Ariel Riding and Fixing 2023

[Steven.Carter]

maybe if I work hard for at least one more year, I will understand that the meaning of life is not returning and I will start eating more on my Ariel and she will visit my friends more often. I would really like to ride today, but there is still something I have to finish and so I don't have time to enjoy...

Well, we all hope for more riding time then after an hour or so you hope for a coffee, then another hour so passes then you start hoping for another coffee. Maybe its the coffee I'm after
Just arrived into Magor services. Its my favourite on the M4, the fuel is always reasonably priced, you can park outside near the pumps and get a roll and coffee

[Steven.Carter]

Bike made it to the Fishguard, no problems except for, well, Wales has introduced a 20mph town speed limit over the entire country, but some drivers on the M4 think that it applies to them!! At least 3 really slow cars doing I'd, say only 30mph.
Anyway I've my feet up in the ferry.

[Steven.Carter]

An exciting trip into Bere Island last night. I arrived at the pontoon around 11pm, too late for any ferry, I'd have to wait till morning, so my plan was to kip down in the camping trailer. About 1pm I gets a woken up, Steven, is that you. The ferry had come out to bring in some people who had gone to a meeting so I managed to get back home. Result

[Vincent.vanGinneke]

Nice to know the right people and that they know you !

[Simon.Gardiner]

'Ere, where did that front disc come from, that wasn't there last time we saw a pic of the 650?! !

SG

[Steven.Carter]

'Ere, where did that front disc come from, that wasn't there last time we saw a pic of the 650?! !

SG

Eek I've been found out,, its something that did slightly bother me with a heavy trailer not having a particular good front brake. My previous twin leading shoe I had was good but faded badly. Then Mark Whitaker did one for his Huntmaster and thought it would work for me. It did.

[Steven.Carter]

Nice to know the right people and that they know you !

Yes its lovely really. They all would come out and get me if I asked but I'll leave that favor for an emergency.

[Vincent.vanGinneke]

Tell us all about that front disc !

Drawings , materials , construction , Make , Beer, wotnot.

[dave.owen]

Royal Enfield,, complete front wheel I believe

[Steven.Carter]

Royal Enfield,, complete front wheel I believe

It is Dave,, and caliper. I just cut a bit of 5mm steel to shape, drilled a few holes. I had to shape the matting surface of the metal to match the mudguard bracket on the fork station so that when I bolted it up it stayed straight.
I also welded on a spacer onto the bottom mudguard bracket for the same reason. I made cardboard patterns to start with them made an aluminium one to see if it all worked out alright. Then I gave the pattern to Alan to cut out and weld the spacer for me.