My old man had a 49 Panther 100 with a double adult Garrard sidecar when I was a kid back in early 50s. Used to thump along quite nicely at the time, great to see these old girls still running, brings back memories, cheers.
On these lovely old bikes, I always use a sealer called: WELSEAL, it is a brown watery liquid, & when it is smeared onto gasket paper or casings, it will turn yellow if you have the right thickness. If it looks brown, you have put too mutch on. Once coated, leave to go very sticky. Then reasemble. Thanks for video.
You have a very calming voice. I'm enjoying your rebuilt engine installation, but totally didn't expect the Honda CB92 Benly pics to come up. In 1959 or '60 a good friend and neighbor of mine bought a brand new CB92R, the one with the tachometer, suede seat and the long, slow taper open megaphones. It was a marvelous little bike. I recall the pair of us sitting in the porch swing roaring with laughter whilst reading the owner's handbook - in the early years of USA imports, the translation efforts could best be described as "engrish".
Thank you retromotor. Yes, that CB 92 was quite an introduction to two wheels though as a youth I was fearful to lay spanners on it. When a valve burnt out, possibly through failure to maintain the correct clearance, I took it back to the seller's workshop for repair. The handbook was just as you recall, requiring re-translation.
Thank you Jonathan for the additional video. Your calm explanations on the M100 serve me very well! I'm already looking forward to more... Best regards, Mario
Great to see another video on the engine refit, you certainly know your panthers , you have a marvelous fleet of motorcycles, it's enjoyable to share your work and rides.
I always look forward to some time in the workshop with you, JJ. On the subject of tools, I still have and use a complete Draper half-inch socket set (metric, AF and Whitworth) which I received as a birthday present about 47 years ago. It has been through several house moves and yes, I still have the 10mm socket!
Excellent, I too have the Elora socket set, bought for work at the local Maltings, and then I bought a Citroen Light Fifteen....plan ahead. I found the installation of the EVL a total pain, even using the P&M special tool ( length of coat hangar bent up.)....I like your method of finding TDC, I will definitely use that. Great Video, well done.
I also bought an Elora 3/8 drive socket set in the mid ‘60s and it is still giving good service. The sockets were a.f and whitworth though. I love your brilliant videos and I keep looking for part 9 of the Panther Model 50. Many thanks for your time and effort.
Another really interesting video Johnathan from the man who makes time slip away so quickly without being aware ! thanks for the plug also . must admit it does get your brain going on what to do next in your workshop .keep the videos coming .
I had noticed your Elora socket set in a previous video. This is because I still use an Elora Whitworth socket set that my father bought (or had bought for him, I forget which) in the 1960s. Sadly, the blue and gold, steel box had an unfortunate meeting with a pool of spilled battery acid in the early 1970s, which started corrosion of the base. A few years of being kept on a concrete floor didn't help matters and I eventually disposed of the box about 8 years ago, because it was developing holes. Another excellent video and I really enjoy your commentary, please keep them coming.
So cathartic to watch a man at one with a familiar machine and to hear such pleasant narration. Being a Velocette owner I chuckled at the clutch comment. Made me smile when I noticed the large bolt substituting for the kickstart foot pedal! Actually, I'm not a Panther owner, but have always admired them and last week, during a parts forraging mission to a local vintage and classic spares emporium, I was delighted to find an M120 for sale! Its well past it's prime and would need much TLC, but apparently it's a runner and quite original. Very tempted!
A useful hint here, to stop the points moving once you have set them. Remove the earth brush holder and brush, the thread is 3/8" cycle so get a bolt the appropriate size, round and polish the end, then screw it in WITH YOUR FINGERS until it touches the armature, this will lock it in place without damaging it while you align everything DO NOT USE THIS TO HOLD THE ARMATURE WHILE YOU TIGHTEN THE NUT. REMEMBER TO REMOVE IT and replace the earth brush/holder before turning the engine etc PS the threads in the body may need cleaning gently with a tap due to dirt/corrosion.
Thanks for that useful tip Chris, although presumably the coupling can still move on a locked armature if the tapers are in poor condition. I will certainly try it next 'time'.
It's just to hold the armature while you tap the coupling on, also really useful on other makes where you have to go round the other side to say fit a gear inside the timing chest @@PantherOwnersClub1
My old man had a 49 Panther 100 with a double adult Garrard sidecar when I was a kid back in early 50s. Used to thump along quite nicely at the time, great to see these old girls still running, brings back memories, cheers.
It's like a satisfying afternoon in the shop, without the need to put away my own tools; not that I typically do. Another winner. Thank you.
