LC CLUB MAG WINTER 2010

Winter 2010
Silverstone Classic Event
Knott End Cafe
Crin-din-din-tastic...!
Member’s Special
Uttoxeter 2010
And all the usual features -
Club News, Member’s Letters and 1 Member’s Special and more...

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
2011
Midlands Mayhem, The LC Club Midlands
Rally. September 2/3/4 2011. Located
at: Lumb Farm, Derby Road, Marehay,
Derbyshire. DE5 8JN
Lake District Camping Weekend
Friday 3rd, Saturday 4th, and Sunday
5th June 2011
Sykeside Camping Park, Brotherswater,
Patterdale, Penrith, Cumbria. CA11 ONZ
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Submission deadline for the next issue is
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Contents.
The LC Club News 3
Member’s Letters 4-5 & 22
Knott End Café 6-7
Uttoxeter 2010 8-9
Refreshing Elsie Pt.1 10-11
......continues on 18-19
The Silverstone Classic
Event 2010 12-17
Ardon Probes... 20-21
Booga’s Tree-house Club 23
LC Market Place 24-25
Member’s Special 26-28
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The LC Club News
Hello again, fellow LC nuts.
Well this is my final mag as editor after 4 years and 20 issues. I am handing over
the crayons to Weaver. I was only ever supposed to do it for a year as a stand in,
having never done anything like it before. It has been great fun and I thank
everyone who has contributed. As I always say this mag is 100% member written
and what a great job you have done over the past 4 years. Please keep on sending
in your letters, articles, show news and pictures to the usual email address
editorial@lcclub.co.uk, plus some pictures of goats, I hear Weaver likes them.
Right now back to the important stuff.
Membership is due for renewal!!
Membership runs from October to October so if you haven’t already you only
have a 2 month grace period before you will be taken from the members list and
cast down into the fiery pits.
You can pay in the usual way, by cheque £15 payable to The LC Club, and send it
to Membership at the address on the left. Overseas members and family
memberships are £20. You can also pay via Paypal adding an extra £1 to the fee
for admin costs.
Well that is all from me, a final special thanks to Gill, Jackie, Weaver, Gary and
Ardon for all the help and support and ideas.
Cheers, Booga
Steven Dexter #990 RIP
We have been informed of the sad death of member Steven Dexter, a recently
joined member who died suddenly at the age of 47. His mother sent us the
following letter.
Dear sir.
It is with regret that I have to inform you that my son, Steven Dexter passed
away on 21st June 2010.
He died suddenly at Vikoma where he worked. Age 47.
(My ton up kid)
Yours sincerely
G Dexter (Steven’s Mother.)
The LC Club would like to offer our deepest sympathy
to the family and friends of Steven, may he rest in
peace.
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Member’s Letters
Hi There,
I am writing to you after being advised to on the club forum. I am wanting to find
the current whereabouts of my old Elsie, as detailed below. I know it is currently
taxed, so probably in use. I was wondering if you could put an ad in the magazine
or wherever you feel would help. I am not a club member, so do let me know how it
could be done, what details you would need etc.
It is a 250LC, reg XDX 635X.•When I had it in 1989/90, it was in Mars Bar
colours, Pro Am fairing and belly pan with micron exhausts. It may have had a red
frame, but now struggling to remember. I definitely remember it was a bitch to
start. I can be contacted on 07931 992390.
Many thanks, Arron.
ED. Not a club member!! Oh go on then as it is my last mag.
Where is Rolf Harris when you need him?
Paint Question 1
Hi,
I have a Yamaha RD500 B Reg and want to know the paint code, could you tell me
how I find this please?
Thanks, Gordon Wright
ED. Try here http://www.rd350lc.net/pageCOLORcode.htm
Paint Question 2
Hi, I’m having an LC 350 in Mars bar colours re-sprayed. The man in question has
already done my blue and white 350LC•and it is perfect, factory finish. He used
Ford diamond white which matches the new
front mudguard & tailpiece•exactly.
I was just wondering if there is a similar match
in black for the Mars bar colours or is it just a
straight gloss black? Also, I am a member, how
do you put a post on the forum?
Cheers, Danny.
ED. Anyone have a suggestion for Danny? Email
the editorial address and I will pass on your
words of wisdom.
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Insurance Claim, what to do.
I thought I would write a piece for the club mag about the claims process, it may
be of some help to members. I looked myself for help and guidance but found little
in the way of anything to help put my mind at rest about the claims process.
My accident took place in Jan 2005 and took basically 4 years to conclude, with
the help of Shoosmiths Solicitors. They were appointed by Carole Nash insurance
services (CNIS). My solicitor was N. Pitman.
Every case is different, but here’s the run down of mine which!, I think, and
others have told me was a success.
