Thank you Simon. It now looks like my carburation problem is actually ignition - or operator error! The Boyer instructions say their box can overheat if the ignition is left on too long. The instructions also say to wait until the unit charges before kicking (a few seconds). I read both instructions ...

Thank you guys! It's got a little over 80 miles on it now and it runs smooth and quiet and has lots of mid-range torque. It's a blast to ride with the higher bars and seat. It feels light and the brakes work well despite being a little spongy yet. But it's not all roses as it has been an absolute ...

I had fit the tank when mocking it together but final installation was more work than expected. The tank sits further forward and a little higher than it should probably because it was made in India.
The key switch (electronic ignition) is held in the tank by a top hat shaped piece I turned from ...

Thanks Ken!

Here's a couple more pictures of the seat work. the first shows the stitching at the "darts" and the second the fit on the bike. I got the dart too wide on the left and the nose of the leather sits higher on that side so I later pulled and re-stitched to get it to lay down better. I'm ...

A great looking bike. Nice job!

The problem I have previously encountered in painting over chrome is obtaining a decent key for the paint. By it's nature, chrome offers a hard surface finish - though clearly not a rust free one - but after 70 years I can forgive that. It is not simply a case of scuffing it with wire wool or a ...

If the last posts didn't give the anoraks enough to wonder at maybe this will...

Decided that repop seat covers were too expensive/cheap so decided to make my own copy from heavy leather. (living off my savings so gotta save where I can...) It is a "wonder if this will work?" exercise but seems to ...

OK - the last post was still pretty small stuff, but she's getting closer.

Installed the SRM electronic ignition and timed it. :geek:
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Then rebuilt a dynamo to keep up the battery. The donor dyno seemed almost new!
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Scanning back through my last few posts it all seems little stuff - small beer.
Hopefully there is more here but it starts small - didn't want a big headlight to hold all the electrical gubbins so made a little dash to hold an ammeter and headlight switch
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Hi Chris, At least 2 different people have told me they fly their bikes to Europe on Air Canada for about $1500 to tour over there. The bike flies on the same plane and they ride it from the airport. Makes me think you can find something cheaper than $2000.