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

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

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

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 particular Rickman Honda had been laid up for several years before it was given to us for an engine overhaul. We have rebuilt only a few Rickman Hondas in the past 20 years. The name Rickman enticed the purchaser to believe the engine

The little bikes are quite easy to restore as there is not an inordinate amount of chroming involved, most of the paint work is black including the wheel rims and spokes. The BSA C11 of 1939 vintage is not a very common beast and some spare

Honda CX 500   This is a typical enquiry that we receive on a regular basis. I feel it important to air this on our blog as it shows good reciprocation of information between us and the customer (Simon). Simon initially gave me a breakdown

At first sight the engine looked in fairly good condition painted in heat proof black spray, with no apparent oil leaks. The engine also seemed to be devoid of those horrible marks and nicks left on cover joints when they have been more the

This particular triumph Bonneville was more or less a bit of a barn find since it was used for 52,000 miles and then layed up in the back of a shed in 1972 where it languished under an oily sheet. The shed was obviously dry and airy as when

Stainless Steel Petrol Tanks We regularly have enquiries from people asking if we can make stainless steel  petrol tanks for their vintage and veteran cars or bikes. Our reply is “of course we can, as long as you supply have a pattern

The bicycle in question, ripe for a complete restoration is a 1954 Rory O’Brien racing bicycle. My father purchased the frame and forks for £17.10s unpainted. The frame was manufactured from Reynolds 531 tubing and all the tubing was brazed

Recently we were asked to repair an  umbrella stand. The left hand stay was missing. Replacing parts on cast iron objects can be expensive. To cut down on costs and avoid having to go to a foundry to have the part cast I decided to replicat

Here at Stotfold Engineering we don’t just work on pristine bikes. We work on many bikes that have had a hard life and are in need of bringing back to a good working standard. This one of our customers bikes. He had bought it after it

What types of four stroke lubrication systems are there?  There are four main types that are used on four stroke motorcycle engines: The  splash or spray system The total loss system The dry sump system The wet sump system 1. The splash or