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I got a new big end and con rod pressed in, unfortunately the barrel was beyond saving and as they are cast in instead of pressed this meant the cylinder liner had to be machined out and a custom sleeve made and pressed in and then all the ports lined up. Not a cheap job but expertly done by a speci...

While I agree with all the advice given regarding flushing I just thought I’d share a photo from a crank from a Yamaha RT2 my son bought. We knew the piston was seized due to corrosion but once freed off and the cylinder removed the crank felt ok and ran smooth with no signs of a problem. Seeing the...

Nice job, I wish I’d done this to my CA77.

This is an interesting puzzle, I’ve restored seven bikes over the last four years and generally try to do all aspects myself including wheel building, spraying, welding, light machining and even some chroming. I’ve sold a couple of these bikes making about £2,000 profit per bike but, I would estimat...

Hi Bill, I don’t use shrink wrap up to the handlebars as once it’s shrunk it becomes quite stiff. I bought some excellent silver grey adhesive tape which five years later still looks good and is flexible. If you can find the flexible plastic tube they used originally then that is best but difficult ...

Looks a really nice project, one of the problems I have,also being retired, is knowing when to stop work. If the wife’s out I find myself working well into the night. Not a problem for me but the neighbours object to hearing my angle grinder. Talking of angle grinders, I recently had a near miss wit...

I went through the vintage Japanese club to date mine but there is a tag on the wiring loom that will have the date on it.