Tanks for the Memories

Has my tank finally arrived back from its journey? Tanks for the memories indeed. Of course it hasn’t! The good news is that it is finally finished. The repairs are complete. Shiny Bits have finished making its bits shiny and the insides have been sealed to provide...

Update on my tank and rear brake hub complete

Update on my tank and rear brake hub complete After such a long wait, I went to New Zealand full of hope that the team at Shiny Bits would have completed the repairs and plating so that I could give you an update on my fuel tank. As it turned out, yes they had...
Body Work

Body Work

This is where things get a bit interesting. The bike is currently Deep Claret which is a standard Ariel colour for the domestic market in 1956. The English ownership papers for the bike show the original colour as being blue. Ariel used Wedgewood Blue as a coronation...