Firstly my accident happened in London around midday so as you can imagine was
busy and hectic. I don't remember a great deal of the collision even to this day,
but my memory with regards to position of vehicles, shops, road conditions, my
speed and general facts are still clear as day.
Firstly I was transferred to Broomfield Hospital Chelmsford from Whipps Cross
London, to save my leg as they were going to remove it due to damage.
When I came round in Broomfield Hospital after days of surgery, I finally
managed to talk to my wife. She was told by the traffic police to contact (CNIS)
who then appointed Shoosmiths to act for me.
I was immobilized in bed at Broomfield for 7 weeks so I had to rely on the family
to do some important jobs for me.
1) Take photos of the bike and damage!
2) Get the bike recovered and brought back home, recovery and storage is
expensive, don’t wait. Get a receipt for those costs.
3) With the photos list your damage best you can and if possible rough costs of
parts. This resulted in my bike being written off!.
4) Get photos of the accident scene or the road layout,junctions, traffic islands.
I got my brother who went to London to do this for me. Don,t rely on the police to
do this for you.
5) Get witness statements. I was lucky the traffic police done this for me.
6) Photos of your injuries get lots of them, if you have a camera phone photo your
X rays! I was told copy of X rays were about ¢25 a go!
7) Get your claim forms, don't rush them, take your time, do rough drafts. (Ed.
Indeed make photocopies and use them to practice on)
Get it clear in your mind what happened to you, use the photos to illustrate your
claim forms. Again don't rush! you wont get paid any quicker!!! if anything you will
miss something out.
8) Keep copies of everything you send off to the solicitors or anyone else.
What happens next is lots of paperwork if you are injured like me, they will ask
for. (Continues on page 22)
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There is a meeting of bikers every Wednesday night, during Summer, outside the
appropriately named Knott End Cafe at Knott End in Lancashire (FY6 0EA).
A group of RDLC owners from the Lancaster area meet on the A588 (Ashton Road)
outside the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (LA1 4RP) between 7pm and 7.30pm for a 30
miles round trip, speed camera free, four stroke eating dash, to Knott End and
back.
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If you fancy it, here's a taster.
Within a mile you are leaving the
built up area of Lancaster city and
straight into the tractor danger
zone. Beware, when the sun is
shinning, tractors and bikers come
out to play, a lethal combination.
You have been warned!
First up are three sets of hedge
lined 'S' bends. Two slow (in LC
terms) and one fast. Then, brake hard and deep into a
tight left hander outside the inviting Stork Pub at Conder Green -
www.thestorkinn.co.uk.
There is usually a small
audience of bikers sat
outside the Stork. They can
see you come and they can
see you go. Get this corner
wrong and they'll all know
all about it.
Knott End Café
Shortly after the Stork
there are 2 jumps. A little
river bridge and the larger
Lancaster Canal bridge. A
couple of road side farms to be aware of next before some bouncy and
sometimes very bumpy, twisty sections through the hamlets of Lower and Upper
Thurnham. Blink and you'll miss them.

Ease off through the slightly busier, 40mph limit, village of Cockerham. As you
leave Cockerham you get your first of 2 chances to really open the bike up, but
you're not flat out yet. That opportunity comes a few miles later along a open, flat
and usually windy straight. At this point you are only a few yards from the Irish
Sea so it's best to get your head down and throttle to the stop.
The fast straight is followed by a couple
of low gear tight turns before easing
off again to go through Stakepool. A
tight, narrow, right and left signals the
go for the last section of bends and
short straight before turning right, off
the A588 and onto the B5270 into
Knott End. Follow your nose and the
busy cafe is on the left just before you
ride into the sea. You could ride into
the sea if you wanted to, or had no brakes. No
barriers here! ....and relax.
Stop briefly at Knott End for a
chat, look at the bikes (hoping
to find some more LCs) and
maybe a quick brew in the cafe
or a pint at the pub opposite.
On a good sunny, Summer's day
there can be hundreds of bikes
lined up and the cafe can be
queued out of the door.
After that it's a dash back to the
infirmary•for a debrief between
8.30pm and 9pm. It's only a two
hour play but it's a mid-week tonic
and it will put a smile on your face
that lasts for days.
See you there?
Steve (Scruff)
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Uttoxeter 2010
Hi RD-LC fans,
Uttoxeter bike show 2010 was my 1st time to this venue and "jokingly" said that I
would supply my rat RD80 LC, I had just bought to show case my work to Weaver,
which he thought, to my surprise, was as a good idea!!!
I set off to the show, I was also showing my RD50 MX on the sportsmoped.com
stand and the rat 80 LC....
We only had a few bikes due to the space but it was still a very busy weekend with
a lot of fingers pointing to the "rat" in the corner.
I then stated I was going to restore it for the Stafford show in October.
