I have a story about a special jag made for a famous Irish guy he was called
Davy Jones and he was 2foot 2 inches and jaguar built him a car it's in the
ulster folk and transport museum it's tiny so the webers are not much good to
it lol I'm leaving the head into an engineering workshop to get a
ah well...my buddies are here to play so I got to go.
its always a blast talking with ya john.
I enjoy your perspective
thanks again for all the info.
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awww crapola.here I was imagining you telling me about some magical special
motor jaguar made for some famous irish guy with like six webers on it and so
on :)
I so get restoring a car out of love rather than utility.
do you seat the valves yourself by hand or are you going to have them g
enh all I found were pics and references to the bullet 500. not any old school
bikes with tank shifters.
oh hahahaI thought you meant tank shifter when you meant sportster and
british bike style right hand foot shifters.
the the pics are prolly about the same.
that's ok though thanks for th
It is a 3800cc sorry and yes new valve seats I would rather have it dine as
engine will be out anyway to get reconditioned its a labour of love for me it
was a freinds car he passed it on to me
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On 13 Apr 2013, at 00:33, "jeff mercier" wrote:
> 3200? I never even heard of
3200? I never even heard of that engine. is it a special model?
ive heard of the 3.8 and 4.2 and of course the 12 cylinder. but not a 3.2
that certainly doesn't mean im saying they never made one
so you are swapping out the valve seats on the spitfire?
are they worth doing that to them over
The electrics are perfect now and I must say the headlight is so bright it
lights up the road for what seems like miles ahead lol I would highly recommend
the enfeild they also do one called an Electra 65 look it up its got the gear
shift on the left like a jap bike and electric start and a bit
so other than the cosmetics, it performed like a real royal enfield of the time?
the one I test drove was the 500cc chrome one with tt pipes on it.
looked kinda silly with all that chrome on a scrambler but then I remembered
the bsa used to make one almost identical to it.
after talking to you. il
It's a 3200 jag I think I haven't had a good look at it yet the spitfire has a
1500 cc engine I have the head off it to convert it to unleaded petrol as the
old leaded petrol is unavailable now and the additives are not really suitable
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On 12 Apr 2013, at 23:39, "jeff mercie
which spitfire btw john. the 1500?
that was the most popular im sure you know but the least pretty imo. I think
the spitfire 1 was much better looking.
not to mention the spitfire 1s had about 70 hp from a 1147cc compared to the
sprites 45 hp from a 948 cc engine.
and which jag e engine?
again
I have owned an Indian built royal Enfield and it was a great bike the build
standard wasn't as good as British Japanese or American bikes particularly the
chrome but it was beautiful to ride
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On 12 Apr 2013, at 23:29, "jeff mercier" wrote:
> of course they don't look safe
of course they don't look safe..they make mini coopers look like limos :)
its just that they are like 1500 dollars base price.
of course that's no doors, no heater, ac, bumpers etc etc etc.
the Indians make a killer Harley 45 flathead they sell new,. they apparently
bought all the plans and mo
Yes but Tata own landrover now so they have bought a British classic design I
wouldn't drive any of those cars they build they look awful and unsafe I love
triumph cars and jaguar I'm working on a triumph spitfire at the minute my
friend just bought an e type jaguar to retore
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I never was a rover fan.
hopefully you are right john. presently the Chinese scooters and bikes sold
here have horrible reps and take up to three years to sell as new by
liquidators so its not surprising to see 'new' three or four year old scooters.
they certainly cant get worse.
without doubt
Love the bighorn handlebars
On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 8:47 PM, surfswab wrote:
> aka the hardwood Harley:
>
> http://videos.komando.com/watch/3102/kims-picks-wooden-motorcycle
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Yes they could have been great cars river kept the name going for a lot of
years but they were just re-badged river cars and not true mg's I do think in a
few years china will have sorted quality control out on the cars they build
some old British cars were beautiful even if they were unreliable
all this talk of old british cars reminds me of an old American motto for
british cars and bikes.
lord lucas, prince of darkness.
at least they made it easy to work on them. ill never forget seeing a voltage
regulator with a wire bail over the cover cause they knew youd need to crack it
and sepa
wow john..i just got a look at the mg tf. pretty car.
too bd the company was bought out by the Chinese.
is that what you mean by they aren't so good?
the Chinese vehicles we get there are kind of known for not having any kind of
decent quality control
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they still make mgs john?
wow I thought they went under with the rest of british Leyland...good for them
im going to go check that out.
how about Austin healy? they were my favorite over the mgs.
