Sometimes its just so good to get out ....

And put some miles on a hot v twin









140 miles of quiet, dry Highland roads with a few lazy stops to soak up the scenery....... life is good 8)

Location:Out there!

More Ironing

Had a pleasant morning outside pulling the rusty forks off and replacing them with a set of later Showa ones, which came with a later HD caliper that was supposed to be good... turned out it was seized solid!! The guy i bought it from has agreed to rrplace it with a good one. In the meantime i pulled the nissin
2 pot caliper out from under my bench and tried it for size.... Looks like it will work with a bit of minor modification.

In Peter's box

About 7 years ago i answered an advert for a a set of mechanics tools, i was looking for a spare set to keep at Achnasheen where i work, my own kit was at home 40 odd miles away. An old gent answered the phone, He was moving to a smaller home and wasn't working on cars any more. A deal was struck over the phone, a courier collected 6 boxes containing three tiers of drawers and three boxes of assorted tools test meters. guages and other small parts





When it arrived I was gobsmacked! When he'd said full set he wasnt kidding, all good quality Belzer tools, loads of handy cut down spanners and special tools, guages , files, taps, dies and sockets. In a folder stuck in the lid was a sheaf of papers and a hand paunted sign that said 'Peter Brown'
I phoned him to tell him it had all arrived safely and got chatting to him about the box and his career... Turned out he'd been a race mechanic working on British sports cars in both the UK and the USA doing the rounds of the US tracks before coming back to the UK to retire ...... I still keep his stuff in the top of the box and always refer to it as Peter's box 8o)

Paul's Tribsa is no longer up for grabs 8)

Random workshop shots

Been having a sortout its a bit criwded in the house workshop!









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Some race exotica from down under

Some great detail shots of the "Altoona" 8V Scout and a few other choice pieces of race kit here

Cota kicker arrived from Texas

Been after one for a while, they are available new repop but at £120 its a bit steep, bid and won this one a week or so back .. Good splines and no rust ... bonus all for £40 including shipping from the lone star state!

Spot the texan



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'26 T

Had to take some pics of the T today for a fella darn sarf, I haven't really seen much of it in the last 6 months!

Worlds Fastest 45 WL

Digga Digga Chop Chop

For Sale .... was gonna... but got back on track... so its gotta go
Paughco frame, Invaders, long barley twist springer, prismic tank etc etc

Frame is to suit a Sporty Ironhead but could take most motors with a bit of work ... email me 

The Spaniard

I like Montesas, my first proper bike was a 1972 Cota when I was 13. Ive had this '76 Montesa Cota 247 for about 12 years now, I ran it in standard trim for a while, had a trials sidecar on it for a while and had some greaat fun on it out on the hills and up in the woods over the years. About 7 or 8 years ago I took the fiberglass tank seat unit off it and had the alloy undertank modified so it was a secure fit, the seat is a Wassell universal trials one fitted to a seatbase from a '70s Bultaco. The motor is strong, it can be a bit tempremental sometimes but a pocketfull of sparkplugs and some fresh petrol usually gets the fun started!!

Derelicts

Hmmmm

O'er Hill and Dale

O'ER HILL AND DALE

All you need is a little corner

Somewhere to retreat to when you get a little spare time. A shed, a garage, a corner of the boxroom, the understair cupboard! Its amazing what you can get done if you have somewhere to work 8-)

More Scottish Indian builders

I was down country at the weekend at a trade fair, I managed to get Sunday off and meet up with some other Indian builders in Central Scotland.

Neil Grieve's Nordian is a stunner, 84 cubic inches of Chief motor squeezed into a wideline featherbed frame, you can read Neil's build story here on the Virtual Indian

Neil has got a 640 Bonneville Sport Scout on the bench, he hopes to have it on the road this year, I cant wait to see it finished!

Next we headed over to see Willie in Falkirk, Willie bought a 1925 Scout motor and transmission from me a couple of years ago.. he's been busy gathering parts to build a wall bike, he has also picked up a 101 wall bike basket case, along with his 741 bobber and his son Scott's three Papooses they have their shed's full!