> I really didn’t have time for the bikes last week, though I did use the Beemer to get somewhere faster (the other options are public transport, which I loath, or cycling) . Did find half an hour to fine tune the BMW. It really is running brilliantly now.

> Found a guy who digitalized a few of his seventies smal film films. They are video’s of motorcycle holidays to Spain, France and Switzerland. One video is of the TT races in Assen and not just the races, but also the whole happening around the circuit and town. Absolutely fantastic footage, enjoy!! The music   Read More …

> We’ve been working on the virago again. As always when nearing the end of a build: a lot of work for very little visible result. The obvious things: Placed a speedo (of the SP370) and made a throttle cable + brackets. Also tried to start it, but the starter wouldn’t turn over. So we   Read More …

> Last week I received the needed shimms to get rid of the axial play of the rocker arms. Also took my time checking the valve play. I’ll let the exhaust do the talking:

> But of course it wasn’t. And of course I found out while already riding. Could have been worse though.

> Took the Suzuki for a 10 – 15 km test ride today. She ran really well, but I’m still a bit unsure about how healthy the engine is. I reinstalled the old shocks again instead of the air filled ones I’ve been using lately. These ones don’t look as good, but they improved the   Read More …

> At least today it was. The weather was perfect. Sunny all day and pretty warm. Very pleasant to be outside, working on the SP. Wanted to set the timing on the Suzuki. It need to be able to idle to do that. Took some time before I had it all warmed up and all   Read More …

> It might seem that I have… It a choice. My study is going to be really demanding in a few months, so I’m taking it easy at the moment. And working on bikes is my way of taking things easy . So, today: The carter/oil breather on the BMW has annoyed me for some   Read More …

> I promised a couple of people to show the functions of the Acewell 2853 on the BMW caferacer, so here it is. I’m sorry for the blurriness, I apparently should have filmed from a bit further away. I’ll keep that in mind for next time… But I guess you’ll get the idea. Besides the   Read More …

> … I’m out riding! The weather is incredible (incredibly sunny and incredibly cold). So I did something about the axial play on the rockerarms and gave it a quick wash. Time to ride!