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| *Vacancy for Full Time Engineering Machinist Hitchcocks Motorcycles have a full time vacancy for a full time engineering machinist to join our small workshop. You will need to work with one-off m... |
Graeme @ Hitchcocks | 0 | 178 | 02:06pm, 14th May, 2013 | No one has replied yet Be the first to reply |
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| backfire put my 350 back together after rebuild. checked timing gears for alignment. getting good spark, but won't start. all I get is the occaisional "ear... |
Dean | 20 | 237 | 08:16pm, 18th May, 2013 | 10:13pm 20th May, 2013 by Norm | |
| 5 speed I'm hearing disturbing reports from a mate who has borrowed my Crosbred Bullet that he thinks it might have busted the idler shaft. So hard to ch... |
Norm | 7 | 164 | 01:12pm, 19th May, 2013 | 10:10pm 20th May, 2013 by Norm | |
| Bullet for sale I plan to sell my 2002 (52 reg.) Bullet 500 ES shortly. It's been mine since 2004, the total mileage is now 11600 and it's passed EVERY MOT wi... |
John L | 2 | 84 | 02:39pm, 20th May, 2013 | 07:33pm 20th May, 2013 by sofiaspin | |
| battery woes My bike is generally used once a week. 350 clasic kick start. I seem to be buying a battery for it every second year at least, and wonder if there is ... |
p | 14 | 280 | 11:21am, 14th May, 2013 | 10:23am 20th May, 2013 by Norm | |
| A small win Sometimes you get a small victory and no matter how insignificant it is nonetheless a win. I broke the kick start return spring the other day and deci... |
simon | 4 | 185 | 11:31am, 18th May, 2013 | 08:02am 20th May, 2013 by Norm | |
| brake snatch The brakes on my 2000 classic tend to snatch when warmed up, all appears to be in good order inside drums both front and back, I am wondering if the r... |
p | 7 | 186 | 11:28am, 14th May, 2013 | 04:09am 20th May, 2013 by simon | |
| EFI swinging arm EFI Electra 2010 Just discovered that the swinging arm bushes are totally worn out in just over 6000 miles. The more I ride this bike the less e... |
Gate Keeper | 10 | 338 | 12:51pm, 30th April, 2013 | 07:53pm 19th May, 2013 by Alan R | |
| A good spark Why do we have suppressors and resistors in spark plugs and plug caps? Just replaced a magneto in a qualcast mower which looked burnt out only to find... |
jaffa90 | 11 | 241 | 11:50pm, 17th May, 2013 | 02:42pm 19th May, 2013 by Alan R | |
| Bullet Clutch Oil Paul, Frank, Gwilly hitchcocks said the order of the springs makes no difference, first the strong springs followed by the others. I've been ridin... |
dennis t c | 10 | 223 | 07:57pm, 16th May, 2013 | 10:03am 19th May, 2013 by neddy | |
| ChrisD? Twin Plug cool? Hi ChrisD, We had a discussion about running a twin plug setup from the std advance unit. What coil are you using? Are you using anything different ... |
Nico | 0 | 49 | 10:44pm, 18th May, 2013 | No one has replied yet Be the first to reply |
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| Bleedin' brake I've fitted a braided stainless line to my disc brake, but I can't get the air out of the system. I'm using a non-return valve device on t... |
John R | 11 | 195 | 08:17pm, 15th May, 2013 | 08:44pm 17th May, 2013 by John R | |
| EFI Engine Noise I have a rattle... Source seems to be inside the right hand side engine casing although I might be wrong. It is worse when the engine is cool, worse w... |
Michael | 12 | 404 | 10:12pm, 25th April, 2013 | 07:04pm 17th May, 2013 by grunda 12 | |
| Casquette removal Hello everybody, Not been here for a while. I took my Indian export 500 Bullet (2000) model on holiday to France, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany la... |
rado53 | 8 | 258 | 02:21pm, 13th May, 2013 | 03:32pm 17th May, 2013 by Alan R | |
| Engine breaking vs. oil consumption? Hi good folk, Is there any relation between engine breaking and excessive (or more than usual) oil consumption? Something to do with increased va... |
Peter 53 | 8 | 196 | 01:17pm, 16th May, 2013 | 01:53pm 17th May, 2013 by Peter 53 | |
| TCK80 pressures Appreciate tyre pressures were discussed recently but I was wondering what pressures might be recommended for solo road/green lane use for Continental... |
sussexbullet | 0 | 35 | 01:42pm, 17th May, 2013 | No one has replied yet Be the first to reply |
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| Dual Seat. Hello All. Has anyone tried one of Mr. H's Indian, two-tone leather dual seats. Just wondering what they're like and whether that seam on the ... |
Geoffers | 1 | 81 | 11:14am, 17th May, 2013 | 01:09pm 17th May, 2013 by Paul M H | |
| White Wall Tyres Thanks for replying Eddie, the paint's no good, but I'll give the other a go thanks |
dennis t c | 0 | 36 | 07:40pm, 16th May, 2013 | No one has replied yet Be the first to reply |
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| My Ariel Sports Arrow Sorry this not R. E. related, hope nobody minds, but a little problem with keeping the white wall inserts white. About 18 months ago I had to change t... |
dennis t c | 1 | 88 | 10:47pm, 15th May, 2013 | 11:15am 16th May, 2013 by apparently lucky eddie | |
| Bullet Clutch Oil Hi Paul, I have changed the clutch now, I found some distortion in the steel plates so I bought the kit with the three stronger springs. I put the ATF... |
dennis t c | 2 | 120 | 10:25pm, 15th May, 2013 | 02:11am 16th May, 2013 by Leon Novello |
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