Trip to the monthly Blood Bike meeting. Rare for me to ride the BSA at night but the flames from the exhaust show up well :) ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc2-LwI2sYY
Carving aggressively through rush hour traffic in the centre of Birmingham, this guy is a danger to himself and others :(
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKXOFiKE9qQ
Pleasant morning cycle along an urban stretch of the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - parallel to the A38 Tyburn Road. A calm retreat meters away from one of the busiest roads in Birmingham
Music: Suede https://youtu.be/PKBdDTnm8HY
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV_WrO4hsKY
Peter Founds & Javan Walmsley’s FHO Racing outfit is chased by TV helicopter over the mountain course.
3wheeling-media Sidecar TT Race 1, 6/6/2022
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEzqIZzXzik
Finally got around to improving the dodgy brake line clamp on the Daimler SP250. The car's had a plain Jubilee clip for many years, which is definitely not good practice. Better now :)
Details of the 3D print are freely available here https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6195895
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9Tr-R6LU-g
Update on V8 spark plug tube removal, including a more positive way of gripping the tubes
IN THIS VIDEO SERIES:-
Pt 1/7 Initial removal https://youtu.be/vEtkXJEhnXw
Pt 2/7 Improved removal technique https://youtu.be/AbSJd2op9YQ
Pt 3/7 Annealing Copper Spark Plug Tube Washers https://youtu.be/G28OjYf2fLs
Pt 4/7 Spark Plug Tube Installation https://youtu.be/CdYD15ZrKCI
Pt 5/7 Making Rocker Cover Silicone Gaskets https://youtu.be/VKRB2CeOauM
Pt 6/7 Different Spark Plug Tubes in 2nd head https://youtu.be/mDMnRtz3kP0
Pt 7/7 New style Spark Plug Tube Washers https://youtu.be/Jpyl80QJOW0
SInce taking this job I've found these excellent post on the V8 heads, incl. spark plug tubes https://www.dloc.org.uk/post/cylinder-head-aches-part-6 Well worth a read!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbSJd2op9YQ
I finally received the last fittings to allow me to reverse my destratification pump, so that it pumps from cold to hot. This requires a solenoid valve, otherwise cold water can be drawn through the pump even when it's not running. This cold flow dilutes the hot water being drawn at the taps in the house.The solenoid valve prevents this dilution. I also got around to replacing the Adafruit TFT display, which had lost 3 columns of pixels (I'm hoping I may be able to fix this, if it's just a zebra strip issue :) ).
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOMOfHzSXng
Trip along the Baldwin Road on the Isle of Man. Passing the West Baldwin Reservoir and climbing the hills over the centre of the island - a beautiful area
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ges7F7Z637M
See here for longer 3 minute version - https://youtu.be/Ftd9uZnAjAo
Walked from the Braddan Bridge Campsite to Union Mills to watch the practice at 18:00. 15+ riders through with no issues until #54 came down the hill & overcooked the right hander outside the Railway Inn. Locked everything up, hit the curb, bounced into the padding & back into the road. Sod’s law says I missed video’ing the crash itself, so this is seconds later. The rider jumped up straight away, checked out by the doctor & seems fine. A lucky competitor from the Republic of Ireland - James Chawke . Someone else captured the crash itself https://youtube.com/shorts/epZdWJnLHYw?feature=share
The majority of marshals are bikers, the lead marshals have years of experience, indepth incident management & other training. They're all volunteers, doing it for the love of the sport.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t1ReOgRKDE