Terry, John and I from South Derbyshire rode over for the weekend and had a great time. Many thanks to Janner for organising a friendly, laid back gathering and a levely campsite owned and run by fellow bikers. The addded bonus is its not far from the Kerry coast so we managed several days of very memorable riding though some spectacular scenery and the best road I have ever riden a bike on. If you can get to this event you won't be disappointed. If there was one downside it has to be the weather. At times we had to seach out shade from the persistent sun.
For a taste have a look at Franky's video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO7JwZ1WnkU

I use Lucas Oil assembly lube. Its sticky so won't run off components while you are assembling.

This year we return to the glorious Peak District and hope you will join us.

The Miners Standard
Bank Top, Winster, Matlock DE4 2DR
Tents, Caravans, Motorhomes
£7.00 pppn
All members campsite fees taken at arrival tent.
No electric hook up. All facilities, breakfasts and evening meals available in the pub.
Welcome tent and marquee with refreshments.
Ride-out in Peak District Saturday, entertainment Saturday evening
Contact andynegus@ntlworld.com

We look forward to seeing you.

I did just double check the date.
No chance a monaco will work with a Bantam. Even if you got some forward progression you'd never stop it on Bantam brakes

I managed to put an M21 outfit into the back of a coal waggon. All that was needed was the removal of a front brake cable nipple.

BSA specify E10. Shell E5 is probably less that 5% ethanol. However I don't know how the ethanol content would lead to the problem your describe so would be interested to see what your garage concludes.

Sounds like you have the same problem a few have experienced, including myself. If so it's  a problem known to BSA and is fixed with a simple re-map.

Oh, and welcome to the forum. If you have not joined the club you can do so here:-

https://www.bsaownersclub.co.uk/bsaoc-membership

Currently 3/4 South Derbyshire members are looking into coming over.
PS Adare also does great ice cream, cafe's and a friendly motorbike shop.

We used to stay at Campail Teach an Aragail - Campsite Dingle. (Gallarus Ballydavid, Dingle, Co. Kerry, V92 HX95, Ireland Phone: +353 85 767 9828)

Its the most westerly campsite in Europe and on the end of the Dingle penninsular. 15 minutes for Dingle which has plenty of pubs for traditional music etc (although Dingle has become a bit too touristy). From the campsite take the lanes and you are soon on  the spectacular Slea Head drive/ride. Pop into the Barryferriter pub for delicious seafood chowder and a glass for lunch. Ride back into Dingle to take the Connor Pass towards Camp and Tralee. Not fun in the camper but mind blowing on the bike.
When it's  time to leave take the Inch road from Dingle and stop off at Inch Stand which is 5.5 kms penisular beach of firm sand you can ride along (you can imagine you are Fred Rist at Pendine in the 1950s).

The way I think about it is that you want to get maximum momentum into the flywheel when you are kicking over before the piston gets to tdc on the compression stroke. So when you start to kick you want the piston to be just past compression. You are simply using the vakve lifter to enable you to just get the piston beyond compression without having to heave so hard on the kick starter that by the time you've gone over compression you've moved the piston/flywheel too far.

I hope my poor explanation makes some sense!

Hi Bevan
I have summarised the servicing schedule in the document attached which includes valve clearances
cheers
Dean

Thanks for the helpful info on the Sealey Chris.
I had to call out a tyre fitter due to a front tyre puncture a couple of days ago and he used the Abba stand. I had not seen one before but was impressed because of the stability while you lift the bike and while its on the stand. It attaches at the swing arm fulcrum nuts so there is nothing in the region of the rear wheel to restrict access.

The location of the usb connection box on the handlebars is a bit clunky and some have said its a bit unsightly. I also found it got in the way when fitting the sat nav bracket.
Its easy to flip it so it is under the handlebars as per the photo (that I have probably forgotten to attach). Just undo the 2 cap head screws attaching it to the mounting bracket and mount it upside down. You wil find that to get the bracket to fit flush in this position you need to tweek the bracket slightly but I didn't bother and just did up the screws until they were nipped bit not over tight. You need to remove one of the rubber cable tidies on the handle bar to free up the little extra cable length you will need.

Although the attachment to the bracket sounds like a bit of a bodge it has remained solid for several hundred miles.

I have never had to use a sealant.

If you want to see what the lovely campsite is like a review starts about 11 mins in on this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5PKz39vpvo

We thoroughly enjoyed the camp on our first visit last year.