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Eurojumble

Posted by geoff the bonnie <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=geoff+the+bonnie' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 13, 2024, 9:33 pm

Very busy and the Germans came in a full size coach and many Europeans buying Kawasaki triple 2 stroke parts and putting them in the coach. Bike prices were low. Matchless CSR250 at 1k, Daytona twin carb all standard and running bike at 4.5k. RGS at 7k and another better one at 15k which was like new. These were really good looking runners. An immaculate 69 BSA Lightning was under 3k but had a 500 A50 engine fitted. Seemed good value for a bike to just ride and enjoy and not easily noticed it is a 500 but the single carb was very obvious.
Many stall holders were planning to go to VMCC at Cheddar for Saturday so the Netley site might be low on stalls Tomorrow.
Not going to Cheddar as the distance i walked Today cripples me up a bit. My body cannot walk so far as it used to mostly due to the arthritis in my feet.
Great day out in the warm sun and roads were very busy and slow. Journey took 3 hours each way.
Cheddar might be very good although a lot of old parts went away Today.
Next jumble for me will be the Midlands at Ross on Wye

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Posted by Andy C <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=Andy+C' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 13, 2024, 9:52 pm, in reply to "Eurojumble"

Was thinking of doing Cheddar tomorrow, but TBH dont really need anything.

Who needs a signature anyway......

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I dont need much but its a day out. I bought some spare pushrods as i bent one last Month and another 6 Volt Lucas coil as i used 1 from my spares box this week and i like to keep 2 spares at least.
Small pack of very wide cable ties i use to attach my external oil filter to the frame. I cut the ties off when changing and swing the filter out from the frame before using a tie to re-attach. No bolting it to the bike at all and it stays put.
These very wide cable ties are great for attaching the leather tool rolls to the bike and removal is easy if using some of the re-usable ties being sold now.
Lots of Kawasaki triple crankcases and cranks there Today

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"Lots of Kawasaki triple crankcases and cranks there Today"

Suspect that more money can be made by breaking them rather than restoring them.

The prices of spares / NOS is getting stupid, as is there availibility.

Who needs a signature anyway......

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Posted by Hants Ian <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=Hants+Ian' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 14, 2024, 10:27 am, in reply to "Re: Eurojumble"

I am glad that you found Netley OK. I thought at £12 to walk around a field on a hill a lot of money. Not a single seat in the whole site
A marquee set up but empty my friends and me didn't buy food or drink whilst there as no where to sit. I thought that prices were a bit on the high side. We went early because of tired legs. Won't go again If I need anything it will be Kempton.

The light at the end of the tunnel maybe an oncoming train

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Posted by MadMike <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=MadMike' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 14, 2024, 10:46 am, in reply to "Re: Eurojumble"

The prices at the September Netley Autojumble have always been at the top end of prices.

The reason is simple this Autojumble was started some years ago because of the small section dedicated to motorcycles at this weekends massively, massive Beaulieu Autojumble. Many from the Europe travel to Beaulieu and then visit Netley in the same weekend. I stopped going to them both years ago due to the high prices. I no longer go to autojumbles as I do not have any resto projects to work on, preferring at the moment to ride my bikes rather than restoring them, and even more so since I bought my Triumph Speed 400.

Other opinions may be available but this one is always correct.

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Posted by Will <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=Will' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 14, 2024, 11:28 am, in reply to "Re: Eurojumble"

I gave up on Netley decades ago for the same reasons as others here. In fact the only reason I go to any jumble now is to meet friends. IMHO none of them are cheap places to buy anything once you factor in travel, admission, food & drink = you're often far better off buying online & paying full price! I suppose I might feel differently if I was searching for rare parts not available anywhere else but like some others I've largely given up fettling because I prefer riding

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"I've largely given up fettling because I prefer riding"

Pretty much the same with me, the Speedmaster and Himalayan you just jump on, press the button and away you go. They only need to be maintained.

I have the KH for fettling / taking on classic runs and the occassional ride.

Who needs a signature anyway......

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Posted by Lannis <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=Lannis' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 14, 2024, 12:46 pm, in reply to "Re: Eurojumble"

Same as the rest of us, I have three older projects that I may never finish. Had a choice between fettling and riding yesterday, chose riding.

I go to a couple of big swap meets here every year, but fewer and fewer of my friends are going anymore; we're all in the same boat.

I do enjoy riding, though, and won't quit until I physically have to. (And I won't be an idiot about my capabilities, either, like so many in the generation ahead of me.)

Lannis

I don't take health advice from people who think the world is overpopulated.

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Posted by Tonupdave <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=Tonupdave' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 14, 2024, 1:30 pm, in reply to "Re: Eurojumble"

The last jumble I went to was many years back
I paid a £1 entry fee and walked out with a home Triumph headlamp shell WHY because it was £1.50
Stuck around the workshop for years until I fitted it to my Ariel..

Tonupdave..T.U.D.

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I stay away from Kempton after being robbed. A warning so i will not carry much money into the areas again, just leave some in the car. I never buy food and drink at any of them, i bring my own and have nice car seats to eat in.
Its a day out for me as i like driving 300 miles a day and using a low amount of fuel now. I filled up 3 weeks ago and been driving around then go on the 300 mile Journey and might need fuel next week. I have a 500 mile range on the small fuel tank. In traffic i run battery only.
If i had bought brand new parts from home, i could have got double the amount i paid for the used parts but the old parts are generally better made.
I might do Beaulieu next time as the Netley field and not cutting the grass made it very difficult to walk around

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Posted by jimmy <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=jimmy' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 14, 2024, 7:34 pm, in reply to "Re: Eurojumble"

The last jumble I went to was around 10-12 years ago. The Haggis Gathering in Lanark. As I walked around I noted that is was all auld guys.
When I got home my wife asked after my day. I told her about all the auld yins, adding, "Am I the only young guy into old bikes?" She struggled to stifle her laughter, saying "Have you looked in a mirror lately"......They can be cruel at times

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Posted by Stuart <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=Stuart' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 14, 2024, 9:25 pm, in reply to "Re: Eurojumble"

Hi Jimmy,

>"Have you looked in a mirror lately"

I'm young but into old bikes; weirdly, there's an old guy hiding in my house, the opposite to a vampire, only appears in mirrors ...

Regards,

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One lives in my house just like that.

The light at the end of the tunnel maybe an oncoming train

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My auld man died in 2012, but I still see him when I look in the mirror

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I know what you mean, my Dad has been gone over 20 years now, but when I saw his last surviving brother a few years ago (who has since passed) he remarked that my eyes look just like my Dads.

Was looking at a picture of my Dad a while back and he is right.........

Who needs a signature anyway......

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Posted by BeezaBryan2 <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=BeezaBryan2' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 14, 2024, 5:48 pm, in reply to "Re: Eurojumble"

When I'm able to do some fettling on the Flash & Box I may just be good for a few rides.
When is obviously dependant on my state of health, right now it is total crap