Where is ignition coil connect ?

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Happy days - you could pick these up for next to nothing in the mid 60s and I had a few. My favourite big single was my trusty old BSA M21 600 single - that could be a pig to start in cold weather. Not exactly a speedy ride but, if you could get the tyres to stick it would have driven straight up a brick wall

A.J. Stevens. .Shared ideas and parts with Matchless>> I Rode them in the Late 60's 70's and 80's !

When they ask me how I am, I tell them about my lower back pain and they soon hang up.

if you don't know the number don't answer it that simple

I've had at least two calls claiming to be police officers, and someone had been caught with my credit card. Once even naming a nephew. The follow up, reporting to the police was interesting. They really didn't want to take the call, and I insisted on a crime reference number so it appears on the statistics. Eventually the relented, when I pointed out that I had a complaint on this upheld with MOPAC, and MOPAC ordered the Met to take corrective action.

I moved recently and sky moved my broadband to new address, sky said they monitor the internet speeds and may contact me in a week or so, a few weeks passed and I had a phone call apparently from sky, they asked me to confirm my internet speeds and said my laptop needed a software update to increase the speed, in fact it was a scam they wanted access to my laptop to try and get hold of bank details, I hang up but importantly was this someone from sky sending my details to a scammer?

Great video, but the people it's aimed at aren't going to researching telephone scams on youtube.

Some stunning images, and we loved the interactive element of the video where we were able to look dooooooown 😬 It reminds us of our time on the Rock Of Gibraltar and the glass skywalk there. This location on Madeira isn't familiar to us, and we've never seen it featured on KZbin before (so perhaps add some hashtags # to the video description to encourage more views.....just a thought)

It has alloy barrel dord it ? I had freind in 1970s and he had one it went like cut cat , do wondrful powertake off with weelspin for 40 m it eas impressive. You have dream bike there.

After the owner of Headlands died, the family sold the property and garden. The property has been raised to the ground and a larger property built, using the original footprint but considerably extending it. The owners do not open the garden as in the past.

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That's an interesting concept!

Nice video and nice commentary

fantastic.

What a great event. So good to see this video. We were there too!

Nice to see a used one instead of a pristine restoration sitting in a rich man's glass garage.

Nice bike and an easy starter. Original "jampots" too. Nice!

I rode one (the AJS Model 18cs) decked out as a trials bike for several years. What fun, pounding down a back road, feeling and hearing that long-stroke single down there between my legs. A legendary motorcycle that would be so cool to recapture with modern ignition and wiring.

A lot of fannying around to get these old bikes started. We have it easy now.

Thanks for your feedback Bernard, yes it is a lovely garden in a fabulous spot. Thankfully we were staying in Polruan at the time so could wander round at our leisure.

I visited the garden in 2005 and had only about 2 hours to explore it. The group I was travelling with loved the garden and would have stayed longer. That is a problem with group travels. You always have to hurry somewhere else. I am thankful for your video and can warmly recommend a vist to Headland garden.🍒

the choke lever pulled tight means its off and pushed forward its full on choke

Excellent: the engine sounds smooth, you need to adjust the tappets as it is rattling. This is done by removing the 3 brass round nuts on the off side of the cylinder head. once removed, put bike on main stand & select 4th gear by rocking the rear wheel. [Do not use clutch]. Once you have 4th gear, look inside the cover & turn the wheel until one of the valves is fully depressed. Now, adjust the other valve by loosening the locknut on the pushrod. As these pushrods have a ball & cup fitting, you need to adjust the rod until it spins freely with out any side to side movement. When this is done, lock the locknut & check that it has not got tighter! If it is OK, do the same thing on the other valve. Depress it fully, then adjust the other in the same way. Remember to rock the wheel back & forth until you find first gear, the press down into neutral. Pop the cover back on, Yes its nice & quite now, Happy riding.

Well presented Mark. Thanks, I picked up some good tips, although my 64 model, which I have just bought, has an up-rated alternator stater/rotor, electronic ignition and voltage regulator and a 12v negative earth electrical system. The engine was rebuilt by the previous owner and I can really feel the compression when I attempt to start it, which is not easy. The previous owner got a letter of authenticity from your country via the AJS and Matchless owners club and it says the compression ratio is 7.6 to 1. I've read elsewhere that it is 8.6 to 1. I presume the certificate is correct, even though it doesn't feel like it. I owned a 56 Matchless 50 years ago which seemed much easier to kick over. Then again, I was 50 years younger.

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Please let this blow up.

A bit late but make sure you get JIS screw drivers not Phillips which strip out the heads.

Filmed exclusively using an old Panasonic LUMIX 10.1mp. Camera is 10 years old

Cool :)

wow

I don’t believe it does 45 cuz my dad was doing 70 on these

Pity he cannot pronounce B'dinnick correctly

looks more complicated to operate than my boeing 747-300 in the backyard..it needs a 500cc single 2 stroke dirt bike engine swap from the 80s, instant 30hp gain and 100mph top speed!

i am looking for a 1987 v90t workshop manual anyone know where i can get 1 please let me know

Nice!! We also have matchless on our channel

Looks like an old sidecar attachment as well

Smashing and relaxing video. Thank you

I have exactly the same bike in brown but from 1976 and worse condition the front wheel has ceased and the motor won't kick over, I will definitely be watching all of these videos, thank god this channel exists

If the bike has been stood a while and there's no oil in the oil tank it often means it is all in the crankcases. If this is the case it's best to drain them before attempting a cold start because otherwise you're dragging those huge flywheels though a load of thick cold oil ! -

She's a beauty.

fucked that right up

I have a 'worked' Yam SR500 single, it is very much like this one to start. It has a 92mm crank, and a heavy flywheel, get it wrong, and it throws you in the air. Touch the throttle, and it wont start, I almost sold it until I saw a Video on how to start old British singles. It's such fun to ride, and I've owned 43 bikes over the years . Clive, NZ

This is so relaxing. Thanks so much for posting

HI, What date was this? Trying to work out if we were on it then

+back in 1963, I had a BSA B31 350, but my mate had one of these , exactly the same. The way we started them was to hold in the decompressor and straddle the bike , then kick it over fast 4 or 5 times then let go of the lever just as you started the last downstroke,. The fact that the engine was spinning like a flywheel meant no kickback. Always started easily, once you got the feel of it. Mine had a cracked carb that was always leaking a little fuel. occasionally burst into flames as I was riding. Just stopped , and blew it out then continued . Never thought much of it at the time... Good old days.

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