SIMON CUERDON -AUNIQUE SOUL
The world isamuchpoorer place after the sudden passing of
Simon Cuerdon on June 30. The leading light of the Armed
Forces Scooter Club for several decades, Simon wasamassive
presence in both scootering and Northern Soul communities.
His impish sense of humour had been forged in the British
Army and was easily misunderstood by outsiders, but the truth
is that the only thing Simon couldn’t tolerate was intolerance
itself. He was one of the few people on earth who genuinely
judged someone on their character rather than characteristics.
Once embraced into his circle of friendship the bond was
strong and he would be there through both good and bad times,
often understanding that someone needed help before they’d
realised it themselves. Always armed withaquiporone-liner,
Simon was eager to play the clown, but close friends knew a
different side to him. The unguarded Simon was kind,
thoughtful, impeccably mannered and incredibly intelligent. His
Facebook posts hadacultfollowing and his writing can still
hold its own against such greats as Python or Milligan.
By his own admission Simon wasapoor mechanic, but
nevertheless over the years several of his scooters featured in
Scootering magazine. He was alsoaconnoisseur of Northern
Soul music, but despite having an encyclopaedic knowledge of
the subject had little time for those who, in his opinion, took
the lifestyle too seriously.
His death, so quick and unexpected, reminds us all that life
is fragile and we should live it to the full. Our thoughts and
sympathies are not only with his wife Carol, son Zak and sister
Bev,but also with his extended families in the AFSC and on the
Northern Soul circuit. They should all take comfort in knowing
that he wasaman who could fit more adventure, love and
laughter into one weekend than many could inalifetime.
If we were allalittle more like Simon, the world beamuch
better place to live in.
SIP PERFORMANCE LAMBRETTAIGNITION BY VAPE
SIP have managed to gain the assistance
of amajor European producer,VAPE, to
manufacture these high-end ignition
systems. The materials, production and
construction of the SIP Performance
ignition systems are of the highest quality.
Due to the eight coils included on the
stator plate, enough power is created at
even tick-over revs to fully illuminate the
lighting. Both AC and DC versions are
available and we recommend the DC type
if you wish to power digital components
such as the SIP Speedometer,oryou
requireahigh battery loading charge. By
using the DC version with SIP
Speedometer you requireaRev Signal
Filter from KOSO, or you can also connect
the brown cable from the SIP
Speedometer to the white CDI cable of the
SIP/VAPE CDI with an extra cable.
The CDI module is available asa'Road'
version withastatic ignition point, similar
to the original item, ora'Sport' version that
includesavariable ignition point, which
advances at low revs. This increases the
available torque–especially at the lower
end –and th eignition point is then
gradually retarded as the RPM rises into the
power band. The pick-up on the stator plate
is split into two and arranged on top of
another instead of next to each other as
with the original design. This eliminates the
possibility of false positioning during the
initial set up, due to the sloppy
manufacturing tolerances included on many
engine casings, crankshafts, stator plates
and flywheels. The exact ignition point is
clearly marked withaprecise line on both
the flywheel and stator plate, which allows
ignition adjustment without stroboscopic
lamp. All you need to do is find out the top
dead centre (TDC).
One of the other advances achieved is
the production of the inner flywheel unit
as asingle component, avoidingariveted
boss-mounted cone and uneven rotation.
This greatly reduces engine vibration,
while also noticeably extending the
workinglifeoftheflywheel-sidecrankshaft
bearing. The fan itself is CNC machined
from solid aluminium and delivers an
identical volume of cooling air to the
cylinder as the original throughout the
whole rev range. SIP claim the amount
delivered by most aftermarket ignition
systems is easily surpassed with their
design, but without preventing higher
motor speeds.
The flywheel intended for the DL/GPs
weighs 1650gr and for the LI/LIS/SX/TV
1690gr,making them both considerably
lighter than their original counterparts.
This primarily improves throttle response,
but leaves the motor easily manageable in
urban traffic and while carryingapillion.
TECH SPEC
Twelve-finned aluminium CNCflywheel,
eight coils, 12V,AC, 110 watt, static or
variable ignition. Can also power
additional electrical components such as
afuel pump, lambda sensor heating, USB
power port. etc. Precisely balanced
flywheel due to its one-piece
construction. Plug&Play installation
withoutastrobe lamp due to precise
ignition point markings. Perfectly
arranged rotational mass, improved
throttle response.
For more info: http://www.sip-scootershop.com
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