How To: Replace Yamaha clutch plates
Doing this job on a Yamaha XT225 Serow is easy. Just a couple of things to bear in mind...
Read MoreHow To: How to make a Woodruff key
This magdyno rebuild stopped for want of two keys – here’s how I got round it.
Read MoreHow To: Set-up a twin-leading-shoe brake
Rick shows the best procedure. As well as spanners you’ll need one handy tool – an assistant.
Read MoreHow To: Release a seized crank nut
This nut isn’t going to give up without a fight, but the trick is not to let it turn into a metal massacre...
Read MoreHow To: Fit hairpin valve springs
With the use of an easily-made special tool, these pre-war staples are simple to put on.
Read MoreHow To: Recycle old car parts
Stuck for valves for your flat tank 350 Sunbeam? I re-purposed these from an old Ford Transit.
Read MoreHow To: Set tappets on Brit twins
Most British twins have a 360° crank throw, which makes tappet setting easy. Here’s why...
Read MoreHow To: Replace BSA bearings
A few pointers to putting in new bearings on BSA’s popular 8in single-sided front wheel hub.
Read MoreHow To: Make a jet block extractor
A useful tool to press out the jet block when stripping a pre-Monobloc Amal carburettor…
Read MoreHow To: Make vintage bike grips
You can adapt a regular handlebar grip like this...
Read MoreHow To: Make a cork washer
Here’s how I made the cork washer I needed for the project Sunbeam gearbox.
Read MoreHow To: Recut Threads
For when a nut unscrews OK, but won’t screw back on the sightly stretched thread...
Read MoreHow To: Triumph garter oil seal
A milling machine makes converting a pre-unit Triumph crank feed to a garter oil seal a DIY job.
Read MoreHow To: Set up square bar in a lathe
You need a four jaw chuck to hold a square bar, but the jaws are not self-centering…
Read MoreFarewell Old Friend
‘Demand has pushed the value of projects way out of beginners’ reach’
Read MoreLack of Skill Kills Parts
‘Unrestored’ means exactly that – what you are paying for is largely cosmetic’
Read MoreSeizing the Opportunity
‘when the Sunbeam went on the bench, I honestly believed I was doing a pre-sale spruce up’
Read MoreAnother bsa to be reborn
‘I think it’s a shame if we lose the inclination (and ability) to try and fix old parts’
Read MoreThe Angle of Dangle
‘I seldom go to a bike event without learning something I didn’t know’
Read MoreGold Star Going Good
‘I couldn’t operate without a lathe, yet I meet people who have one but almost never use it’
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