Ten turns Johnny? That seems a lot! No wonder you had a Sudden Twang. I've just put my GB 'box together and I wound it up so it was small enough to go in and was just strong enough to hold the kickstart up. Something like 5-6 turns? Perhaps less.
Regards from MikeN.

Nev, Last night I went out and turned my two VB barrels over and they seemed to me to have very little meat to fit a sleeve into. So after reading your note I've used calipers and a steel rule (repeated several times) to reach over the base flange and I find that for one barrel (bore 88.5 mm) the wa...

Thanks for that, Steve!
They're only 20 miles from me and I'd forgotten all about them.
MikeN.

Thanks for the advice, friends! Bob, I'll chase up T&L but I'm hoping I'll be lucky enough to find someone closer to home - but who knows? I'll report on what happens. Thanks Nev! I knew I could rely on you! I'm also wary of the heat transfer of sleeving but I fear it'll have to be done. On side...

Greetings Comrades! I need your advice please. I've decided to fit my beautiful Hepolite standard sized piston to my best VB barrel, an action which will require the latter to be sleeved. The piston with its three compression rings (and no scraper) is in the bottom picture. It's marked inside on one...

Thought I'd finish this. I took Steve Carter's advice above about removing "the little spring thingey" and that together with Len Ore's original description of removing the outer case it all came away in one piece with the kick start and gearlever still attached. (The kickstart spring howe...

Just to complete this story I ordered from Acme Stainless the four bolts and nuts I needed. With no delivery after 5 days (and afraid they might've gone astray in the post) I phoned them and heard they were doing their best in lockdown and would despatch v soon. I received the bolts & nuts a cou...

Steve,
Thank you for your offer re the headlight above; I'll PM you when we can travel more easily. I intend to fit an Avon fairing like yours so the application might work. In addition I'm thinking of a Thorspark ignition system and I'd like to see your installation if I may.
Regards from MikeN.

Thanks. I seem to remember you posted something about these a couple(?) of years ago when you first fitted them; I must look it up. My Wipac lamp is looking a bit bubbly with rust.
MikeN.

Steve,
Is your headlight a set of LEDs?
MikeN.