You Sir are obviously a modest man of many talents and not-inconsiderable engineering skills, an opportunist recycler of infinite patience and care. The bike sounds and looks lovely, from a heap of rusty old parts, what a transformation. Well done!
Thanks for this fantastic video of the restoration ! - Obviously, as the bike is a 1939 model, it would very likely have been off the road from very soon after it's first registration until May 1945 at the very earliest. I don't know whether petrol was still on ration in the immediate post-war period but as pretty much everything else still was on ration for several years after the end of the war it's fairly safe to assume that petrol was too, so the bike may not have had much use in the immediate aftermath of the war either.. Despite this the bike does seem to have had some heavy use at some point, probably in the 1950s..
Thanks JJ. That brings back fond memories from 1963. I bought a 1953 Panther 75. After changing the barrel and piston to one’s from a 65 (so I could pass my test legally) then back to the 350cc configuration. All for £15. Plus £15 for tax and insurance, and a helmet, that took me 3years to save as a teenager.The sound of you bike is just as I remember mine.
I was impressed with all the details necessary to enable this motorcycle to ride again almost as if it were a factory. This requires a lot of talent. It is necessary to be an industrial mechanic, blacksmith, stamper, tinker, draftsman, electrician, painter and other skills to transform a large number of mechanical components to work coordinated in a safe and satisfactory way. I work for a highly skilled person in the reconstruction of old motorcycles. Congratulations!
A beautiful restoration, engineering skill and old British steel at it's very best! Love the layout of the paintwork on the tank! A nice change from the usual centre panel and two sides! These old long strokes certainly sound sweet when plodding down the highways, thanks for posting!
Indeed, inspiring and educational. A quiet haunting voice inside occasionally asks: How will this painstaking skill and commitment be carried forward into the middle and later part of the 21st century? It seems that every club, and perhaps every enthusiast needs to consider making arrangement for a kind of apprenticeship with the younger set so that the spirit, skills, and history of a given marque won't be lost forever. Mentorship seems crucial. Thanks for sharing the fruits of your passion and labor.
Thank you dachu. Maybe what passes for education these days, feed in facts one day and test for absorption of them the next, has gone far enough down that path. A number of UA-cam 'tutors' certainly inspire me with their knowledge and enthusiasm.
What a great restoration, my dad had a 49 Panther 100 with a Garrard d/adult sidecar on ot back in the early 50s.The old girl used to thump along placidly all day with four of us on board.Enjoy the fruits of you labours, thanks for showing us your skills, .
Fantastic! So you basically built a new bike! Then take us on a thumping tour through country lanes to pub then back again. All the while with calm understated commentary. Thank you for sharing this :-)
inspiring, magnificent !! Even the worst basket cases can turn out wonderful with patience and experience this is a great video to follow I am humbled by your ingenious application
Top job,makes my planned rolling recommissioning of a lightly abused/ neglected royal Enfield bullet350 seem trivial, anything is possible with the right approach and planning 👍🏻
That is the best sounding & looking Red Panther I have ever seen. They were always badly neglected and cheap whenever I encountered them s/h in my youth, It is nice to see their potential! Well done!
Thoroughly enjoyed this video thanks. Just found this channel 🎁 ....and if the house next door to you comes up for sale, please let me know!☺️🙏🏼 (So much to learn!)
🤝an excellent restoration movie i never seen , and i watched till end without borring. It s like a historical movie, with a good script . 5🤩👍( the red panther 1963)
Seen tonight Another excellent video and great skills Wonderful restoration and beautiful end result Wouldn’t mind that machine one day but sure you’ll never part with it Excellent
A wonderful video.....many thanks. Your engineering skills are superb, especially fabricating the exhaust. I like the rotating mapholder too. A delightful machine brought back from the brink. Very well done.
The best educational video on the internet…rain protection and long distance wise I very much preferred my Ariel Leader to my Velo. Viper! It appears I missed out on the lovely Panthers.
hi JJ, fantastic vid, propper old school engineering. Ive always ran Norton twins and still have two, a commando and a 650ss but the last few months and after a lot of fetteling in starting to love my retirement gift to myself...a 1955 19s 600cc.....the sound of your 250 is wonderfull, also you must be quite close to me as i recognize a lot of the roads, im in Downham Market. Keep safe, Dusty.
