Front Sprocket Cover & Race Fuel Cap

Galfor Steel Braided...

I'm changing out my chain and sprockets to a 520 conversion but I'm not sure which way the front sprocket faces. How can I measure which way it faces with one side having a shoulder and not the other?...

Refurb'ed and repainted to match the rear and the overall muted colour scheme... Looks good I think....

Got the fromt turn signals done. The turn signal assemblies on this bike are Japanese units. They aren't the same as what is shown in my parts manual, and I believe I must have installed them for so...

This bike had an Ewarts dual push-pull petcock that combined the main and reserve valves into a single unit. It had been leaking badly when I last rode it 30 years ago, and I'm sure whatever fuel was...

I'm getting ready to paint the tank and fenders. To ramp up to this there is all the standard sheet metal prep work, but before that, I wanted to make sure the tank was in good enough shape to use....

Now it is just rust to deal with. There are a lot of ways to remove rust from steel. One way is acids. Strong ones like muriatic (hydrochloric), or weaker ones like phosphoric, acetic (vinegar), ci...

The only other oriface in the tank is for the fuel petcock. To eliminate as many external sources of leaks as possible, I decided not to use the petcock, but use a simple hose barb adaptor instead....

The leak was where the rear mounting tab was welded to the tank. It looked like an incompete weld, or a weld may have pulled loose or cracked. This would likely be a high stress area, and it's possi...

After I posted the above, I got a couple of messages that I had overlooked one potential source of leaks. The way I plugged the filler neck with an expanding stopper put the filler neck joint outside...

  Had some time in the last few days to install the front fender.  I'd previously had the stays rechromed since they had rust spots showing through.  Also replated the stay bracket hard...

Slightly terrified by what the old one looks like compared to the new... there's barely anything left of the damn thing! No surprise wasn't feeling quite the same power was used to. And yes, changed t...

I broke the bolt because i tried to tighten it without proper tools?. Can i ride with this? Also does anyone have tips on how to remove it without damaging the rest of the spindle?...

The RH front bearing locking cover has a left handed screw so you need to turn it in the opposite direction to normal to get it off. I don't have the special tool required and didn't fancy spending £3...