Matchless Model X: First Ride Out!
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- Having fully serviced my 1937 Matchless Model X over the Winter it was finally time to take it for its first run of the year. I had a great ride and the bike ran really well, with many of the problems it had suffered from when I bought it now sorted. However, one problem remained - it was very hard to start when hot. Despite this I still had a wonderful ride in the Spring sunshine, with Derbyshire looking its best. I also had two good coffee stops and chats with fellow bikers.
Good job mate
Some lovely pilot eye footage👍🏼
Thanks, sorry you can't see the speedo too well. I'll address that in future. 👍
Hi Chris Stunning looking bike i was surprised its foot change, only just noticed.
Cheers
Baz
yes, I'm not sure when they went from hand change to foot change - maybe sometime in the late 20s or early 30s? Again, I'll ask in the Owner's Facebook group. Thanks.
P.S. Soundtrack too of course👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks, again I'll be using a rear camera in future footage too that should really capture the sound. 👍
Great to see it running & running well. Teething issues are par for the course but a bit of fettling & setting up, will get it 100%. I think Frank must have worked on almost every UK motorcycle magazine.lol.
Be carefull with the inspection light. I.ve heard of 2 being stolen at bike meets. Really. My mate has glued his in. Heard they go for 200 to 300
Yes, mine is also currently fixed in (which is why I didn't remove it in the video). Replacement bakelite ones are about £50, but the genuine brass replica ones are indeed about £275 (!)
@@Chris.rooke150 Another friend said there was a crowd round his bsa 500 sloper at mere brow auto jumble. Later he found they had tried to remove his steering damper. To be honest auto jumble it does.nt surprise me but bike meets does. One of lights was took at andy tiernan shop I think he said
That'sjust so out of order! All I can say is that since rebuilding my bikes I have never let them out of my sight, not even once. I don't do shows etc and only ever stop at cafés where my bike is always in my view. It's just a very sad state of affairs when you can't even trust fellow bikers.
@@Chris.rooke150 Yes it's shocking. But it must be pretty rare. Very risky for the thief. A ducati 916 was stolen at rivington bike meet prob 20yr ago. Apparently they parked a van blocking the view of busy car park and just put it in the back.
Hi Chris, the little breather pipe should run into the primary chain case, well, it does on mine, there is a hole in the top of the chain case that the copper pipe fits into. Had my model X for 57 years now, the pipe has always gone into the chain case, hope this helps.
Thanks for that, very interesting. Mine doesn't ever seem to have done that, and there certainly doesn't appear to be a hole in the chain case for the pipe. I wonder if yours was modified by a previous owner? I'll ask on the Model X Facebook page and see if anyone can throw any light on this issue. I'll post on here if I get any more info. Thanks for the comment. Chris