Daily Fixing and Riding Diary on an Ariel 2021

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Re: Daily Fixing and Riding Diary on an Ariel 2021

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Hope you don't have a club gear change shaft, found it impossible to drill. There's at least 10 miles in that tyre, what you on about?
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Roger Gwynn wrote: Thu Dec 30, 2021 3:31 pm Hope you don't have a club gear change shaft, found it impossible to drill. There's at least 10 miles in that tyre, what you on about?
Guess I'll find out tomorrow. I've bought a new drill bit so hopefully I'll get through it. I'll keep the tyre a a spare :D
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Got the hole in ok, good start.
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Those horrible front nuts holding the rocker box down are easy with my alloy head as I can get a socket on them from below.
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That should stop it falling off.
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Hi Steven a good job are you going to do the kick start as well i wish i through of that when i rebuilt my gearbox in the lock down and i have got new a new kick start shaft and gear selector shaft as well from Geoff brown at the clubs gearbox spares i could have put them in the lave to drill and tap them if they are hard :x HAPPY NEW YEAR to you
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Thanks Johnny, and a Happy New Year to you and all. yes I'll do the kick start too.
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Off to the Crazy Horse, lovely day
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Getting through Gloucester yesterday was foggy and freezing, soon realised it was January :D


This morning feels a bit cold but not too bad.

I'm in cindeford looking for a cash machine, just for you Vincent :D

Long story :D
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:oops: but Thanks !
give Sean and Allan a hug from me ! :lol:
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