Not totally related but I had some issues with a set of new monoblocs on my 650ss the needle had rubber on the sides where it shouldn't have been and this was causing the needle to jam and covered the bike in fuel the first time I put the fuel on. Swapped the needle and a seat with a spare that I had an that caused the issue then sent a video etc to burlen they are pretty helpful sent me a new needle and seat. I'd pop them a message especially if you found swarf. I ha a set of premiers as well which came incorrectly jetted even though I'd ordered the correct ones. Once they are right though they are brilliant. I was looking at saving up for a new 276 for my Norton be interesting to see how you get on.

Many Thanks,

Tom

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Thanks for your replies guys,

I'll check the level of fuel and that there is absolutely no debris knocking about (I steam cleaned the tank during the build and fitted a fuel filter).
I don't have a problem with being sympathetic to it, if that's the way it is. I always turn off the fuel on my C15 before coming to a halt and stopping the motor - I'm not sure why really? Maybe adopt a smiliar procedure & see how I go.

Thansk again,

Gino.

PS, here it is, at a point where I had a few small jobs left to do - one of them being moving the horn after it clouted the front mudguard........:face_with_rolling_eyes:

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While my Amal is not new. I believe it is very old. Anyway it leaked all the time. I lapped the float needle and problem solved.
A very small portion of valve grind paste and a couple of revolutions and back and forth. I got a very small, but very bright ring all the way around the needle.

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I like those rigid tele fork models...I've had a few over the years, M20,21 and M33...After girders the tele forks were a vast improvement and made the rigid bike something that could be hacked about in comfort...Ian...

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A member of the old bike club I'm in has a tele M21. Following her on a run riding my Sportster she was pretty much keeping up to legal limits on give & take roads, something I certainly couldn't do on my girder model.

Thanks for the responses everyone, I'll let you know how it goes!

Gino.

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