That was Triumph's version of an 'oil alert system'....when it stopped leaking it was time to top it up.....they were way ahead of Honda's oil alert system and far simpler🤣🤣🤣
Really great having you back in the shop and making videos with Mitch . You can really tell when someone truly enjoys what they are doing. Paul seems like the kinda guy you could just watch for hours working and not loose focus on what he is doing.
It was quite common in GB back in the '70s to run short of vehicle building parts due to labour strikes, particularly Lucas, hence the French parts ( Cibie /Ducelier usually).Keep up the good work, nice to have you back
Thanks Ray. I got the headlight from a friend, who had no idea where he picked it up from. It definitely did not come with the bike, no matter what labour strikes were going on back in the UK in the 70's... thanks for watching!😁
My first motorcycle at age 16 in 1962 was a 1957 Tiger Cub that my Brother in Law bought me for $100. I rode it home from Torrance Ca to the San Bernardino mountains. I loved that bike but traded it in for a Tohatsu Runpet Sport that was really a kick. Traded that one in for a 1965 Tiger Cub that was pristine But it got stolen ( I did retrieve it though). These were/are wonderful little gems of a bygone era. Thanks for this series Paul!
Nice to see the Tiger Cub firing up. Looking forward to seeing it with some tuning. As soon I saw it not running, I thought it was 180 degrees out. I have a special talent for setting up timing 180 out (it’s my super power). Based on the two recent restorations I’ve completed, I estimated $8,000 for that project. Just over $6,000 is a steal. Oh, those medical tweezers are called a hemostat I think. I bought a set of snap-on tweezers with a set of those 35 years ago. Worth their weight in gold.
I am going through chemo for lung cancer and watching your videos inspires me. I will be adding a hard tail to my sportster as soon as the weather gets warm . But in the meantime I enjoy your videos. thanks .
As always, thank you Paul, Mitch & Yves! Congrats on getting the Cub running! And it's very clear you're happy with it. I'm so pleased that you're feeling better. I hope you continue on that trend. I bought a couple T-shirts, as well. Hope you & yours have a nice holiday.
Paul, I oowned a 1970 or 71 Cub. My wife and I had the best time putting around on that little bike. Was so hard to start cold! I sometimes gave up trying. Once it was running and warned up----1 kick got the job done! But I loved that little thing!
I've seen a few of your videos and hadn't realized you were in British Columbia. Tallying up the bill for your Cub raised an issue for us Canadians. Our weak dollar and escalating shipping costs make it more and more difficult to justify restoring and running vintage bikes. As snowbirds, my wife and I are fortunate enough to be able to spend winters in the warmer climes of California. I time this with acquiring my needed parts while in the US. I have saved hundreds of dollars in shipping costs alone. Not to mention the vast availability of parts in the US over Canada. Buying out of the UK/ Europe is a different story altogether. Were it not for my winter residence, my passion for old bikes would be seriously curtailed. Your Cub is a jewel and a credit to your hard work. I hope your health continues to improve and cheers from Calgary.
Thanks Jeff. Yes, it does cost extra living in Canada, but I am ok with that. I really do enjoy working on older motorcycles, and I can afford to do it. I count myself as fortunate...😉
I´m glad to see you back in the shop. You always surpass my expectations. Estou clicando aqui do Brasil. Acompanho seu trabalho desde sempre. I´m realy apreciate you job! I hope all goes well with your recovery. Abraço!
The best feeling ever hearing the bike running 😄👍 The stuff your doing Paul is way over my head, but you explain things where I can mostly understand what’s going on. Your a great teacher😊
Good wishes and good health Paul from fans in Ireland.. Wonderful to see you motoring under your own power again..lots more projects and entertainment to come we hope..
Hey!! I bought my Tiger Cub in 1971 for $125 and 9 months later sold it for $175. Regretted that for literally 50 years... And that's why I got this Tiger Cub. Thanks for watching...
Paul, you’re looking great! It’s great to see you again. Look forward to each new video. Hi Mitch, keep up the great videography. Paul and Mitch, like ham and Swiss.
*STANDING APPLAUSE* 😁👏👏👏👏 This is such an awesome bike and you are lucky to have friends like him and Mitch to help you out.... I've literally been stuck under a car and my "friends" just stood there laughing at me. LoL
@@paulbrodie - No they was not and no matter what I do I end up meeting people like that.... That's why I stopped trusting anyone younger than me because in the off chance I get injured while building something, I'd rather have them helping me than filming me and posting it on social media for views. SMH
There were two bikes back when I was fourteen. A Honda 150 Bently and a Tiger Cub, the Honda ran like a sewing machine. No leaks, then you have the Cub, and it kicked back like a mule. Fluid leaks finicky starting. Then you rode one flat out, the longer stroke and while laying out you could reach down and start moving the distributor and hang on. One thing I remember was with a megaphone exhaust it had the sweetest back rap. Great small bike, thanks for vid.
