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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
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<blockquote data-quote="Albervin" data-source="post: 35045" data-attributes="member: 586"><p>My biggest issue when I bought my first Comet all those years ago was NOT revving the bike enough. I thought I had a big British single and it would lope along at 500 rpm up hill and down dale. Wrong. I heard the sounds of pinking when going up a very long hill and probably partially seized the poor thing. I then learned you need to keep the revs up and after 35 years it still does the job. If you are on more than half throttle you probably should change down. Never even think of going up a hill on a Comet in top. Unless you have a very big rear sprocket, a Comet always should be in 3rd for climbing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Albervin, post: 35045, member: 586"] My biggest issue when I bought my first Comet all those years ago was NOT revving the bike enough. I thought I had a big British single and it would lope along at 500 rpm up hill and down dale. Wrong. I heard the sounds of pinking when going up a very long hill and probably partially seized the poor thing. I then learned you need to keep the revs up and after 35 years it still does the job. If you are on more than half throttle you probably should change down. Never even think of going up a hill on a Comet in top. Unless you have a very big rear sprocket, a Comet always should be in 3rd for climbing. [/QUOTE]
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