> I made some progress on the BMW and I thought is was about time to ask for your opinions. Right now she looks like this: As you can see: I repainted the engine, but stripped the paint of the carter. At the moment I’m thinking about polishing (lightly, not too shiny!!) the carter and Read More …
> I also found time to work on the BMW. The engine has been rattling for a while. After checking the valve clearances and doing a few internetsearches (and hear a couple of BMW’s make the same noices) I decided it would be normal valve sounds (remember, loud valves, are happy valves). But on the Read More …
> Sorry, this blog has gotten a bit neglected…. I got a fantastic job for the summer holidays. That means that I’m very short on time. But I’ll also have a much higher budget to work on my bikes than I expected. Anyway, the Virago….. I used our new lathe to make a rear Read More …
> The BMW has been making rattling/ticking noises ever since I bought it. I made it a lot quieter by replacing the clutch, but it still kept sounding like it really, really needed it’s valve clearences checked. But that wasn’t the cause. I decided to change the timing chain. Even if that may trn out Read More …
> The rest of the pics can be found here If you want one of the pics in a larger size, you can email me via this blog.
> Sort of finished the lefthand indicator Pretty happy with it, but not sure I’ll keep it the way it is.
