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Post by cb250g5 on Mar 31, 2024 18:26:12 GMT 1
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Post by donkeychomp on Mar 31, 2024 21:23:48 GMT 1
Erm. Hard to make that out but it looks a bit like a Royal Enfield. Huge apologies if it isn't.
Alex
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Post by cb250g5 on Mar 31, 2024 21:39:44 GMT 1
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Post by donkeychomp on Mar 31, 2024 22:27:43 GMT 1
Phew.
Alex
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Post by lcmarky on Apr 8, 2024 7:54:14 GMT 1
That's lovely & an iconic dream bike for many.. Those drops look entertaining too. Beautiful! |
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Post by cb250g5 on Apr 8, 2024 9:07:49 GMT 1
25 miles and my wrists scream enough is enough
It's the gearbox that makes it hardest to ride though, it still has the RRT2 box, so a close ratio 4 speed unit, R H change, up for down etc. It's pretty flat under 3,000 revs or so, but will rev to 7,000. The modern crank & Carillo style rod is good for 7500 apparently. So you're slipping the clutch in 1st until almost 30MPH, and can easily see 60 before the change to 2nd. Each subsequent gear adds another 15MPH or so.
It also has an original Amal GP carb. No tickover circuit at all, no needle in the way of airflow, just a 1.5 inch hole, designed to be used wide open as often as possible. Real pain in traffic.
It is currently leaking oil like the Ammoco Cadiz, I think a number of felt and cork seals have given up the ghost after a year or two of inactivity, I'll re-seal it this winter. It should be oil tight - it's not a triumph.
My mate who I got it off lives in Wales, it's not well suited for their blanket 20MPH speed limit, so now it's my problem.
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Post by cb250g5 on Apr 8, 2024 9:52:58 GMT 1
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Post by lcmarky on Apr 8, 2024 10:26:34 GMT 1
It's a race bike really, but you can make it more road friendly should you wish.
My Bonnie is 66 so right foot gears as is my pre 65 trials bike which then makes my brain hurt if I ride the modern Gas Gas..so much in fact I shall sell the Gasser.
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Post by cb250g5 on Apr 8, 2024 11:55:05 GMT 1
It's a race bike really, but you can make it more road friendly should you wish. My Bonnie is 66 so right foot gears as is my pre 65 trials bike which then makes my brain hurt if I ride the modern Gas Gas..so much in fact I shall sell the Gasser. I'm thinking about A65 bars, one of the top yokes I have has handlebar mounts. The rear sets aren't that far back, so I don't think I need to find all the touring peg stuff. Nova do a 5 speed set of internals for the box - this would make it much more road friendly, but it's £2k + VAT. It's the upside down change as much as the right hand side stuff that makes me stop & think. Jumping between bikes is a real headache. So I have 4 bikes now on the road. Goldie, RH change upside down 1927 Scott 2 speed, combined clutch & gear lever, on the right, behind the footpegs, R brake on the left behind the footrest 1928 Scott 3 speed, hand change on right of tank, clutch where you would expect it, R brake on the right in front of footrest. 1977 Z650 all normal. So no 2 the same at all. |
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Post by lcmarky on Apr 8, 2024 13:42:57 GMT 1
It's a race bike really, but you can make it more road friendly should you wish. My Bonnie is 66 so right foot gears as is my pre 65 trials bike which then makes my brain hurt if I ride the modern Gas Gas..so much in fact I shall sell the Gasser. It's the upside down change as much as the right hand side stuff that makes me stop & think. Jumping between bikes is a real headache. I tend to do any gears/brakes in a straight line on the Bonnie! |
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Post by veg on Apr 29, 2024 19:49:18 GMT 1
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Post by oldbritguy on Apr 29, 2024 22:54:44 GMT 1
Lovely Goldie
Yes the RRT2 gearbox is no use for pottering around due to that tall first gear and the GP carb doesnt help either
As lcmarky says it is a race bike in road trim. Does it have the Goldie twitter?
Got the same problem with gear change in my own collection. Laverda is RH change 1 down 4 up, Norton is RH change 1 up 3 down, yams are LH normal. Makes jumping between bikes interesting for the first few miles. My mate has an old Indian with LH throttle, hand gear change and a foot clutch. That is a ballache
Enjoy the Goldie and watch out for the potholes.
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Post by cb250g5 on May 1, 2024 18:32:23 GMT 1
I could do with a scaled up version of that chainguard - and some lugs to mount it on. Mine have been removed at some point in its life. |
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Post by cb250g5 on May 1, 2024 18:33:46 GMT 1
Lovely Goldie Yes the RRT2 gearbox is no use for pottering around due to that tall first gear and the GP carb doesnt help either As lcmarky says it is a race bike in road trim. Does it have the Goldie twitter? Got the same problem with gear change in my own collection. Laverda is RH change 1 down 4 up, Norton is RH change 1 up 3 down, yams are LH normal. Makes jumping between bikes interesting for the first few miles. My mate has an old Indian with LH throttle, hand gear change and a foot clutch. That is a ballache Enjoy the Goldie and watch out for the potholes. It twitters lovely, and backfires a foot or 2 of flame now and again. The concentric carb is going to go on soon, the rest of the mods can wait until winter, I'll struggle through for now. |
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