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Reply #240 on: March 26, 2016, 04:41:46 am
http://www.ahrmanw.org/schedule/trials/crooked-river-ranch/

Been working like mad on the Matchless G80cs and the Enfield trials. Very fun event at the Steel stamped.


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Reply #241 on: March 26, 2016, 05:27:31 am
 Have to work that weekend.  >:(
 
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Reply #242 on: April 24, 2016, 05:50:16 am
fer cryin out loud I fought for the last couple of days trying to get the Enfield to run clean. It would pop and almost spit me over the handlebars. finally after changing everything on the ignition, battery, spark plug, high tension cable, coil, points, condenser and battery. Then I drained the expensive "race gas" and refilled with fresh and after cleaning the carb 4 times got the F'er to run correctly.  Now I am fighting the mighty Matchless and dang I am tired of modern fuel. Never had problems like this as a kid. Sucks.


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Reply #243 on: April 24, 2016, 06:49:53 am
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Reply #244 on: June 20, 2016, 02:17:37 pm
Didn't make Crooked River but had a fun ride at the Lemay family museum:

https://davidarmstrong.smugmug.com/Lemay/i-xBqKn3C

A casual atmosphere perfect sections and it didn't rain until I handed in my last card! Won my class (of two) with a score of 21. Ran my foot into a log after almost missing a split and stalled the bike for a 5 also failed another section when the bike died at low rpm for no reason. Other then that I had as good a ride on the Enfield as I ever have. I did notice a mist out of the duck bill about 1/2 way through the trial something I have never seen before.
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Reply #245 on: June 22, 2016, 05:25:54 am
Any idea on the "duckbill" mist? I ran the bike hard between sections because just its fun! The bike uses almost no fuel or oil and I bet one could run the entire season on a single tank of fuel. Including practice!


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Reply #246 on: June 30, 2016, 05:12:39 am
My neighbor and friend owns European Motorcycles Inc. Talking with Steve I described the random Enfield misfire just off idle. He suggested that the ignition advance bob weight springs aren't strong enough on most British motorcycles and that I should look at them as a possible cause of misfire. Makes sense to me. I am going to take the springs into Steve to look at.


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Reply #247 on: July 08, 2016, 05:29:08 am
Steve had a stiffer set of advance springs and said that there is another stiffer set after that and to try these first. So I installed them today and what a difference. Rock steady idle and much better throttle response. Fantastic. I only rode the bike for a few minutes until the sky opened up and started to rain. It only makes sense in that if the advance springs are randomly opening up it would make the low speed idle and just off idle erratic. To much retard on the ignition will eventually overheat the engine to I need to ride the motorcycle more before going to stiffer springs.


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Reply #248 on: August 09, 2016, 03:37:44 am


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Reply #249 on: August 09, 2016, 05:25:56 am
 Dave I follow these posts.  :) 

 Someday God willing I would love to ride the trials course ARMHA had at the farm outside Chehalis.
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Reply #250 on: August 09, 2016, 11:47:59 pm
Dave I follow these posts.  :) 

 Someday God willing I would love to ride the trials course ARMHA had at the farm outside Chehalis.

Too late. No more Chehalis event, the owner flaked out. Hannagen is a first cabin venue and the trials master Dana has been doing an excellent job catering to the heavyweight bikes. 


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Reply #251 on: August 10, 2016, 05:54:38 am
 Then Hannagen it will be.
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Reply #252 on: August 16, 2016, 12:27:20 am


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Reply #253 on: January 07, 2017, 09:36:47 pm
Hopefully the rain will hold off:
http://pugetsoundtrialers.com/UpNext/2017/PPP2017.pdf
I make a point of doing this event every year just for fun and off season practice.


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Reply #254 on: January 30, 2018, 01:06:49 am
Well the time has come for me to sell my Bullet. No doubt this has been the most joyful project for me ever. I am grateful to have done it but now its time to do something else. Thank you for watching this forum.
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