I've been using this stuff on headlamp switches. Strips the tarnish off brass in few minutes:

https://priorypolishes.co.uk/product/no ... -solution/

Works great on watch movements too, in case your speedo needs a clean!

Club spares?

And the bobbies used to tell us off for putting stickers on our helmets!

Latest on the noisy BA in my Mk1. End float on the mainshaft, 40 thou; layshaft, 12 thou; selector shaft, 10 thou... IMG_20240111_175602.jpg All way beyond spec, but I have a suspicion the gearbox sprocket is loose, so I will look at that (I have a new clutch centre to fit anyway), fix it if necessa...

hi, just get on to Geoff Brown at the clubs gearbox spares if he does not know, no one will know Thanks for the tip Johnny; co-incidentally I had half an hour on the phone with Geoff this morning. The service we get from our club is simply astounding, and better than most modern bike dealers - not ...

If you talk to AOMCC gearbox spares I suspect you will find he can tell you what you need to know if you can't find it in Waller. Thanks Paul. Turns out I must have trawled the gearbox section in Waller - I wrote down all the tolerances and end floats in a blog post when I built that gearbox 10 yea...

Thanks for your reply Mick. The screwdriver test suggests gearbox - you can really hear it from the timing said. I've not been inside the gearbox for a number of years, probably 6-7, though I've had the clutch apart in the last six months. Bearing in mind that I have a GB to rebuild as well, do we h...

will_curry wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 1:23 pm I wonder how much end float there is on the gearbox mainshaft?

When you pull the clutch in not only will the mainshaft tend to slow down
it will also be pushed over to the drive side as far as the endfloat will
allow.

Good question. I'll have a look when I get it on the bench.

Thanks Will.

A bit more diagnosis suggests Paul Jameson's comment regarding cold gearbox grease my be pertinent. At 28 seconds, into the video (link below) you can hear the noise I'm talking about - which is very similar to the noise you get when going into gear. It sounds like the dogs spinning against each oth...

This picture is merely here for looking at! The part built FH has to come off the bench to deal with another problem. IMG_20240107_161527.jpg Starting up the SQ4 this afternoon I was dismayed to hear a horrendous noise. This bike has been in service all last season without missing a beat, and yet wh...