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Well, as the video intro suggests, this is all going live quite a few months after I actually did this the work, as its taken a while to find the time to put the videos together. So, about 6 months too late, but - we were selected to show the Ariel at The Bike Shed Moto Show London 2024 that is (well, already has...) taking place in May at Tobacco Dock. The Bike Shed show is one of Europe's lar...

You may have seen the state of the sludge trap/purifier plugs in the past few videos; seized in, rounded, damage to the surrounding crank web area's...a proper state. After a few weeks of heating and bashing, we managed to finally get them out and some replacements in. Everywhere was out of stock to buy them, so having a Lathe and some spare time means we turned some new ones up! Run-out on the...

Well, I suppose its time we finish off this bottom end, and try to get these stubborn sludge trap plugs out; without destroying the crank. Sounds an easier task than you'd think...

With progress still on-going for my Grandad's Ariel, we have another project bike on our hands to keep us distracted in the winter months! My Brother recently got back his very FIRST road bike from when he was 16 years old, and it is in dire need of some TLC. Bit of a spit-shine resto on this one, getting it all functional and....semi-restored....as we don't do proper concourse on this channel!

With the piston and cylinder good to go, we just needed to turn up a new small end bush. Annoyingly, the reamer for this odd size was a couple of hundred quid - so some sketchy garage engineering will have to do.

We have a Piston! A new Hepolite oversized piston is going in the salvaged cylinder, after we managed to get a nice surface to hone up against in the previous video! Still to tackle the sludge trap/purifier plugs as they are turning out to be a right b d, but we'll cover that in an upcoming video.

I don't believe my eyes...it looks....like a Land Rover again?! Roof, rear windows and grill on, and a resprayed tub and bodywork makes this look pretty decent from a meter or so away, minus the glaring dents Nick couldn't be assed to fix. Still, a lot tidier than when he first got it! Lights fully wired and functional, and now it start on the button thanks to a new starter motor. Just the wiri...

Another installment on the Ariel rebuild. This time were determining if we can use a readily available piston, or if we'll need to figure something else out - with the help of the 1948 Hepolite Catalogue! Also turning up a new crankshaft bush to sort the wear issues out in the bottom end. Luckily nothing to in-depth required, just a new bush a few thou smaller.

Ariel progress about to come thick and fast. Previously Charlie picked up a very rusty 2nd hand cylinder that looked like it had spent the past 90 years in Atlantis - so today's job is trying to see if it can be saved....or if it will be joining the original in the scrap pile! May make a nice lamp out of it, who knows.

We're back! Some more build content coming soon, but first - a brief foray on a trip to Biarritz for Wheels & Waves 2024! The plan was to take Nick's Landy, but through sheer laziness and incompetence, we left it tOo late to book a bloody ferry! So, some rented mopeds will have to do! 4 days of drinking, skating, surfing and custom motorcycles in Southern France - what's not to love! Fuck all f...

A continuation of the dismantling of the Ariel LG250 engine. A lot more issues than we first hoped for, but atleast now there is a new cylinder with (most of) its fins to go back on....even if its in a right state. Progress on the rebuild to come think and fast now!

So remember a week or so ago when Nick finished the rebuild of his '30's Favor 350 and got it running again? Well its buggered. Again. Turn's out the oil-pump is completely wrong for this bike, and is turning in the opposite direction of what's needed for the engine rotation. Did I say we knew what we were doing?

Well, we've seen him seize it 6 times in 1 ride. We've seen the destroyed engine during the teardown. But now the Favor is back; and its running again! A discovery that the non-return valve was missing between oil-pump and crankcase seems to have been the culprit for the multiple previous breakdowns. Now its been fixed, but for how long this time?

The Land Rover lives! | Landy Log Part 3.

Rebuilding my Grandad's Vintage Motorcycle! The Ariel rebuild Part one: The Teardown!

TLDR; Total Loss Does Racing! Part 5 - Fixing Nick's F up!

Just how f d is Nick's Favor?

Can we get the Series 3 Land Rover to start? | Landy Log Part 2.

This bike survived the Nazis, can it survive Nick?!

Did Nick manage to save this Series 3 Land Rover? | Landy Log Part 1.

TLDR; Total Loss Does Racing! Part 4 - Freetech Endurance Race at Whilton Mill!

TLDR; Total Loss Does Racing! Part 3 - Friday Testing at Whilton Mill!

TLDR; Total Loss Does Racing! Part 2 - The Prep.

TLDR; Total Loss Does Racing! Part 1 - The Bike!

THE SHAKEDOWN: Not my FAVORite bike by any means...

Clearances are Exhausting.

All things must Die; including Petcock Seals...

Total Loss Does: M-Tech Lite Formula Renault