hi michael; the most popular is a myford ML7 for many people and spares are easy to obtain , they do tend to hold their price though . i have a couple of lathes , my small one is a raglan littlejohn which is a superb lathe and my big one is a wilson with a 45degree slant bed . modelmakers lathes are...

yes its the lifting handle, goes into the tube right next to where you have it laying . 2 tabs just under the star shaped end that twist and lock it into the "keyhole. will also be sprung loaded so it pops out a bit when you release it . bike looks really clean to me , one to ride as is , mine ...

hi Nige ; you should see at least 50mpg but its more usual to get 70mpg out of the leader or arrow . my leader easily does 70mpg and it doesnt make much difference how its ridden . im using the 7/8" carb . if you have a 1 1/16" carb and the engine has high compression heads and has had a b...

hi steve ; you could try filling it with gunwash thinners [cellulose thinner] for a few days or more and soak it , give it a shake every now and then . or try nitromors paint stripper in the tank . after washing it out and if it cleans up reasonably you can fill tank with malt vinegar and leave for ...

hi david ; im not sure if 16" wheels are allowed for racing , i thought i saw a post recently regarding this and it might need 17 or 18" if the acu rules dont allow 16" for racing on , parading may be different and rules might allow it . of course R roger will tell you all you need to...

hi David ;
you can also get the pistons from John ellis who does the aomcc 2 stroke spares , he can also tell you where to obtain the small end bushes if you havent already sorted those out .

johns e mail and number are listed in the cheval magazine .

regards
ian

hi Terry ; that may be a swindon or wiltshire bike with the AM suffix . i have a 1963 puch cheetah which is 993BAM and i live near swindon and the local registrations used to use AM MR MW and i think WV and maybe others . . my 65 triumph T10 scooter is GMR311D again from swindon . i have a very late...

could be the battery and to find out put the headlights on and see if it conks out like it does when you have the indicators running . you might have a charged battery at the time you go out but it may lose charge after a while hence the engine missing . check the alternator is working etc . on my l...

all i had to do was download and print off the form V112 , fill it in and sign it and send it off to the dvla , they then sent back a confirmation letter and that was it . V112 form has very little on it you need to fill in , it is basically just a declaration that you sign and send off . i did 4 or...

hi john , i had similar thing with my leader this weekend gone , it ran the first time i started it but then i changed one of the exhaust downpipes and next time i tried starting it i couldnt get it going . did have a bit of fuel down on the floor and although plugs were wet at tmes and still sparki...