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Title: Excellent skills and knowledge
Post by: Ian on April 29, 2020, 11:47:23 AM: This was taken from an article on Rideapart
Title: Re: Excellent skills and knowledge
Post by: Smithy on April 29, 2020, 12:27:51 PM: Thanks Ian that is fabulous. What a very skilled man and what a lovely, although impractical, bike. My wife and I visited a folk museum near Hutton-le-Hole in Yorkshire (began with an r but I can't remember exactly) and they had a section for agricultural implements awaiting restoration. One was a rotavator with a big side valve J.A.P engine and my wife said 'there you go you could get that running'. I said flippantly that if I did I would want to put it in a motorbike frame. Sadly I was dreaming as I don't have his level of skill but I wish I did. A nice sv engine green laner would be lovely.

Ian

p.s. Maybe if I bought a flat cap my skill level would climb!
Title: Re: Excellent skills and knowledge
Post by: CrazyFrog on April 29, 2020, 03:51:57 PM: Quote from: Smithy on April 29, 2020, 12:27:51 PM
p.s. Maybe if I bought a flat cap my skill level would climb!

I read that as 'cat flap' ;D. I think this lockdown is starting to get to me. ???
Title: Re: Excellent skills and knowledge
Post by: Moto63 on April 29, 2020, 06:55:06 PM: Yes very nice indeedy... thanks for posting Ian 👍
Title: Re: Excellent skills and knowledge
Post by: Smithy on April 30, 2020, 05:57:05 AM: Quote from: CrazyFrog on April 29, 2020, 03:51:57 PM
Quote from: Smithy on April 29, 2020, 12:27:51 PM
p.s. Maybe if I bought a flat cap my skill level would climb!

I read that as 'cat flap' ;D. I think this lockdown is starting to get to me. ???

Who knows Pete maybe a cat flap would help more than a flat cap. Mind you I think my dog would worry what was coming if I put in a cat flap!

Ian
Title: Re: Excellent skills and knowledge
Post by: spooky on April 30, 2020, 07:00:58 AM: Ryedale Folk Museum...😁
Title: Re: Excellent skills and knowledge
Post by: Smithy on April 30, 2020, 07:40:28 AM: That's the one! My friend Trevor looks after their clocks which is why we visited. Lovely place to go for a day out and there is a great teashop just next door in the village.

Ian
Title: Re: Excellent skills and knowledge
Post by: iansoady on April 30, 2020, 09:50:04 AM: There are some really skilled people about. There's an interesting thread on another forum - a bloke building a 1/4 scale De Havilland engine. Not my cup of tea in itself but what work. And with fairly basic machine tools as well!

https://revtothelimit.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=302
Title: Re: Excellent skills and knowledge
Post by: mthee on April 30, 2020, 11:26:30 AM: Quote from: Ian on April 29, 2020, 11:47:23 AM
This was taken from an article on Rideapart

Amazing story told by enigmatic, owner with skills, bit of history, brass balls (funny!) and the sound of the bike itself running at the end (thank goodness) Many thanks for posting.
Title: Re: Excellent skills and knowledge
Post by: Moto63 on April 30, 2020, 05:33:18 PM: My sons initials are JAP.... he thinks it’s well cool to have an olds cool Brit engine with his initials on the side.