I had two sprites. one a 69 1275 which flew, well up to about 105.
and a 62 sprite 948 which barely g
Mg are still in production but nowhere nearly as good as they used to be and
Morgan still make cars with the ash frame they are a great car . The British
car and motorcycle industries failed because they wouldn't move with the times
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On 12 Apr 2013, at 21:10, "jeff mercier"
first thing id try is to check the plugs...if the right one is substantially
lighter colored. that would be indicative of it running much leaner.
then sync the carbs, imo you always save the most expensive attempts for last
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mgs stopped using wooden frames in the early thirties so I doubt wooden frames
had much to do with their failure.
prolly more about the world wanting bigger and bigger cars and they didn't do
that.
you may be thinking about the morgans. though they are still made and still use
the ash frames.
That hot cylinder is probably running lean, that would also explain the poor
idle also valves can make for poor idle. Valve checks usually are in the 10-20K
mile intervals, check your manual it should list it in the maintenance schedule.
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Fro
Don't forget wood was the principal material to build aircraft and even the WW2
DeHavline (SP?) mosquito which was an extremely successful fighter bomber.
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It miter be better to use steel. Of course, who wood ant.
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Ross
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From: "Joey Kelley"
Sent: 4/12/2013 2:36 PM
To: "nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com"
Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] A true chopper
Kurt, Jeff,
Be sure not get too carried away - we wa
Morgan still have wood frames I think beautiful cars
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On 12 Apr 2013, at 20:43, "Rmj" wrote:
> Hey,
> Early MG's had wood frames with metal overlays. Oh, yeah, they went bankrupt?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Ross
> From: Joey Kelley
> Sent: 4/12/2013 1:20 PM
> To: nighthawk_lovers@
I was on the Big Island (Hawaii) this week and got to ride my ST1100. That
bike is just way way too much fun.
The mechanical problem is that one of the cylinders is running 100 degrees
hotter than the other 3. Mechanic's in Hawaii are for the most part
terrible. It's taken me almost 2 years
Hey,
Early MG's had wood frames with metal overlays. Oh, yeah, they went bankrupt?
Thank you,
Ross
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I wonder - does the frame have a sin
Kurt, Jeff,
Be sure not get too carried away - we want you to Leaf yourself
some reserve.
-Joey
On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Kurt Nolte wrote:
> I'm saying it's knot a problem for me, but for yew... Better knock on
> wood, I might be ashing for it. Payback can be a beech..
if its not a problem for you. then they must be barking up the wrong tree.
From: Joey Kelley
To: "nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com"
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] A true chopper
So what you're saying is that its Kno
I'm saying it's knot a problem for me, but for yew... Better knock on wood,
I might be ashing for it. Payback can be a beech...
-Kurt
On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 2:56 PM, Joey Kelley wrote:
> So what you're saying is that its Knot a problem for you?
> -Joey
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at
So what you're saying is that its Knot a problem for you?
-Joey
On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 2:55 PM, Kurt Nolte wrote:
> Of course that's only a problem for you northern folks. We in the South
> can just leaf it be. :D
>
> -Kurt
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 2:55 PM, Joey Kelley wrote:
>
Of course that's only a problem for you northern folks. We in the South can
just leaf it be. :D
-Kurt
On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 2:55 PM, Joey Kelley wrote:
> Kurt,
> Good point - I'd say you've found another problem to Twig over
> -Joey
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 2:52 P
Kurt,
Good point - I'd say you've found another problem to Twig over
-Joey
On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Kurt Nolte wrote:
> I see Joey is being knotty as usual. I wonder how hard it is to drain the
> carb boles to store it for the winter...
>
> -Kurt
>
>
> On Fri, Apr
I see you've gotten to the Root of the problem there Jeff.
-Joey
On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 2:49 PM, jeff mercier wrote:
> easy to figure out why its not a sculpture of a Japanese bike. theres no
> such thing as a rice tree.
