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This would be my 3rd Century run, missed the first 2, the combined ages of you and your bike must add up to 100 & over.

It did not start well for me; as I was getting my 1972 BSA A65 out there was a strong smell of petrol, on inspection I noticed  that...

My club, the Cape Vintage Motorcycle Club, holds a breakfast runs on the first Sunday of the month, this Sunday the venue was especially chosen not only to have breakfast but  to allow us to see a vintage car and bike run along the coast through Simons Town.

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The bike had been refurbished but came to me because it was seized. The finishing, paint, chrome, aluminium etc. is very good except for the rear wheel rim and a few minor items that need re-chroming, due to the bike standing for quite some time.

 

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The last part is often the most difficult, tuning, getting the bike to run as you and, more importantly, as the customer expects.

Well this one was no exception, I fiddled and fiddled with balancing the carbs,I tried the wise way, with pressure gauges,...

This bike is certainly a vintage and has at some time been registered with the South African Veteran & Vintage Association, due to this I decided to take a lot of pictures of it’s condition.

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We all met at the usual place, well, 3 bikes and 3 cars, it is winter after all. Rai asked me to lead, but when he asked if I knew where the Airfield in Stellenbosch was I could see he knew he had chosen the wrong person. So when we gathered for the usual briefing...

This was my second run (the one ton ride is available to you when you and your bike’s age added together  are 100 years or more) and the fourth run by the Cape Vintage Motorcycle Club.

The day before the run my best mate, Don (see Blog of 31-05-09 on...

Time seems to fly past and the older I get the quicker it goes, also Christmas and all that goes with it got in the way, although I enjoyed the rest! I have got further with the rebuild, so here goes.

From the previous blog, the engine was ready to be...

Cleaning and identifying what parts need refurbishment or replacement is a necessary but time consuming process.

  In order to clean the shocks properly I use a homemade spring compressor, to remove and replace the spring, that way I can properly clean...