On these lovely old bikes, I always use a sealer called: WELSEAL, it is a brown watery liquid, & when it is smeared onto gasket paper or casings, it will turn yellow if you have the right thickness. If it looks brown, you have put too mutch on. Once coated, leave to go very sticky. Then reasemble.
Thanks for video.
My fabourite youtube channel despite not even being a Panther owner! Thankyou for another wonderful video.
A wonderful video, thank you! Haven't heard that popping cough at start up in 50 years - I sure miss that old Matchless G80cs!
You have a very calming voice. I'm enjoying your rebuilt engine installation, but totally didn't expect the Honda CB92 Benly pics to come up. In 1959 or '60 a good friend and neighbor of mine bought a brand new CB92R, the one with the tachometer, suede seat and the long, slow taper open megaphones. It was a marvelous little bike. I recall the pair of us sitting in the porch swing roaring with laughter whilst reading the owner's handbook - in the early years of USA imports, the translation efforts could best be described as "engrish".
Thank you retromotor. Yes, that CB 92 was quite an introduction to two wheels though as a youth I was fearful to lay spanners on it. When a valve burnt out, possibly through failure to maintain the correct clearance, I took it back to the seller's workshop for repair. The handbook was just as you recall, requiring re-translation.
Delightful, your narration reminds me of 'Tales From the River Bank' with Jonny Morris, which somewhat shows my age!
Thanks for your interest and yes, it puts you bang on for the channel's demographic jdudb!
Great watch JJ, as always lovely narration, thank you.
Thank you Jonathan for the additional video. Your calm explanations on the M100 serve me very well! I'm already looking forward to more... Best regards, Mario
Great to see another video on the engine refit, you certainly know your panthers , you have a marvelous fleet of motorcycles, it's enjoyable to share your work and rides.
I always look forward to some time in the workshop with you, JJ. On the subject of tools, I still have and use a complete Draper half-inch socket set (metric, AF and Whitworth) which I received as a birthday present about 47 years ago. It has been through several house moves and yes, I still have the 10mm socket!
Excellent, I too have the Elora socket set, bought for work at the local Maltings, and then I bought a Citroen Light Fifteen....plan ahead.
I found the installation of the EVL a total pain, even using the P&M special tool ( length of coat hangar bent up.)....I like your method of finding TDC, I will definitely use that.
Great Video, well done.
I also bought an Elora 3/8 drive socket set in the mid ‘60s and it is still giving good service. The sockets were a.f and whitworth though. I love your brilliant videos and I keep looking for part 9 of the Panther Model 50. Many thanks for your time and effort.
A very lovely bike you have there.
Another wonderful video in both sound and vision.
Another really interesting video Johnathan from the man who makes time slip away so quickly without being aware ! thanks for the plug also . must admit it does get your brain going on what to do next in your workshop .keep the videos coming .
Superb, many thanks
Most enjoyable, thank you for that!
Love your videos, thank you for sharing.
I had noticed your Elora socket set in a previous video. This is because I still use an Elora Whitworth socket set that my father bought (or had bought for him, I forget which) in the 1960s. Sadly, the blue and gold, steel box had an unfortunate meeting with a pool of spilled battery acid in the early 1970s, which started corrosion of the base. A few years of being kept on a concrete floor didn't help matters and I eventually disposed of the box about 8 years ago, because it was developing holes. Another excellent video and I really enjoy your commentary, please keep them coming.
So cathartic to watch a man at one with a familiar machine and to hear such pleasant narration. Being a Velocette owner I chuckled at the clutch comment. Made me smile when I noticed the large bolt substituting for the kickstart foot pedal! Actually, I'm not a Panther owner, but have always admired them and last week, during a parts forraging mission to a local vintage and classic spares emporium, I was delighted to find an M120 for sale! Its well past it's prime and would need much TLC, but apparently it's a runner and quite original. Very tempted!
A useful hint here, to stop the points moving once you have set them. Remove the earth brush holder and brush, the thread is 3/8" cycle so get a bolt the appropriate size, round and polish the end, then screw it in WITH YOUR FINGERS until it touches the armature, this will lock it in place without damaging it while you align everything DO NOT USE THIS TO HOLD THE ARMATURE WHILE YOU TIGHTEN THE NUT.
REMEMBER TO REMOVE IT and replace the earth brush/holder before turning the engine etc PS the threads in the body may need cleaning gently with a tap due to dirt/corrosion.
Thanks for that useful tip Chris, although presumably the coupling can still move on a locked armature if the tapers are in poor condition. I will certainly try it next 'time'.
It's just to hold the armature while you tap the coupling on, also really useful on other makes where you have to go round the other side to say fit a gear inside the timing chest @@PantherOwnersClub1
Superb videos and excellent narration.😊