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The Classic Biker Bar / Re: bead blast or not
« on: February 05, 2017, 09:11:49 PM »
Hello Rex.

What year etc. Photo?

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The Classic Biker Bar / bead blast or not
« on: February 05, 2017, 08:40:00 PM »
Hello again.

After input again re your experience. After watching numerous Utube videos still not sure which is best. To clean up the crankcases, head/barrel etc on a MotoGuzzi Lodola. What is your opinion. I personally think bead/vapour blasting is the way to go.

I live just North of Stoke on Trent. Anyone got recommendations for anyone who can carry out the work.

JohnT

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The Classic Biker Bar / Re: Gasket cement - osotite?
« on: January 14, 2017, 07:04:03 PM »
All

Thank you for your advice.

JohnT

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The Classic Biker Bar / Gasket cement - osotite?
« on: January 13, 2017, 08:11:40 PM »
I am about to start the reassembly of a 1950's Guzzi single.

What is the recommended modern gasket cement please.

JohnT

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The Classic Biker Bar / Painter for frame and tank
« on: September 21, 2016, 07:56:54 PM »
Hello.

Any recommendations please. North Staffs area. I want to have a frame, guards and tank two pack painted.

Thanks
JohnT

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European and Other Bikes / Re: 175cc Lodola
« on: September 16, 2016, 08:58:09 PM »
Thank you Charterlea.

I will have a look at them.

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European and Other Bikes / 175cc Lodola
« on: September 15, 2016, 09:08:38 PM »
Can anyone help please.

I am after a kickstart and dual seat frame (so I can get it recovered).

JohnT

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The Classic Biker Bar / Re: Ken and Mollie Craven Articles
« on: July 09, 2016, 07:55:57 PM »
Yes they did.

First time, it would have been about 1966, I had nothing to do with it but out of interest and to take the opportunity of a ride on the back of a older apprentices (or he might have just been out of his time) Velo. He had made the arrangements to take it to the works, set off very early, can't remember what time we got there but it would have been not long after 9:30 I would guess. Dropped the bike at a doorway with some kind of counter inside. Wandered around (not the works but outside) went back at the arranged hour and rode home.

Next time a year to eighteen months later, I made arrangements, by letter I presume because we did not have a phone. Went down with a pal on train/bus and waited while they did it. It would have not taken long because the frame was completely bare except for the swinging arm. I cannot remember how much it cost but it must have been fairly cheap, I was doing my work, apprenticeship and a evening/weekend job in a truck body builders to fund my biking passion, but still not a lot of money to spend.

Oddly enough I am still just as daft, going all over the place after odds and sods for bikes. Recently went to Imola where they had a autojumble type event for bikes, to wander around the circuit after spares for old MotoGuzzi, most people would think it strange, seems ok to do it for a holiday to me, beats sitting on a beach.

JohnT

JohnT

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The Classic Biker Bar / Re: Ken and Mollie Craven Articles
« on: July 08, 2016, 09:45:51 PM »
Ian

Is that THE Hall Green, hallowed ground?

No not really. Thanks for the offer anyway, I live just North of Stoke. I will keep a look out for some form of reference for the contents and come back to you if I may.

I was down your way when I was sixteen/seventeen. Took my frame by train/bus to get the swinging arm bushes done at the works. I know, I know, must have been mad. Trying to be a perfectionist back then, failed miserably since. Before that visited the works on the back of a work mate who took his Viper in for the same job.

Thanks
JohnT

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The Classic Biker Bar / Re: Ken and Mollie Craven Articles
« on: July 04, 2016, 08:40:53 PM »
So you're not that interested then?

Ian

Not sure how I can move this forward, thanks for your offer, which I would follow up, but I do not know how to get at the contents pages of the Motorcycle Sport for the 1978-1980 period mentioned above.

JohnT

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The Classic Biker Bar / Re: Ken and Mollie Craven Articles
« on: June 01, 2016, 08:18:49 PM »
The Motorcycle, Motorcycling were weeklies not monthlies.

But what were the monthly mags of the 1950s? I know of two but senior moments are blocking their names :-\

the name Cyril Quantrill lurks nearby...

I remember ken and mollie cravens articles well, you sure they were not in the weekly mags? I think Motorcycling was the one.

No not sure which magazine they were in, I can remember they were a good unaffected read. some years ago I even replicated part of one of the adventures and rode to Mojocar as a kind of homage. Mojocar, I believe was a annual organised tour of theirs. It's just that I would like to read the tales, at the same time try, by stating an interest, to prevent them slipping into obscurity, seems like I might be too late, but you never know what will turn up.

Cyril Quantrill?

JohnT

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The Classic Biker Bar / Ken and Mollie Craven Articles
« on: May 31, 2016, 11:02:27 PM »
Hello

Does anyone know where I can find copies of the articles Mollie Craven used to write in the monthly magazines. I have searched the web but only came up with some kind of Yahoo site that I cannot navigate to any articles except one from 1948.

JohnT

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For a MotoGuzzi Zigolo

Can anyone help please.

JohnT

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The Classic Biker Bar / Re: Headlight reflector resilvering
« on: January 26, 2016, 10:50:04 PM »
we know , which model machine are you working on and what size is the reflector


Moto Guzzi Zigolo 110cc. About 1960. Not had it dated yet. Size is about 6", if you need it to be really accurate I would go and measure it.

JohnT

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The Classic Biker Bar / Re: Headlight reflector resilvering
« on: January 25, 2016, 08:10:23 PM »
Hello.
Recommendations please for resilvering headlight lens.

Thank's
JohnT

Sorry gents. My slip up. The post title is correct the post content is wrong.

JohnT

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