Saturday morning after the radio show I washed both cars (quickly!), then had to go back up to the media centre to fix the logging. Then we went shopping.
Sunday was slow, grey weather, took the bike of for a short spin but it was cold and rainy. Pig to start (at least 12 kicks), when we were climbing the hill out of Tidworth it was pinking, so timing is out. Must attend to that soon.
Sunday afternoon watched the Brazil F1 final leg, Hamilton came fifth by a whisker, good enough to be world champ by one point. Pretty boring race except for that last 30 seconds when Hamilton had lost the world championship until Glock slowed and Hamilton passed him for 5th with 18 seconds to go to the chequered flag! Weird.
Found this Enfield report on the web, quite interesting what they have to say about reliability. Mine hardly travels anywhere except work and back, hopefully will get some pleasure out of it next summer, but it sounds like I ought to knuckle down and get some work done over the winter.
1995 Enfield Bullet 500
"Life with a classic bike isn't always straightforward. Steve Hickling has more than his fair share of problems with his Bullet (and it's not even very old)...
When he passed his bike test in 2002, Steve Hickling decided that he'd like a traditional motorcycle, one which 'looks like a bike should, with a kick-start and right foot gearchange.' So he bought a 1995 Indian-built Bullet which, if we're being honest about it, doesn't come from a period when the factory's build standard was particularly high. Bullets from this era are infamous for needing considerable owner input. And Steve knew next to nothing about bike mechanics. But the Bullet appeared to be unmodified and in 'very good' condition. And it cost less than a grand!
The first issue was minor but tracking down perished carb rubbers 'caused this biking virgin a few problems'. The Amal concentric was 'too complicated and temperamental.' However, a clogged carb was the least of Steve's trouble - his learning curve suddenly steepened when the piston disintegrated while travelling down the A11. 'I started doing the work myself but quickly realised it was beyond me. So the engine was rebuilt by Dave Wicks in Norfolk.' Good thinking, that man!"
For the rest of the story go to http://www.realclassic.co.uk/bullet08020100.html
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