One of the guys at one of the companies where I look after the forklifts has a Triumph Spitfire. Said car would not start so I offered to assist in getting it back in the land of the living. So Saturday saw the great red beast breathe fire once again.

OK so I started the Z750 twin to go to the guys house and look at the Spitfire. It took a few more kicks than usual to start the fire in the engine as I’d left the fuel on last time I was out on it, but 3 kicks on a 30 year old bike can’t be moaned at.

One bit of fun was coming off one of MK’s many roundabouts alongside a Mercedes convertible. Winding on the Z750 kept the Merc in check up to 70 then I backed off to take it easy again. A quick blast is fun , but a nice steady ride is just as good. The trip was over too soon.

As for the Triumph Spitfire, that just needed something to burn, as the fuel was “dead” in the carburettors. A quick splosh of petrol in the carb inlets and a turn of the key and it burst into life and idled roughly until some fresh fuel got through to the twin carbs.

Then it was a short ride back home again. Nothing to report on that as the Kawasaki just done its thing to get us home. Great way to spend a couple of hours, riding, and playing with engines.

This entry was posted on Sunday, August 24th, 2008 at 6:38 pm and is filed under Ride Outs. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.