Real Classic - March 2011

[dave.pitt]

Hey Guys,
Have you seen this month's Real Classic with the tweaked VH? Interesting...

And two websites you might like to look at are <www.themotorcyclingclub.org.uk> and <www.beamishtt.com>
Right up your street Wali!

[john.nash]

I have.
I saw a 6 issue deal for a tenner. Never read it; thought I'd try it.
it seems pretty incestuous. Same small group of people and their opinions but I've paid now, so have 6 months to make up my mind

I saw the ariel article. It's not that modified really is it ?
mods to the breather, oversize piston and some porting work. Oh and the holes drilled in the clutch cover.
In my short time in the AOMCC, I've seen more, er, modified things.

to be fair, eventually, I want to get my swingarm VH into an all weather reliable, usable tool.
it was as cheap to rebuild the wheels with stainless rims (they were shot) and avoid chrome, but that's the easy things.
What i did notice is that the bloody wheels are not aligned. Probably twisted frame as a result of sidecar use. I hadn't noticed (and neither had MOT man) but I guess it's stripped back down at some point for a frame straighten OR I look for another frame

[john.mitchell]

John, it is possible to get a frame staightened on a built bike. I had one done on a large jig once by a guy in Manchester - forget his details though.
John

[nevhunter]

Check you rim offset before blaming the frame. Some wheel builders don't know the original offset. Nev