Hi Michael, Really enjoying your practical approach and picking up a lot of information. Your comment on the North American wiring made me smile. I, like you are a transplanted brit and I now live in Ontario. When I first arrived I was horrified at the wiring standards, including your comments in an earlier video showing the method of connecting wires in those screw on thing (marrets?)The fact that individual appliances are not fused at the plug like the UK, means that if the appliance gets a fault it can draw everything the mains panel will provide. I wonder if that is why we seem to get more house fires over here! Do you not find that wearing gloves means that you cannot feel what you are doing? I have tried using gloves and always end up taking them off, letting my hands get filthy and just cleaning them! Cheers Dave
Hello Dave. Glad that you are enjoying the videos. I don't know about house fires but I seem to be forever changing light bulbs. I can't wear gloves for a lot of work but when I remember (not that often) I wear them for general stuff like humping things about cleaning parts.
Hi enjoying your videos s lot. My BSA back catalogue included 125 Bantam [first bike] B33, B40, A7 SS, EX WD B40, and an A10 outfit. Ref US domestic electric fittings, what can you expect from the home of Mickey Mouse?
I once had a yam break shoe lining let go it welded itself back on half way around the shoe jamming the rear brake on i had to back it right off too get home - Stay safe
HI, I like that you are showing all the details of the bike. In particular, the wiring harness is really interesting for me, as I am rebuilding a 1959 Chief and it might give me some clues on how it was done. The fork stanchions are screwed in like any other "modern" Enfield forks, by the way :-)
Yes, some parts of the workshop are brighter than others, and as it turned out I had not noticed that one of the tubes in the light above me had packed up.
I think the first double leading front brake I ever dealt with, if I remember right was on the 305 Honda Super Hawk. Maybe you might consider a small "pipe vise" on the end of your bench where it wouldn't be in the way. You are quite often gripping round things while unscrewing something on the ends (like forks). You could make some soft aluminum jaws for it, they grip like crazy.. ...Dave
Thanks for the better view of the plunger A10 engine, now if you could just duplicate the one I built back in the 70's :0 Plunger A10 cases, big journal crank, thick flange barrels, Ariel timing chest and single carb iron head, spitfire cam and lumpy pistons, and best bit was the home brew roller timing side bearing with positive end feed oil feed. All these things were so simple to modify back in the day, if you screwed it up the local breakers had 10 more on the shelf. Lol
Yes, I don't think that I ever bought a new part when I was a lad. Down to a big old house in South Bank which was filled with bike bits from cellar to attic.
I think the rust penetrator you mentioned is "Kroil". Working on that Indan/Royal Enfield reminds me of working on a Farmall. ( I farm with three of them, under the theory that to know one is to know all). I was always impressed with RE's way of getting 2 leading shoe front brakes.
Michael Waller I must admit, I had to pull out the dictionary to discover the meaning of antipodean... to throw a spanner in my Aussie heritage. I now live in Poland, but will never lose the G'Day... of recent times I got back into motorcycles, with older bikes grabbing my attention. Can't afford the bikes you are working on (own and customized a 1979 Honda Cb650z), but still enjoy what you do. A real master and mentor in one. Nice to see that you are willing to share your knowledge. Cheers, Steve
Great video Mike, at least your linings were still in there, when I stripped the Montesa front wheel there were no linings in there at all and the brake plate was filled with silicon sealer - maybe someone was trying to keep mud out?
The B44 engine is easy to work on and you will enjoy the power when scrambling. If I were you I would get a parts book and the Rupert Ration BSA Singles engine book. It is full of useful information and tips.
Hi Michael, It's always interesting to see the teardown and repair of these machines. Just one newbie question from me: on these spoked wheels, does the bike hang from the spokes in the top half of the wheel or stand on the spokes in the bottom half of the wheel? I suppose that's a bit over simplified, but you know what I mean. Thanks! Joe
Hi Michael,
Really enjoying your practical approach and picking up a lot of information.
Your comment on the North American wiring made me smile. I, like you are a transplanted brit and I now live in Ontario. When I first arrived I was horrified at the wiring standards, including your comments in an earlier video showing the method of connecting wires in those screw on thing (marrets?)The fact that individual appliances are not fused at the plug like the UK, means that if the appliance gets a fault it can draw everything the mains panel will provide. I wonder if that is why we seem to get more house fires over here!
