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British Bikes / Re: Oils aint oils
« on: May 19, 2011, 09:28:00 AM »
I use reclaimed and redefined SAE30 oil in my old bikes and an MG TD and they run like clockwork. £30 for 25L, or it was!!
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British Bikes / Re: Unidentified gearbox
« on: May 17, 2011, 09:16:29 AM »
Having now looked at some early pre-unit Triumphs I'm sure you are right. It may well be worth saving as the insides seem fine.
Many thanks.
Many thanks.
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British Bikes / Re: Unidentified gearbox
« on: May 15, 2011, 05:32:54 PM »
I thought the angled approach gave more detail. The oil filler is via a slotted flush screw in the top of the casing. Much of it looks BSA including clutch adjustment but if so, which one? It is bigger than a C box and almost as big as an A/B.
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British Bikes / Re: Cylinder finish
« on: May 15, 2011, 05:19:28 PM »
Just for the record, I use 'Granville Cylinder Black' which is easy to apply with a fine brush and does a grand job of covering cleaned off rust that hasn't been sand/grit blasted. My B33 project is an example. The fins were pretty bad.
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British Bikes / Re: Greeves and BSA?
« on: May 11, 2011, 11:59:47 AM »
My only input would be that pre-unit BSA's are big and bulky and would probably have to be ruled out. Engines such as the C15 are compact and may well fit into a Greeves frame without having to alter it apart from the mounting plates. The pics. are of my 400cc 'Goldie' in an A frame and a C15 ripe for some attention, to compare.
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British Bikes / Re: Unidentified gearbox
« on: May 10, 2011, 07:07:52 PM »
I have a C11 gearbox and it's not that. Is a C10 different?
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British Bikes / Unidentified gearbox
« on: May 10, 2011, 01:28:00 PM »
Can anyone identify this gearbox?
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British Bikes / Bob Jones of Swindon Robins
« on: May 10, 2011, 01:23:41 PM »
Maybe a 'shot in the dark' but I was hoping a forum member might know what happened to Bob's collection of fabulous bikes after his death. Bob was my cousin and, at his funeral talking to his wife Audrey, I advised her to make sure she had an honest valuation of the bikes before selling them and that I would like the chance to buy one or two at that valuation for 'old times sake'. The collection represented a major part of their capital for their retirement. She never came back to me and I was rmoved from her Christmas Card list 
Audrey has now passed away.
My father bought me my first bike through Bob for passing a ruck of O'levels. It was a Velo. MAC. Bob asked me how I was getting on with it and I said I was a little disappointed it only did about 65mph. He had it for about 2 weeks after which it would just pass the 100mark. He was a remarkable bike mechanic.
Audrey has now passed away.My father bought me my first bike through Bob for passing a ruck of O'levels. It was a Velo. MAC. Bob asked me how I was getting on with it and I said I was a little disappointed it only did about 65mph. He had it for about 2 weeks after which it would just pass the 100mark. He was a remarkable bike mechanic.
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British Bikes / Velocette MAC/Jack Forster
« on: May 10, 2011, 12:35:13 PM »
2 years ago I noticed a Velocette MAC trials special for sale on Ebay at a silly price and said to myself "It's not going for that", put in a decent bid and 'won' it sort of by mistake. It was duly delivered and turned out to be rather a strange animal. The conversion from rigid to swinging-arm is imaginative, and someone had taken the instructions on the 'Hammerite Smooth' tin very seriously with great gobs of black paint everywhere. I couldn't live with that but have left the bike as close to what jack intended, even down to the 'bird shit' welding with which I can identify.
My reason for writing was in the hope that there may be a forum member or two that can give me more information on Jack Forster and/or his motorcycle.
My reason for writing was in the hope that there may be a forum member or two that can give me more information on Jack Forster and/or his motorcycle.
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