So I did a few other jobs since the last update, just minor stuff but still quite important. The gearbox was filled with oil – the specified amount of 1500ml went in there. No signs of any leakage so that’s…
Project Two Stroke on a budget Part 6 – Plastic not Fantastic As I am still waiting for parts my attention was turned to the rather nice looking plastics, which turned out to be not so nice after all. No…
Project Elsie part 10 – Told my Wife I would have to forget her – time to put on the two carburettor(s) I have to admit that I have had what can only be described as a proper bastard of…
Two Stroke on a Budget Part 5 – Polish on, polish off. While cleaning the ally bits I noticed that there were some rather deep and ugly scratches to the left hand side of the swing arm so I thought…
Project Elsie Part 9 – Now we are motoring. So with all the lovely parts back first thing to do was check everything was present and correct. It all appears to have been done to a very high standard, the…
Two strokes on the cheap – part 4 Coronavirus special. We live in very strange times. I don’t know when you will be reading this but I am writing it in the very middle of the country being shut down…
The first day of March dawned with clear skies as I left the south coast aiming to beat the inevitable traffic chaos that central London would bring. Destination, Kensington to meet fellow biker and thoroughly good egg Howard; plus one,…
Those of you with long memories may remember that while the gearbox seemed ok before opening it up and having a proper looksee both 6th gear pinions were well mangled. I have no idea how they came to be like…
Two stroke on the cheap – Aprilia RS125 Part three. Will she live? Ok, with the Aprilia back home I realised that I had nowhere to put it, a significant reorganisation of the store rooms and workshop were well overdue…
Project Elsie Part 7 – is that wheelie necessary? Hi folks, so after getting the brakes all hunky dory a decision has been made to change the brake pipes. I wasn’t really happy with the old ones, if you squeezed…
