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You’re right, I’m not sure if using practical knowledge of most likely breakages counts as cheating, but right nonetheless.

After a complete rebuild, including a fully blue printed engine, it only went first kick! That was a pleasant surprise. It has good blood pressure and the cams seem to have survived the first 10...

Good eye. It is a DBD34 on a monoblock. It should be an Amal GP, which I have, but the GP has no idle circuit and the monoblock is just easier to live with. Since it’s a scrambler it has SC ratios,...

Still got the goldie. The Tribsa is almost the same bike which is why I should sell it, but it’s a bit nicer to ride than the goldie if I’m honest. The goldie however, is irreplaceable.
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Snap. I currently have seven, five of which are classics. I’m definitely selling two or three that I won’t miss (need the space). I don’t think the Tribsa will be one of them though.

The Bonny rebuild is coming along, almost ready to give the starter a prod. I’m looking forward to seeing what difference all the mods have made.
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Those auction results are insane. Ok, the ‘59 Les Paul was always going to fetch stupid money but a Schecter telecaster estimated at £4-6k going for £277k? WTF? £113k for an R9!? Bonkers. The...

Nice. One thing to watch on those triumph twins is the head gasket blows between the two cylinders. A lot of people use copper gaskets which while generally thought to be better than the composite...

Nice. That should be a fairly trick Bobber by the time you’re done.

I too, have had my spanners out. Ye olde 750 Bone Evil now has new frame paint and is back on its new wheels and I’ve started...

On the subject of classic Japanese big bangers, here’s my Harris F1 (XR69) which I’m in the process of rebuilding, albeit very slowly. Currently with a GSXR 750 slingshot motor but I’m tempted to fit...

Brilliant bikes, and having owned a few sports bikes I’d say the gsxr750 is probably the best real world sports bike ever made. All the handling of a 600 and most of the usable power of a 1000 (if...

All true, but the plod will still nick you for it, if they can.

Don’t get me wrong, I often carry a SAK but the fact is, the law is sometimes incorrectly applied and if it is incorrectly applied...

The sub 3” folder and good reason defences don’t guarantee anything unfortunately. People have been successfully nicked for sub 3” cutting edge slip joint where the total blade length was over 3”....

I had an RG 1570 Prestige for a while. Some people love their impossibly skinny neck, Floyd Rose trems and locking nuts etc. I was not one of those people. I thought it was uncomfortable to play,...

Shame. I inherited a jeroboam of Lanson champagne from the mid 90’s, kept in a cellar for a lot of that time but also spent a few years under the stairs. Sounds like it might be drain cleaner now...

I’m building a Harris XR69 that came with a modified GSXR swingarm. That set up wasn’t up to much so I had the brilliant idea of buying a TIG welder so I could modify the swingarm myself. The...

While the ethanol rotting fuel lines is a thing, it’s not usually a recurring thing. If you replace the fuel lines it will mostly likely be fine. I have 4 classics ranging fro ‘47 to ‘76, I fill them...

All true and tuned to F#. Shiny.

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Wheels are pretty easy.

Today’s entertainment.

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True enough, but if you don’t know what’s causing your handling problems you won’t really know how much you have to spend to fix it. Not all problems require a £3k fix. Some can be tweaked to...

This. Always fix the front end first.

I recently fitted YSS cartridge emulator valves in the forks of my T140 Bonneville, transformed the bike and it now now soaks up bumps that previously would...

Every Ohlins shod bike I’ve had has been great on track but a bit hard for the road. My Maxton shod GSXR on the other hand is like a magic carpet on the road and works brilliantly on track. Go to any...

I don’t have one but those m16 callipers were fitted to mk3, 4 and 5 cortina’s (aka the Taunus in most EU countries from 1970 onwards), all mk2 escorts, the sporty mk1 escorts and most if not all...

Do you regularly turn right on a hard lock, maybe pulling into your driveway? If so, that’ll be it.

Boker Plus tech tool? Bit nicer than a SAK, limited range though.