to pay me back the rest. Bank of dad is closed to him.

It runs absolutely fine just dies at idle. Only way to increase the idle is to adjust the throttle cable to keep the butterfly open a fraction like an idle screw would. It's what I have done and it seems to be fine at the moment but I don't think it's an ideal fix. The sad thing is Fuzz Nuts has had this Ped from new and it's been a good servant, but not looked after. The only reason it has not blown the motor is I change the oil every time I service one of my bikes. Other than that it's not touched. He expects me to pay for it to be serviced, but he can feck off, the piss taking twat earns more than I do. I don't mind helping, if asked, but I am not good with teenage attitude, I could go on but won't

It's a fuel injected GY6 engine, if it was carbed it would be easy to fix. It just dies like the tickover is set to low, no idle adjustment to be set. It's a basic fuel system really just nothing to adjust. Fuel pump is fine, injector is fine, I am suspicious of the throttle body but don't really know. Valve clearances are spot on but a fraction loose deliberately, excellent spark. I am guessing good compression as it goes as well as any 11BHP motor has a right to.

Mate you have never met the daft twat. He makes noises about wanting a geared bike but can't save a fecking penny. Spunks all he earns on Tik Tok shop on utter crap.

Started stalling again. Grasping at straws with the thing really. I stripped it all again and cleaned what I could. Throttle body, injector both as clean as I can get them. I turned the ped over with the injector out and the spray pattern looked okay. Seems to be running fine again but I think there is wear in the shaft that the throttle butterfly rides on as it sort of jams now and again. Not sure that would make it die but the throttle does hang very occasionally. I may see if I can get a replacement on EBay. Also the rollers are rattling in the variator which I am guessing means they are gubbed. Going to strip it all down for a look in the week because it must be due a belt and rollers by now. Also needs a back tyre as the MoT is coming up. Fuzz Nuts ain’t going to be happy.

Here we go again. Shadows off the road. . To be fair it probably wasn’t her fault this time she just picked up a 50mm wood screw. The annoying thing is that it went through into the tyres sidewall making it unrepairable Also the front tyre is all but on the wear bar so better to do the set. Looking at around £130 for a set plus fitting. Rang the local guy who will see what he can get, Hopefully get the wheels done on Tuesday. Fecking bikes are keeping me poor. Just checked the odometer and she has done 12,000 miles since last October.

I had a very hard paper round.

Sunny when I left home.

I slept most of today

Part two We left Penberth Cove with the WI Fete still in full swing. We talked about going to Porthcurno beach to see the cables but the Minack Theatre cafe had a stronger draw. Problem was it was closed to the public unless you had booked ahead. So we followed the coast road around past Porthcapel, Porthgwarra, Nanjizal Bay, Lands End, First and Last House and finally onto stop at Sennen Cove. Gwynver beach in the background. Apparently we can’t park there So we went to for some much needed refreshments Saw this Tripple Black and I thought of @Pedro Sounded great with a full Akrapovic system. Owner was a Sennen local riding around in flip flops. Sennen Beach Lifeboat house and slipway We headed off again withe the old nail riders wanting to stick to the slower B roads for the scenery, apparently. Wasn’t bad at all to be fair. Headed past Land’s End Airport, St Just, Botallack, Pendeen, Zennor all across Tencrom to St Ives. Decided then to head back to Hayle and ultimately back to Hell’s Mouth again for Coffee. While I was getting the drinks some of the lads helped some guy bump start his 1250 Bandit with flat battery. Wish I had some photos of some very comedic antics. How none of the lads had a heart event I will never know. Silly old feckers. Matey who owned the Bandit was just as bad he must have been 70. They got him going and had to have a few quiet minutes drinking their coffee to recover. Now all flagging and miles from home they finally agreed to take the A30 home. I lead them onto Portreath, Redruth and Scorrier before rejoining the A30. Had to keep the pace down to 60/70 so the British Nails didn’t destroy themselves or blind their riders with vibes. Despite that we made it home to Fowey by around 18:00 in time for cocoa and a nap. Twas a bloody good day. We are going up to Dartmoor next time be cooler up there My day stats from leaving work in the morning. The lads did about 145 of those miles. Really enjoyed riding the CBF again after its repairs. Great, capable comfy old bike. And it’s got to be said in good company.