Roger Groves

I've just become a proud owner after seeing my first about 40 years ago!

Are there any kindred owners/enthusiasts out there I could share hint, tips
and problems with?

Klaatu

On Wed, 09 Jul 2003 03:23:48 +0100, Roger Groves <rgp@f2s.com> wrote:

>I've just become a proud owner after seeing my first about 40 years ago!
>
>Are there any kindred owners/enthusiasts out there I could share hint, tips
>and problems with?

Not an owner but a good friend has a '66 T6 that he built himself over
a period of years.

He also spent something like 20 years in the TOC , before he got fed
up with all the politics.

If you have any queries, post away.

And before you ask - He will not use the internet, believe me I've
tried..


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Pete M

"RG" <rgpNOSPAM@f2s.com> wrote in message
news:BB31D033.203A%rgpNOSPAM@f2s.com...
> Klaatu,
>
> Thanks for that - much appreciated. I'm sure I'll end up with questions.
>
> Pic attached of the old Bird if anyone's interested.
>
> Roger.

Nice old thing :-)

Pete M.

Klaatu

On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 14:53:50 +0100, "Pete M"
<pete.murray@blueMOONYOUSAWMESTANDINGALOOOOONEyond er.co.uk> wrote:

>
>"RG" <rgpNOSPAM@f2s.com> wrote in message
>news:BB31D033.203A%rgpNOSPAM@f2s.com...
>> Klaatu,
>>
>> Thanks for that - much appreciated. I'm sure I'll end up with questions.
>>
>> Pic attached of the old Bird if anyone's interested.
>>
>> Roger.
>
>Nice old thing :-)


This is not a place to post Binaries ( Files as attachments)

They need to be "on" a Web site and the best thing to do is post the
URL: - Website "address"

HTH


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Austin Shackles

On or around Wed, 9 Jul 2003 17:07:27 +0100, Jeremy
<newspostings@hazelweb.co.uk> enlightened us thusly:

>In article <kgeogv42k0k0is7agcsm07c9ak9h615ap0@4ax.com>,
>Klaatu@NewPlanet.com says...
>> On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 14:53:50 +0100, "Pete M"
>> <pete.murray@blueMOONYOUSAWMESTANDINGALOOOOONEyond er.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >"RG" <rgpNOSPAM@f2s.com> wrote in message
>
>> >> Pic attached of the old Bird if anyone's interested.
>> >>
>> >> Roger.
>> >
>> >Nice old thing :-)
>>
>>
>> This is not a place to post Binaries ( Files as attachments)
>
>Presumably the goiman server rejects posts which have binaries
>attached...which would explain why the previous post didn't appear for
>me....

CIS' server does too.

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1@here.com

On Wed, 09 Jul 2003 03:23:48 +0100, Roger Groves <rgp@f2s.com> wrote:

>I've just become a proud owner after seeing my first about 40 years ago!
>
>Are there any kindred owners/enthusiasts out there I could share hint, tips
>and problems with?

well mine used to eat clutch cables, bulbs & oil as I recall. On the
plus side, amazing handling and 70Mpg, also the vibration gave my then
girlfriend orgasms over 70!

Pete M

"1@here.com" <mister_p_1998@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:vuqogv49ab6rbn0th6jja9m4qr4qgigsbl@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 09 Jul 2003 03:23:48 +0100, Roger Groves <rgp@f2s.com> wrote:
>
> >I've just become a proud owner after seeing my first about 40 years ago!
> >
> >Are there any kindred owners/enthusiasts out there I could share hint,
tips
> >and problems with?
>
> well mine used to eat clutch cables, bulbs & oil as I recall. On the
> plus side, amazing handling and 70Mpg, also the vibration gave my then
> girlfriend orgasms over 70!

She was over 70?

Klaatu

On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 23:53:06 +0100, "Pete M"
<pete.murray@blueMOONYOUSAWMESTANDINGALOOOOONEyond er.co.uk> wrote:

>
>"1@here.com" <mister_p_1998@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:vuqogv49ab6rbn0th6jja9m4qr4qgigsbl@4ax.com.. .
>> On Wed, 09 Jul 2003 03:23:48 +0100, Roger Groves <rgp@f2s.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I've just become a proud owner after seeing my first about 40 years ago!
>> >
>> >Are there any kindred owners/enthusiasts out there I could share hint,
>tips
>> >and problems with?
>>
>> well mine used to eat clutch cables, bulbs & oil as I recall. On the
>> plus side, amazing handling and 70Mpg, also the vibration gave my then
>> girlfriend orgasms over 70!
>
>She was over 70?

