Ariel Owners Motorcycle Club

Posted: **Sun Jan 24, 2021 3:57 pm**

Stretch the upper over the last, with pins holding in place before glueing

Finshed glueing onto the last before sewing the welt

Posted: **Sun Jan 24, 2021 4:02 pm**

I've stuck the outer sole on now have to sew through the welt into the outer sole

Posted: **Sun Jan 24, 2021 7:13 pm**

Row of stitching through the welt into the outer leather sole

Then I stuck some 6mm rubber on the sole and then stacked up leather to form a heel. That to is topped off with 6mm rubber

Finshed

Posted: **Sun Jan 24, 2021 7:57 pm**

Are you not using old tyres for the sole.

Dave

Posted: **Sun Jan 24, 2021 8:17 pm**

dave.owen wrote:Are you not using old tyres for the sole.

Dave

I'm not, but a good idea.

Posted: **Sun Jan 24, 2021 8:54 pm**

Very nice, a second life?

Posted: **Mon Jan 25, 2021 1:01 pm**

adrie.degraaff wrote:Very nice, a second life?

Who knows, how does "Bere Island Boots" sound

Posted: **Mon Jan 25, 2021 1:45 pm**

I remember in the 80s having boots the soles had some pattern as tt100 tyres.

Dave

Posted: **Mon Jan 25, 2021 6:32 pm**

Steven.Carter wrote: How does "Bere Island Boots" sound

OK . . Are they all Left-Footers, or do you have a right Last as well ?

Bob

Posted: **Mon Jan 25, 2021 7:33 pm**

Steven.Carter wrote:Who knows, how does "Bere Island Boots" sound

No it has to be more classy like SC in gold

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Daily Fixing and Riding Diary on an Ariel 2021