Thank you. Yours and other viewers' comments stoke my enthusiasm for making more videos Dusty. The channel is necessarily partisan but I am certainly not, as one who caught the motorcycle bug in his teens and never recovered. Your retirement gift of a 19s proves your generosity beyond a shadow of doubt.
Reminiscent of "Zen and art of motorcycle maintenance", but more profound. The classic barn find resurrected from the dead all the way to riding in the rain. I love watching your videos. This one is as inspiring as the odyssey, but far less bloody. Not many Panthers in Canada.
@@PantherOwnersClub1 I used to wander the fields of old farmsteads in Southern Ontario as a boy, and marvel at the ingenuity of those old dead farmers, making things from things that didn't necessarily go together - now rusting in the fence rows. Your rusty Red Panther and it's subsequent rebirth adds credence to my theory that these kind of activities were the stock and trade of seemingly ordinary Englishmen, without whom there would be no modern world. By the way, check out Fat Freddies Cat , a bike on you tube. I'm not a chopper fan, but, its the most exquisite yellow custom with Fat Freddies Cat on the tank and a cat's paw sidestand. The only reason I bring it up is it has a heavy weight engine. You may remember The Fabulous Freak brothers comic from the sixties - Fat Freddy was one, his cat was an irritant. I'm not one for customizing, I prefer the original article, but on occasion someone does something inspiring No tongue in cheek. Admiration for your soft spoken wisdom. More than motorcycle repair, but I don't need to be encouraged to not throw anything out. I loved the scene of you and the guy with the blue 350 Panther. Both left with your dignity intact, just you a little more chuffed. Thanks for listening!
The workshop may be my equivalent to the solitary saddle time that you share on your channel Nick. I rarely come away jaded. Having something to ride at the end is a bonus.
What an absolutely delightful video. Loved your great care, deliberation and complete restoration of this motorcycle. Riding with you was a pleasure. My Dad had one and crashed it into a ditch somewhere in Surrey in the thirties and left it there!! No one to help him.
My father had a Russian bike of that eta a 175 single in blue with a clear plastic screen 2 stroke of course I believe that too was voskhod in the accompanying handbook it gave instructions on using a heater under the sump in severe weather to warm the engine oil enough to get it started and lubing
As near as I can tell, Pride and Clarke were selling the Red Panther in 1932 for less than £1500 in new money. Extraordinary, and they only made a few bob on each one.
Superb work and a lovely bike as a result. I like your presenting style, 'worth its weight in cornflakes' made me chuckle. I'm just beginning my classic bike UA-cam journey with my latest project, a Bantam. Best wishes, Dean.
Another marvellous POC video, it was worth the wait, thank you! A bit off topic but I took photographs at the last two Founders Days of the fairing less L reg (??) BMW R90S with Bing carbs (??) first seen in the video at 37.00 and then later at the Olde Three Cocks in Brigstock 🇬🇧🏍
Great to see cardboard-aided design (CAD) coming into its own again! First heard that alternative definition of CAD on the Bad Obsession Motorsports channel. Come to think of it, you might enjoy their work. Great video, so relaxing to watch. Keep up the good work!
New panther owner and POC member here. Been enjoying these videos. My 46 M70 is a long way off getting on the road but I am confused about when to use the retard advance lever. I have read several things from the POC library and still don't understand.
Was that device you had for holding your directions home-made, or available to buy? Whatever way, it is more in favour of a classic motorcycle than a modern sat-nav😇
Great video, My fiance has inherited a red panther from her late grand father, its in a similar state, could you help me locate the vin? The engine is number is P 61XX (Obviously not XX but didn't want to put the full number on here) any idea of year? I want to join the club but I'm not sure of the location of numbers, year etc..... Any help much appreciated Regards Andy
Well found@@FireyFlooring ! I'm no expert on dating but think your Red Panther is a 250 from 1936. You'll get plenty of hard info and practical help as a member of the POC.
Information from the seller suggests it was abandoned in a barn in the 1950s, probably when most of the damage was done. 'Red Panther ride' video on this channel has some details on its history.
Love your videos. Would you be interested in a ride to our motoring festival in Coventry over the 1st weekend of June 2024? I'm the motorcycle coordinator, so can assure stand/display space and free use of my workshop should a fettle be required. The event is called Motofest Coventry. Hopefully you see this and we can have a chat. All the best, Will.
