TALES FROM THE SHED

Major structural work! Frank admits feebleness and recruits a little professional help…

FRANK WESTWORTH There are some jobs on some bikes that I simply do not like. Maybe I should type that again – in capitals for emphasis? In this particular case I had a problem. Not a major problem, really, but a major irritation. My most wonderful in every measurable way and certainly entirely perfected BSA is a complete horror to heave onto its centrestand. It really is. Why? Because – or so I assumed – the stand itself is bent – badly bent. This is common enough, and has afflicted almost every repatriated BSA and Triumph I have had the pleasure of working on. It’s also common on AMC heavyweights, and for the same reason. It appears that our transatlantic cousins like to start their motorcycle engines while standing on…

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Real Classic (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2024

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