She’s alive!
The kickstart lever (center) and cause of my sore knee. Suitably chastened by my sore knee and blown electrics, I approach the bike a few days later in a more philosophical attitude. I start to make a list of what is missing, broken or just past its best, and get another surprise -- supplies of spare parts are excellent and they are very reasonably priced, compared to the Japanese stuff. One supplier in particular -- the excellently named Feked -- seems to have everything. I splash a whopping £230 on a ton of parts and consumables, and another £45 for a top quality battery . Plus the £55 registration fee, it's an expensive week, particularly as it does not even run yet. In the cold light of day, I find plenty of good reasons why. 1. Fuel. The carb is gunky, and when I try to remove the main jet to clean it, it breaks in half. No wonder it would not run. But here is another nice surprise. Despite being made back in 1970, the carb -- an Amal 930 -- still has a good supply of parts ...