John, thanks for commenting. I'm assuming it was the Cub that had the distributor? Which was on the right side of the bike... How did you reach down with your left hand (right hand on the throttle..) and make adjustments? You must be a contortionist!
Mastery at its finest. Hope the rest of your treatment is 100%..my wife suffered advanced breast cancer. She looked very deeply into the effects of everything she ate as well as exploring ‘alternative’treatments...which led to a total overhaul of her diet,lifestyle and the use of some herbal treatments. All this,combined with surgery,chemo.and radiation treatments greatly helped her recovery and return to health. The nurses looking after her were astonished how unaffected she was by all the invasive treatments as well as her 5km daily walk along the beach....All the best.
Wow, i woke up in the middle of the night thinking about how i missed your videos, just to see that you came back, thank you for giving us your time and showing us your magic way of doing things, greetings from 🇧🇷
Hey Paul well the cub vids as well as Excelsior vid got me motivated and my 7 year silent BSA 441 got a 30 day complete rebuild frame up waiting on rings to bed in. Enjoy the bike a youtube guy Paul Henshaw has some great UK 250 cub trails rides up. Wish I had a good welder in Van to make a proper GS exhaust pipe,
Great job on the bike Paul. I think seat looks great as well. Looking forward to hearing your hand crafted exhaust pipe at idle, perhaps for its maiden voyage when the weather warms up. Happy for you and glad you and Mitch are back in the shop...........wayne
You're a bloody genius Paul with that headlight. Very ingenious on the removal tool, that is where a borescope would have come in handy, and they make a small 3 prong grabber for getting things out of small holes. I am getting closer to securing a painter to give me an estimate on painting the entire bike ( 441 victor ). I have no idea what that is going to cost. I guessed $5500.00 on the parts. The thing about that cost is the joy in doing what you love to do so hey it's cheap. I have not added up the parts on my bike yet but after 20 years of collecting parts it doesn't make much difference to me. Hope you're feeling good and keep making the video's.
Thank you Lloyd. Paint is one of those items that has seen dramatic increases since Covid. My paint supplier told me that there is a increase every time they order from the distributor. And labour hasn't gone down at all. Maybe you should sit down when the paint quote comes in! Yes, I do it anyway because I love bikes too. Yes, I am slowly getting stronger, so thank you for that too! Mitch and I are still making new videos...
Paul, glad to see you back. Working on these old Brits is good therapy. The part number for NGK BR8ES is 5422. Most autoparts stores have them but the people working the counter can't find them in the system without the part number. They will try to look up a Tiger cub. Yeah right. All NGK plugs are resistor style these days. Shouldn't be a problem with your ei. I'd be a little afraid of that 6, it's on the hot side. Sounds like it might be really lean. Maybe raise the carb needle.
Thanks Mitch. Yes, I need to find some old stock NGK 8's with the R. 6 is a hot plug, I would prefer an 8. Maybe it sounded lean, but the plug was black...
@@paulbrodie I was a little confused on the timing. I couldn't tell on the first attempt if the bike was running or just spinning over with the rollers at 160 out. On the later attempts it sounds like it was running but timing was pretty far off and when you advanced it twice it seemed to get worse.
@@mitchburk5112 Yes I know what you mean. When it was out 180 degrees, I didn't think it was running, but Mitch and Yves both said it was, from different viewpoints of course. Now the jetting is out, so it's hard to tell how well it was running...
Those are some great tricks to get your TDC stopper out of the cylinder, especially with the forceps. This just reminds me that I need to get some more of them. The forceps are also excellent for pinching off fuel line and even vacuum line which comes in handy tracking down vacuum leaks. Speaking of vacuum line, I’ve used vacuum line as well as plastic air line hooked up to my vacuum pump that is normally used for leak testing. Have actually used the suction tube on my solvent siphon gun that’s powered by compressed air and the Venturi effect. Always happy to see more new content coming from your channel and happy to see you being so energetic and getting so much accomplished. Take care of yourself and great job on another episode. 👍
Congratulations on the Cub first start. Hoping to get mine going soon and am planning a similar LED/Battery lighting system as I have the same ignition system as you. Great to see you back in the shop.
