We went to Sammy Millers Motorcycle Museum in the New Forest while doing our touring holiday of the SW last month. as always a great array of interesting motorcycles, plus even had a chat with the great man himself! Made my day that did. Meeting a hero is always good 😊
It was getting so little use that, despite the emotional tie, it had to go. So it did, but to an enthusiast, so that’s ok!
I’ve been sorting out the garage as its getting a little untidy (cough), so I’ve gone for the ‘more drawers the better’ approach. I’ll need to develop an app to find things, or maybe a voice activated LED for each drawer. But first I’ll try colour coding (which isn’t really a good idea for me, but got to start somewhere).
I need to repair the bodywork on my LE Velocette as it came with a couple of cracks. These cracks could get bigger if not fixed, so I decided to fix them by tack welding them shut using a MIG welder. Now I just have to learn how to do it!
Hello and welcome to my little WordPress site! It’s so nice to have you here. I must say that all my efforts appear to be not in vain as my site seems very attractive, especially to some Americans – they spend so much time and effort trying to break into it. Amazing. Unfortunately for them, and obviously unlike them, I’m not a dullard, so they can’t break through even the very simple initial defences that this site has in place. In fact, their attempts are both simultaneously very simple and very wasted. But, dear would-be hacker, please do keep up the attacks as it amuses me that people (or maybe you’re some robots, it doesn’t matter) have the time to waste on these activities, and the more time that you’re wasting trying to attack my inoffensive little site the less time you have to get into the sites that really matter. Keep it up 🙂 – I’ll miss you when you’re gone, but not a lot.
Your friendly host, Ian.
Well, I finally gave in to peer pressure and I’ve bought another road bike! Being of the older persuasion I’ve gone for what is perceived to be an oldies motorcycle, a 2016 Honda NC750S. It’s a DCT model, meaning an automatic gearbox and clutch, so easy riding ahead. I’m really looking forward to putting some miles on this. Currently I’m working on getting a satnav system installed on it, probably using an old iPhone I have. More on this bike here.
They’re the unsung hero of most of the machines we love. Here’s a great little video on how they’re made. So, how come they’re so cheap?
Youtube video here
There have been no updates from me recently, and I’ve really wanted to get some done, but I’ve been so busy working on getting my Boxford lathe built that I just haven’t had the time. I’ve near as dammit finished the lathe now, so watch out for frequent updates on what I’ve done and what I’ve found out. Hopefully the lathe owners, or budding owners, who read this will enjoy what I’ve done. I’ve very happy to have got it together, literally!
An opportunity I just couldn’t resist. Follow my travails as I try to get an old unloved Boxford lathe back into operation…. Click here to start the journey with me.
2019 and I’ve started a blog on the development of my project LE Velocette. Want to find out more? Then click on the “LE Velocette” link in the menu above or click here: LE Velocette