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Classic Techniques: practical painting

30th December 2020 RowenaH Features, Workshop

There’s a moment in every bike’s life when its paintwork needs a bit of a refresh – but you don’t want to go to the expense and extent of a full-blown professional makeover. Bob Pickett set to with the sandpaper and spray cans… Regular readers may well recognise this particular Morini 3½, which appeared many times on the original RealClassic…

Tuning For Need, Part 2

15th November 2020 RowenaH Features, Workshop

Paul Friday continues his quest to make his old banger sizzle. In this episode, your hero tries to find an ignition system to fit his single-cylinder Moto Guzzi Nuovo Falcone… Electronic ignition systems are so common now that they are taken for granted. It’s a box with some wires that makes the plug fire. It either works or it doesn’t,…

Tuning for Need, Part 1

5th November 2020 RowenaH Workshop

Paul Friday’s industrial relic – a Moto Guzzi Nuovo Falcone – produces a lot less power than it could. In this series of features from the RC RChive, he embarks upon a quest to make the old banger sizzle… Moto Guzzi’s big single is a popular choice for RC regulars.Here’s Editor Westworth aboard one he owned a few years ago……

Eyes Right: Expert Advice – Part 3

31st August 2015 Classic Bike Hub UK Workshop

All roads users need clear vision to drive or ride safely. Classic riders frequently suffer from deteriorating vision, too. Paul Miles, RC’s resident professional eye expert, continues his explanation and considers lenses, goggles and visors… To get the best results from this professional advice, you really need to have read Parts One and Two, so go back and do it…

Petrol Tank Cleaning and De-Rusting

31st August 2015 Classic Bike Hub UK Workshop

Les Howard recommends a four stage process for stripping, cleaning, de-rusting and drying the petrol tank on your classic motorcycle. Appropriate clothing should be worn… One of the worst chores that is so often required on a classic bike today is renovating the inside of a steel petrol tank, usually because of rust or an old tank sealing lining turning…

Special Tool Trickery

31st August 2015 Classic Bike Hub UK Workshop

Neil Cairns didn’t have the correct special tool to hand when he replaced the fork seals on his AJS single. So he… improvised… If you plan on keeping your old bike for a while and want to work on it yourself, then it seems sensible to build up a stock of the particular tools to suit that marque, model and…