sunrat Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 3 hours ago, abarbarian said: The Royal expert turned out to be a dud. You know what they say - "ex' is a has-been and "spurt" is a drip under pressure. Quote I found the solution myself. Turns out it was the rollover switch that I had hanging loose. Mounted it properly and bingo the bike runs. Earthed to the frame? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 6 hours ago, sunrat said: Earthed to the frame? Nope apparently some dickwad had left it hanging loose after making a minor modification last year. It had been sort of wedged in so the bike ran ok. The accident had shaken it loose hence the electrical fault which was most puzzling as there was a weak spark and then there was not then a spark and then not and so on. Once firmly mounted the bike was a ok. Anyways everything is ok now. I have some new elastic for my goggles and a new peak for the helmet so am good to go go go . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 15 hours ago, abarbarian said: rollover switch Hmm... I've never seen that on any motorcycles. However, I have seen that on riding lawn mowers. There are numerous safety features on riding mowers to prevent stupid people from hurting themselves or others. Unfortunately, some of the stupid people are just smart enough to figure out how to bypass/disable these safeties. This is why you still hear stories of idiots getting run over by their own mowers or mowers zooming off down the street with no rider one them. Well, anyway... glad you got your bike going. Enjoy! BE SAFE... and SMART out there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 9 hours ago, V.T. Eric Layton said: Hmm... I've never seen that on any motorcycles. Apparently they are fitted to all newish bikes and have been for some time. I never knew about them either. Miss the guff and info starts at one minute in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 Just a couple of pictures at the start of me 1113.6 mile week long round trip to the Lake District. Me Royal almost loaded up. Me mates big bike, he lives across the road from me. Not very exciting I know, well it was for me. I still have to sort through the pictures I took and load them up to Imgur. There are some neat shots of the Lake District and stuff. I'll post an album link for anyone that is interested later on. That is if I can remember how to get an album link at Imgur. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Have FUN! Be SAFE! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share Posted June 3, 2022 We had a halfway stop over on the way to The Lakes as I thought a 300 mile trip was just a tad too far for me. Especially as I had only had two 40 mile trial runs since the rebuild along with a year long lay of. Setting was an old large country house in extensive grounds taken over and run by the Youth Hostelling Association. We were in one of the grass roofed cabins with our own bathroom and shower. Fairly basic but comfortable and pretty cheap too. Here is a link to the album with more pictures to be added as and when. Lakes holiday album Enjoy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted June 5, 2022 Author Share Posted June 5, 2022 (edited) RE Lakes2022 Day 2 After the ferry crossing we had to reroute several times due to road closures. The main roads were in fairly good condition but the minor roads were in pretty bad condition. I guess the councils had no money left after cleaning up after all the flooding and storms over the last few years. Also there were trees down everywhere you looked, no shortage of wood for fuel at least. Here are a couple of links with better pictures than mine and some interesting local knowledge. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/thirlmere https://www.keswick.org/explore/not-to-miss/castlerigg-stone-circle https://www.visitlakedistrict.com/explore/areas-of-cumbria/the-lake-district/towns-and-villages/ullswater https://www.visitcumbria.com/amb/kirkstone-pass/ https://www.staveleyvillage.co.uk/ Enjoy. More pictures to follow if you have the stamina to look at them. Edited June 5, 2022 by abarbarian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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