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Beamish Trophy Trial
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 3:41 pm
by shifter
Well got all set up to go and spectate at the B.T.T. this am got the old Model 20 out after giving her the once over yesterday, she was low on petrol so pulls into fill up about 5 miles into the journey all ok. Went about another 10 miles and the bike started to hic and fart and wouldn't pull over 1/4 throttle for a few more miles, thinking had another 35/40 miles to go I decided to head for home when I tinkered with the bike checked points plugs electrics etc. The carb filter was full of crap dismantled carb for a clean and flushed the tank. Went for a test ride this pm of around 30 miles and all was champion so hopefully the crap in the fuel was the offender
Re: Beamish Trophy Trial
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:28 pm
by Johnobirches
Gorgeous bike - glad it's sorted.
Re: Beamish Trophy Trial
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 1:58 am
by Expat
Second that remark.
Re: Beamish Trophy Trial
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 10:19 am
by REW
Luckily some of us did make it to Allenheads for the lunch time stop on the Beamish Trophy Trial Shifter - would have been good to see your bike alongside Jim Anderson's - a fine brace of 1952 M20s that would have been. Seen here too are Dave Astley's G31 (1961) and my G3L, still thumping round the Dales.
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And a small section of the "at lunch" scene. What a glorious setting for a lot of "ald gits" to talk b****cks.
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Re: Beamish Trophy Trial
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 10:49 am
by shifter
Hello Ron
Looks like I missed a good day (bugger) but I didn't want to chance the old girl for the rest of the run, if I had looked and cleaned the carb filter when I stopped it would have been ok to continue. Never mind all is ok now, your crews bikes look very nice and it would have been nice to meet you all and take a Cpl of snaps mine was made in 1950 so 51 spec