Recent content by Bevelhead

I've raised the seat and lowered the stem as much as possible and given the old thing a wash and clean. I'll have to fit an original stem soon, or at least one that looks more appropriate (anyonegot suggestion for what to fit?). I noticed some corrosion at the back of the bottom bracket, which...

Cheers, fitted a PC3 to it this year, makes it more tractable and makes an extra 6bhp

Small world :D hijack away My 888 on my mates dyno.. http://youtu.be/eVX74eP9p-4

Had a few, cut down when I retired, so only got a 81 MHR and a 93 888 SP4 rep now. Got half a dozen other bikes too, a Guzzi, big inch 'Harley', old Harley/Norton café racer, drag bike.. spend my time mostly messing about with old bikes and drinking tea these days..

Having just about recovered from riding the Trans Pennine Way, I went out on the P7 this evening. First time I've ridden it for about seven years. First impressions are it handles really well, stable but also very flickable. On its smooth tyres its pretty quick on tarmac, not far short of my...

Thanks for all the info.. a tangled web ! almost as bad as finding out the correct spec of an old Ducati.. Just back from doing the Trans Pennine Trail.. glad I did it, but not in a hurry to repeat that adventure lol..Here are a couple of quick photos when I got the bike back from its time away...

Well, I 'upgraded' from a Clockwork to get the P7, probably the nickel plated frame and more elegant forks sold it to me, rather than the finer points of the spec. The Clockwork was sold to my younger brother, he still has it, hardly used in all these years and still mint and original, I even...

Thanks for the info everyone, btw when I bought my P7 it was being sold as the tougher version of the Clockwork, bit heavier maybe but much stronger, particularly the forks..

Hi All, Having got my old P7 back home after lending it out for a few years, I was trying to remember when I bought it.. the winter of 94 / 95, from Neil Walton in Didsbury.. having lurked on here for awhile, I found a thread that explained the frame number on the bottom bracket. I had a look...