Someone trying to get the log book of an Ariel Arrow to its recent new owner,the notice reads :- "Peter Beaumont sold an Ariel Arrow in an online auction in 2018 without a log book. During the lockdown he's been sorting through accumulated paperwork and has unearthed the original cardboard log ...

Cannot help you with the "Shock Absorber" information but make sure that the right hand screw shown in the first picture is securely locked, it as been known for it to come loose, get caught up in the chain and do some serious damage. A method that I use is to drill 2 small holes in the su...

In addition to that of indexing the work piece this is a method for drilling holes that are positioned reasonably accurate along the work piece. Note the "Pitch Bar" between the lathe saddle and the adjustable stop (painted black), pitch bars are made and used to accurately position the la...

I find that if the holes are extremely elongated it is better to file the hole, using a small diameter file, until it is approximately round before drilling. This allows the drill to cut more evenly and therefore produces a better round hole.

John P.

Was there not a recent post that fitting opposing wound springs on the saddle would make an improvement on reducing "wallow".

John P.

This is how I sealed the oil leak from my magneto some years ago, it is still working ok, I am sure that it is one of many methods.
The alignment/clamping tool mentioned in the text is shown in the picture attachment, it has been posted before.

Hope this helps.

John P.

Hi,I will draw a sketch which may explain it in more detail, see tomorrows morning post.

John P.

See pics. of home made oil seal for between the timing chain case and the magneto, the breathers are has original, it has worked well for a number of years. The seal caters for any offset between the hole in the timing chain case and the spindle of the magneto, see alignment marks in the pics.. Hope...

To enable winding the kick start spring I made a tool for this, see pics., you wind the spring it up to its correct tension and then insert the m4 screw, very easy. There is only one penny washer, my sketch is incorrect, the arrow points to the spring retainer and not the penny washer, sorry for tha...

I suppose a way out of our dilemma is to ask John.bebb if he would kindly take back ownership of our bike .

John P.