big J

Nope,it isn't. We have the euro currency,speeds in km/h and all politics come from the Dail,the Irish government. Don't go telling any Irishman he's British!

So,is it only concrete polishers that take part?I've got a mate with a nippy mini-digger.

Oh my goodness,billet accessories are just SO eighties,daahling

Very nice,KB. Is that an old Norton seat?The only bit of my old Fastback that didn't leak,break or rot(sigh). Wonder where it is now.

Thanks for the replies,fellas. KB,I would prefer to have plain ally,but the state of my bevel drive where the paint's fell off has convinced me that I'll have to paint it. I've had experience of what blasting can do to engine internals even after cleaning thoroughly-cost me a Golden Flash motor. Soren, thanks for the link,I'd tried a search but couldn't find much other than peeling paint. Paint stripper it is then,and several coats of rich lustrous black. Or maybe silver. Hmmmm,Eastwood do a nice Chevy orange.............

So,winter is a-coming,the nights are drawing in. Over the next while,I'm going to drop out the motor and strip off what's left of the paint.(Staring hard at it for a while should be enough ) Haven't yet decided whether to go for silver-classic looks, or black-strangely pulled to the dark side. I'm going to have to do the whole motor,barrels,heads,the lot.I'd prefer not to have to dismantle into individual components. Any recommendations for getting between the fins? Nitromors? Anybody used any good tough engine paint that'll actually stick this time? Smoothrite?

Look at his avatar,he's psychic. He knew I was going to say that.

I've had to do all my wheel bearings and steering head too recently. Absolutely zero,nil,nada grease anywhere. You'd have been hard pressed to tell the lower steering bearing was a bearing at all. Unless-maybe it was a cunningly devised friction damper.

The last Erin rally-

A Land Rover

You can also handily mount a .50 cal on the sidecar for traffic busting or those pmt moments.

I may pop along for a nice pink gin.They're a scruffy lot, but well intentioned. Rather like the ragamuffin urchins in "Oliver".

What are they,Dowty washers? Using Landy parts to fix your bike Landy owners usually cannibalise other vehicles to keep theirs on the road.

Isn't Loris out until next season after his crash at Philip Island?

Thanks,d. Looks like a loop frame right enough. Whatever,it's cooler than a penguins bollocks.

Nice pics, the difference tho,is that cafe racers are built to be faster than stock, not slower.

It's hard to tell in the picture, but it certainly looks like a cut about Norton Featherbed frame. You could well be right tho,I've never seen a loop frame Guzzi first hand.

Already dropping hints like anvils

I didn't know he had a new book out, cheers BFG.

Is that a Guzzi engine in a modified featherbed? Good man!

Woohoo!

Welcome Morris,nice bike.

Tie it to a passing puffin?

Hokaly dokaly,have another go... Can Am, 500cc, double expansion chamber exhaust? Is Can Am and Bombardier the same company? Looks like a Can Am scrambler colour scheme and a Bombardier snowmobile engine. The exhaust to meet noise/emmissions regs?