by Greg | Jun 17, 2017 | Frame
Forking Forked Forks So many jokes about forking forked forks but alas, none are suitable for this forum. I first pulled the Square Four forks part a couple of weeks ago. However I got a bit stuck with a difficult to access circlip which none of my tools would quite...
by Greg | May 27, 2017 | Bike Restoration, Frame
Old Harleys and new Suzukis. What about the Ariel? A couple of busy weeks both work and family wise have kept me away from the garage. Waiting on some more parts has also been a handy excuse. Just like doing exercise, it is funny how if you lose the momentum during...
by Greg | Apr 25, 2017 | Frame
Framed. As part of my Anzac day frenzy towards making some progress, I have now completed stripping the frame and now with nowhere to hide, the naked truth of the naked frame is there for all to see. No real surprises here. I was hoping that replacing the bushes in...
by Greg | Apr 25, 2017 | Frame
Frank Ansty’s Link. I have been procrastinating. There, I said it. Pro-cras tin-at-ing. I can blame it being too hot over summer to go into the garage. I can blame not having spare budget for bike stuff. I can blame all kinds of things but at the end of the day,...
by Greg | Nov 26, 2016 | Frame
The side stand lug on the frame is broken and the side stand has somehow disappeared during the bike’s entombment. The riders manual mentions that it is not really designed to take the weight of the bike and it would appear that this is correct. Not really sure why it...
