G9 or G12?

ajscomboman · Post by **ajscomboman** » Mon May 02, 2011 9:31 pm

Cheeky boy, that did'nt answer the question though did it?

G15 Roy · Post by **G15 Roy** » Mon May 02, 2011 9:34 pm

The Cs is just fine now with a new clutch fitted.

bigwol · Post by **bigwol** » Tue May 03, 2011 1:00 am

Darn, and there i was all set to give Roy a call and see if i could tempt the g11 away from him with a fiver or two! I'll try to get to the section meet next week and ply him with strong liquor to get a deal done!
Thanks for the input guys, i'll keep my eyes peeled for any of the twins 500cc and over then and see what i can come up with.
I looked at a reasonably priced G9 today, round trip of well over 300 miles and when i got there it had one or two issues. Nice new dunlop rims but the spoke nipples were rusting quite badly so 2 wheel re-builds to replace spokes, nasty cheap levers which fitted badly, dent in the tank, dent in a silencer and some dull paint, new seat cover with a hole in it speedo off a new enfield which didnt look right and i couldnt check as apparently the drive had seized and ripped the cable out. Started great and apart from tappetts engine sounded good, took it up the road and i have to say the gear box was really positive (was a matchless, not burman) but bars werent in line when it was riding straight. Owner had said they were brand new so i pulled over and put it on the stand and it looked like one of the forks may have had a slight kink at the bottom yoke, but i couldnt be certain. After weighing it all up i decided it wasnt that cheap after all with all i thought needed doing to it so walked away (after taking it back of course, i didnt just leave it by the side of the road!)
So back to searching. Might take a look at kettering. of course there's always Roy's '11 ..............

bigwol · Post by **bigwol** » Tue May 03, 2011 2:31 am

I've heard the later twins fitted with alternators suffer from weak cranks due to being machined down and are prone to breaking.
Any comments gentlemen?

Don Madden · Post by **Don Madden** » Tue May 03, 2011 5:25 pm

I have seen only one broken alternator crank. It was mehanite & broke at the outer end of the L/H throw, which is the same size as dyno cranks. Of course, a sample of one means little. Cheers, Don.

bigwol · Post by **bigwol** » Tue May 03, 2011 7:55 pm

Thanks Don, others are saying although crank failure is not unheard of they are no more common than on other marques. Wont worry about that one then.