A few oohh's and ahhh's were spoken and a lot of "you cant possibly do that's"
....lol
Well the challenge was
set in my head to do this
bike from inception (seen
at this show with rot,
rust and broken bits) to
a fine restored bike in a
few weeks (a rat to
riches story), and
revealed at Stafford
show 2010.
I was in for a challenge!!
I camped out in the van and the
evening's were fun and a few beers sunk in the LC camp...lol. But we all had a great
nights sleep well some of us did...
It was a great 1st Uttox show for me and as usual a lot of interesting bikes and
plenty of LC fans that graced the stands admiring the bikes on display.
A super top weekend and my rat bike was destined to be reborn a few weeks later
at Stafford
gary rd robbo
ED. Good luck with that I hope we get a few words on the result.
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Refreshing Elsie Part 1
I've been meaning to do this for a while now. I initially threw my bike together so I
could attend Ashbourne 06 and mean't to tidy it up at a later date. That didn't
happen because I was too busy riding it and having fun.
So now I'm going to try and sort the bits that need sorting and have stripped the
bike down to a rolling chassis. The rolling chassis is parked in front of my other
bikes so I can't get to them. I've done that on purpose so I don't get tempted to
shove the LC to the back of the shed and go play out. I'm going to be looking for a
few bits, so keep your eyes on the wanted section of the forum if you have some
bits laying around.
I started by rebuilding the callipers. The
brakes have always been rubbish, so this
was always going to be one of the first
jobs I took care of. I’ve fitted new seals
and some nice new stainless pistons that
I got from club member Nick Chambers.
The calliper bodies have been stripped
back to bare metal and a few coats of
barbecue paint applied. I’ve dressed
them up a little bit with some Yamaha
decals that I got from Simon Wells, another club member. The bleed nipples are
stainless too…can you see a theme here?
I’ve never really had a problem with my carbs, so I’ve just taken them off and
soaked them in coca cola for a day or so, then cleaned the bodies up a bit. Job
done just for the hell of it I decided to take the head
and barrels off the engine so I could
give them a fresh coat of paint.
Imagine my joy at lifting one of the
pots off to find a little bit of damage
to one of the pistons. One of the tangs
from the gudgeon pin circlips had come
away.
A schoolboy error on my part when I
replaced the rings in 2006. I inspected
the barrels one at a time looking for
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damage and was surprised not to find
any. After speaking to some of the guys
in the club I was advised that I shouldn’t
re-use the slightly damaged piston and
just get a fresh pair. I took their advice
and managed to order a pair of +.25
pistons from Yambits. A couple of days
later I picked up the barrels again to
paint them. This is where my world
started to crumble. There staring me in
the face was a large gouge all the way down the
left pot. How did I miss that? I was sure I’d checked both barrels when I
discovered the damaged piston.
I thought about it and then realised I must have picked up the same barrel twice
and completely missed the scored left pot. The only thing that would fix that would
be a rebore. Having already ordered +.25 pistons, I tried to get the order put on
hold so that I could order the correct sized pistons after the inevitable rebore. No
joy. I got no response from Yambits and two days later a pair of useless +.25
pistons arrived on my doorstep.
I’ve fitted a new clutch as I've experienced a little clutch slip in the past. I'd
already fitted three heavy duty springs, (untested), to try and help this, but then
after a discussion with Craig Palmer at Stanford Hall decided while I was at it I
may as well replace the plates. So I took it all apart and discovered that the
central nut was only finger tight and held in place by the tabbed over washer. Out
with the torque wrench and it was nipped up to about 54lbs ft as per the Haynes
book of lies.
Then it was a simple process of putting the new friction plates in
and replacing the springs. As I
had the torque wrench to hand,
these were tightened accordingly.
Would you believe 7lbs ft?
Just for information, the clutch I
fitted came from Motorcycle Road
and Race.co.uk and was £42.46 (inc
vat and free delivery). This was an
EBC clutch, part No. CK2240. They
list it as an XT350 clutch, but it's
the same item for a 4LO.
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THE SILVERSTONE CLASSIC EVENT
23-25 JULY 2010
Earlier during the year, Silverstone Circuit contacted our erstwhile leader Weaver
as they were inviting the club to take part in the Silverstone Classic. This was the
first time that the LC Club had been invited to this classic car event and we were
one of only two bike clubs to attend the other being the Harley Owners Club who
had a massive presence. After all, Harleys are the bikes that we all aspire to own
and run one day! (Jools, I didn’t realise Harley made a 350LC) This event has been
run for a number of years and is 100% car orientated and was previously known as
the Coys International Historic Festival.
With the re-branding of Silverstone as the premier UK based circuit for both car
and bike racing, I do believe that we were invited as a club due to the fact that the
club has been visible at the Classic Car & Bike Show at the NEC. It wasn’t long
before Weaver had posted the details of this event on the club forum and living
locally to the circuit, I expressed an early interest in attending. As the weekend
dawned upon us, Weaver asked me to co-ordinate the event in his absence. The club
trailer was delivered to my home in Brackley on 20 July. Subsequent communication
between us established that John Hay (Johnny 485 off the forum) would be able to
tow the trailer the 6 miles from Brackley to the circuit on his way up from Croydon
– no problem.
