I'm flattered but I am afraid I am not from Yorkshire. Gloucestershire by way of Judea, Eastern Europe and Germany.
The issues with the S And S seem to be restricted to the cam belt and I am sure that was a factory handling issue. I have 8000 mls on the new belt and shows no sign of wear. It is running more smoothly with age( or am I just getting used to it)
And the vibes are at a very tolerable frequency, unlike an awful lot of bikes I have owned. I have had my concerns about S and S but they are receding with time and miles. The engine now revs much more freely to 4000-5000 and there is a surprising amount of poke at these revs. I personally would be happy with a de tuned lower compression engine in the beast. For practical purposes anything above 75/80 is bloomin scary and not fun. B road blasting is were its at and the 3w is perfect in this environment. A roads are tolerable and motorways plain boring in the old girl. I've been a very strong critic of the engineering and build quality issues we've all had but the overall package is still superb. The 3w can only get better. I think Centa need the biggest thank you for getting the compensator right. Morgan have played very fair with me regards the chassis and other issues and told me they would stand by any owner with a broken chassis regardless of age. I know this is only a gentlemans agreement but I do feel it has some truth behind it.
My bevel box is now silent and I wonder now how much of this problem ( apart from the gloop )is down to belt sprocket noise. This is the only outstanding issue for me and has not been solved by my Dural modification. Stainless steel next.
The positives still massively outweigh the negatives.
A last thought, we all test drove the 3W and looked at the other offerings from Morgan and I am sure Most of recognised that Morgan hand build , not always we'll build cars. They are what they are. Typically British engineered heaps of joy.
