You're a braver man than me Gunga Din riding a rubbery frame like that at speed. Nev

I don't think any of them lift the mechanism right off the cam. .125" 1/8th would be enough. It requires less force in the early stages of lift. Nev

The tool has to be exactly at centre height as well as the correct angle. Nev

The concentric is a much better carburetter than a monobloc... Nev

Sticky bottom feed floats can cause that. BTH are a good magneto. Magnetos usually show up when pulling at low rpm. Nev

A decent 2 litre Ford Escort would kill it. or if you want serious performance get a Ford Focus RS. Handling and braking on par with the performance. The original tires would handicap the Morriss. I suppose we all yearned for a "wolf in sheep's clothing" for a drag at the light's. Instant ...

Oversize the thread and make a suitable replacement adjuster. 26 TPI British Cycle thread. Doing it that way will give the strongest result . Being on the chain side you don't want it to fail. Nev

They are not that radical anyhow. Nev

The original 30-on has has a rather flimsy item there. I'd try to adapt the later one.Nev

John, clean out ALL the idle system holes carefully and check the float height and it think she will run sweetly. Looks like your jet block is a good fit. Brass (and Diamonds)are forever.. Nev