A chap called into the workshop and was desperate to get rid of a bike that he purchased from new as it was stored in his rather minuscule back garden that required an addition to the back of his terraced house. I couldn’t wait to see what

Having been tipped off that there was a little Yamaha languishing in a barn since 1980 I decided to drive the 3 miles and arm myself with £300 as this is what the seller wanted. On fist sight I haggled a little as it had been fitted with mi

A Very Special Rhodes Velocette Here we have a very special Velocette with stacks of provenance, and it was featured in the motorcycle sport magazine in 1967. The owner apparently has had a previously bad experience with another engineering

This is a light hearted conversation between me and the Zenith tank owner. Forgot to say on the phone – could you ask your brother to send some photos so I can see the tank? (Zenith 680) When I got your last email I told Tony I’

Two stroke problems This is a typical enquiry we get from time to time. We will help in any way we can. With years of two stroke tuning for customers as well as my own bikes I am able to draw on more than 30 years of knowledge. Phil wrote I

The CB 900 like all of the old CB range is like pulling a sandwich apart or if your given 2 engines to build one good one its like making a sandwich. Everything is made up of layers. The CB900 is an easy engine to work on because of these f

A customer approached us with an idea to modify his Honda CB550 four to a similar spec to one he saw on Google pictures but with some of his own personal ideas embedded into the finished creation .I was only too pleased to undertake the tas

There is a time when one needs to reconstitute a thread in a hole that has had its thread damaged either by dirt, over tightening or galling due to wrong screw or bolt being used. There are ways to overcome the helicoiling process which sho

Here are a selection of petrol tanks that have gone through restoration. Some have had  dent removal, cleaning and brazing done to the highest standard in 2K paint.

This post will show some parts we have manufactured for vintage Velocettes. We will be adding content continuously. We can make almost any part you may need for a Velocettes, feel free to contact us. silencer, bracket, and oil tank cap fits

In 1930 there were a number of different “K” series such as the K, K.S., K.N.S., K.S.S., K.N., K.E.S., K.C.R., K.N.S.S., K.T.T., and the K.T.P. These were all basically the same except for subtle differences such as mudguard design, primary

The BSA has spent its life in Switzerland and was delivered to the workshop in an amazingly un-mistreated condition.BSA A10’s are usually butchered or neglected in such a way that frame repairs due to corrosion need doing or engine parts ne

This is a new fuel tank made in mild steel with distressed paint work as requested by the customer to match the existing paint work on the rest of the bike. all of the original fittings and fixtures were removed from the old tank and fitted

This is an email between me and a gentleman called Lauren who was enquiring about a Velocette. Laurent sent on 2014/10/21 Hello Terence, We spoke on the phone about a Velocette that has been left behind in my house! I would like to know whi

Here is a typical diagnosis case carried out through Emails for a customer. Date:  2014-10-21 17:01, David wrote regarding an engine rebuild on a Honda Goldwing limited edition GL1200 injection 1985, the problem was doing 80/90 mph smelled