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Reply #271 - 12/17/23 at 21:44:10

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I've got the Touring windshield and the Tank Vault mounted.

I have the crash bar/engine guard on hand , also on hand is the Givi side case mounts (two buttons at the bottom and the turn-key catcher at top).

I'm waiting on the Luggage Rack to arrive. The side cases rack and the Luggage rack share mounting bolts so I think the Luggage rack might be on the bottom ? Huh

I'd like to have the side cases tucked in close ... but ... I'm in no hurry so when I have both items on hand I'll check for fit to see the options.

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/295326352238?fits=Make%3ARoyal+Enfield&hash=item44c2d...

It fits the 650 too . I think it would fit just about anything with up to a 4 gallon fuel tank ? But It does have the "RE" emblem made into it . The main compartment will hold a gallon of milk after expanding out the velcro . Wink

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Reply #272 - 12/18/23 at 04:52:42

Ruttly wrote on 12/14/23 at 04:10:34:

Hey Lancer , What size is your Amal carb ? Stock I believe is a 30mm , a swap to a 32mm is easy. Best to finish jetting on the 30 first for a baseline to work with for the 32mm.

The stock carb on the Thunderbolt is a 28mm unit. I’ve thought about trying a 30 or 32mm carb but that will likely be a bit later, after I’ve got the Amal sorted out with the correct jets. I’ve finally got all the components needed for the Amal, and it’s back together. There is a rubber piece that connects the carb with the air filters that is badly aged and has numerous cracks in it. I ordered a repair goop but it arrived a mess, the container leaked badly during shipping and was of no use. Need to order more from another source.

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Reply #274 - 12/18/23 at 22:22:49

My 250 has a 28 that I will jet using some stock specs to start. But it wil end up with a 30 with a finned intake spacer and a velocity stack with a foam air filter. Pretty sure I did some port work on it when I built it 40 years ago. It won’t be a hot rod or anything , but it will breathe good and help it give a good healthy thump for otherwise stock 250 (stock piston & cam). Guy I originally bought the 250 from had a 71 bonneville 650 with a 2 into 1 pipe and dual 32 amals , what a ride ! So yeah you can do a 30 or a 32 on your 650 , all 3 carbs are all the same exterior dimensions , change only the carb

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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10607 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Spring Fever Reply #275 - 12/19/23 at 18:33:32 One of the issues to deal with is for a ‘71 model it has the oil in frame with the big steel tube for a backbone that also runs down behind the carb, so the space behind the carb is only about 2.5” so even a Uni foam filter won’t fit behind the carb. I will have to use the stock cracked rubber piece for now.
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Reply #276 - 12/20/23 at 07:52:50

Most every rubber piece on the later BSAs can be had , it’s a reproduction but no one’s gonna know but me and you. The 71 uses the same air box as a Triumph also OIF , so lm pretty sure it will be the same. Triumph also had single carb models. Lots of good British parts dealer here in the states & UK. Answers to your ?s are an email away !

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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 5011 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: Spring Fever Reply #278 - 12/20/23 at 08:03:43 Lancer when I was a kid we would make a spring out of a coat hanger & oil up a sock and that was our air filters cause we were gonna ride no matter what.
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Reply #279 - 12/20/23 at 09:14:12

Ruttly wrote on 12/20/23 at 08:03:43:

Lancer when I was a kid we would make a spring out of a coat hanger & oil up a sock and that was our air filters cause we were gonna ride no matter what.

The poor man's "Filtron"! Wink

I just cringe when I see all the old motorcycle and car engines without any form of air cleaner. Air cleaners really didn't show up on engines until the 1920's.

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Reply #280 - 12/22/23 at 06:38:32

Yesterday I did 180 mile loop to pickup my BSA 250 and bring her home. A rebirth of sorts for the bike maybe for me too. I’ll be able to give it a new born on date when I’m done. Tore the forks down to get at the sliders I want to polish before assembly. New tubes , springs , seals & fresh oil. Brakes will be next. My little 275 lb 250 will have the same brakes as a 650 but even more refined. The conical hubs are heavy , but stout. In the UK they call them comical hubs. The brakes are fair to good if you maintain & adjust them. It will stop just fine. Gonna lower it a tad , give it a slightly different stance , get that COG as low as I can. Hopefully I’ll be out hunting RE 350s this time next year !!!

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Reply #281 - 12/22/23 at 07:00:29

Just checked some numbers a 650 , 420 lb against 250 , 275 lb . That’s a 145 lb difference , so that’s 12) 12 lb bowling balls in a backpack I won’t be wearing. Only real difference is horsepower. However cornering the 250 will require a different strategy than the tracker , brake late only if needed. Remember find any excuse not to use the brakes , sooner or later it will become second nature , brakes just slow you down. Grin

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Reply #282 - 12/23/23 at 08:16:41

I absolutely love the look on my wife’s face , absolute and total disgust and it ain’t like she hasn’t been hearing about it for months. She will get over it , think she’d be used to it by now after 30 + years and who knows how many bikes in that time. I guess the build wouldn’t have her blessing until I have to endure a few days of less than motivating comments and sour faces , if she knew I started laughing right after the door to the garage get slammed she would have my a$s ! Isn’t marriage wonderful. I got todays gift , I woke up and it’s a sunny day ! I got sliders to polish ! Cool

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Reply #283 - 12/25/23 at 08:54:33

Ok , Merry Christmas ! Let’s get it over with , it’s fun and good to see everyone. Clean up the mess and shove everyone out the door wave good by. So I can get back in the garage , won’t be any ride time today. But lots to do. Building forks , waiting for a friend to cut me some lowering sleeves on his lathe , in the meanwhile I’m cleaning and polishing some triumph sliders , lighter than the BSA sliders. Lineage of the BSA/Triumph fork is it was copied from a Marzzochi , in turn was copied from a Ceriani. This is why it’s always been a good /stable handling bikes. I’m really gonna surprise some bigger bikes in the tight stuff , the usual just lay back study how they corner and when the time is right , thump on by Cool

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Re: Spring Fever
Reply #284 - 12/25/23 at 20:43:11

Ruttly

This is exactly how I see the world too !

, brake late only if needed. Remember find any excuse not to use the brakes , sooner or later it will become second nature , brakes just slow you down.

Those brakes are a real DRAG on getting around a curve ... Wink

Last time I needed a brake on a twistie road was the second year I had the Guzzi V7. Me , Dave and Stew was coming down the North side of Blood Mt. GA. I came out of a right curve and the next left (short-90 deg) was coming up WAY TOO FAST ... so a hand-full of front brake was in order and I dropped 20mph in seemingly 20 feet . Some times while going down-hill ... the speed can creep-up on a feller ! Embarrassed

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