"m II" wrote in message
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Frank Dresser wrote:

I did get an A in Motorcycle Mechanics.


Neat. I learned how to set up a Ducati Desmo head in the late
seventies...and how the Brit engines had a left hand thread on the oil
pump gear. The Super Sport 900 Ducati was probably the funnest bike
I've ever owned. I still have a Triumph. It's a 1200 Daytona mind you,
so it doesn't leak. Lots of Nortons over the years...no Commandos though.

I had a Royal Enfield Interceptor back then. Speaking of radio, the
workshop manual gave instructions to convert the bike's wiring so the
alternator would develop full power with the headlight off in order to power
a radio transmitter for police work or what not. The alternator could
provide all of 60 watts at high RPM, and maybe 20 watts at idle. The damn
thing could hardly power the headlight!`

The Interceptor leaked everything. Motor oil. Gear oil from the
transmission. ATF from the clutch/primary chain housing. More motor oil
from one leg of the fork. I wasn't pouring expensive fork oil through that
thing. The other leg of the fork somehow held it's oil. Inconsistent
quality control, I guess.

Actually, I still have the Interceptor. It's all in boxes, so I can't
rightly call it a motorcycle.

Did you have an Atlas? They are rather Interceptor-like.



I'd like a new Triumph Thruxton in the spring. The Daytona is getting
to be a pain handling in the parking lot. The 560 lb weight and Old
Age, you know. We'll see what the budget looks like next year.

What, new?


http://www.daworx.com/bikestuff/thruxton.jpg
http://www.mrd-technik.de/tr-04-thruxton900.jpg


mike