Mr. Turner would appreciate so much love and attention poured into a bike built as a low cost commuter for the working man. My Father-in-Law rode one from Newcastle to Sunderland every day to his apprenticeship on slightly larger displacement machinery at William Doxford & Sons.
@@paulbrodie Yes but this single gives memories back, I think most of us start with them. This particular 6 is without muffler, little bit rare today and your video starts dreams in my mind, my first touches with motorbikes when I was 9. Big thanks Paul, you are very good teacher and story teller.
@@ivansemanco6976 Thanks Ivan. I got my fascination with motorcycles when I was 9 as well. My Father took me to a steeplechase race in Southampton and I got hooked on the noise, speed and excitement! 😉
You are looking well Paul! I have given up adding up invoices, it is just too frightening, and at the end of the day I restore old bikes for pleasure, and, well, you can't take it with you. I envy your shop Paul.
Hi Paul, Nice job removing the piston stop from the cylinder. I know most people panic about dropping stuff into a cylinder, you have shown there is no need to panic. On R44 helicopters, We drop the exhaust valves back into the cylinders to ream the guides with the cylinders still installed. With a little patience the valves are jiggled back into position. Admittedly the cylinders are horizontal...
thanks for sharing your skill experience i'm learning little by little on everything from bike framing to motorcycle know how. I also have a great mentor and his skills together with your channel wow I am blessed. Calculations don't come easy for me but trying to figure it out your way makes it easier. Thank GOD you recovered in the right time. I'm happy you're back, that voice makes us understand better too :). Well good to hear from you sir. More power stay healthy and listen to your body, don't ignore it ( in case you don't like listening ). just like any carbon based machine.
Great to see your Cub running! Your videos have helped me enormously with my ‘58 Cub restoration. I often took screenshots of your videos. Interesting the cost so far...my cub is now road legal, the total costs to buy and restore and put on the road about double yours, but I had to use machine shops and a commercial painter. Regards, Al
wow, experts at work, nice shop, what looks like a Monza engine on the wall and what looks like a Hawk in the snow, functional and interesting place, thanks for sharing
made my day this instalment paul & mitch thankyou !! i guessed sub $7.000 so in the ball park but you still have a bit to go yet i know before you`re happy with the final package, but what a superb machine paul !, keep your chin up mr, 😊👍💥
Nice work, Paul, good to here the sound after so many years. I have happy memories of my Tiger Cub, which I used to work on under a street lamp, and set the timing by the sound of it running. Cost me £50! Slightly flexible front forks. Mine leaked oil too.
I had a cub in 1977-78. A great little bike. Triumph should have carried on making them for the trials market with a better oil line connection to the bottom of the crank case! Nice to see this one in such great shape.
Hi Paul. I’m sorry to hear of your recent diagnosis and wish you a speedy recovery. You mention that you are about to go on Chemo - a friend of mine’s wife had to have treatment with Chemo as a major part of her treatment. I not sure where she came across this information but she found an article referring to the Chemo’s efficacy. The article stated that if the patient fasted the day before the Chemo adiminstered, it would greatly reduced side effects that are associated with the treatment. It certainly worked for her and as far as I know she is in good health and in remission. It's great to see the brilliant results of your endevers. The colour of the Cub’s tank really gives the bike a classic look. Best regards John 🇬🇧 (a fellow Cub owner)
Hi John, I have been on chemo for over four months now. I think I am fortunate not to have any side effects from my treatment, so no need to fast beforehand.. That's great you also have a Cub. They really are neat little bikes. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Soooo glad to see your posts again! Several lifetimes ago for me, we called those tweezers roach clips. No further comment on that. Great video! There is a 68 basket case 650 Triumph for sale here locally (Los Angeles) and the cost of your Cub work makes me think I may be able to manage it.
Paul Surgical clamps have saved my bacon more times than I can remember everybody should have at least one pair in there toolbox the cheapest place to get them in the uk is fishing tackle suppliers as they are used to remove hooks from the fishes mouth. You can also get them in all lengths from surgical suppliers. Great vid as always. Jon.
Thats nice, I estimated around 6000 and then added 20% budget overdraw and ended up 7200,- . Nice to see you in the shop again, waiting for milling time!
Oh the joys of ignition timing. When you said it was at 150 I was like Woah, but then when you showed the wheel and I saw it was almost 180 degrees off, I was Oh, because I've had that happen as well on a car that it ran at about 180 degrees off. Definitely sounds like she needs a little tune up, but the hardest part is done and she's running. As usual, good to see you keeping busy and back in the shop.