Vbg
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R L Driver

"RG" <rgpNOSPAM@f2s.com> wrote in message
news:BB31D033.203A%rgpNOSPAM@f2s.com...
> Klaatu,
>
> Thanks for that - much appreciated. I'm sure I'll end up with questions.
>
> Pic attached of the old Bird if anyone's interested.
>
> Roger.
>
>
> Please dont think I'm being pedantic ....... but didnt the Thunderbird
have an iron head and Thunderbird logo on the primary chain case , yours
looks like what I remember to be a TR6, the Iron head was the 6T.....wasnt
it?
Or did I take too many alkaloids in my youth.
( probably about to die in flames) Steve the grease

Ace

On Wed, 09 Jul 2003 19:55:57 +0100, Austin Shackles
<austin@ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:

>On or around Wed, 9 Jul 2003 17:07:27 +0100, Jeremy
><newspostings@hazelweb.co.uk> enlightened us thusly:

>>Presumably the goiman server rejects posts which have binaries
>>attached...which would explain why the previous post didn't appear for
>>me....
>
>CIS' server does too.

That _is_ 'the german server', YTC :-)

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djimbo

"R L Driver" <sNtOeSvPe.AtMee@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:Vg1Pa.806$0w6.112486@newsfep1-win.server.ntli.net...
>
> "RG" <rgpNOSPAM@f2s.com> wrote in message
> news:BB31D033.203A%rgpNOSPAM@f2s.com...
> > Klaatu,
> >
> > Thanks for that - much appreciated. I'm sure I'll end up with
questions.
> >
> > Pic attached of the old Bird if anyone's interested.
> >
> > Roger.
> >
> >
> > Please dont think I'm being pedantic ....... but didnt the Thunderbird
> have an iron head and Thunderbird logo on the primary chain case , yours
> looks like what I remember to be a TR6, the Iron head was the
6T.....wasnt
> it?
> Or did I take too many alkaloids in my youth.
> ( probably about to die in flames) Steve the grease

The Iron head, single carb (cooking) model was the 6T Thunderbird, in this
country anyway..
Never heard of a T6.
They were a great ol sidecar bike.. in fact I bought one once for £25..
(in the olden days you understand ;-)

jim.

The Older Gentleman

djimbo <jim@false.address.co.uk> wrote:

> The Iron head, single carb (cooking) model was the 6T Thunderbird, in this
> country anyway..
> Never heard of a T6.

T*R*6R. I had one. 650, single carb. A lot were used by the UK Plod
IIRC.


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"The Older Gentleman" <chateau.murrayNOSPAM@dsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
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> djimbo <jim@false.address.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > The Iron head, single carb (cooking) model was the 6T Thunderbird, in
this
> > country anyway..
> > Never heard of a T6.
>
> T*R*6R. I had one. 650, single carb. A lot were used by the UK Plod
> IIRC.
>

Ah right.. TR6. rings a bell.
Were they also called the Thunderbird? like the 6T

jim

Lozzo

The Older Gentleman fascinated us all by saying...
> djimbo <jim@false.address.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > The Iron head, single carb (cooking) model was the 6T Thunderbird, in this
> > country anyway..
> > Never heard of a T6.
>
> T*R*6R. I had one. 650, single carb. A lot were used by the UK Plod
> IIRC.

The plod used heavily laden 750 Saints round here. Easily outrun by YDS7s
and GT250s[1] from what my sisters tell me.

[1] That's what my sisters rode back then. Now you know where I got the
2-stroke bug :-)

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Lozzo <lozzo@lozzo.org.uk> wrote:

> The plod used heavily laden 750 Saints round here.

I *think* the Saint was a 650.


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Jeremy

In article <BB34408A.20A7%rg@rubbishaddress.com>, rg@rubbishaddress.com
says...

> Sorry about bucking the the attachment protocol folks. I'm a newcomer to
> newsgroup use. Beware the doddery old git with a computer
>
> The pic is now at <http://www.rogergroves.f2s.com/tbird.jpg>



Very nice bike Roger.

BTW the other bit of protocol is to post with your new text below that
of the previosu post, leaving relevant text and snipping irrelevant.