As the event was a Friday to Sunday event, John came up from Croydon on
Thursday afternoon to set up. Unfortunately, I was told earlier that I was unable
to have the Friday off but I met John at Silverstone on Thursday after work in the
pouring rain. This is where things started to go a bit tits-up. The organisation for
this event was a little dodgy to say the least. It started badly when we were given
free camping for our tents on a tarmac car-park! On Friday morning, the organisers
seemed to have forgotten to give us an actual plot and John spent around 3 hours
and drove about 20 miles around the circuit trying to find someone to tell us where
we were supposed to be. Eventually we were allocated a plot/stand beside the live
action events track and a pikey fair. (Horrible thoughts of the Ding-Ding Rally at
pikey central HQ of Billing Aquadrome of 2008 sprung to mind) We spent the
majority of Friday manning the club stand waiting for others to turn up. We had
our 2 bikes on display in the dustiest place you could imagine on the circuit.
The bikes were covered in dust and we were well away from the beaten track,
which was not a good thing. John and I weren’t best pleased but we soldiered on in
what can only be described as very inclement weather.
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(Jools it pissed it down if the sound the other end of the phone was anything to go
by). Weaver advised us that the club gazebo was left in his lock-up in dreary and sad
Corby. John and I then thought we’re in
big trouble if the weather stays the same
for the whole weekend. The thought did
cross our minds to call it a day and forget
the weekend if it stayed the same.
However, we hatched a plan.
John came over to Brackley with me to
get the trailer and we managed to load
his bike plus all the club bumph into the
trailer and transported it to the camp
site on the circuit. We were bloody
soaked at this stage! During this intervening
period, a decision was made, and Weaver contacted, to purchase a new marquee for
the club. John and I went to Halfords, B&Q and Homebase in Banbury (we’re still
soaked) in search of a suitable, affordable marquee. We got the one from Homebase
as it best suited our (sorry, the club’s) needs – people and bikes could be sheltered
from any shit weather should it come our way. Job done. The weather then improved
so we headed back to Silverstone to set up John’s tent.
Things got a bit tricky here as when you get an engineer and a pen-pusher trying to
erect a new tent, things go terribly wrong!
The tent was erect but certainly floppy
and neither of us could fathom out where
we’d gone wrong. Alas, a geodesic tent
requires the supporting poles to “crossover”.
This is the bit we ignored. After an
hour or so, we eventually got the tent up
correctly. It was getting too dark to get
the marquee set up on the Thursday so we
decided to leave it until the Friday. We
then pissed off to the McDonalds in
Towcester – nice!
John had an early start on the Friday morning as he knew that I couldn’t help on the
Friday due to work and neither of us were sure when any of the other club members
would show up to assist. Fortunately, by 830am, I’d asked to take a day off and
authorisation came through. I let John know but he’d already been allocated to our
“pitch” and he’d assembled the marquee up all on his own! Fantastic effort.
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THE SILVERSTONE CLASSI
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John had an early start on the
and neither of us were sure when any o
asked to take a day off and authorisation
he’d assembled the marquee up all on his o
with our 2 bikes on display in the dustiest
wheeler vintage trikes – great!
The bikes were covered in dust and we wer
to sell a T-shirt, 3 mugs and 2 club patche
again) . We spread the word, damaged the
about 6 people)!!! I still couldn’t believe we
To kill time, John had a look over my 250 L
remedied the problem. The bike looks so m
John has a better tool kit with him in hi
especially when I told him that my c

C EVENT 23-25 JULY 2010
The club stand was graced with
the following machines;
Laurence – 2 x 350LC
Johnny – 485 Banshee LC
Rob – 1 x LC350 & 1 x TZR250
racer
Tracey – RD350N YPVS
Mike – Fazer 600 MK1
Jools – 250LC
Friday morning as he knew that I couldn’t help on the Friday due to work
f the other club members would show up to assist. Fortunately, by 830am, I’d
came through. I let John know but he’d already been allocated to our “pitch” and
wn! Fantastic effort. John and I spent the majority of Friday manning the club stand
place you could imagine on the circuit between a pikey fair and the de Dion threere
well away from the beaten track, which was not a good thing. However, we managed
s in the 3 days we were at this wretched pitch (2 t-shirts Jools, Amy twisted my arm
ozone layer when we fired up both bikes which then helped draw the crowds (max of
were parked so close to those pikey bastards!
C and noticed that the clocks were fitted wrongly. He got his tool kit out and
uch better as a result of John’s technical ability and handiwork. I remarked that
is car than I had in my garage! We both were pissing ourselves with laughter
omplete tool kit is off my Honda VFR!!!
