Royal Enfield 500 trails.

[Cousin Jack]

Part 2 involves pouring warm water in your crotch, and other scatolgical delights.

[Count Steer]

I'm too old for noise.

Eventually you'll come full circle,where you'll need a loud pipe just to hear the bike.

Wife read out a bit out of a novel she was reading recently:

'Put cotton wool in your ears, pebbles in your shoes, vaseline on your specs and put on a pair of thick gloves. This is getting old....part 1'.

Actually, thinking about it, that's a bit like riding a motorbike. Earplugs/helmet/visor/gloves + funny boots that make it difficult to walk. Woah! Riding a bike is preparation for getting old! Unfortunately the water in your lap, CJ, tends to be icy cold.

[Dodgy69]

Don't need ear plugs riding the RE.

[Tricky]

I'm too old for noise.

Pardon?



(sorry, couldn't resist )

[Skub]

Don't need ear plugs riding the RE.

That because it's speed induced wind noise which is normally the loudest thing.

[Dodgy69]

Might be....

[Dodgy69]

[Dodgy69]

Now then, I've noticed that putting the key into the ignition is becoming a bit difficult. Goes in so far with ease but the last bit needs some force.

What's best, squirt some WD or similar or not. The mighty REs first sign of distress.

[Rockburner]

Now then, I've noticed that putting the key into the ignition is becoming a bit difficult. Goes in so far with ease but the last bit needs some force.

What's best, squirt some WD or similar or not. The mighty REs first sign of distress.

Acf50

[Taipan]

Now then, I've noticed that putting the key into the ignition is becoming a bit difficult. Goes in so far with ease but the last bit needs some force.

What's best, squirt some WD or similar or not. The mighty REs first sign of distress.

Deffo not oil, wd40 etc. Get some graphite powder.

https://tinyurl.com/ye26ukut

[Dodgy69]

OK, can give that a go. Tbh, I have squirted gt85 and hasn't made much difference. On new external house doors they do say don't squirt any sprays, just that fine powder stuff. I might imagine, ignitions are slightly different.

[Dodgy69]

Now then, I've noticed that putting the key into the ignition is becoming a bit difficult. Goes in so far with ease but the last bit needs some force.

What's best, squirt some WD or similar or not. The mighty REs first sign of distress.

Deffo not oil, wd40 etc. Get some graphite powder.

https://tinyurl.com/ye26ukut

Too late, if I used the powder now it might be a right mash up.

In the passed I've always used sprays on ignitions and switches, maybe times have changed.

[Taipan]

Now then, I've noticed that putting the key into the ignition is becoming a bit difficult. Goes in so far with ease but the last bit needs some force.

What's best, squirt some WD or similar or not. The mighty REs first sign of distress.

Deffo not oil, wd40 etc. Get some graphite powder.

https://tinyurl.com/ye26ukut

Too late, if I used the powder now it might be a right mash up.

In the passed I've always used sprays on ignitions and switches, maybe times have changed.

I used to use wd40 it was only when a locksmith pointed out the error of my ways i changed.

[Dodgy69]

Ignitions...?

[Dodgy69]

Well the results are in....

Acf50 on key and left in ignition for an hour and it's much better. Reckon it's a bit more slimey than spray. Bit of thick oil might work aswel.

Cheers gents.

[Rockburner]

Well the results are in....

Acf50 on key and left in ignition for an hour and it's much better. Reckon it's a bit more slimey than spray. Bit of thick oil might work aswel.

Cheers gents.

ACF50 will eat up any corrosion and prevent more forming. (and provide lubrication)

[KungFooBob]

Looks like you need to grow a beard...

[Count Steer]

There used to be a trick where you scribbled on the key with a graphite pencil but most 'graphite' pencils these days aren't a solid graphite core but powdered graphite mixed with binders.

[Horse]

There used to be a trick where you scribbled on the key with a graphite pencil but most 'graphite' pencils these days aren't a solid graphite core but powdered graphite mixed with binders.

6H-HB-6B

Hs = hard, more clay
Bs = soft, more graphite

[Dodgy69]

That one fella still struggling I reckon.