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…member steel backbone frame, with a bolted on rear sub-frame. The main frame needs to be inspected for cracks in the welds around the steering head, the rear sub-frame bosses,…
Part 3: Resurrecting A Barn Find Hinckley Read More »
…oxygenated fuels have been drying up and clogging up carburetors in a month or less since the late 1980’s makes that one more of a stand along blog. Please have…
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By Mike Grage, Technical and Customer Support at The Bonneville Shop and British Iron. When I started my career as a motorcycle technician after graduating MMI in 1991 I had no idea that every spring every shop I worked in would be filled with motorcycles that ran when they were parked anywhere from a few
…twist-grip first to fit the cable to the slide. Lift the needle and needle clip assembly out of the slide and set aside for the moment. Thread the cable through…
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By Dave Porter, Technical and Customer Support at The Bonneville Shop Using a Clutch Locking Tool Clutch locking tool that has been modified with a tire lever welded on to gain leverage for torquing down the mainshaft nuts. Here it is shown being used to hold the clutch chain wheel stationary while I torque down
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By Dave Porter, Technical and Customer Support at The Bonneville Shop The 1970 Triumph TR6R Build Continues: Rotor and Stator Next in the series shows me checking the air gap of .009” between the rotor and stator, in various positions. I rotate the engine while moving the feeler gauge around the circle, ensuring there is
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By Dave Porter, Technical and Customer Support at The Bonneville Shop Have you thought about getting an old barn bike to fix up but feel like you don’t know where to start? Are you thinking that you have a smaller budget to get it back on the road? No worries, mate. Sometimes it’s great to
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