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Neither John or I could really leave the club stand during the Friday until Tracey
or Mike Daws arrived, and soon after, Laurence and Amy Catchpole arrived
together. It wasn’t too long before we locked up the club stand and bikes and
headed off to set up the tents and neck a few beers. Jools then headed home and
John ,Amy and myself ended up having a trip around the pits looking at some of the
classic race bikes. It was surprising how easily these TZ owner’s can be upset! All I
said to one of them was that I wouldn’t mind borrowing his barrels to put on my
elsie as they seem wasted on the old Kenny Roberts replica bike. How was I
supposed to know that it was actually Kenny’s Daytona winning machine and that it
was pretty much irreplaceable!
On returning to the campsite, I managed to get a good nights sleep under canvas
but it appears that quite a few people nearby struggled to drop off at all! Why
don’t people wear earplugs when camping. God only knows!
Breakfast Saturday morning went down a treat at 6.30 but even that almost ended
in an international incident when I managed to drop a set of saucepans in the van
right besides a group of French Harley riders who had only just managed to doze
off after that nights mysterious loud noise. Rob Hammond had just arrived at the
circuit to join us with his wife, dropped his bikes off first thing and Jools turned
up from Brackley at 10.30 which completed the stand.
As we were quite away from the main body of the show the numbers of people
coming to look at the bikes was pretty small but Johns bike had a steady stream of
people asking questions and the TZ owner came over for a look and a chat and we
were invited to ride over the next
day.
It was soon beer o’clock so back to
the camp site to get changed and
head out for the nights main
attractions - Ruth Lorenzo, Daniel
Johnson and the mighty JEDWARD
from the X Factor.
That wasted 10 minutes so next, find something for tea, Amy
and John opted for pizza and I being lead by beer rather than common sense, went
for lamb and potato curry.
Now a word of warning - if the meat in your curry has holes through it it’s a sure
bet it’s recycled kebab and as such, has a very strange effect on the untrained
stomach. Let’s just say that everyone except me, had a good nights sleep and
breakfast was definitely off the menu.
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Sunday started as Saturday a few people passing by so a couple of us took our
bikes across into the main part of the show and parked up by the CRMC pavilion.
Now what a difference. A crowd gathered around the LC’s almost immediately
including a Japanese gentleman who had
a smile a mile wide who shot about 30-
40 pics of the 2 bikes.
We grabbed a quick pasty then intended
to go back to the stand but we got
roped into marshalling for the Classic
Racing Motorcycle Club.
John, Amy and I spent the race on the
pit wall. What a pleasure to see 30 odd
classic race bikes flying into the first
corner sideways from 10 feet away and
what a great bunch they are. They also have kindly invited our club to
attend the CRMC meeting at Snetterton on 11-12 Sep 2010, with access all areas
and I will post up all the details. Thanks Tracey, Mike and Jools for looking after
the stand while we were gone. We were only going for a few minutes but got back 2
hours later! Overall, it was a great weekend. Jools had met and spoken to Mick
Grant with his RG500 Suzuki on the Saturday and had also spoken to others
involved with the CRMC.
We cleared up at about 4.30 as the corner we were in started to pack up and go
home. Weaver turned up at about 5.00 to collect the trailer and to see how the
show went. All those whom attended had enjoyed themselves albeit there were
problems as has already been mentioned. Jools did say that as he lives locally, he’d
like to co-ordinate next years event which promises to have a bigger proportion of
bikes with classic bike racing getting the recognition it deserves. I think that this
year was a “test” of how things went for the organisers. Jools has also said that
he’ll be liaising with the organisers to ensure that we get a suitable plot with the
rest of the bikes on display next year.
Finally, as joint authors of this article, Jools and I say that this was a real eye
opener. We take Weaver for granted as a person who takes on arranging the club’s
activities and shows. He deserves the thanks from everyone in the club for this and
if he ever decides he’s had enough then I for one think we will struggle to do what
we do. The club owes John and Jools a huge thank you for the work they put into
getting the stand up and running on this special weekend.
Laurence & Jools
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So, new pipes, (I have an original set of
small can Allspeeds), new pistons, new
clutch, a rebore, and the brakes
overhauled... the bike should feel like
new.
A little while ago I beefed up the front
suspension with progressive springs and
20/40 oil. Then I was advised to try
and stiffen up the rear end, as it was a
little soggy. I managed to do that with
a new rear shock I picked up from ebay
a while back. It certainly helped the handling, but the braking was dire.
One thing has just led to another. I'm even considering repainting the bodywork
now...HELP!!!
I've also been plodding along cleaning things up and refreshing the paint on the
engine cases. I've got a few more stainless nuts and bolts, so they have been going
on as well.
