It was an awkward bugger aye but I didn’t struggle for long in between catching breath. The good thing is, as soon as this replacement cog-box is in, I can refit all the interior. I am really going to town with the sound deadening. I’ll detail that when I get around to it. In the meantime I have fit...

It’s all strangled by the features and emissions gear. I can guarantee there will not be 180 bhp at the wheels. And the torque on modern engines is non-existent.

Ah. Not Northern and not a Bitter. Non-proper job.

Proper Job?

Hoiked this thing out and prepared its replacement. Was a bit of a struggle but won eventually. The reason for this is that first and reverse gear are knocking badly, I am guessing a tooth is broken. Also it was hard to obtain first sometimes, which can be an issue with these weak boxes even when ne...

That is the most comfortable setting for me.

Bell is a Lucas Comet.

I had a delightful ride out on this EBay 1958 Rudge Whitworth (just a badge-engineered Raleigh but with a Rudge specific S-A SW hub). First real test ride after fettling the woefully inadequate brakes. Even rod brakes should be good stoppers. Also I replaced the Dynohub with one from a scrap bike, a...

Today I painted the workshop floor - an annual bore best done on a warm day when there is fuck all else to do. I changed the fuel filter on my 318Ti whilst underneath it doing pre MOT checking and discovered a 1999 date stamp on the old one. :shock: That's nothing, my oil filters are from the 1960's.

Hmm. Best left as a memory of its time, like Invacars.