Adrie is right. My '53 KH outer is 12" between butts.

I am having trouble getting 3/8 BSCY bolts of any length in Australia, does anyone know of a supplier that will post to Australia please, Ray Have you tried Clay Jones at ACME Stainless? Clay's Dad was the club Square Four expert before Bruce Longman. Clay knows his Ariels... and Triumph Tiger Cubs...

Yep, you can just drift it out. But I'm puzzled why it's stuck... I have a '47 rigid and a '51 Anstey and neither were stuck like that... Don't hit it too hard. The brake lug is pegged and brazed on (only), and it would/could bend. Extraction would be better, using something like a track rod end spl...

Hi Dick

Lew Wallwork used an aluminium saucepan when he built Sue's bike...

Hey Guys,
Have you seen this month's Real Classic with the tweaked VH? Interesting...

And two websites you might like to look at are <www.themotorcyclingclub.org.uk> and <www.beamishtt.com>
Right up your street Wali!

Hi John

I'm with Dave on this. I would have thought 200 was maximum. My KH is a 150, VB should be 160 but I run it on 150.

If you are crushing 5/16" tube, when it's nearly done, drill a 1/4" hole through the crushed part, and then slide a washer with a 1/4" hole in so that the holes line up. Then crush it up hard and file/grind the end round to match the washer radius. The best home made mudguard stays I'...

OK, as I've asked the question, I'll kick off with my tastes. A bit varied actually. When I was 11 I started learning tenor sax so this gave me an in interest in jazz. By 12 I was dabbling in guitar and became Jimi Hendrix number 1 fan (he was still alive then). :lol: Taking GCE music put me in touc...