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 | May 7, 2017 | Bike Restoration, Gearbox
The Burman GB gearbox was introduced to the Ariel Square Four from 1952 and all GBs are pretty much the same. Except where they are not, of course! Now that the parts are cleaned up and I have had a chance to look at it properly, I am well impressed with the...
by Greg | May 6, 2017 | Gearbox
What did we do before the internet? It was not that long ago that we had to learn stuff and remember things. Now information (or ‘alternate truth’ as can often be found on the interweb) is right at our fingertips. YouTube was short on Burman GB gearbox...
by Greg | May 1, 2017 | Engine
A couple of people have seen my site now and have been asking for progress updates. One of the consequences of this, which was part of the intent of journalising this journey, is that it has kept pressure on me to keep moving forwards. With an ever-increasing...
by Greg | Apr 25, 2017 | Engine
Pump it! The first of the big ticket engine items has been ticked off with delivery of a new Morgo oil pump. Full credit to the guys at www.morgo.co.uk. The pump that I wanted was not listed on their website as being in stock. An email exchange later and they built...
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...
