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I'm sure somebody knows what this is? Edit oh yeh, just struck me, must be GB: it's a 'Fionda' and I dare say it's been shown here before

cracker Zeb nice from any angle – that's a particularly nice angle

Breva's big-city uncle gets ready to delivery VAST file of Breva info to Ropey's computer.

I used a hand file, or 2 or 3 different grades of files. I didn't have a Dremel then, but a file is probably better and easier to control too. You could finish with a dremel. I don't think that removing a bit too much or not getting it exactly circular will matter too much. As far as I remember I deliberately offset mine a bit, probably because the repaired spring was shorter. It was a temporary repair as I ordered new parts under warranty. However it worked fine and I think that it would have kept on working. The spring might have given up some time, but certainly the adjusted pawl arm would go for ever.

Anyone want to buy a rear indicator lens? Going cheep ..er, cheap.

I'm using synthetic, which was fine, but after a surprisingly short time first gear has got crunchy again – difficult to engage from neutral.

Probably atoms. Maybe electrons and stuff like that.

Yeah, might as well be concerned. I just think that it's better to check and be sure. Take the cover off and measure. If it's got the problem parts change them, rather than wait 'til it breaks at an inconvenient time/place. Mine and some others went at around 2,000 miles, but there are ones that have hung on 'til 6 or 7,000: so you never know, 'til you look see. If you can't get parts easily then you'll have to wait, so again, better check and then be prepared/order parts. If you need to order parts, you could then put the box back together while it's still working and keep riding until parts arrive. Better still, file the boss down to the right size. That's as good as getting a new one if you do it carefully, but I'd still fit a new spring as the old one will be stressed.

It's up you really. If the spring broke at the end, rather than the middle, you can repair the spring and happily use it while you await new parts – so the bike needn't be off the road at all. Otherwise it's whatever amount of time it takes to get the correct parts in. If you can do the repair now, there's no point in not doing it while you wait for 'better fix' parts, as in your question. Fix it, ride it and then when you get the 'better parts' swap them in some afternoon. By now everything is well documented and photographed. It seems like you maybe didn't see all the info. Have you checked the info in the F.A.Q. Forum?

Good grief. I was meant to be going to Cambridge at the end of this week and would certainly have made an effort if the house is close to Cambridge itself. However I can't go now. There are probably other things that you need to go over for, especially as she's 90, but if it's really only to fix a leak – a trip from down under is pretty extreme. Apart from finding a builder to do the job, which is a tricky situation for all sorts of reasons, what about some of the social / community / caring agencies that have volunteer (retired) handymen to go and do jobs like this? Is she in a house on her own? (Please pretend I didn't say this bit, but you could send a case of Redline Heavy to use in the watertank. According to the boys on here it's a wonder at sealing leaks.) Sorry. I didn't say that bit. It must have been Ratchethack.

A rider won't be seeing in the same way that the video camera did. Unless he falls asleep with his head on the tank and eyes propped open.

Heheho "a snappy comeback" "...don't come back..." "...trying to think of a snappy comeback" that was a snappy comeback, very good

...there's a guy on here called Jason, a man of astounding intellectual capacity and rugged good looks.

It used to run worse – did you get the bike new/stock condition, or did you get it with some mods already done? My 02 had a dip at close to 5,000 rpm, but not surging and coughing and worse. I then ran without airbox lid but kept paper filter. Worked ok. Now have K&N, x-over and Guzzi's Ti cans & 'race' ECU. It works well. Maybe PC would improve it more, but as I say, it goes fine, including at low revs. Maybe you've got too much uncoordinated 'tweaking', but also, what about the top-end? It seems to be the Americans who mostly find the bike spluttering and dieing when it's stopped at lights. It's often attributed to the top-end settings being too tight and the problem eases / goes away when tappets are opened to Euro settings or wider.

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Poor Douglas, too much cabbage? I suppose his system isn't used to it, what with the normal diet being cats. It's a bit cruel of the BBC to highlight the chap's plight in such a public way.

The thing he said about you in the coded writing. Something about knitting a giant pink rabbit. I don't believe gossip though, I like to see proof. Oh, what's that photo there...?

Wow! Did Jaap really do that?

You're welcome. You just gotta get here. Next year?

Absolutely. That's what Land Rovers & pre-efi Range Rovers are for. Perfect, –ish. Also what Moto Guzzis used to be for. Hope that's not changing too much and the resemblance between the Breva and the big Hum is only visual.

Gorgeous pics. 4 miles up an old logging road sounds like heaven (though I can see you had a few downsides as well)

Ok it's not MG or a bike, but it sure looks like the Breva's big fat country cousin. Someone (in North America with far too much – Rob?) posted pictures of their yellow Hummer in the snow. I saw this one in the flesh today. It couldn't do the nadgery stuff that the Land Rovers did, but still, it was impressive how six litres and xxx horsepower controlled by a bundle of electronics and compressed air powered the thing along.

Ropey gets his yella Greaso, bonks the donk, biffs the bink, T3s the pushrods and generally does the 'Final Tuning Option' then hits the Aussie dunes for some old-fashioned fun

knock up a side car pack a basket of sarnies and nice rug climb in get a young whippersnapper* to drive the two-wheeled bit – happy as Larry * ah, so that's what you meant when you said you wanted to 'get Cliff on board'

Yeah. I think the spirit of the Welsh thing is something of its own, fairly quick and simple and easy to arrange, so best not mess with it. Depending when it is, I'll go across via Holyhead and you never know, there might be the opportunity for one or two to do the trip the other way too...