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twin panther progress
so i got my primary connection dealt with this weekend..[for a second time] its been kinda half done for ages now after the weekend of doom a month or 3 back when it all went tits up.
so i closed the motors together by few of mm. that way im not relying on my measurements and the belt not stretching - ill have an idler pulley now in the middle bottom run. plus a few fairly inconsequential tweaks that i will notice but dont really matter.
was a 1 hit job so ive been avoiding it. get it wrong, start primary plate again... but turned out not too bad after ive been making excuses not to do it. bit of turning, hammering, welding and grinding and im happy. essentially 2 of the bolts that hold the crank halfs of each engine together also clamp the primary connection to the motors through the dural plates - making everything stiffer.
BAHHHUMBUG
discount on biltwell megaflake helmets
£30 OFF
christmas shopping is nearly upon us [i know its only november..] but you might as well get started nice and early dropping the hints to your loved ones that this is really the way to go in all its christmassy sparklyness. offer only applies to this batch of helmets so when these ones are gone thats it. have at it
33 panther progress
theres something very pleasing about making engine parts as opposed to fancy stylistic doodats
it either works or doesnt, theres no this is cool thats not cool BS... fingers crossed it fits and works when i get a minute to try it in the 1933 panther redwing motor thats nearly completed for pegacorn
biltwell gringo helmets
ok - so they are still some way off completion but i think they are looking pretty damn fine. will make a nice winter lid i recon. photo nicked off biltwells feed
obvioulsy i'll have em in when they are in production.
DVD rush
had a rush on the ERD dvds and sold out
im getting more in so please bear with me if you are wanting a copy, shouldnt take too long
im getting more in so please bear with me if you are wanting a copy, shouldnt take too long
black panther m100 for sale
selling my old m100 panther now i have the rigid panther on the road reliable this doesnt get used [not been ridden, other than test ride after engine work, since about march or april when i took it off the road for the engine maintenance below]
its had new rebore / piston
new valves / guides
[bottom end checked out just fine]
mag rebuild last winter
other than that:
powdercoated wheels
12v converted
custom front mudguard [in my opinion way tider than massive stock one]
paint is 2k blackwith a slight metal fleck in it - its petrol proof not rattle can.
i have the stock dual seat to go with it and some stock bars if you prefer [but this is a superbly comfy position to ride to me]
its a mild custom as can bee seen in the pics and can be reverted to stock if you want in pretty much no time
its a 56 bike with a 53 motor, free tax, doesnt need mot & cheap insurance... what more do you want in life?
all in all - a tidy bike, absolutely not a project but equally not a pristine mint museum piece either
its still a bit tight with the motor being fresh done, but a decent starter - get on and ride
im looking for £4000
will be ebay bound in the next week or 2 if it doesnt sell
get in touch at vintagechop@gmail.com
feel free to share in blog land :)
boneshaker
benny at boneshaker choppers has his swanky new website and store up.
we all know hes an all round nice chap & builds some cool bikes. well, now he's eventually got his arse in gear and got his t-shirt lines together and more parts to come. have at it.
stump puller progress
more progress on the dual engine panther, everythings starting to fit together and look like its meant to do.
a big thanks to everyone who has bought the stump puler sponsor pins from http://stumppuller.bigcartel.com/ - makes this a lot more realistic to achieve
steam roller wide sportster progress
made some progress on the fat tyre sporty
its coming together pretty nicely now i recon. shold be a good lump of a bike when its done and dusted
panther m100 m120 exhaust spanner
hopefully it will mean less panther heads out there with stripped exhaust threads
stump puller coming along
been spending some time on the stump puller
new engine plates are in, new top mounts drawn, seat reprofiled for "comfort" [its relative ok....] bars changed around, nitrous positioning sorted, etc etc.. pretty good week or so of weekends n evenings. slow progress but its sure at least...
new engine plates are in, new top mounts drawn, seat reprofiled for "comfort" [its relative ok....] bars changed around, nitrous positioning sorted, etc etc.. pretty good week or so of weekends n evenings. slow progress but its sure at least...
trip out
was a blast. thanks to everyone that had a hand in it.
the party is covered on every site / blog etc and i have nothing to add to be fair.
my best news for the weekend is that i thrashed the hell out of the pegacorn and the only problem i had was i lost my oil filler - nothing a stick and a bit fleece couldnt fix. thanks to the BMW rider that stopped and gave me his neck warmer to plug the hole. [i know - a neck warmer on a belting sunny day.. but who am i to complain when he got me out of a hole without having to resort to cutting up my clothes]
photos stolen from mainly http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/garrystuart/sets/72157631501919500/ who did a better job than i would have done even if i had taken any pictures.
vintagechop shop - all back up to date
any outstanding orders are packed and ready to go out tomorrow
sorry for any delays, took me a couple of days to catch back up to things after the tipple run.