I got my barrels back and they are now +1.00 oversize. The total cost of the rebore
was £79.93 including vat and postage. That works out to £39.96 a barrel.
Now my barrels are fresh and at +1.00 over, I need to order yet more pistons. I
made enquieries at Granby's, but even with the club discount they came out at
£95.75 compared to Yambits at £80. No
prizes for guessing who I went with.
Due to the crap weather I wasn't
getting enough time on the bike. I
mostly do everything on the drive as
there isn't much room in the shed. So
when it started raining, yet again, I just
wheeled the bike into the kitchen.
The motor was put back together on a
kitchen worktop. So that’s a fresh rebore,
taken out to 1.00 over and new pistons and
rings. Gudgeon pins were replaced as were the circlips for more engine friendly
ones. The barrels and head have had a new coat of paint, as have the side covers. I
managed to get hold of a set of s/s head bolts, so these have been fitted. I
tightened the whole thing down with a spanner and finished the job off the next
day with a torque wrench. I wanted to leave it nipped up overnight to let the
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gaskets settle.
The majority of the bikes fasteners have been replaced with nice new zinc plated
stuff. Eventually I'll get round to replacing everything with stainless, so this is just
temporary for now.
The stainless fasteners that I do have were taken to work and had all the lettering
ground off and given a light polishing. I re-assembled the right hand engine cover,
greasing the bearings and replacing the oil lines with fresh new ones. The last thing
I did was to polish the edges of the reed cages, just for visual satisfaction.
I'm going to be at it all day tomorrow and I should be able to get the motor back in
the frame, but first the front end is coming off so I can clean up the front wheel
and fork legs. I also have a nice set of bars that I want to stick on.
Oh..nearly forgot. I've also fitted a nice shiny s/s top yoke bolt I got from eBay
dirt cheap. The guy is selling them for £9 with free postage and they are spot on.
Weaver (ED. Continues next issue)
TIMELINE – WALTER KAADEN – FATHER OF THE MODERN 2-STROKE
Born 1 Sep 1919 – the same year as the firm DKW was founded.
Kaaden at the age of 8, witnessed the opening of the famous Nurburgring Circuit.
1935 – Kaaden enters the Technical Academy at Chemnitz, 15 miles from Zschopau.
1939-43 – Employed at Peenemunde Research Facility and responsible for the
design of the first “cruise missile” – 4S293 – which is
displayed at the Deutsches Museum, Munich.
1946-52 – Employed by DKW.
1953 – 1975 In charge of the MZ Racing Department
at Zschopau.
Died 3 Mar 1996.
ED.The above was missed out of Jool’s 2 Stroke
article last issue.
And finally...
One last chance to remind you all to keep sending stuff into the mag. It is great
that you post things up on the forum, Facebook and other places but please keep in
mind that we at the mag still need you to send it to us, as pictures are usually
reduced in size by hosting sites.
I am sure Weaver will do an excellent job, as he has with pretty much running the
club over the last 4 years. Lets all hope it doesn’t all go a bit too Goth and the
Sisters of Mercy pictures can be kept to just the 1 per issue.
Love and hugs, Booga.
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Ardon Probes.....James Witham
1. What was your first motorcycle old lad?
A Malagutti 50 that my dad pulled out of a skip . . . I
was 7 years old.
2. At the moment what vehicles do you own or use?
Day to day I run a Vito van and a Triumph bonny
scrambler. But I have a shed full of 70’s and 80’s bikes,
mostly strokers, some nice, some needing work, some
beyond help.
3. What is your all time dream bike?
I’d love to own a Yamaha YZR 500 . . . 1988 or there
about.
4. What other hobbies do you have apart from being
the race circuit’s resident comedian and piss taker?
Mountain biking and light aviation.
5. Always a moot point. But what Music do you like?
Varied, but mostly 80’s stuff really. Greenday are good.
6. Jamie - If you were an animal what would you be and why?
A slightly overweight Labrador dog . . . . They never seem to give much of a fuck about
anything, and they always have a smile on their face.
7. What’s the most exciting thing that you have done with your clothes on?
Heading off down Craner curves on a 500cc two-stroke GP bike tends to focus the mind
some what. Getting a chase off the local plod when we first had bikes was fun too . . . .
We had shit stuff like DT175’s or X7’s . . . . .
mind you, our local boys in blue were only issued
with R80 BMW’s . . . . . we usually got away!
8. Very important question. Which Bond?
No question . . . . Connery.
9. Very very important question. Which Dr
Who?
Baker . . . . . although they were all shite really.
10. What are you doing at the moment to
bring the cash in?
Anything.
11. What is your greatest achievement so
far Whitney?
My little girl - Ruby.
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12. What would you say is your favourite ever food?
Chinese. . . . . I can eat loads of that in one sitting.
13. Do you have any phobias you’d like to share with
us Whit?
