Cover up! This would be a neat tarp for the Bonnie. A red bike cover with the marque logo emblazened across it.
July 24, 2016
Hidden
July 17, 2016
Moto du Table
Put finishing touches to my bike work ramp. Made from mostly found scraps it lets me raise the Moto a couple of feet to carry out maintenance without crawling around on my knees. Starting to line up the off-season list of work: replace slipping clutch plates, replace oil lines, oil cooler… But, hey, it’s still only July! Plenty of riding to do yet!
July 6, 2016
Diorama
Amazing Intricacy – a well used motorcycle workshop in miniature. As well as moto’s being worked on there are shelves of parts, walls of tools, machinery, posters and a cursing mechanic.
So much detail to explore, you can smell the oily workings or metallic contrivances. Even a corrugated roofing. I bet the Whitworth set is articulated too!
July 3, 2016
Garage gubbins
Workshop worship – on a Sunday if not road bound I’d rather be in the garage. Here’s a well lit, amply tooled, bench backed space ready to work on any two wheeled vehicle.
One day I’ll have one as good as this… One day.
March 13, 2016
Look Back
Upon reflection this is a good idea. I acquired a near side mirror to attach to the handlebar end offering a little more all-round visibility. I still always to a head check on both sides before moving across anyways- this just adds to the sense of awareness. Both mirrors are by California based CRG the left is a 3″ dia. Model Hindsight. The right is the smaller 2″ dia. Blindsight.
March 8, 2016
#pledgeforparity
March 8th is International Women’s Day, and what no better way to celebrate it on GeordieBiker than to have a 3×3 grid of Triumph totin’ gals. Stemming from early 20th C socialist ideals it was a big highlighting of working women’s rights as well as voting rights in the suffrage movement. One century on and we’re still discussing equality in wages.
March 3, 2016
Throw-back-Thursday
When I first started to learn to ride in London 20 years ago I purchased a small bike to get to grips with two wheeled motoring around the Capital. Advertised in Loot for £1,000 was a Cagiva Roadster 125. I took the train and my money to somewhere in West London, rod this around a loading bay and with a naive grin handed over my cash and sped off back into town to start my riding life.
The two-stroke was great for zipping around town without getting into trouble, though the Italian make had its fare share of electrical and mechanical issues that with hindsight seem simple issues to overcome, back then seemed like huge obstacles to overcome. An education commenced that continues to this day!
March 2, 2016
New Boots
A dark chilly winters evening is the ideal time to swap over wheels. The alloys shod with Michelins fit like a pair of new roping gloves on a steer herder. Can’t wait to get ‘er out onto the road this spring.
September 9, 2015
Gas ‘er up!
We’re only half way through a short week after Labor Day weekend but we need a fuel stop… BP is known the world over a the premiere petrochemical company… Just don’t mention the Gulf! Ford GT in Porsche livery anyone?
September 6, 2015
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Keeping the cat theme going: this time tiger power for workshop duties.
July 27, 2015
Oiler
I’ve relocated the screw on oil filter to a more accessible position just above the gearbox. Piping runs smoothly and keeping the precious lubricant clean is an easier task.
July 22, 2015
Four Thou
Checking the valve rocker clearances: plugs out, first gear and turn engine over with kicker until left or right exhaust valve is just starting to close again then check clearance under the other tappet. Slip appropriate feeler in (or just rattle rocker to feel a very slight ‘tick-tack’). Adjust as necessary then recheck. Repeat for other side. Then repeat for intake valve tappets at two thou gap. Job done!
July 12, 2015
when character has be built enough…
Old motorcycles are great: they have character, every ride is an adventure, you learn a lot about mechanics, a deep connection to history, other riders always talk to you about your ride, kids wave from the backseat of cars, they sound like a deep resonant music, smell as a aged machine with miles under its tires, air through its feathers, you learn what your level of patience can be…
But…. A new Speed Triple would be just marvelous!
Marvelous! Push button, no nonsense twist ‘n’ ride….
Pennies accepted to fill the piggy bank!
June 13, 2015
Gertie’s new stoppers
Spent a good part of the morning putting new pads and rotors onto the VW GTI. She’ll stop like and ships anchors been thrown overboard…
June 7, 2015
The culprit
it was a 2d roofing nail. Sitting proudly sharp site up on some pavement waiting for a nice juicy tire to impsle itself on.
Nearly as bad as a cats canine fang in your knuckle…
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