Category: Tools

Velocette Kickstart reassembly

What a pig! The timing side is really not that difficult anymore, apart from the stupid (duh) mistake that I made with the kickstart… The bane of my life. Why can’t I just leave well alone?? Ah well, better get on with it then. Always a struggle for me, the kickstart quadrant remained a mystery…


It’s a Hercus!!

New member of the family… Yesterday it finally happened. I’ve been pacing around like an expectant father for the last week, as I have been looking for a lathe for a while now, and last week I went to see one that finally fit the bill (or rather, the budget!). A ‘used’ looking 9” Hercus…


1:9 Scale Velocette Model

To blog, or not to blog… I really must apologise for the break, I am, however very tied up with family business which has to take priority at the moment. There have been hours when I have been in the workshop comparing gearbox-parts and working out what I’m going to need to get one of…


MAC / Bike-Work-Bench

And with it, a new project! But first the old must be let go, to embrace the new… …and consequently so is the break in transmission…The break over Christmas and the New Year is handy to catch up with friends and family, regardless of religious beliefs, and I enjoy taking the time out and respect…