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RG

in article MPG.197894a0c0f17ea89897ae@news.cis.dfn.de, Jeremy at
newspostings@hazelweb.co.uk wrote on 11/7/03 10:33 am:

> Very nice bike Roger.
>
> BTW the other bit of protocol is to post with your new text below that
> of the previosu post, leaving relevant text and snipping irrelevant.


Jeremy,

Thanks for the kind words.

With a bit of luck I've managed to unravel some more Microsoft voodoo and
get my text insertion point to automatically appear after, rather than
before the item I'm replying to.

Rog.

William the Concreter

In article <1fxx7t0.1smvzk21k7e1xsN@[192.168.0.2]>,
chateau.murrayNOSPAM@dsl.pipex.com says...
> Lozzo <lozzo@lozzo.org.uk> wrote:
>
> > The plod used heavily laden 750 Saints round here.
>
> I *think* the Saint was a 650.
>

IT was, and was not a souped up motor at all dispute what some people
supposed at the time,
it had low compression pistons soft cams and a single carb.
Which actually made the 30 yearold design quite reliable and a pleasant
bike to ride.
So no real wonder that any 250cc + modern japer could see it off, if you
were caught by one
It could only mean Plod was a bigger and better loony than you :-))

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RG <rg@rubbishaddress.com> wrote in message news:<BB34408A.20A7%rg@rubbishaddress.com>...
> Beware the doddery old git with a computer
>
*Waves*

> The pic is now at <http://www.rogergroves.f2s.com/tbird.jpg>

Coo, that's rather nice....

RG

> *Waves*
>
>> The pic is now at <http://www.rogergroves.f2s.com/tbird.jpg>
>
> Coo, that's rather nice....


More pics will be available soon. I'm going to take her to some
appropriate/period locations and do some proper shots with all the pukka
snapping equipment. (For 20 years of a previous incarnation I was an
advertising photographer, so it's a habit I can't kick) I'll post the web
address when they are done.

Roger.

Grimly Curmudgeon

On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 10:23:06 +0100, RG <rg@rubbishaddress.com> wrote:

>The pic is now at <http://www.rogergroves.f2s.com/tbird.jpg>

Nice. Personally I'd be shot of the pedestrian cutter front plate,
even though it's allowable for the age of the bike.

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RG

>
> Nice. Personally I'd be shot of the pedestrian cutter front plate,
> even though it's allowable for the age of the bike.


I know what you mean and deliberated a lot. Having the nacelle headlight
though, it looked somehow odd without the cutter. It was only when the
number plate characters were actually put in place, after this picture was
taken, that the cutter looked comfortable and less of a blob.

Roger.

RG

>
> Nice. Personally I'd be shot of the pedestrian cutter front plate,
> even though it's allowable for the age of the bike.


I know what you mean and deliberated a lot. Having the nacelle headlight
though, it looked somehow odd without the cutter. It was only when the
number plate characters were actually put in place, after this picture was
taken, that the cutter looked comfortable and less of a blob.

Roger.

The Older Gentleman

RG <rg@rubbishaddress.com> wrote:

> duck-egg blue was also the colour the instructions
> said to paint the underside of an Airfix Spitfire model kit

Heh. Mark Nine, Johnnie Johnson's plane, with the ID letters JEJ on the
fuselage.

Some things you never forget.


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Using the patented Mavis Bacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, The Older
Gentleman <chateau.murrayNOSPAM@dsl.pipex.com> typed
>RG <rg@rubbishaddress.com> wrote:
>
>> duck-egg blue was also the colour the instructions
>> said to paint the underside of an Airfix Spitfire model kit
>
>Heh. Mark Nine, Johnnie Johnson's plane, with the ID letters JEJ on the
>fuselage.

? Vb wasn't it?
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The Older Gentleman

Nigel Eaton <nigele@rcav8r.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> Using the patented Mavis Bacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, The Older
> Gentleman <chateau.murrayNOSPAM@dsl.pipex.com> typed
> >RG <rg@rubbishaddress.com> wrote:
> >
> >> duck-egg blue was also the colour the instructions
> >> said to paint the underside of an Airfix Spitfire model kit
> >
> >Heh. Mark Nine, Johnnie Johnson's plane, with the ID letters JEJ on the
> >fuselage.
>
> ? Vb wasn't it?

Nope. Mk IX. Trust me (tm).


