After getting the wheels fitted it was time to work on the engine. Starting by cleaning ans fitting the primary case with content. Yes, we (now) know the clutch basket is supposed to be on the outside See, we know! Unfortunately the motor wasn’t turning poperly… time to take it ALL apart again…. We did Read More …
We’ve been working on the old Ariel again. It’s been a while… We were a bit stuck with the wheels, we couldn’t find any to fit the frame and when we finally did, we couldn’t find axles. We finally found them at Acme Stainless in the UK. Time to ghet some work done. The new Read More …
It’s been a long time since Vincent and I worked on the other Ariel. We had a lot of problems finding the right wheels and were worried we wouldn’t be able to find steering head bearings. We found all of that during the christmass holidays, so it was high time to take a day off Read More …
I bought a new camera and changed my workflow (swapped form Lightroom to Capture One). Now my vintage 200mm Carl Zeiss Sonar lens works again :). Took the Ariel out yesterday to find an appropriate backback for the camera + DJI Mavic. It was blisteringly cold, but fun!
It’s been a long while since we worked on ‘the other Ariel’. Family, work and other hobbies have taken up a lot of time. Last week we decided to restart the project, so yesterday we had an old fashioned fun day of working on it. Last time we worked on the Engine, we took it Read More …
The last Saturday in september is traditionally marked in any classic bike enthousiast’s calender. It’s time for the Nationaal Veteranentreffen Woerden! This year the weather was great (again) and it was insanely crowded. Too crowded for decent photo’s, so I only tok these.
