I have learnt to use a big piece of copper to which I have grafted a handle. It means that one can do very localised soldering, minimising the spread of heat. If it is a pinhole in the base of the tank, its usually very easy to fix. If its is possible to clean the area around the leak, it is likely ...

I ve been looking at the drawing and dont understand how the oil returns past the valve on re-bound, because the ball bearing seals the 1/8" hole at the bottom of the valve,and there appears to be no other route for the oil to pass through? I cant see that all the oil passes round the valve its...

Hi Mike,
if you are struggling I could do it. Im a bit reluctant only in that I have never done any other than my own...a bit of a responsibility doing someone elses! Can you see where its leaking ie on a seam/round a mounting boss/round a tap boss etc?

Thank you Roger. I will need to check the front brake for wear etc.
Can you advise on wear to the front forks? Do I simply get the front in the air then push/pull?
Or is it a strip and measure job?
What is the correct procedure?
THANKS.

Thank you for your kind replies. I have raced/hill-climbed/sprinted/trialled my vintage special (car not bike) for years and pottered around on something old with 2 wheels since I got my test in 1978!! My first bike was a Bantam I found in a farm shed when I was 15, and "did up" and took m...

Thanks very much for replying.
Paul, the reg number is 45 CPU. I am going by the reg doc to get John Burtons whereabouts, so could be a bit vague.

How can I find Square Four members in my area? Is there a members list?

Just to introduce myself, and my new Ariel. I am a 58 yr old farmer from Market Harborough area in Leicestershire. I have been a member of the VMCC since I was 21, and have waited this long to buy myself the motorcycle I always lusted after. Roy Brown, a well respected local builder, and family frie...

Hi rschurr
watching this thread with interest, as I am slowly working through servicing and checking over my new (to me) four piper.
Have you an update on the result of the correct oil level in the forks?
Thanks, Tom.