Someone really should bring out a sloper as a modern classic. I doubt any air-cooled single over 400cc would pass emission regs, but even a tiddler would put a smile on a lot of faces.
You Sir are obviously a modest man of many talents and not-inconsiderable engineering skills, an opportunist recycler of infinite patience and care. The bike sounds and looks lovely, from a heap of rusty old parts, what a transformation. Well done!
Thanks for this fantastic video of the restoration ! - Obviously, as the bike is a 1939 model, it would very likely have been off the road from very soon after it's first registration until May 1945 at the very earliest. I don't know whether petrol was still on ration in the immediate post-war period but as pretty much everything else still was on ration for several years after the end of the war it's fairly safe to assume that petrol was too, so the bike may not have had much use in the immediate aftermath of the war either.. Despite this the bike does seem to have had some heavy use at some point, probably in the 1950s..
The bike is a testimony to your skills and patience. Nicely filmed and narrated.
Thanks JJ. That brings back fond memories from 1963. I bought a 1953 Panther 75. After changing the barrel and piston to one’s from a 65 (so I could pass my test legally) then back to the 350cc configuration. All for £15. Plus £15 for tax and insurance, and a helmet, that took me 3years to save as a teenager.The sound of you bike is just as I remember mine.
I was impressed with all the details necessary to enable this motorcycle to ride again almost as if it were a factory. This requires a lot of talent. It is necessary to be an industrial mechanic, blacksmith, stamper, tinker, draftsman, electrician, painter and other skills to transform a large number of mechanical components to work coordinated in a safe and satisfactory way. I work for a highly skilled person in the reconstruction of old motorcycles. Congratulations!
A beautiful restoration, engineering skill and old British steel at it's very best! Love the layout of the paintwork on the tank! A nice change from the usual centre panel and two sides! These old long strokes certainly sound sweet when plodding down the highways, thanks for posting!
I Love the dry sense of humour of the Narrator😉
Great restoration on a bike impossible to get bits for. Really enjoyed your video.
This is how I like to find them. So much satisfaction at saving another one.
THANKS FOR THE RIDE I LOVED EVERY BIT OF IT. ❤️. LEMAY NELSON. VANCOUVER. WASHINGTON PACIFIC. NORTH WEST. U. S. A.
Fantastic bike Fantastic man Thanks
Indeed, inspiring and educational. A quiet haunting voice inside occasionally asks: How will this painstaking skill and commitment be carried forward into the middle and later part of the 21st century? It seems that every club, and perhaps every enthusiast needs to consider making arrangement for a kind of apprenticeship with the younger set so that the spirit, skills, and history of a given marque won't be lost forever. Mentorship seems crucial. Thanks for sharing the fruits of your passion and labor.
Thank you dachu. Maybe what passes for education these days, feed in facts one day and test for absorption of them the next, has gone far enough down that path. A number of UA-cam 'tutors' certainly inspire me with their knowledge and enthusiasm.
What a great restoration, my dad had a 49 Panther 100 with a Garrard d/adult sidecar on ot back in the early 50s.The old girl used to thump along placidly all day with four of us on board.Enjoy the fruits of you labours, thanks for showing us your skills, .
What a nice punchy heartbeat from that engine. A splended machine saved just in time. Well done.
Fantastic! So you basically built a new bike! Then take us on a thumping tour through country lanes to pub then back again. All the while with calm understated commentary. Thank you for sharing this :-)
Thank you AA. Your enthusiasm and that of other viewers encourages me no end.
inspiring, magnificent !!
Even the worst basket cases can turn out wonderful with patience and experience
this is a great video to follow
I am humbled by your ingenious application
Thanks Fraser. Glad you enjoyed it. More Red Panther excitement to come in the new year.
Marvelously articulated and most hilarous commentary...a sheere labour of love, this restoration. Loved the GPS ( graphic positioning system !! )
Engineering skill and patience at its best. An inspiration as I struggle with my Panther Model 70.
Top job,makes my planned rolling recommissioning of a lightly abused/ neglected royal Enfield bullet350 seem trivial, anything is possible with the right approach and planning 👍🏻
That is the best sounding & looking Red Panther I have ever seen. They were always badly neglected and cheap whenever I encountered them s/h in my youth, It is nice to see their potential! Well done!
