Having the same problem with my left hand I bought some anti vibration gloves with gel pads in several places in the palms. A ride on my M21 meant several days of pain and limited movement with my left hand. I do most of my road mileage on bikes rather than my car and my GS 850 and the M 21 were my ...

Hi John My Huntmaster used to charge in 4th at over 35 mph, but I found in traffic (especially when the brake light was in play a lot) that I was sitting in total darkness at traffic lights. I have fitted led's to both the head and tail / brake light and haven't had a problem since. Even to the exte...

I'm a great fan of Lidl's tools, all come with a three year warranty. Years ago I bought a similar inverter and made a scratch tig torch for it, crude but it worked fine for thinner welding. I used an old motor brush to scratch start it without messing up the tip, very handy tool for jobs like car b...

Hi Simon, I've found the best foam to use is from a scrap Japanese bike seat, this is cold molded foam and very springy even when it's old.
Colin

One thing worth giving some thought to here. My Huntmaster charges fine under normal circumstances but in 4th gear I need to be doing 35 mph to be actually charging. On a few occasions sitting in heavy traffic with my lights on I have flattened the battery, so sitting at traffic lights I had no ligh...

Once again, to check valve timing without using the marks, both valves should be rocking at TDC non firing stroke. A few minutes job to check on a side valve, even if it's just to be able to cross the possibility off the list of possibles
Colin

Although there's many reasons why an engine won't run properly there's very few which stop an engine actually making an effort to run. A tea spoon of petrol down the plug hole, open throttle with no choke will start anything with a carb issue, unless of course the carbs flooding but that would be ap...

I bought some pit bike filter foam off eBay a while ago and have used it for a few applications. The one I bought has two layers one fine and one coarse, I have had to "trim" the fine filter off the sandwich for one bike as it was too restrictive. The piece I bought was around 12"-14&...

I have never understood how people can live without a lathe! Remember though......... You can do a small job on a big lathe but you can't do a big job on a small lathe! I've had a Myford Super Seven for many years and it's a great machine, however there's been a number of times I've needed something...

I saw this video and thought I'd give it a try, it works just like the video shows. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwyglwkZcCU&index=49&list=FL3S9VXWJTFyB6ZSUjtsTC8w I tried several test pieces including using a steel strip to re-mold a broken lug, every test went well. I had to repair a 4&...