Don’t think so.
14. James – Your biggest pet hate is?
Fly tipping . . . . Can’t believe that some twats will drive
into the countryside and tip a load of their shit out for
someone else to clean up . . . . . . . the bastards want
hanging from a tree.
15. What occasion in your life has really had your
arse twittering in over-drive?
I once had engine failure in a micro-light plane . . . . . I
nearly pooped myself . .. . . . Pulled off a reasonably forced landing though.
16. Soap box time! Is there anything that you’d like to get off your chest?
All, “no win, no fee” lawyers and health n’ safety blokes should be shot . . . . . .
Before we are (for our own good) prevented from doing anything at all. The woman
on the TV advert who falls over whilst walking across a reception area did so not
because of a wet floor, she toppled over because she is fat and didn’t look where
she was going. The best add is the one where the bloke claims he was “given the
wrong kind of ladder” ffs? . . . . . Why the daft twat proceeded to climb up the
thing instead of swapping it for the “right” kind of ladder he never says. . . . .
17. What is the state of your licence now and what have you been done for in
the past by the pigs, if at all?
Not so bad at the minute . . . . 6 points . . . . . . Been done lots . . . . Mostly speeding.
18. Who are your all time favourite bike racers?
Kevin Schwartz and Mike Hailwood.
19. Is Foggy as brutally out -spoken
as he makes himself out to be in the
media or is he just a big and damn
ugly pussy cat?
He likes to ruffle a few feathers in the
press . . . . But he’s not a bad bloke to
spend a bit o’ time with.
20. In not more than 10 words
describe what the LC CLUB means to
you Jimmy?
A load of old (ish) blokes who’d rather be in the garage than watching the soaps. . .
. . . And I include myself in that.
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employment records, tax, medical, anything to support your claim, this takes
months to put together.
I was a self-employed builder, this made it more intense as my tax records and
business were looked at very closely, thankfully I kept good records.
This goes on through the whole claims process, I was still providing info right up to
the end.
It seemed nothing happened for a while, I was still in hospital so it didn't matter,
on day 57 the call came from the police. The old bag who hit me finally provided
insurance details, boy did I cry from relief (I was safe), they also said they were
prosecuting her for driving without due care and attention. The fact they are
prosecuting helps your case !
At this point I had no money coming in at all, so get your claims in! If it's
rent/council tax, income support, sickness get them in fast these take time to
process. POINT TO REMEMBER!! all payments made by the DSS will be reclaimed
by them when your claim is settled.
The old woman was prosecuted in the July of 2005, 6 penalty points, £100 fine! not
a lot for wrecking my life!! but as the solicitors said it goes along way in helping my
case. Within a few weeks her insurance company admitted full unquestionable
liability.
August 2005, I can now stand up on 2 feet! well with support and crutches, I am
now in rehabilitation but have told I will never return to building works again. This
is a hard blow to take as now I have no work!
The claim seems to be dead and not moving, but there’s a reason for this as no-one
knows how you will heal! they can't even estimate what your claim is worth. They
can get a idea what your losses are to date! but no more than that.
POINT TO REMEMBER!!
Costs! you are racking them up! travel to hospital whether it's mileage or minicabs
keep a record, get receipts. If your stuck at home! gas or electric heating bills
they go up, you are at home! you don't sit in the cold do you? they are all costs.
My solicitor got me interim payments from the insurance company to help me out.
They don't have to! its purely good will.
I sold the remains of the V-max this paid the water rates at the time!
Over the years paperwork continued, visits to specialists Orthopedic, plastic
surgery, pyscho consultants.
Keep records of what you said to them and tell your solicitor everything you
discussed with them. Make sure who's sending you, it maybe the insurance
company is sending you, not your solicitor, beware!
When the reports come in read them, check that they are factually true, it maybe
your only chance to change anything. (ED. Continues next issue).
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As it is my last issue I
thought I would let you all
into my tree-house club to
take a look at some of the
weird and interesting
things I have collected.
This picture of Kevin
Bailey showing off his
disco dancing skills was
sent in by tree-house member Weaver, he said
“Kevin would go livid if this ever got in the
mag.” Nahh he looks like a cool dude to me.
I got another letter from scary Uncle Ardon
the other day. Once I had removed all the dog
poo, I found this picture of what some
inventoring type person would do to their LC,
Coooolll!!!!
My tree-house
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From Uncle
Ardon

Andy’s Bike Services
I'm andy2bikes and was introduced to you on Sunday by
garryrdrobbo at the Uttoxeter show.
My website is www.andybikeservices.co.uk
and I can offer members a price of £325 to repaint in
standard colours a set of 250/350 panels eg; tank, 2
side panels, tail unit, and front muddy including all
decals
I've sent you some pics to see what you think.
I'm also on the rdlc crazyforum but all paintwork is
done through norbo as it's his shop and only seems fair.
