Featured In The Last 7 Years I Have Had These Bikes What To Keep

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  1. sean quinlan

    sean quinlan Well-Known Member

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    #1 sean quinlan, Oct 13, 2019
    all these have been sold on or swapped some good some bad

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    Screenshot_2019-10-13 1960 Bsa Super Rocket A10 For Sale in Blackrock, Cork from seanq.png

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    Screenshot_2019-10-13 Rare 1947 Norton 16h For Sale in Blackrock, Cork from seanq.png
     
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  2. sean quinlan

    sean quinlan Well-Known Member

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    #2 sean quinlan, Oct 13, 2019
    the Norton was 1947 show winner at a few shows but never got me home
     
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  3. NightRider

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    #3 NightRider, Oct 14, 2019
    It's difficult to say, because affinities and ambitions are changing during a long period of time. The Norton is for collectors, but the engine, gearbox, seat, fork, rims and a range of mechanical parts should be overhauled before being sold at a good price. Ideally, the bike should look like new. The triumph in the second picture and the chopper are to be kept in my opinion, the rest should rather get rid of as soon as possible, if not already done. :grinning:
     
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    #4 sean quinlan, Oct 14, 2019
    can't remember off hand what year the Bonnie was,the Norton was sold to a museum. The harely chop went to the UK, the MZ was bought for €300 in a sad state.The BSA A10 never left me down i had it for around 5 years the BSA C15 was bought in boxes having being stripped in the 80s it was sold back to the owner who stripped it i got it around 2010 and took me 2 weeks to reassemble as i had a few boxes of spares never let me down used no oil and leaked nothing i think it traveled around the country more in boxes than it did under its own power.
     
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    #5 NightRider, Oct 14, 2019
    That's a really weird story about a Motorcycle, but otherwise a good method to survive for a long time. The more sophisticated a bike is, the higher the quality should be. That's what I've learned over time, so design isn't everything.
     
  6. Jeffrey Conlon

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    #6 Jeffrey Conlon, Oct 14, 2019
    BSA A10 definitely, Honda Cub/C100 etc And your norton to fettle
     
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    #7 billyandmollysdad, Oct 14, 2019
    I'd have definitely kept the MZ, especially as it has that lovely little bush on the handlebars :cool:
     
  8. sean quinlan

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    #8 sean quinlan, Oct 14, 2019
    ya it was flower powered lol
     
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    sean quinlan Well-Known Member

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    #9 sean quinlan, Oct 14, 2019
    the norton needed more than fettling 1st time i took it out it smashed the conrod and destroyed the barrel i bought it as i wanted a bike i didn't have to build from a box some hope
     
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    #10 sean quinlan, Oct 14, 2019
    yes it was a road rocket it had been changed to 12 volt but had no wiring loom wheels or exhaust the only thing was if i forgot to turn it over every few days it would wet sump and piss all it's oil on the driveway
     
  11. Cyborgbot

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    #11 Cyborgbot, Oct 14, 2019
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    When I inspected a brand new MZ in a Horley motorcycle garage back in 1980 I was stunned at the impressive build quality. There was an enthusiastic use of jubilee clips to hold everything including the exhaust pipe on, and the wheel bearings were so slick the wheel would make a 270 degree spin and then jam (I thought at first it was the brakes but it was the wheel bearings). After that, things started going downhill, and this was a totally new bike!

    We were there because a mate’s bike was getting an mot - apparently there was a problem with its horn so the mechanic came back to the showroom, grabbed a bicycle hooter/horn, honked it a few times and said ‘yup I heard a horn that’s a pass’!
    Funny times...
     
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    #12 sean quinlan, Oct 15, 2019
    that's the thing here NO M.O.T on any bike the guy i bought the MZ from changed all the cables couldn't get it to start so through it out the back uncovered for a year got it home adjusted the clutch cable new battery and fuel started 3rd kick on the test run locked up the back wheel as the choke cable was not adjusted properly (should have checked it first) but a great little bike to buzz around on and the smell pure 80s
     
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