Thanks everyone for very kind words and good wishes.Andy, great to see you back here ... but Queenie-gram? Cheeky sod ... When we moved to Spain in 2004, I thought that would be the end of it but it turns out it was only just the beginning ...
Hi Mike, It was a real pleasure to watch you work and listen to your words of wisdom when you came to Ivanise my bike. It's a shame that others will miss out on the opportunity to watch you work but I'm sure you will still be on hand on the forums to share your wisdom. I was wandering if there would be any merit in you getting a couple of sets of carbs / rubbers / air filter housings so you could provide a postal service where folks would send you their bits and you could send them out the Ivanised bits on receipt? Faced with this option or messing with the bits myself I would be happier to remove and send you the bits that needed modding knowing that the work would be to the highest standard and turnaround would be down to postage. Just a thought.
Quote from: PieEater on 03 March 2018, 12:29:06 pmHi Mike, It was a real pleasure to watch you work and listen to your words of wisdom when you came to Ivanise my bike. It's a shame that others will miss out on the opportunity to watch you work but I'm sure you will still be on hand on the forums to share your wisdom. I was wandering if there would be any merit in you getting a couple of sets of carbs / rubbers / air filter housings so you could provide a postal service where folks would send you their bits and you could send them out the Ivanised bits on receipt? Faced with this option or messing with the bits myself I would be happier to remove and send you the bits that needed modding knowing that the work would be to the highest standard and turnaround would be down to postage. Just a thought.Thanks, mate. Don't know about words of wisdom but it was fun to chat with everyone while I was working. I've considered the exchange parts idea in the past but discounted it for a few reasons. The first is the shipping costs to/from Spain would be quite high. Second, I've found that DIY owners have had as many problems with removing/refitting the carbs as with doing the mods to the internals. Leading on from this, anything they do incorrectly in refitting the carbs could cause issues which have now't to do with mods I've done but which I would feel obligated to try and resolve from a distance. Not easy, especially as older Thous are now showing up with ignition-related misfires that present as carb faults.Maybe I should try recording a few videos for Youtube ...