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British Bikes / Exhaust valve lifter
« on: April 22, 2021, 11:13:55 AM »
Folks

Nipple on the handlebar end of the exhaust valve lifter cable for the Velo MSS came away today. Not surprised - it looks original and there is quite a bit of force exerted on the cable to operate the lever at the other end. The operation works fine enough and I have ordered another cable, but would there be any fairly easy way I can reduce the force required on the handlebar lever to prevent possible re-occurrrence? 

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British Bikes / Re: Broken fin on barrel
« on: February 22, 2021, 08:15:35 AM »
Thanks both. Yes - I was going to drill in both sides and add reinforecement wire. Interesting about araldite - may be better than JB weld on reflection...

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British Bikes / Broken fin on barrel
« on: February 20, 2021, 02:55:46 PM »
Just managed to break a fin on the aluminium alloy barrel of the Velo. I was heating it trying to bend it back and then snap! Much profanity followed. Piece is around 40mm by 15mm.

Forget welding it for the moment - looks very difficult and besides I am rubbish at it and there are no welders round here in the immediate vicinity.

Thoughts therefore are

Epoxy putty/plastic metal, JB weld or Belzona or something.
Solder?

Comments welcome 

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British Bikes / Re: Spanners and sockets
« on: January 21, 2021, 11:48:11 AM »
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So every other motorcycle manufacturer was wrong in the reason for their choice of fastener, and only Velocette were right?

That fits in with the average attitude of the keen Velocette owner.

Nope - flawed logic there chum. Not what I said and your statement does not follow from it.

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British Bikes / Re: Spanners and sockets
« on: January 20, 2021, 04:33:26 PM »
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thats because they were cheap skates, always on the verge of bankruptcy, I'm not a Velofan, never have been, worked on LE Velos for met police though and they were nearly all 1/4 BSF.

There is a reason for the use of 26tpi cycle and that is because fine threads are less inclined to vibrate loose.

It is rumoured that spanner size is irrelevant to Velo owners as they use the famous hammertite mole grips, one size fits all. ;D ;D ;D

mostly I used a gas axe  on the ones I scrapped.

But if you built the bike right in the first place, then arguably there is no need for BSC threads to keep other poorly designed, shaking contraptions from falling apart?  I tend to believe Veloce designed it pretty much right in the first place, and used the appropriate fasteners.   

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British Bikes / Re: Spanners and sockets
« on: January 20, 2021, 01:21:32 PM »
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Is Oggers confusing thread from with head size?

No he's not.

BSW=BSF (head size) - understood
BSW does not equal BSF (thread) - also understood

Question answered by Ian - Velos use more BSF than others - many thanks


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British Bikes / Re: T 100 68 oil pressure gauge ?
« on: January 20, 2021, 10:50:39 AM »
Yes no problem. I'll give some detail once I have waded through the snow to get to the shed!

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British Bikes / Re: Spanners and sockets
« on: January 20, 2021, 10:49:10 AM »
As a rough guide for bolt size I use my AF spanners as calipers and use a few known BSF screws/bolts of the common sizes to compare and contrast in order to ascertain if it is BSW or something else.

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British Bikes / Re: T 100 68 oil pressure gauge ?
« on: January 19, 2021, 08:09:56 PM »
I have a small one on the 66 T120. The point for me is that it indicates an oil problem on start very quickly so I may be able to kill the engine in time and not wreck it. Otherwise, when running it does a similar function if I believe something does not feel or sound right with the bike. On a bike worth a few bob, I cannot see any harm in having something which may prevent a very large bill. 

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British Bikes / Re: Spanners and sockets
« on: January 19, 2021, 07:51:40 PM »
I am allowed another question surely? I understood that in general, BSF was used on most stuff....

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British Bikes / Re: Spanners and sockets
« on: January 19, 2021, 03:54:23 PM »
Understood ref the hex heads, but what about the thread? What is generally used on a Velo - BSW,BSF or BSC? or all 3!

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British Bikes / Spanners and sockets
« on: January 17, 2021, 04:51:13 PM »
Chaps

I have always assumed that a Whitworth spanner and socket set are the default for most British bikes, but I read somewhere Velocettes are different - not sure where or why this should be the case.

Can you advise - as I may be about to buy one - a 54 MSS.

My thanks and regards

Mark
 

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British Bikes / Re: Velocette 1956 MSS
« on: November 06, 2020, 10:54:21 AM »
John

There is some truth in that. I also quite like the Ariel VH500 which can be bought for far less. Nothing much you can do though about prices. Supply and demand basically, and whether demand is justified or not is another matter.

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British Bikes / Re: Velocette 1956 MSS
« on: November 03, 2020, 10:45:26 AM »
Thanks for the replies folks. I have an Ariel VB600 so used to starting  - or not - big singles. I appreciate the technique varies from bike to bike though. Points noted about the clutch etc. I am assured all is well, but they all say that. It has a Venom piston and cam, a monobloc carb to suit - everything else is allegedly original. Frankly, I just like the noise they make, the low down torque and the relative simplicity of a single, but yes, well aware of the added "features" Not sure if they are good or bad news.   

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British Bikes / Re: Velocette 1956 MSS
« on: November 02, 2020, 04:35:02 PM »
Eccentric meaning different to normal. I also did not say it was a bad thing.

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