Do you not find that wearing gloves means that you cannot feel what you are doing? I have tried using gloves and always end up taking them off, letting my hands get filthy and just cleaning them! Cheers Dave
Hello Dave. Glad that you are enjoying the videos. I don't know about house fires but I seem to be forever changing light bulbs. I can't wear gloves for a lot of work but when I remember (not that often) I wear them for general stuff like humping things about cleaning parts.
Hi enjoying your videos s lot. My BSA back catalogue included 125 Bantam [first bike] B33, B40, A7 SS, EX WD B40, and an A10 outfit. Ref US domestic electric fittings, what can you expect from the home of Mickey Mouse?
I once had a yam break shoe lining let go it welded itself back on half way around the shoe jamming the rear brake on i had to back it right off too get home - Stay safe
HI, I like that you are showing all the details of the bike. In particular, the wiring harness is really interesting for me, as I am rebuilding a 1959 Chief and it might give me some clues on how it was done.
The fork stanchions are screwed in like any other "modern" Enfield forks, by the way :-)
Yes, I shone a light down into the yoke and saw the Allen hole a long way down, so I have screwed them out for use in another project.
The filming is still a bit dark But I do like your videos all the very best pete
Yes, some parts of the workshop are brighter than others, and as it turned out I had not noticed that one of the tubes in the light above me had packed up.
I think the first double leading front brake I ever dealt with, if I remember right was on the 305 Honda Super Hawk. Maybe you might consider a small "pipe vise" on the end of your bench where it wouldn't be in the way. You are quite often gripping round things while unscrewing something on the ends (like forks). You could make some soft aluminum jaws for it, they grip like crazy.. ...Dave
Thanks for the better view of the plunger A10 engine, now if you could just duplicate the one I built back in the 70's :0
Plunger A10 cases, big journal crank, thick flange barrels, Ariel timing chest and single carb iron head, spitfire cam and lumpy pistons, and best bit was the home brew roller timing side bearing with positive end feed oil feed.
All these things were so simple to modify back in the day, if you screwed it up the local breakers had 10 more on the shelf. Lol
Yes, I don't think that I ever bought a new part when I was a lad. Down to a big old house in South Bank which was filled with bike bits from cellar to attic.
I think the rust penetrator you mentioned is "Kroil". Working on that Indan/Royal Enfield reminds me of working on a Farmall. ( I farm with three of them, under the theory that to know one is to know all). I was always impressed with RE's way of getting 2 leading shoe front brakes.
Everybody's memory is better than mine. Kroil it is.
I think the name of the 4 leading shoe brakes are grimeca or ceriani Fontana regards will
Absolutely right. Of course Grimeca came to me after the video was finished and uploaded.
I thought that might be the case.
G'Day Mike, I really enjoy your vids. Keep em coming!
Hello. Thank you for watching. Do I detect an antipodean location?
Michael Waller I must admit, I had to pull out the dictionary to discover the meaning of antipodean... to throw a spanner in my Aussie heritage. I now live in Poland, but will never lose the G'Day... of recent times I got back into motorcycles, with older bikes grabbing my attention. Can't afford the bikes you are working on (own and customized a 1979 Honda Cb650z), but still enjoy what you do. A real master and mentor in one. Nice to see that you are willing to share your knowledge. Cheers, Steve
Great video Mike, at least your linings were still in there, when I stripped the Montesa front wheel there were no linings in there at all and the brake plate was filled with silicon sealer - maybe someone was trying to keep mud out?
Hello I thinking of rebuilding a b44 scrambler just wondering if you had any advise as never completely rebuild one before
The B44 engine is easy to work on and you will enjoy the power when scrambling. If I were you I would get a parts book and the Rupert Ration BSA Singles engine book. It is full of useful information and tips.
Ok thank you will try and get the book
Hi Michael,
It's always interesting to see the teardown and repair of these machines.
Just one newbie question from me: on these spoked wheels, does the bike hang from the spokes in the top half of the wheel or stand on the spokes in the bottom half of the wheel? I suppose that's a bit over simplified, but you know what I mean.
Thanks!
Joe
Hello Joe. The bike hangs on the top spokes. If you look at the B25 trials bike videos Part Ten(1) I go into a lot of detail on this point.
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