Today I undertook the milestone procedure of resealing the cylinders. The resources I looked at prior to undertaking this were reading the Clymer and Haynes manuals, reading Snowbum's long article…
So I started reassembly today- otherwise known as turning lumps of metal into motorbike. This will be a long process and I will be breaking it up into a few…
Valves and Guides After dismantling and vapour blasting the heads I set about measuring some of the parameters. The intake valves looked in good condition and had barely perceptible movement…
The swing-arm is another bearing that goes back and forth over a few degrees for all of its life as opposed to round and round (the other is the steering…
The clutch lever feel was very heavy on the bike when I got it so I decided that I should overhaul the actuator mechanism. When I disassembled the system There…
Today my new project arrived- a much coveted matching numbers 1972 R75/5 with the toaster tank. This one is the SWB version and is in pretty good condition overall. The…
So whilst rebuilding my second carb I thought I'd try and make a video- this isn't the best as it's my first attempt but I'll try and make some more…