Not what I'm doing but what my friend is doing at home. Investigation of rust on rear arch. The arch is wafer thin on the outside and the inner arch is about gone. Oh fuck sticks. I nor he has the knowledge and capability to weld it safely especially where the rear suspension mounts are and towing ...

That was common to 80s Fords, any ford key will lock them but only the correct one will unlock.

I'm guessing you've probably seen this photo before but the text is interesting 50+ year working life for the oldest of them is massively impressive

Thinking about this. Won't now start on the starter, has always started with a push. When riding it would rev out on the choke (but obviously running rich) close the choke and it felt like the float bowl was empty - but would pick up instantly putting the choke back on again. When it was hot it sat ...

Bollocks, left it and it's cooled off and won't start at all. Need to find out the ultrasonics tank

RS50 update a quick blat on my private test track now has it running off the choke and starting and ticking over nicely!
Going to try it again once the home time traffic has cleared from the private track

Riddle me this one please Aprilia RS50, will start easily from cold on the choke, but I can't get it to start without a push off the choke and it won't idle off choke under about 4-5000 rpm Sounds like a blocked idle circuit doesn't it but I've stripped the carb 4 times now and blown it through with...

Bella did it, or Chester visited to say hello, definately dog related.

Lol at your signature!

Oddly I too have been looking at Citroen Visas and 205s and thinking where did it all go wrong

You've got to hand it to the showmen for getting good value from their vehicles. Hopefully it would have been exempted from the Bristol CAZ?