As I said. Our lot had no real breakdowns, If we did have to stop. An adjustment or tightening something up with a spanner was all that was usually needed to carry on, and I recall we had quite a motley selection of bikes. From a pre war KTT Velocette, and Panther 350, to a couple of post war Thunderbirds, a Speed Twin, a Dragonfly, a Silver Rocket, and or course the Goldie. My brother even had a Black Shadow for a month or two. He soon got rid, as it wouldn't go round corners. He could leave us all standing on a straight road, but once into the twisties, most of us could lose him. He didn't like that at all. :-)
New National Speed Limit ProposalOn Thu, 3 Aug 2006 15:09:08 +0100, Conor I drove over to Godstone yesterday. On the way back at about 3pm all of the drivers ahead of me...
OTOH, on the reliability issue. I remember once going to the Cheddar Gorge from London, for a day out in the Austin 7 Swallow, and getting 3 punctures. 2 of which I had to repair at the side of the road. Got quite expert at it in the end. 15 to 20 mins from stopping to driving off again.
I never once had the need to fix a Japanese bike at the
But when the do need fixing though, they can cost an arm and a leg. Mike.
