in this video, I get running a raleigh wisp, that's not been started for years
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@KenBloomfield-vj6yh4 ай бұрын
I also had a blue one at 16 ...just started work in 1968 ...LOVED IT !!😅😊
@KenBloomfield-vj6yh4 ай бұрын
I also had a blue one when I started work at 16 in 1968 ...LOVED IT 😅😊
@KenBloomfield-vj6yh4 ай бұрын
Surprised that it didn't need much....tyres, gold chain, battery & carbon clean ..all good !! Rode it through Lochs & glens in September ...FANTASTIC ......Love your channel , always interesting.
@monkeyroo87404 ай бұрын
Good old hondas. They don't take much to get them right.. bet its nice up there in the glens. Maybe oneday ill take a trip up there on my st50. Cheers for watching buddy. Much appreciated
@geoffreyfitch70954 ай бұрын
Had a blue one @ Training School early '70's - shared by the household. NO suspension ! AND you taking your hand off the bars to signal was to risk life and limb as the front wheel danced about. IT was great fun !😜
@monkeyroo87404 ай бұрын
Hiya bud, sounds like fun.. I ride some of the vintage bikes on tbe roads. I get some funny looks from the young generation, they haven't got a clue what they are. But the classics for me are tbe best.
@KenBloomfield-vj6yh4 ай бұрын
Bought a Chaly CF70c about a year ago ...wanted suspension ...GREAT FUN.
@monkeyroo87404 ай бұрын
Nice one, I do like chalys as you may of guessed lol. Does it need much to get it back on the road
@philpines26814 ай бұрын
Crackin that,, i would defo ride that around town.
@monkeyroo87404 ай бұрын
Hiya bud, yeah it's in good nick tbf..yeah I would ride it around town too. I'm amazed it's all complete too
@dieseldave68824 ай бұрын
What a cool looking bike
@monkeyroo87404 ай бұрын
Cheers John.. yeah looks cool as.. goes well too
@itstomsgarage4 ай бұрын
Great looking little bike that!
@monkeyroo87404 ай бұрын
Cheers buddy, yeah they look cool as. Goes well too
@johndocbikerestorations8314 ай бұрын
Cool wee bike Buddy
@monkeyroo87404 ай бұрын
Hiya bud, and cheers. Hope you well
@ogbigtsbikesandstuff8874 ай бұрын
Nice little bike, never see one here in the States. The engine looks kind of like my Motobecane. Does it pivot when you hit the throttle like a Moby does? I couldn't tell in the vid. Cheers!
@monkeyroo87404 ай бұрын
Hiya bud. Yeah very similar setup to a motobecane, I have a x1 in my collection if you haven't seen it on my previous videos. I'm suprised there's not many over in the states, they were very popular with celebs in the 60s.
@ogbigtsbikesandstuff8874 ай бұрын
@@monkeyroo8740 Nice folding Motobecane 👌 . I'll keep my eyes out for a Wisp, I like the odd ones, lol
@monkeyroo87404 ай бұрын
@@ogbigtsbikesandstuff887 cheers, it's not the fastest in the world but so much fun to ride
@cedriclynch4 ай бұрын
It is a Motobecane engine. It does not pivot from the cylinder head because it has a fixed-ratio belt drive. May I recommend a non-authentic modification? Replace the horrible Gurtner carburettor by a Dell'Orto SHA14/9 and get much smoother running, no smoke from the exhaust and almost twice as many miles to the gallon. In the 1960s these were very common, and you used to hear their engines four-stroking all the time except when going uphill. The Wisp in this video has been kept a long time in a damp place and the crankshaft bearings have been damaged by corrosion. The engine should not make this racket, it should have almost no mechanical noise (not even any tinkling from the piston; the cylinder is made of aluminium with a chromed bore, so the piston clearance can be less than it has to be with a cast-iron cylinder). If it is just the main bearings that are pitted you can replace them for a few pounds.
@ArtistisMe4 ай бұрын
Do you buy, fix & sell motorbikes, mopeds & scooters or just do repairs for people?
@monkeyroo87404 ай бұрын
Hiya bud, I buy to restore for myself, and I never sell. Once they come here,they are here for good lol With this one ,it belongs to a family member. I don't tend to do anyone else's tbh..
@KenBloomfield-vj6yh4 ай бұрын
I also had a blue one at 16 ...just started work in 1968 ...LOVED IT !!😅😊
@KenBloomfield-vj6yh4 ай бұрын
I also had a blue one at 16 ...just started work in 1968 ...LOVED IT !!😅😊
@monkeyroo87404 ай бұрын
Hiya bud, you should get another and enjoy them again