If I can be of any assistance feel free to contact me
regards Andy
Wanted...
Hi, does anybody have a 350 LC mph clock or a complete clock set for sale? or
does anyone know where I can get one? I’m also looking for a brand new UK
headlamp glass. cheers. prillerthou on the club forum.
Looking for a front disc for an RD125LC MKIII (no idea if the MKIII disc is the
same as the MKI and/or MKII). Doesn't have to be new, just in reasonably good
condition. ardee on the forum.
Hi, I know it not for an RD but someone may have a set from a old project.
ZXR400L Fork Outertubes, good condition - gold annodised alloy outertubes,
already have some for my hybrid but not in good cond .
Have placed ad on ZXR forum as well.
PM or nigel.atterton@btopenworld.com with details.
Cheers, Nigel
4L1/4L0 Frame - As title wanted with v5 and stabiliser bars. Johnlc on the forum.
YPVS Crank cases Wanted - No chain damage or dodgy
numbers please. PM me if you have a nice set :-0. 1966 on
the forum
Got something to sell, swap or just after that elusive part?
Then why not check out the forum or send an email to
editorial@lcclub.co.uk
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LC Club Merchandise
Warning T, back, black Elsie T, back, khaki Anniversary T
Front, black & yellow
Powerband Mug
Elsie T, front
Club Patch
LC Club Mug
Warning T, front
LC Club Merchandise
T shirts, Warning, Elsie - £10, sizes L & XL (snug, go up a size or lay off the pies)
Mugs, Powerband Crazy or LC Club, Yellow/Black - £7 one size fits all.
Anniversary T shirts still available, get 1 before they all go - £10.
Patches £1.50
Payment by cheque (payable to ‘LC Club’) and send to The LC Club, PO Box 7226,
Wellingborough, NN8 9BZ or by Paypal to lcclub@hotmail.co.uk
All prices include P&P. Please add £1 to all Paypal payments for fees.
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Yamaha RD 350 LC, purchased by myself and a mate as a project. He lives near
London, and so I started to work on the bike myself, eventually sacking him from
the project.
4L1 frame and engine, with 350 top end.
PJME rebored the barrels and
overhauled the crank. It has all new
gearbox bearings and new seals in the
engine, (although I think I may of
buggered the gear change one!).
Boyesen 2 stage reeds, std 350 carbs.
No tuning as such, although I did
stone/file off the rough lumps in the
inlet and exhaust ports. Pipes are
Jolly Moto, with carbon end cans I made
myself, because I didn’t like the long
Jolly Moto ones.The front end is a
Kawasaki ZX6RR front forks and
mudguard, mated to an RGV wheel and
discs. The rear end is RGV banana arm
(cant remember which model) modified
to suit the LC frame, with an RGV rear
wheel.
The paint was done by a mate who
sprays cars for a living, and has done a
cracking job. The black pinstripes and
“Yamaha” on tank are stickers, but the
red is paint. I had the frame, wheels,
side-stand , clock mount, engine plates,
and a few other bits stove enamelled by
a company on the estate where I work,
and they were very reasonable too!
The seat is a 2/4 type bought off eBay,
but not a Guiliari (too damn expensive).
I modified the swing arm to fit the
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frame and welded the shock mount onto
the arm. I used an adjustable mount to
alter the height if necessary. The rear
shock is a Suzuki SV 650 mounted
“upside down”.
The yokes, stem, headlamp brackets,
risers, clutch lever mount, yoke top nut,
bearing stem cover, rearsets, riders
pegs, rad guard and mounting spacers,
tax disc holder, end cans, wheel spindles
and
spacers, rear calliper mount, front calliper
spacers, front caliper bolts, engine
mounting bolts, swing arm spindle, clutch
cover with tuning fork logo, “Brembo” on
front callipers, head bolts, footrest plate
mounting bolts, exhaust rear peg and
barrel drain bolts, engine anti vibration
mounting bolts, oil pump blanking plate,
brake reservoir mounting brackets, number
plate holder, disc
mounting bolts, brake hose clips, rear
peg pins and spacers, chain guard, mods
to swing arm, were all undertaken by
myself as well as rebuilding the engine.
I am a Toolmaker and so have access to
the machinery and equipment to make
these parts. Don't know if this is
allowed, but if anyone is interested in
having parts made (and can wait while I
fit them in after work), I am able to do
most engineering jobs. Turning, milling,
CNC milling & turning, welding
(steel & ali) etc (ED. I am sure there will be some interest after seeing these pics)
It took me approx 18 months to complete, although we had the bike about 6 months
before this and did nothing to it.
I have a set of 28mm Keihins from a KR1s to go on and a bellypan once its been
sprayed.
Paul Yates Email: pl.y@ntlworld.com
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Paul’s RD/RGV/ZX