Today's 'Workshop Wisdom' from 1932 showing not just the ingenuity of some owners but also the things they'd put up with when it came to what must have been nearly new bikes. For example the Square Four which had oil getting into the distributor must have been about a year old....... Image (100).jpg...

So today's offering spans the change from the regular section on 'Notions, Novelties and News' to one titled 'Workshop Wisdom'. In reality I think it was the same as before with just a change in title. I've also been looking through volume number one of 'Motor Cycling' from February 12th to August 6...

Thanks John for the fascinating letter from Ken Sprayson, I knew none of that and I enjoyed reading it. I noticed he mentioned the BSA ascent of Snowdon in 1924. Some time ago I bought a 1913 BSA sidecar which had been derelict for a very long time. In the sidecar pocket was a very grubby postcard i...

Thanks Johnny, some of the tips are useful and others plain weird but I think they all give us an insight into how people were trying to keep their bikes running in 1932 when the depression in the UK was having a massive impact on people's finances. So, here's some more for today including an articl...

And today's offering including a bit about frame building and how to ease clutch adjustment on the 1931 models with the judicious use of a tax disc holder (you'll see what I mean....)

And here's today's offering from 1932 including a test of the 500 Red Hunter...

Years ago I bought what was described as a market trader's handcart off Ebay. In reality it was an Ariel Model Z commercial sidecar with an extra sidecar wheel and a small thrird wheel added to the front to convert it into a handcart. I sold it a long time ago as it was such an awkward shape it used...

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And a few more. Including an article of a year on a OHC Square Four combination. Sounds better than the year with my 600 OHV where my mag's given up the ghost after 2,500 miles!

Thanks Andy I hadn't seen this before