zaterdag 29 oktober 2011
donderdag 27 oktober 2011
woensdag 26 oktober 2011
dinsdag 25 oktober 2011
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zondag 23 oktober 2011
vrijdag 21 oktober 2011
woensdag 19 oktober 2011
zondag 16 oktober 2011
zaterdag 15 oktober 2011
woensdag 12 oktober 2011
dinsdag 11 oktober 2011
Holidays 1953
Some very very very nice roadtrip in 1953.
Warning: looking at the pictues will motivate you to travel with the bantam!
maandag 10 oktober 2011
Working on the bantam...
Autumn Service!
After a the summer time it's time to check the bike.
Bolt on some new parts & Finally fix that jumping out of first gear
1st. Clean things up!
Bolt on some new parts & Finally fix that jumping out of first gear
1st. Clean things up!
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| the broken sand blasting pot... grmblg!!!!!! |
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| One rear demper done... |
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| Right side of the rack done... |
zaterdag 8 oktober 2011
Beware of the Flowers Photostream!
Very nice's bantam pic's from the Photostream from "Beware of the Flowers"!
Thanks!
vrijdag 7 oktober 2011
DKW Copy
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| I found this little motorcycle in the Motola motor museum in sweden. |
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| The engine looks like the DKW unit! |
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| But it's a NV motorcycle... |
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| 1951... Just after the war. |
Wikipedia: Nymanbolagen (aka Nymans AB or just Nymans) was a Swedish bicycle, moped, and motorcycle manufacturing company in Uppsala, Sweden.
In 1947 Nymans Verkstäder in Uppsala, Lindblads Verkstäder
(Amerikansk Cycleimport) in Stockholm and some minor bicycle companies,
formed Nymanbolagen AB, situated in Uppsala, Sweden.
Nymans also manufactured small two cycle outboard boat engines.
In 1961 Nymanbolagen merged with the bicycle company Monark AB in Varberg, Sweden into Monark-Crescentbolagen or MCB. Later all production took place in Varberg.
The factory in Varberg is now owned by Grimaldi Industri AB via its bicycle company Cycleurope, also producing Bianchi, Gitane, Puch and some other brands.
donderdag 6 oktober 2011
The McPhee Bantams
When, early in 1956 Jim McPhee rebuilt a
rigid-frame BSA Bantam for use in his Fremantle shop neither he nor
anyone else had any idea that a partnership had been formed which was
to change the entire history of 125cc motorcycle racing in WA and make
the name McPhee Bantam a by-word throughout the sport.
woensdag 5 oktober 2011
DIY How to make custom length control cables.
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| Grabbed a small block of 1/2" scrap steel and drilled a 19/64 hole all the way through it. Clamped that on top of another piece of scrap steel |
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| I then took an old junk cable I had lying around and began heating the end of the cable with the 'nub' on it (don't know what the official name is for them) Once it got hot enough I was able to to 'drip/drag' it into the 19/64 dia hole. I did that with a total of 3 cable ends. Then I patiently heated the small block of steel around the hole with the melted solder in it. Once it was sure it was completely melted (I stirred it with a small nail held by pliers) I inserted my trimmed cable into the mix I heated the cable a little before and after inserting it so the solder would get good penetration around the steel strands of the cable. |
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| I held it there for 2-3 minutes while it solidified, then I ran cool
water over the whole thing. Then I unclamped the small block and took it
to my vise to drive the part out of the block. I ended up using a bolt that was just the right diameter to drive it out. And here it is...looks as good as the real thing! |
Thanks to Mad_Bohemian of the XJBikes forum!
Soon i'll try this out...
maandag 3 oktober 2011
zondag 2 oktober 2011
zaterdag 1 oktober 2011
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