>*From:* Joey Kelley
> *To:* "nighthawk_lovers@googlegrou
I see Joey is being knotty as usual. I wonder how hard it is to drain the
carb boles to store it for the winter...
-Kurt
On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 2:49 PM, jeff mercier wrote:
> easy to figure out why its not a sculpture of a Japanese bike. theres no
> such thing as a rice tree.
>*From:* Joe
easy to figure out why its not a sculpture of a Japanese bike. theres no such
thing as a rice tree.
From: Joey Kelley
To: "nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com"
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 2:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] A true chopper
I wonder -
I wonder - does the frame have a single Trunk design?
Perhaps this guy will Branch out into cars?
Perhaps we could consider him a Budding builder?
-Joey
On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 2:10 PM, Hanghank wrote:
>
> Why *wood* you spend $200 like that? It’s not like money grows on
> tre
Why wood you spend $200 like that? It’s not like money grows on
trees,,
From: Joey Kelley
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 11:36 AM
To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] A true chopper
I guess you could say that bike is one that is truly against the g
Well you guys just had old hand me down cameras then! BTW the flash strips were
just like the cubes except the cubes would rotate when you wound the camera to
the next frame.
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a limited number of shots and flashcubes?
um not quite. my first camera was a Kodak brownie and back then film and
processing was wicked expensive.
From: Kyle Munz
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Well I haven't seen them since the 70's.
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Oh and I should mention I'm under 30 :-)
-Joey
On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 12:39 PM, Joey Kelley wrote:
> Allen,
> My first camera was a Kodak 110 Cartridge Camera:
> http://joeykelleyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/DSC_2508.jpg and it
> used Flash bulb 'cards' (my word) t
Allen,
My first camera was a Kodak 110 Cartridge Camera:
http://joeykelleyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/DSC_2508.jpg and it
used Flash bulb 'cards' (my word) that you stuck into the top of the
camera. They were good for I think 8 or 10 flashes. Each flash would take
out one of the b
I know about them, I'm only 28. :D
Kurt
On Apr 12, 2013 12:34 PM, "Allen Thomas" wrote:
> **
> Flash cubes, now that is something someone under 40 doesn't know about.
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Badump bump..
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I gue
I guess you could say that bike is one that is truly against the grain..
-Joey
On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 8:47 PM, surfswab wrote:
> aka the hardwood Harley:
>
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Flash cubes, now that is something someone under 40 doesn't know about.
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I remember those days, with a limited number of shots on film and limited
flash cubes. I find having a device in my pocket that can take pics of
anything and everything liberating. However, there are several things I've
done in my youth that I wish I could show someone pics of. There are also a
lar
ive posted pics before.
they don't seem to matter here.
I was just trying to contribute.
ps we aren't all 17 yrs old and in the height of social media.
once upon a time, we all rode around without taking pics of everything we ever
did.
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That's exactly right ;)
-Kyle
On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 9:57 AM, Joey Kelley wrote:
> To quote Kyle - 'Pictures or it Didn't Happen' :-)
> -Joey
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 10:48 AM, jeff mercier wrote:
>
>> a 39 inch led flatscreen in the box of course.
>>
>> or two girls and me o
To quote Kyle - 'Pictures or it Didn't Happen' :-)
-Joey
On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 10:48 AM, jeff mercier wrote:
> a 39 inch led flatscreen in the box of course.
>
> or two girls and me on my old panhead for about 25 miles about a million
> years ago when I was still crazy.
>
>*From
a 39 inch led flatscreen in the box of course.
or two girls and me on my old panhead for about 25 miles about a million years
ago when I was still crazy.
From: Joey Kelley
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Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 9:47 AM
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Cool. I want to put a 4-in-1 on mine some day.
Thank you,
Ross
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Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Rear tire won't inflate
Just heads up, I got the long cores today and I was able to inflate t
You pay a thirty to forty percent markup on parts in general from any shop that
includes tires. Labor rates vary but average here in va is about seventy an
hour. I will not wrestle tires. I own five acres and with taking care of that
my job and my wife I prefer letting the cycle shop wrestle my
The cheapest shop near me charges $45 if the rim is off the bike.
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A rope and a funnel.
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Actually that was the easy part, once I let the air out all I had to do was
push on the tire. I was expecting it to stuck on there since the tires were
probably 20+ years old.
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