Moving on. Bike resto

[44DHR]

Andrew,
You are right about bikes being smaller and easier to store, yet they still have great engineering and heritage.
If you liked the Triumph Scrambler and get the opportunity to ride off road in your country, how about some Spanish Trials bikes and Bultaco in particular ? Some great 1970’s two stroke bikes and they even made their own fixings, with each bolt head stamped with their name.
Cheers,
Dave

[Jaglex]

How about a Yamaha XT 500 for a start?
Not to expensive, but value is rising.
Lots of fun and character.
Easy to work on.
Nearly all parts available for pretty cheap money.



Picture is courtesy of:
Von KarleHorn - Eigenes Werk, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.p ... d=69444070

[arron]

Honda CBX

Just like the Jag...a straight 6.

[71 V12]

As said by others, bikes are much more manageable but also very challenging. I love the character, sound and style of old British bikes, but as soon as you get on a Japanese bike of the same era you will immediately understand why they killed off the complacent British Industry.

Just finished this one:

[H7OB]

Ducati, Vincent, Velocette, Bultaco, XT, CBX, CB750, all of which are great bikes Id love in my collection!
(Cracking looking resto BTW 71 V12!)

Ah, the agony of choice! (alongside an E-Type!)

[Rustyred]

Coincidently ive just been trying to research the bike my dad had when doing his National Service in Malaya 58-60, it took me a while , anybody else know the model?

I'm no expert but that looks like a Moto Guzzi. Could be very wrong though.

Andrew, how about an MV Augusta? Really well engineered bikes. Or build a Triton out of a Norton Featherbed and a Triumph Bonneville engine? Would stand nicely next to an E Type.

I would have to agree, I reckon that looks like a early Guzzi V7 or possibly later with a Jap tank.

[Series1 Stu]

The angle of the barrels and the round end to the crankcase looks like a Moto Guzzi engine.

Is that a Honda wing logo on the tank?

Regards

[mgcjag]

Marusho Lilac as mentioned by Simon in post 13

[mystery type]

As said, bikes are easy to store! And a good connection to jaguars, especially sidecars

[chrisfell]

The most impressive bit of that image isn’t the Enfield on the shelf but the carpet under the E, and presumably under its engine and gearbox and axle, all of which on my car leak oil profusely .

[H7OB]

This caught my eye and reminded me of a previous thread...

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1242736

[steve3.8]

That's very tempting Paul ,they are so rare i don't know their values .It probably makes a lot more sense than an ISA at 0.05% though.
I do have enough already to keep me busy on 2 wheels ,400 4, 2 jaguar hairdryers oh and a mk1 chopper.

[H7OB]

That's very tempting Paul ,they are so rare i don't know their values .It probably makes a lot more sense than an ISA at 0.05% though.
I do have enough already to keep me busy on 2 wheels ,400 4, 2 jaguar hairdryers oh and a mk1 chopper.

Well, it is probably a very rare opportunity and would fit in nicely to your varied collection Steve!
A 400/4 was my first road bike some years ago!
It doesn’t hurt to change ones stock regularly! I have, since previous discussions on this thread! It makes it harder for the management to pinpoint what exactly is in the shed!

[chrisfell]

Or how about two Viper cylinders on a common crankcase.


There is a story behind this bike.

[steve3.8]

All you need is a shed ,hacksaw and a tig welder--allen millyard !

[chrisfell]

All you need is a shed ,hacksaw and a tig welder--allen millyard !

A man who knows!
I'm still stunned that he uses hand tools for many of his jobs, or his foot as a vice when wielding an angle grinder!

[TomArden]

At this point, it would be wiser to use the sledgehammer approach, rather than the scalpel approach.

[eddiecross]

Ok,
Shameless excuse...
Nice match for your collection Paul. P11 would be right up on my list. Restoration wise, Commando prices seem to have been rising all year, levelled off a bit in the past few weeks but a pretty solid investment. Excellent parts supply as per Triumphs (everything up to a complete bike) and prices are very reasonable.







Cheers
Eddie

[abowie]

I've gone one better. I've been honing my machining skills with a PM Research model steam engine.

[Fuel.inj]

This is one of my Nortons a Commando 750S which has a fascinating past, in respect that it was initially shipped to the USA in 1969 and owned by the Chief of Police in NYPD. It was repatriated about 10 years ago having done only 10,000 miles in a poor state and subsequently restored but it still has a small Police emblem on the rear mudguard. Photographing it in the snow just gave it a nice effect.