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Radio Horizontal Phew! I’ll
tell you what. It was no fun in that Re-education Camp. I’m still having
flashbacks about the compulsory ballroom dance lessons and nightmares
from the marmite. I tried petitioning the President but that was no good
because he is having to spend so much time at Chateau Horizontale to
preserve his non-dom status. In the end they let me out for my good
behaviour and all round affability. I have
thought hard about what to do with Pyotr, the stand-in they appointed
for the last issue. He didn’t make such a bad job of it, did he? And so
many of you have written in asking about him. Well, I could do with an
assistant to keep control of the newsroom and take the pressure off me.
So I have decided to appoint him as subeditor. He spoke no human
language other than  Russian when he first came to Horizontal Towers but we’ve re-programmed him and his English is coming along now. So he’s got the job. It’s taken me ages to get through the backlog of mail from you all but don’t worry you will each get a personal answer eventually. In the meantime, enjoy this issue: there is a heart-rending tale of a lost Dnepr— now happily found; there is help for those with exploding alternators; long awaited details of the northern AGM; rib-tickling cartoons; a full rally schedule and much, much more.
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VOTE HORIZONTAL!
Are you a floating voter? Think! Which major party offers you:
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a monthly newsletter packed full of news, views, opinions, letters and
articles about your favourite motorcycle?
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a superior twice-yearly magazine packed full of news, views (see above)?
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A social calendar for every conceivable taste over every weekend of the
season (nearly)?
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a monthly market place to snap up bargains, dispose of surplus kit, and
assess the health of the uraleconomy at a glance? ONLY THE COSSACK OWNERS PARTY! SAY GOODBYE TO VERTICALITY
SUPPORT YOUR HORIZONTAL CANDIDATE!
“Audience
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Subscription Grief
From our Financial Affairs Correspondent
Listen up if you value your valuables! In its ceaseless pursuit of
customer satisfaction the club recently introduced the option of paying
your annual subs by Paypal. Some of the technologically advanced amongst
you did so. Now it gets complicated. If you used Paypal last year then
the system will renew your subs. Annually automatically forever unless
you tell it to stop. Which you may not want. I don’t know, do I? This
year automatic renewal was an option rather than imposed and you may
have inadvertently opted for it. So everyone has been getting into a
complete lather: double subscriptions, no subscriptions, eternal
subscriptions, and quite possibly heavenly subscriptions for all I know.
So the message from Horizontal Accounts Dept is this: if you paid by
Paypal either last year or this—check your account and make sure it
reflects your wishes. (Point of information: the Club Constitution
directs all supplementary and unclaimed payments to the Directors’
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Welcome to: Simon Pike,
Stevenage, Herts. Jim Wells,
Sevenoaks, Kent. Neil
Hudson, Bradford, W.Yorks. Mark
Richards, Tolworth, Surrey. Steve
Hampton, Abergwili, Camarthen. Anthony
Sansom, St. Germain en Laye, France. Mike
Cordner, Cambridge. Hello and
welcome to our sweating ranks! (Ed: Pyotr,
shouldn’t that be ’swelling ranks’? Pyotr: Da.
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Letters Hello, I noticed
on ebay a few months back that someone was selling a Planeta or Jupiter
(can't remember which) and stated that in the accompanying paperwork
there was a chart for alternative fuels including ratios for aviation
fuel/diesel mixes for use in extreme low temperatures. I believe this
was in relation to the sale of an older version possibly a 3.This
pricked my interest but after scouring websites and forums I can't find
this table. I can find multiple references to cross fuel on GAZ, UAZ
etc... forums but this info cannot be substantiated. I would like to
know if this table actually exists or if I've got the wrong end of the
stick? If it does exist can the club supply me with a scan of this or
point me in the direction to find it? I'm not a member I'm a Jawa Cz man
and obviously affiliated to them, but I thought you'd be the guys to
ask. Cheers,
Paul Challender Peter
Ballard writes: Paul - an interesting question. I have looked through
the riders booklets for the Planeta 3 and Jupiter 3, all they quote is
76 octane and 25:1 fuel: oil.I am puzzled by the thoughts of adding
Diesel to Petrol instead of or as well as 2 stroke oil. I cannot see the
point. It would make the fuel: air mixture weaker if the same amount of
2 stroke oil was addedas well as the Diesel. I think, that either I have
not heard of this (certainly possible) or that there is confusion here.
Of course one can add paraffin or even petrol to Diesel fuel in lower
temperatures to prevent it waxing, but I am otherwise at a loss, sorry.
Maybe our Newsletter Editor would like to put in a request from you, to
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Dear Mr
Barker Please can
you place an advert in Horizontal News for me as I’m looking to buy back
my old Dnepr MT11 if I can. It’s reg no. is M726 TCW. I got it from
Garry Carroll and I’m sorry I ever sold it now. I was looking in
Horizontal View Summer 2008 page 53 and seen a photo of it leaning on a
van with Agrivert on the side. If you can put a wanted ad in for me for
the owner to contact me please or drop me a line in the post. Just to
know if it’s still going and hopefully for sale. Thank you for your
help. Barry Jones
(625/4) An advert,
Barry? For a such a heartfelt plea we had to go farther than that.
Within seconds of receiving the above letter Horizontal Archives section
threw itself into ruthless action. Leaving no stone unturned they
searched through hundreds of files, rifled through old cabinets, pounded
pavements, knocked on doors and crossed continents to track down the
mysterious Agrivert. Who could he be? No one, but
no one could withstand such ferocious tenacity. They can run, Barry, but
they cannot hide—if I may quote Ronald Reagan. And Archives got their
man. Not in England; not in Europe; but in Asia they tracked him down.
Truly the arm of Horizontal News is long. His name is Jim Turner and he
will shortly be back in the UK. We will then put him in contact with you
so that, we hope, you and M726 TOW will once again live in peaceful
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They`re
cheaper than the ND but still not pocket money...and there`s no
warranty on them, not here in UK at least. In any case, over
here, the ND and the 'Hand Grenade' are currently 'Unobtanium'.
So, when the 'Hand Grenade' failed yet again on my 650, I put my
thinking cap on and also consulted my friend and very capable
work colleague Jamie.
