Ariel Owners MotorCycle Club

Hi I have benefitted from the use of the forum and try to reciprocate in a positive and helpful manner as I have restored several classic motorcycles and am currently restoring an FH. I have not joined the club because I don't see significant benefit in doing so and I baulk at the additional £10 for...

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Won't that affect the effectiveness of the forum as a repository of advice?

I'm with Simon - I refuse to use any of the social media apps

Regards Mick

Hi Thanks for expanding on your findings, they are certainly worth consideration but at this time I remain sceptical. Why does the pilot jet get coated with 'varnish' ? there is a miniscule amount of fuel at the jet and once this has evaporated no more deposition should take place. If I repeatedly d...

if I won't ride a bike for longer than a week I drain the carburetor because of the resin-like film that forms in the pilot jet as the fuel evaporates. Hi Perhaps I'm lucky but I never bother to drain the carb - my theory being that if evaporation does leave a little residue it will be re-dissolved...

Hi I bought one of these sets - it would have been less messy and is also good for many other applications http://wondermantools.co.uk/16-pc-piece-bearing-extractor-set-slide-hammer-inner-internal-blind-remover-pilot-bushes-puller/ I think I paid around £35 for the same set from the bay of E Regards...

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This is mine:



Regards Mick

paul.jameson wrote:I use - nothing - which seems to work quite well since the bike always starts easily enough the following year.

Me too, Bikes start fine as do the lawn mower, hedge trimmer, strimmers, etc. - I regard these additives as snake oil.

Hi Bevan

Thanks for the clarification - if a replacement part is still available I'd just weld a tube to it, even if the nut is no longer available, a tube carefully tack welded would be removable with little evidence.

Regards Mick

You won't drill it It's as hard as, Balls run on it Nev Balls don't run on the nut do they? bouncing over the peening and removal instruction. Or have I misunderstood where the nut is? Do the balls bear on the under surface? the peening and damage to the visible surface would suggest its drillable....

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Drill it in two places at 180 degrees from each other and fabricate a peg spanner to suit?

Tack weld a tube to it and use a tommy bar through the tube?

Regards Mick