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

On the 18th Oct Terry wrote: Pictures and invoice are attached. On 18th Oct Julian wrote: Wow that was quick! Any observations on the internal slide clearance or any concerns ? On the 19th Oct Terry wrote: The only thing I found was the sli

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.  

More pictures below. On 14 Aug 2022 at 8:03pm, Jonathan wrote: Here is a rough outline of the job that I would love you to do on the Velocette. My goal: a reliable, oily-rag bike for everyday use. Not worried about originality. Usability an

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

Sugundo works in Holland and London, he was looking for someone in the UK that new about restoring unusual motorcycles. We have done several motorcycle restorations for him in the past like a 1920s FN and a 1930s square Arial square four am

When me and Malcome first spoke, he phoned me up and after a short conversation about vintage V- twins he asked if I was willing to work on a 1913 AJS Vee Twin that had been laid up for many years that was previously owned by his father. We

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

On 22 June 2020 John wrote: Hi Terry, it was great to meet you in Biggleswade this afternoon.  The contact at the VMCC is Bryan Marsh who recommended you.  I would be very pleased if you could run your eye over this little bike.  The main p

7th October 2020 Hugh wrote: I have an aluminium crankcase half from my 1936Triumph Tiger 80 It needs a welding repair . I recently bought this engine from an elderly gentleman who knocked it off a workbench whilst attempting to steam clean

On 03 June 2020 Terry wrote: The bike is back together. All i need to do now is valve clearances and fix oil leak tomorrow. In the gasket set there was no timing side cover gasket and no oil pump gasket so i had to make them. What i got out

I am going to use this blog on a Velocette Viceroys as a testament of how a vintage motorcycle can be recommissioned fast and efficiently with plenty of dialogue between the owner and me, you will note from the dates of the to from dialogue