I could have sent away for a new cable (£9 with postage) but I went to my local cycle shop and bought a new outer and inner cable then de-soldered the nipples from the old cable and soldered them on to the new. Success! It now works fine, The cost? £2.99. Can't be bad! Now it's very wet, and tomorrow gusty winds are forecast. Never mind, you'll soon see my Little Willie again! Take care, together!
Sorry, guys, I know I've let you down badly, but Little Willie's not been too well. As you all know I like to get out with her for a ride come rain or shine (but let's be sensible here, not when the roads are icy or greasy!), but, following an overnight frost (quite a sharp one), I went into the workshop to run the D7 for a few minutes to keep the battery topped up. Little Willie started first kick, after giving her the usual 'tickle', and, after a couple of minutes I opened the strangler and went to tweak the throttle. The cable came off in my hand! Even if the weather had been better, Little Willie had decided to go nowhere!
I could have sent away for a new cable (£9 with postage) but I went to my local cycle shop and bought a new outer and inner cable then de-soldered the nipples from the old cable and soldered them on to the new. Success! It now works fine, The cost? £2.99. Can't be bad! Now it's very wet, and tomorrow gusty winds are forecast. Never mind, you'll soon see my Little Willie again! Take care, together!
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Boy AlbieI've been the proud owner of a 1965 BSA Bantam D7 since 1991, affectionately known as Little Willie (Wilhelmina) and love to take her out for a ride so that others can see her. Archives
May 2016
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