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and whatever we dont like, we all do like our bantams!

i spoke to odgie at the weekend about this, and he pointed out something that id never realised. ive a distributor on my t100a, and he said the best way to improve it and make the timing easier to set up is to move to a wasted spark setup. essentially instead of a single coil and a distributor with ...

good little thing the c15. ive got one with a triumph piston in it which boosts the compression and capacity. its now somewhere round 270cc and picks its feet up like no c15 roadbike has a right to!

try tri-supply, ive dealt with the guy a few times, very pleasant and helpful on the phone and an encyclopedic knowlege of triumph part numbers! im sure his number will pop up if you google him.

you might want to look out for an indian enfield, theyre cheap and plentyful and a bit bigger than a bantam!

or a c15, at 6 foot 5 you would swamp a bantam d1. im only 6 foot, but my bantam felt tiny.

ive used tri-supply a few tmes. the guy has an encyclopedic knowlege of the marque, and spent a while talking me through what i needed to fix my 61 t100a, not trying to sell me stuff, but just going through the details of the small parts i needed. he wouldnt sell me stuff first of all, he said i sho...

you can also keep an eye on the motor insurance dateabase by googling 'ask mid' this will tell you if the bike is insured even if its not taxed or mot'd, handy if someone has it insured but its not on the road.

has your tank been treated with a tank liner? i wonder if its being eaten away by the ethanol content in modern fuel?

when you say the coil is snug what do you mean? my coil is under the seat. the distributor clips are easy enough to access, you can lift the distributor out and move it round a bit if you cant get at the clips. post pics if you can.