Some way back, eager readers might remember I bought my mudguards from an eBay contact and that they were from a bike supplied by Hallets ...

Well  I am persisting with the zinc plating while waiting for my Bantam engine to come back. I've reworked all of the engine fasteners n...

So, I've started plating some Bantam parts using a 4 Amp 6V/12V battery charger and Gateros Bright Zinc kit - £59. for enough to make t...

Well, while waiting for the Bantam engine rebuild to get moving (I'm waiting for the crankshaft to come back from Rex Caunt) I've ...

Apologies to my regular readers once again, things have been a bit quiet. I've spent a lot of time away this month - two trips to Norwa...

In response to a comment on the blog, here is a photograph of the front stand bracket: And some dimensions:

After the doom & gloom of the gearbox story, I fitted a few more parts and had a general clear up of the summer house - we don't wa...

Having spent most of my spare time this month either working on the house or stripping the Bantam engine, Father's Day bought the first...

Regular readers may have noticed that there has been a wanton lack of progress on the Ariel lately... as I mentioned earlier, the Bantam ha...

Here are some parts from Acme Stainless, a new supplier I've discovered who copies original motorcycle parts in stainless. These ar...

Here she is in all her slightly less moth-eaten-than-last-month glory... Front mudguard, first trial fit - looks fine. That stay is...

Amelia is completely devoid of any battery carrying facilities. She should have the big Lucas GU11E battery that appeared in 1951. Than...

And so onto the repair of the front mudguard: Here's a section on the offside, welding up the rusted folded seam Here's the f...