I've managed to acquire (thanks Steve) a set of cases and outer covers for a T140 as a mock up so I can properly set up the new foot peg, gear change and brake locations. Even though it's hollow and t...

I've been working slowly on the forks for the past few weeks. A lot of distractions lately, but things are still moving. From an appearance point of view, I knew I'd be repainting parts, but the cur...

I've decided to publish my blog in short parts for your convenience. I think it would be boring to read a restoration blog the size of "War and Peace" :) Measured the oil clearances of the main and c...

I posted earlier that one of the studs where the seat hinge bolts to the frame was broken off when I got the bike. I drilled it out, found a suitable bolt and tapped some threads into the hole. Probl...

Having removed the knee, one can rejoice, the inserts look good, no rotation detected)...

With the cylinder off and a little time to spare before parts arrive, I took the opportunity to clean more of the carbon deposits from the front of the engine....

I put the foot pegs and the rest of the motor into the bike. The piston rings were too big for the cylinder but that was easily fixed with some filing. The copper gasket that goes between the top of t...

I sandblasted the frame and ther parts a few weeks ago, and can finally start putting some of them together.  Once set up, sandblasting is a quick way to get down to bare metal, especially in har...

The next part of my creative work in the form of a beaten-up sport bike :)...

The stuff…..all the electronics came from the guys at The Factory Metal Works. Pazon electronic ignition, twin lead 12 volt coil, and Boyer battery eliminator....

Cleaned and Painted...

The bottom half of the motor is mounted into the bike. This will help when trying to assemble the top half because it means I don't have go continually chase around the bottom half. It is rigidly moun...

This is quite an increase from stock but I am reducing the seat height by at least half so I think this evens out on balance... Here is the swing arm with my 375 mm bespoke Hagon shockers (I may well...

Rear caliper NISSIN but not from VFR(...

Continuation of the VFR resurrection story Gradually started cleaning the parts. The swingarm turned out to have a significant wear mark due to a makeshift footpeg bracket. BEFORE:...

I've loudly sung the praises of Shorai LFX Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries in my VFR blog and elsewhere so it seemed automatic that I'd have one for my GB. Compared to the messy old vented...

The big 109 Land Rover is running well and suddenly I find myself with some spare time…….back to the ’71 Daytona...

I added the fenders and the oil tank. The wiring harness and the headlight are also finished. And attached to the bike. One of the only things left is to just click in the motor. This is not a particu...

I've sandblasted most of the frame components, and am starting to put them back together. First up was the swingarm and rear suspension. The swingarm, like the rest of the frame, looks like it was b...

I'm starting a new project-restoration of a motorcycle I've seen in my life. So, mini rocket c engine V4, all standard, blind purchase, another bunch of wood) Pictures of the ad:...