Royal Enfield Constellation 1959 Restored in red. Bought 6 years ago as a restoration project from Hitchcocks. Rebuilt engine with balanced crank and conrods. Uprated oil pump. New mag, carb, pistons, barrels valves and guides etc. Lots of
Historic MOT and Tax exempt vehicle. Number plates not included. Price = £2500 Reg = KHH 410C Miles = 9682 Make and model = L. E. Velocette MK 3 Year = 1965 Colour = Cream And Blue Fully restored, tested and ready to ride.
I write my blogs when ever I get a bit of spare time and this is not often as will be seen by the previous date of the last blog, so here we go. In the 1970s dad bought a triumph café racer as was the norm in the day, riders did not want so
The 1926 Indian Scout I was tipped off by a friend in Holland that there was a 1926 Indian Scout for sale. He had inspected it and said it was a good one but it had no speedometer or speedo drive and it had a vape ignition system fitted but
Petrol Tank Sealing or Lining Petseal Drilled and broken for removal In days past, tank sealing was unheard of due to the lack of moisture attracted by fuel due to the addition of ethanol. Many old tanks have seen years of service with no p
The bike was purchased and stripped down to the bare bones. The first thing I tackled was the engine, as I love working on them Because everything can be done in my workshop regarding restoration or replicating new parts. I decided t
W.E. Wassel ltd advertised themselves as suppliers of motorcycles accessories and components but they found time to incorporate some of there parts into a rather nice trials bike with several different engines fitted from several makers. Th
At Stotfoldengineering a large part of our work comes in from other restorers who do not have the machinery or skills to do the job, this work includes aluminium welding , reboring, grinding, and wheel building, to name a few. We have alway
I get quite a lot of emails about people requesting information and work to be done on carburetors, repairs, restorations, where to get spares. This blog I’m devoting to carburetor identification. I would like to share with you the re
The Puch VZ 50CC Dakota bike is owned by a traffic cop who could not let it languish anymore after taking apart a long time ago when it showed ill performance of below 30MPH. The Puch Dakota was duly bought to us for a full restoration. On
The 1929 BSA B29 was brought to us as the previous restorer had for some reason aborted the project and some how, had lost or miss laid a host of parts that the owner never knew were missing on return of the bike in bits. Unfortunately on i
This is a nice Ducati that came to us for a check over and a service. The new owner had procured it for a very reasonable price or in my words a very cheap price. There are several anomalies that allow it to drift away from its true product
A RD 500 Yamaha RD 500 YPV5 1984 Bought years ago as new it was ridden and laid up for many years until the lady owner decided to resurrect the machine to working order again and feel its exhilarating performance. The carbs came to us for r