Thoroughly enjoyed this video thanks. Just found this channel 🎁
....and if the house next door to you comes up for sale, please let me know!☺️🙏🏼
(So much to learn!)
🤝an excellent restoration movie i never seen , and i watched till end without borring. It s like a historical movie, with a good script . 5🤩👍( the red panther 1963)
Seen tonight
Another excellent video and great skills
Wonderful restoration and beautiful end result
Wouldn’t mind that machine one day but sure you’ll never part with it
Excellent
I enjoyed the ride. And all your people. Lemay. Nelson. Vancouver Washington. Pacific coast. Northwest.
i really enjoyed this . many thanks.
A wonderful video.....many thanks.
Your engineering skills are superb, especially fabricating the exhaust. I like the rotating mapholder too. A delightful machine brought back from the brink. Very well done.
Many thanks Brian.
The best educational video on the internet…rain protection and long distance wise I very much preferred my Ariel Leader to my Velo. Viper!
It appears I missed out on the lovely Panthers.
Barn finds are viable if there is very little missing. Good video.
hi JJ, fantastic vid, propper old school engineering. Ive always ran Norton twins and still have two, a commando and a 650ss but the last few months and after a lot of fetteling in starting to love my retirement gift to myself...a 1955 19s 600cc.....the sound of your 250 is wonderfull, also you must be quite close to me as i recognize a lot of the roads, im in Downham Market. Keep safe, Dusty.
Thank you. Yours and other viewers' comments stoke my enthusiasm for making more videos Dusty. The channel is necessarily partisan but I am certainly not, as one who caught the motorcycle bug in his teens and never recovered. Your retirement gift of a 19s proves your generosity beyond a shadow of doubt.
Excellent viewing. The stills were superb and the video just as good.
sir you have restored Red Panther very well
Fabulous! Gabe says the bit where you overtook Barry was the best bit!
Reminiscent of "Zen and art of motorcycle maintenance", but more profound. The classic barn find resurrected from the dead all the way to riding in the rain. I love watching your videos. This one is as inspiring as the odyssey, but far less bloody. Not many Panthers in Canada.
I suspect that your tongue is firmly in your cheek Wayne , but I'm blushing anyway.
@@PantherOwnersClub1 I used to wander the fields of old farmsteads in Southern Ontario as a boy, and marvel at the ingenuity of those old dead farmers, making things from things that didn't necessarily go together - now rusting in the fence rows. Your rusty Red Panther and it's subsequent rebirth adds credence to my theory that these kind of activities were the stock and trade of seemingly ordinary Englishmen, without whom there would be no modern world.
By the way, check out Fat Freddies Cat , a bike on you tube. I'm not a chopper fan, but, its the most exquisite yellow custom with Fat Freddies Cat on the tank and a cat's paw sidestand. The only reason I bring it up is it has a heavy weight engine. You may remember The Fabulous Freak brothers comic from the sixties - Fat Freddy was one, his cat was an irritant. I'm not one for customizing, I prefer the original article, but on occasion someone does something inspiring
No tongue in cheek. Admiration for your soft spoken wisdom. More than motorcycle repair, but I don't need to be encouraged to not throw anything out.
I loved the scene of you and the guy with the blue 350 Panther. Both left with your dignity intact, just you a little more chuffed.
Thanks for listening!
Full marks for restoration and video production.
WOW , what an amazing story , thanks for posting .
What a story! Beautiful restauration and no, you don't need a reason for everything. Have safe rides!
Very Nice. Thank's for the Video and all Time: Good Ride
I'm so jealous of your skill and patience JJ. The 250 pops along very nicely. Great video.
The workshop may be my equivalent to the solitary saddle time that you share on your channel Nick. I rarely come away jaded. Having something to ride at the end is a bonus.
@@PantherOwnersClub1
I really really wished some PANTHER enthusiast could buy the rights and restart production again. I shall pray.
What an absolutely delightful video. Loved your great care, deliberation and complete restoration of this motorcycle. Riding with you was a pleasure. My Dad had one and crashed it into a ditch somewhere in Surrey in the thirties and left it there!! No one to help him.
Thank you greatone. I suspect that abandonment was the fate of many such motorcycles when they stopped working.
Your bike looks and sounds fabulous.