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"The Older Gentleman" <chateau.murrayNOSPAM@dsl.pipex.com> wrote in
message news:1fy4mgt.1dqnl1e14yqqo0N@[192.168.0.2]

> Nigel Eaton <nigele@rcav8r.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > Using the patented Mavis Bacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, The Older
> > Gentleman <chateau.murrayNOSPAM@dsl.pipex.com> typed
> > >RG <rg@rubbishaddress.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >> duck-egg blue was also the colour the instructions
> > >> said to paint the underside of an Airfix Spitfire model kit
> > >
> > >Heh. Mark Nine, Johnnie Johnson's plane, with the ID letters JEJ on the
> > >fuselage.
> >
> > ? Vb wasn't it?
>
> Nope. Mk IX. Trust me (tm).

Mk IXb.

HTH
;-)
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Nigel Eaton

Using the patented Mavis Bacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, The Older
Gentleman <chateau.murrayNOSPAM@dsl.pipex.com> typed
>Nigel Eaton <nigele@rcav8r.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>
>> ? Vb wasn't it?
>
>Nope. Mk IX. Trust me (tm).
>
>

I stand corrected, you're spot on.

The Vb was the 1/24th beauty that I've now built twice.

Ermmm... That doesn't make me sad does it lads? Lads? Lads?...

<suddenly remembers unbuilt BSA C15 kit in cupboard and loses interest
in anything else>
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Andy Wegg

That Nigel Eaton muttered
> >
> >>
> >> ? Vb wasn't it?
> >
> >Nope. Mk IX. Trust me (tm).
> >
> >
>
> I stand corrected, you're spot on.
>
> The Vb was the 1/24th beauty that I've now built twice.

No it wasn't, that was a Mk1a.


http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpo...it-1a_24-i.htm

Nice kit....

>
> Ermmm... That doesn't make me sad does it lads? Lads? Lads?...#

I'm not saying *anything*....

>
> <suddenly remembers unbuilt BSA C15 kit in cupboard and loses interest
> in anything else>

heh.

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Andy Wegg

On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 20:39:50 +0100, Nigel Eaton
<nigele@rcav8r.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>Using the patented Mavis Bacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Andy Wegg
><andrew_wegg@hotmail.com> typed
>>That Nigel Eaton muttered
>>> >
>>> >>
>>> >> ? Vb wasn't it?
>>> >
>>> >Nope. Mk IX. Trust me (tm).
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>> I stand corrected, you're spot on.
>>>
>>> The Vb was the 1/24th beauty that I've now built twice.
>>
>>No it wasn't, that was a Mk1a.
>>
>>
>
>Yes, it was:
>
>www.airfix.co.uk

Oooh, new! Must be a rework of the old 1a kit though. Hadn't seen
that one, not that I have time or space to make kits much these
days...



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The Older Gentleman

Andy Wegg <Andrew_weggNOSPAM@Hotmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 20:39:50 +0100, Nigel Eaton
> <nigele@rcav8r.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >Using the patented Mavis Bacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Andy Wegg
> ><andrew_wegg@hotmail.com> typed
> >>That Nigel Eaton muttered
> >>> >
> >>> >>
> >>> >> ? Vb wasn't it?
> >>> >
> >>> >Nope. Mk IX. Trust me (tm).
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>> I stand corrected, you're spot on.
> >>>
> >>> The Vb was the 1/24th beauty that I've now built twice.
> >>
> >>No it wasn't, that was a Mk1a.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Yes, it was:
> >
> >www.airfix.co.uk
>
> Oooh, new! Must be a rework of the old 1a kit though. Hadn't seen
> that one, not that I have time or space to make kits much these
> days...

OK, I've read enough. You are both terminally sad bastards, OK?


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Using the patented Mavis Bacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, The Older
Gentleman <chateau.murrayNOSPAM@dsl.pipex.com> typed
>Andy Wegg <Andrew_weggNOSPAM@Hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 20:39:50 +0100, Nigel Eaton
>> <nigele@rcav8r.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >Yes, it was:
>> >
>> >www.airfix.co.uk
>>
>> Oooh, new! Must be a rework of the old 1a kit though. Hadn't seen
>> that one, not that I have time or space to make kits much these
>> days...
>
>OK, I've read enough. You are both terminally sad bastards, OK?

Coming from you (and *that* jumper) I count that as high praise indeed.
Much obliged, master, much obliged.
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Champ

On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 22:26:19 +0100, chateau.murrayNOSPAM@dsl.pipex.com
(The Older Gentleman) wrote:

>OK, I've read enough. You are both terminally sad bastards, OK?

Mr Pot? I've a delegation from the Kettle Cleaners and Amalgamated
Trades Union at the door...
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