Great summary.

Will you be building yourself a starter roller?

One rebuilt knee(still all my own), and then housemaid`s/clergyman`s knee with my kick leg last year,thanks to my TT500,I`ve started to collect the kit to build a battery-powered and an engine-powered one....two Mini starter motors,two lightweight Generator type engines,I need some bearings,rollers and chain...or maybe I`ll try pulleys&belts....

Hi Roy,I reckon I need to bond with her,haven`t spent enough time with the old gal.I`ve been told I`m not following through properly,as the actress said to the bishop.Bought an XT500 in `80 that I ran on&off for 9yrs,a real favourite of mine, and that was no bother,maybe I have to admit to being younger then?I however did something very stupid with it.The kickstart snapped at the swivel and while waiting for a new one to arrive,I welded it facing outboard,so I could kick the thing over,and several kickbacks later,the kickstart mechanism punched a hole through the back of the crankcases.Due for a strip anyway,I had her down completely and farmed out the case welding to a chap who was ace, from Nottm,he had no fingers,but best alloy welder around in those days.I then fibreglassed the hole in the clutch cover,rebuilt,job done.

I know not of the modification you mention,not had an SR down,only done bit&bobs on them.I`m intrigued,I`ve clearly missed out on a health-preserving option,please tell me more!

Cheers,

Blue

Enjoyed the clip,she sounds crisp! Thanks for the link...I`d always thought those mashed-up pieces folk found in the sump were stop plates,I didn`t realise they were to do with a disengaging system.

So I`m back at Roy`s surgery,tried what you suggested,kickstart doesn`t stay down in the 1st place.Most depressions of the kickstart make a Bantam-esque sound at the end of the stroke...like when Bantam quadrant teeth are missing,but TT kickstart returns ok(or should that be,not ok,haha?).I did give her a full service last year and found no nasty surprises in the sump.Engine is one of the quietest I`ve heard,suspect not had much use.Looks like I`d better remove the clutch cover to have a butchers?

Thanks again...I suppose I`d better be mindful this is a Bantam-related section 🙂

Thanks Roy,I`ll have a look when the workshop has a berth available.

What protects the casings from exploding on old Brit big singles on kickback,like the original black with gold pin-striping 1937 Rudge 500 Special I stupidly sold in `85 before I`d fixed her up?Too busy getting Guzzis and LCs etc to go fast.

Tell you what also really hurts the knee and all the leg bones....is when the footrest falls off  & boot sole hits the road at 40mph(XT 1981)

I will concentrate on the Bantam for now 🙂

Haha,very good...but my D14 still kicks back now&again.

I have a few of those quadrants with teeth missing and worn ratchet gears,picked up in job-lots,waiting to be used in welded metal sculptures.Some riders seem to lunge at the kickstarter for some reason,as if it`s a venomous snake

Good thinking Roy....so among my toothless quadrants,a form of Darwinian natural selection has been taking place,haha.I see I`ll have to play around with your idea on the bench.

I was looking through a box of Indian Enfield bits and found a humongous gear lever(at least I think that`s what it is,never having owned an RE),with large splined dia fitment,and I remember thinking it looked more like a kickstart or even a brake lever!Unfortunately some of the splines have ripped out,so not sure what that`s going to end up being cannibalised for.  

Thanks Bob,you`re a fair man 🙂

Is the secret just to slot the word Bantam in every few sentences 😉 

Do you think they`d notice if I entered such a combo in the six-day trials?

I stupidly missed such an engine fairly local to me for around £300 last year,thought auction was ending a day later....but we all know what thought did....my favourite being,"he got out of bed to tuck his feet in because he thought they were sticking out of the end of the bed"

I`ll leave the one engine I`ve got where it is I reckon 🙂 ....but I do have a spare 350 motor though,and that has an auto decomp valve lifter...Mmmmm.