My first ride on the Sprite went as well as I could have expected. I rode the final round of the BMCA championship at Mitton near Penkridge.
On the positive side, the bike handles fantastically and the engine runs as sweet as a nut. The teething troubles are not too bad, the clutch needs a bit of work as it seems to be vibrating itself out of adjustment and I had some problems with the front brake binding on.
The brake problem caused 4 of the 6 marks lost today as I had only dropped 2 marks by the end of the 3rd lap yet 4 marks slipped away on the last lap when the brake kept sticking on.
Even with the problems I still managed to finish 2nd in my class and 4th in the trial so overall it was very encouraging and for a shakedown ride it was very promising.
Todays Results
2 Stroke
1. Mick Parkes 1
2. Dave Dawson 6
3. Steve Neale 11
4. Nathan Jones 19
5. Bob Greenhough 21
Unit 4 Stroke
1. Dave Jones 5
2. Alan Borton 12
3. Gary Hawkins 17
4. Brian Dale 20
5. Alan Halford 28
Pre Unit 4 Stroke
1. Pete Reed 4
2. Jim Pickering 8
Photos from todays event - note the new riding gear (perhaps i'll ride in red all the time on the 2 stroke so I will remember which bike I was on in future photos???)
On the positive side, the bike handles fantastically and the engine runs as sweet as a nut. The teething troubles are not too bad, the clutch needs a bit of work as it seems to be vibrating itself out of adjustment and I had some problems with the front brake binding on.
The brake problem caused 4 of the 6 marks lost today as I had only dropped 2 marks by the end of the 3rd lap yet 4 marks slipped away on the last lap when the brake kept sticking on.
Even with the problems I still managed to finish 2nd in my class and 4th in the trial so overall it was very encouraging and for a shakedown ride it was very promising.
Todays Results
2 Stroke
1. Mick Parkes 1
2. Dave Dawson 6
3. Steve Neale 11
4. Nathan Jones 19
5. Bob Greenhough 21
Unit 4 Stroke
1. Dave Jones 5
2. Alan Borton 12
3. Gary Hawkins 17
4. Brian Dale 20
5. Alan Halford 28
Pre Unit 4 Stroke
1. Pete Reed 4
2. Jim Pickering 8
Photos from todays event - note the new riding gear (perhaps i'll ride in red all the time on the 2 stroke so I will remember which bike I was on in future photos???)
5 comments:
Not sure if you will get this, as have never been on a blog. Found your site while searching for sprite motorcycles. I have most of one and am looking for a many pictures as possible.
Can you help ?
Hi - I had the same problem finding photos of Sprites when doing this one. I have loads of pictures of this project but alas no other bikes - sorry Dave
Hi Dave, I have got a frame, forks, wheel, engine and a few other bits. Could I get some pictures from your bike of bits like footrests, rear brake set up etc. You altered the frame, where did you cut and where did you bend ? Any info would be of great help as I want to get it back on the road. By the way my other trials bike is a cub, not as trick as yours and a Cotton scrambler.Richard.
Richard - No problem with sending you any photos you need, let me have an email address for you and we can talk off line about what you need and any info I can provide
Dave
Dave, If you could mail any pictures to richard.clake@gvagrimley.co.uk I would be very gratefull.
Cheers
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