Recent snap of your Westfield

[Craigieboy]

2 minutes ago, kenton said:

Its all about the driving for me too.

My "record" in one day in the Westy was the final day of a European road trip. A grand total of 1171 km.

Innsbruck Austria to home in the UK

 

Good effort, especially in a Westy.

As we speak, I'm looking at routes home from Como for my trip in September, but it'll probably be a night each at Strasbourg and Bruges and definitely not home in a oner! 😆

[Morris]

On 06/06/2025 at 15:25, John Ryan said:

Just been out for my first drive, a 10 miles shakedown. 

 

Running quite well, although the no fuel level showing. A positive start!

 

 

That's fantastic that you've been out already, just in time for the beginning of summer.

 

For the first few miles I was listening out for strange noises and odd vibrations. I hope you don't have too many!

 

My fuel gauge still doesn't read above 3/4 full even when full as it needs calibration. It'll never be accurate given the shape of the tank 🙂.

 

Enjoy!

[Andrzej]

3 hours ago, kenton said:

Its all about the driving for me too.

My "record" in one day in the Westy was the final day of a European road trip. A grand total of 1171 km.

Innsbruck Austria to home in the UK

 

Wow ! ! ! 

 

Mine most issue is left foot comfort. Apart from long straight motorways  in one gear where I can put it straight front of clutch pedal, foot is not naturalny bend above 90deg. Long foots long legs.. i need longer cockpit Westfield

 

[Dan Hook]

Spotted by my local contact near The Eagles Nest. 
 

Not surprising as there are some great roads there. 

[Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO]

2 hours ago, Dan Hook said:

Spotted by my local contact near The Eagles Nest. 
 

Not surprising as there are some great roads there. 

It's @Murraymint and his brother in law.

[Murraymint]

2 hours ago, Dan Hook said:

Spotted by my local contact near The Eagles Nest. 
 

Not surprising as there are some great roads there. 

Guilty as charged, great roads and the views from the eagle nest were amazing.

[Craigieboy]

5 hours ago, Murraymint said:

Guilty as charged, great roads and the views from the eagle nest were amazing.

Awe brilliant, was there last year 👍

 

Are you going to Salzburg too? If so I'd recommend the Red Bull Hangar 7, some amazing machines in there. I also visited the Castle where they filmed 'Where Eagles Dare' a personal highlight for me.

[Craigieboy]

Wee run today over to the Isle of Gigha in the Inner Hebrides. Thought i was doing well at 300+ mls, but Obersalzburg trumps me 😄

 

 

[SteveB21]

Not mine, but spotted at an “old-timers” event in Ilanz, Switzerland today.  A Cosworth engined Donkervoort.

[Andrzej]

This MNR really dont want to be driven...year ago few laps and front  suspension issues , seems sorted , today battery went almost flat (5 yrs old , some of that yrs not charged, and tired with resting electric reverse..   I know , i should or chage for new. Especialy i was observing some visible  voltage droops after every start...But i was not aware that bike engine cant work after start with external battery.. (is really true ? - question for BEC Users )

Chat GPT says that in motorbike engines is fundamental to have some battery capacity . The same said  motorbike mechanic met in depo. 

 

Anyway, another DNF with MNR. With Westfield it was only one in first track run, then many trackdays always finished and on podium.

 

[mega ade]

It's not true your engine should keep running after jump start with a dead battery if it doesn't then your charge system is at fault somewhere 

[DeanMegaS2000]

Loads of times I had to jump my busa powered car after leaving the lights or the fan on. Just had to make sure to go on a decent drive once running again, or it would need jumped again if I stopped and turned it off too quickly. 

It would run no bother though once started. 

 

I stalled once at some road works traffic lights, after having recently jump started it. Me brother and a friend, had to quicky jump out their cars, push start me, then jump back in theirs and get us all out the way, was a completely hilarious circus act. 

[Euan Hoosearmy]

From memory... lots of race bikes don't have a battery and hence have external starters. The external starter is typically a bump start in a box... put bike in gear, spin up rear wheel using the starter and dump the clutch.... IIRC some manufacturers went posh and had starters that plugged into the engine/gearbox somewhere.

 

In WSBK, years ago, Ten Kate were one of the few teams to keep a battery on the bike as they said the ability to start the bike easily after an "incident" was worth the weight. Everyone else had to run along, drop the clutch and jump on, or get a push from the marshalls.

[Andrzej]

Just hope it is either battery or voltage regulator, nothing worse...  start to hate this car.. 

Tommorow will get new battery , try to start and see what voltage regulator supply to current. As I was told should be approx 14,4V. From memory I saw only 12,8-13,5 V this area. So maybe voltage rgulator failure. 

[Euan Hoosearmy]

Bike reg/recs are notorious failure points. In a BEC they may be worse as they potentially won't have the same cooling airflow as they would have on the bike.