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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Suspension - please explain.
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<blockquote data-quote="Marcus Bowden" data-source="post: 121562" data-attributes="member: 3287"><p>Chiquita,, who I finally ended up working for had gone through various name changes, 1968 joining Elders & Fyffes, E & F ship management, Columbia Ship Management, Great White Fleet and Chiquita. The banana on the end of the rev-counter was a give away key fobs as I could never find a Tachometer at the right price and has been there for well over thirty years. When I did find a suitable tacho it was a far more sensible rev range of 6,000 Jaguar style 5" magnetic running anticlockwise that had to run at half engine speed and the Scintilla mag I had to stop using as I couldn't find contact breakers. Last Gossett ignition trigger was slightly different that had a remote magic box so was able to drive the tacho from there also being anticlockwise.</p><p> The banana resting on the brake pedal is one the kids put there and is free with bananas as a protective carrying case.</p><p> My handle bananaman came about at the FIM rally 1989 in Barcelona on the steps of the Town Hall and someone mentioned that's DV-D ( Dee Vincent-Day) as one does start talking to her and Robin and the visits I had with her dad and how he all ways took the whole litre whisky bottle but only ever cut a few hands of bananas off the stem as that was the only way I could get them off the ship in Southampton otherwise I could be had up for broaching cargo but as the main cargo was in boxes I walked through with clear conscience, to a young girl, not even a teenager at the time stood back pointed her finger at me and said, "So you are the Bananaman" so have used it ever since.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marcus Bowden, post: 121562, member: 3287"] Chiquita,, who I finally ended up working for had gone through various name changes, 1968 joining Elders & Fyffes, E & F ship management, Columbia Ship Management, Great White Fleet and Chiquita. The banana on the end of the rev-counter was a give away key fobs as I could never find a Tachometer at the right price and has been there for well over thirty years. When I did find a suitable tacho it was a far more sensible rev range of 6,000 Jaguar style 5" magnetic running anticlockwise that had to run at half engine speed and the Scintilla mag I had to stop using as I couldn't find contact breakers. Last Gossett ignition trigger was slightly different that had a remote magic box so was able to drive the tacho from there also being anticlockwise. The banana resting on the brake pedal is one the kids put there and is free with bananas as a protective carrying case. My handle bananaman came about at the FIM rally 1989 in Barcelona on the steps of the Town Hall and someone mentioned that's DV-D ( Dee Vincent-Day) as one does start talking to her and Robin and the visits I had with her dad and how he all ways took the whole litre whisky bottle but only ever cut a few hands of bananas off the stem as that was the only way I could get them off the ship in Southampton otherwise I could be had up for broaching cargo but as the main cargo was in boxes I walked through with clear conscience, to a young girl, not even a teenager at the time stood back pointed her finger at me and said, "So you are the Bananaman" so have used it ever since. [/QUOTE]
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