tipple run thankyou
thanks to everyone who came and played out on the tipple run this year - always a good laugh
things we learnt this year:
• it doesnt ALWAYS rain on the tipple run
• "we'll keep the bar open as long as you like" doesnt mean that at all when the clock strikes 11.32pm
• its a hell of a lot easier herding cats on a sportster than a panther
• i still dont like being at the front :)
• there are some lovely people who still like to ride bikes
• steam fairs are better kept small
• we really do have some of the prettiest roads around if you look for them
• i should take photos every now and then
• waitrose do awesome picnic food
thanks again everyone - im going to do a photo dump like in previous years
if you only took a few photos then send them me vintagechop@gmail.com if you took loads then try using www.wetransfer.com make a zip file of them all [not zipx] and send them over via that. easy to follow instructions on their site.
see you all next time
tipple route
take a look and make whatever notes you want for your route plan. make sure you at least know roughly where you are going incase you get broken off or whatever
tipple run 2012 plans
ok people - this is where we are at...
tuesday aug 28th - prenight
Watchfield Inn
Watchfield
Highbridge
Somerset
TA9 4RD
01278 783551
£4 per person. if you prebook book as being with the "vintage motorcycle rally" please. he seemed very vague as to if we needed to or not. take your chances ha
weds aug 29th
Golden Lion Inn Lakeside Camping
Stithians Lake
Menherion
Redruth
Cornwall
TR16 6NW
Stithians Lake
Menherion
Redruth
Cornwall
TR16 6NW
01209 860332
no need to book - i have booked and paid for an area - you owe me a pint for your nights camping :)
thurs aug 30th
plume of feathers
Plymouth Hill
Princetown
Yelverton
Devon
PL20 6QQ
Tel : 01822 890240
£6.95 per person [not tent]
we have camped here before and they have tons of space. they said they dont mind if we just turn upwhen i did the pre-run a few weeks ago
fri aug 31st - http://www.gdsf.co.uk/
sat sept 1st - http://www.gdsf.co.uk/
Situated on the A354 between Blandford and Salisbury in the village of Tarrant Hinton.
DT11 8HX
day ticket - £17.00 [each day]
camping - £17 per unit per night
apparently you can buy tickets on the gate for the days and camping [too late for pre-booked event tickets now]
sunday sept 2nd - make your way home
TIPPLE RUN CAMPING HELP PLEASE
im struggling a bit on the tipple run campsite for the middle of the run - the site i was using has closed down. i need a site around padstow / newquay. ideally a pub that has camping, if not a campsite with a pub very near by. cheers all
pegacorn at the hayride
i took no pics as ever, loads posted about the place so you get the idea
just found this pic this morning that QM over at british ironworks took this nice pic of my bike
cheers mate - appreciated
just found this pic this morning that QM over at british ironworks took this nice pic of my bike
cheers mate - appreciated
dual headed panther
i just got this sweet panther draw up by our illustrator at the day job. guess ill get some stickers or something made up. looking at having it pretty big on the spine of the bike, should look pretty trick
Twin Engine Tuesday
stolen from the web - no info on this but its pretty damn nice looking in my book
back in black
spent the weekend on this getting things in place for the motors. im just waiting on the club getting valves back in stock in the next week or so and then ill have 2 mild motors together ready to drop in here.
it was damned uncomfy - so i have moved the pegs, altered the bars & changed the seat. now my nuts arent compressed into my spine after 12 seconds - im thinking more than a minute pay be possible without passing out now...
and seeing as i had it stripped down to do some welding i figured id give it a waft of black to make it look more presentable. then a speedy re-assemble and it was back on the bench by sunday lunch time. another couple of weeks and i wil have the motors in there proper. then i just need to pull cash together for a coupleof carbs and mag rebuilds and it might make some noise.
sweeper upperer
twin engine tuesday
twin engine tuesday can only belong to 1 person this week... tyler over at lowbrow customs / redliners racing
top chap and some top bikes. he got this running just in time for born free and will be on the salt this year with it - see you there next year mate with a bit of luck and a fair breeze
wanted - sportster mids
somebody must have some kicking about under a bench somewhere...
sportster mids - the earlier type - i think like 93-03 or something like that. 2" between centres on the left hand size casting where it mounts to the engine and the right side going through the sprocket cover, not to a casting like later ones.
theres an email link on the right hand side or leave me a comment
ta
sportster mids - the earlier type - i think like 93-03 or something like that. 2" between centres on the left hand size casting where it mounts to the engine and the right side going through the sprocket cover, not to a casting like later ones.
theres an email link on the right hand side or leave me a comment
ta
pegacorn done?
well - got the right motor into it now, got some bugs fixed. found a sweet little leather saddlebag i got ages ago i forgot about so i can carry tools now and actually got some miles on it on sunday
we got drenched in the first half mile but then the sun came out to play so we dried off pretty good. stopped at a few of the local boozers and had a jolly nice day of it
we got drenched in the first half mile but then the sun came out to play so we dried off pretty good. stopped at a few of the local boozers and had a jolly nice day of it
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