Wonderful video. Hat off to you for y'r great work
Amazing I am so envious of your skills
sounds and seems to ride lovely
Job done beautiful end result
What a great bike sounds great . Do like the method of boring.
Wonderful restoration, amazing skills . beautiful edit on the video,. Most enjoyable thank you very much
Thank you Barrie.
Love your mother in law quote, do I have to have a reason for everything?
A truly excellent video.
Thank you!
My father had a Russian bike of that eta a 175 single in blue with a clear plastic screen 2 stroke of course I believe that too was voskhod in the accompanying handbook it gave instructions on using a heater under the sump in severe weather to warm the engine oil enough to get it started and lubing
Excellent restoration
Fantastic
As near as I can tell, Pride and Clarke were selling the Red Panther in 1932 for less than £1500 in new money. Extraordinary, and they only made a few bob on each one.
Superb work and a lovely bike as a result. I like your presenting style, 'worth its weight in cornflakes' made me chuckle. I'm just beginning my classic bike UA-cam journey with my latest project, a Bantam.
Best wishes, Dean.
Amusing and informative 👌👍
Super vid thank you.
Thank you too Chaz.
Another marvellous POC video, it was worth the wait, thank you! A bit off topic but I took photographs at the last two Founders Days of the fairing less L reg (??) BMW R90S with Bing carbs (??) first seen in the video at 37.00 and then later at the Olde Three Cocks in Brigstock 🇬🇧🏍
Thank you Stewy. Terry's BMW, a family heirloom, is a favourite on club runs.
Wonderful video, informative and inspirational!
Great video.
Great to see cardboard-aided design (CAD) coming into its own again! First heard that alternative definition of CAD on the Bad Obsession Motorsports channel. Come to think of it, you might enjoy their work. Great video, so relaxing to watch. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for that definition of CAD Peter. One to keep.
Excellent as usual........ they are such nice things. Mine went a few years ago but still have the posh M85 350 version.
Thanks Grahame. I only dream of 350cc power but maybe one day I'll upgrade too.
proper skills
34:30 This russian motorcycle is called "Восход 3М-01" (this model was produced from 1991 to 2002 in the city of Kovrov).
Thank you Alexander. Certainly a rare bike here in the UK.
Good grief. A genuine antique Maplin Multimeter still being used as designed!
And as yet unrestored Andrew.
@@PantherOwnersClub1 One day I too will restore my AVO to measuring ohms :)
Perhaps.
If I don't die of old age first.
New panther owner and POC member here. Been enjoying these videos. My 46 M70 is a long way off getting on the road but I am confused about when to use the retard advance lever. I have read several things from the POC library and still don't understand.
Was that device you had for holding your directions home-made, or available to buy? Whatever way, it is more in favour of a classic motorcycle than a modern sat-nav😇
Route Roller, bought from VMCC shop on-line.
Great video, My fiance has inherited a red panther from her late grand father, its in a similar state, could you help me locate the vin? The engine is number is P 61XX (Obviously not XX but didn't want to put the full number on here) any idea of year? I want to join the club but I'm not sure of the location of numbers, year etc.....
Any help much appreciated
Regards
Andy
Scratch that the curiosity got to me! I found it! X6xxx
Well found@@FireyFlooring ! I'm no expert on dating but think your Red Panther is a 250 from 1936. You'll get plenty of hard info and practical help as a member of the POC.
Perfect i will join ASAP,
Thanks 😊
Great stuff! Twas v rusty, was it left outside?
Information from the seller suggests it was abandoned in a barn in the 1950s, probably when most of the damage was done. 'Red Panther ride' video on this channel has some details on its history.
Love your videos. Would you be interested in a ride to our motoring festival in Coventry over the 1st weekend of June 2024? I'm the motorcycle coordinator, so can assure stand/display space and free use of my workshop should a fettle be required. The event is called Motofest Coventry. Hopefully you see this and we can have a chat. All the best, Will.
I think its a mistake to think that the engineers never made any mistakes or wrong choices....
So P&M's Perfected Motorcycle was not a statement of fact but just a slogan Roy? Every day brings further disillusion!
Please guys, buy the name rights and restart the company again. Common please....
Someone really should bring out a sloper as a modern classic. I doubt any air-cooled single over 400cc would pass emission regs, but even a tiddler would put a smile on a lot of faces.
Iv road my bike in frozen rain axnd black ice in california u s a. Yes it can be cold