So glad you’re doing well health wise. Enjoy your presentation format especially the metalworking processes. I’m a retired machinist and motorcycle enthusiast having been a rider and bike modifier although not nearly your level, for 55 years. I wonder why you didn’t use a dial indicator to find top dead center on the cub.
Keith, thanks for watching and commenting. The spark pug hole is at an angle to the cylinder bore, so I cannot get true reading from the dial indicator. Make sense?
I Realy Enjoyde Watching You Tinkering About With The Triump,It Is A Lovely Looking Little Bike, You A Good At What You Do,I Am Sure It Will Be Sounding Sweet Soon.
Cubs are cool! Yours is ultra clean. "The cost" I once did a garden variety fix up to ride job on an R75/6...........................................At the well over 3000.00 level I threw in the towel. Rode it once or twice. "What was I thinking?"............By the time the rest of the mechanical issues were fixed, then cosmetics...........I would have been at 4 times value of bike,at least. And still would have had a clunker sitting here. Traded it for something modern and considered it a life lesson.
We all do things for different reasons. I knew what kind of Cub I wanted and started buying the parts I liked. I have no regrets. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@paulbrodie Hey, had to tell you about the Tiger Cub I was buying. I didn't bought it, but instead I got myself a 1966 BSA C15. Not a project and not in original condition, but a running bike. A perfect project for turning it a classic trial/ green laner type like yours.
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Every new episode since your diagnosis just makes me happier and happier. Glad you're doing well.
Thank you Darren. Appreciate your comment... 🥺
Im most definitely in agreement with Paul’s health…awesome 👍😊❤️🙏
@@davidsnyder2000 Thanks!
Great to see some premium content back on TH-cam! Cheers Paul
Thank you 10trimble. Don't forget Mitch! I cannot film myself...😉
If it didn’t leak oil, people would doubt it was really British! Glad to see you looking so well.
Thank you Gabriel... 😉
That was Triumph's version of an 'oil alert system'....when it stopped leaking it was time to top it up.....they were way ahead of Honda's oil alert system and far simpler🤣🤣🤣
@@howardosborne8647 Yes, I have heard that before... Thanks for watching! 😉
Really great having you back in the shop and making videos with Mitch . You can really tell when someone truly enjoys what they are doing. Paul seems like the kinda guy you could just watch for hours working and not loose focus on what he is doing.
Thank you James! 🙂
So happy to see you back to making genuine content frequently again. Beautiful human being.
Thank you Steve. Appreciate your comments! 🤨
It was quite common in GB back in the '70s to run short of vehicle building parts due to labour strikes, particularly Lucas, hence the French parts ( Cibie /Ducelier usually).Keep up the good work, nice to have you back
Thanks Ray. I got the headlight from a friend, who had no idea where he picked it up from. It definitely did not come with the bike, no matter what labour strikes were going on back in the UK in the 70's... thanks for watching!😁
Brilliant to see and hear the Cub get back its roar. The bike looks a million dollars, mate. Fantastic job.
Thanks Phil. The Cub does have a roar, it just needs a bit of carb tuning! 🙂
Nice bit of keyhole surgery retrieving the foreign body. The parting shots of the Honda was a brilliant touch.
Thanks Craig. Yes, we will get around to showing more of that CR750 race bike.
My first motorcycle at age 16 in 1962 was a 1957 Tiger Cub that my Brother in Law bought me for $100. I rode it home from Torrance Ca to the San Bernardino mountains. I loved that bike but traded it in for a Tohatsu Runpet Sport that was really a kick. Traded that one in for a 1965 Tiger Cub that was pristine But it got stolen ( I did retrieve it though). These were/are wonderful little gems of a bygone era. Thanks for this series Paul!
Jim, thanks for watching and telling stories!
Great watching you diagnose problems and how you resolve them Paul. Enjoying every episode and wishing you all the best. Excellent video Mitch!
Thank you thumpershd! 😉
Nice to see the Tiger Cub firing up. Looking forward to seeing it with some tuning. As soon I saw it not running, I thought it was 180 degrees out. I have a special talent for setting up timing 180 out (it’s my super power). Based on the two recent restorations I’ve completed, I estimated $8,000 for that project. Just over $6,000 is a steal. Oh, those medical tweezers are called a hemostat I think. I bought a set of snap-on tweezers with a set of those 35 years ago. Worth their weight in gold.
Thank you Andrew. I must be a very thrifty shopper! 🙂
I thought it was a 'stent' or summat!
I am going through chemo for lung cancer and watching your videos inspires me. I will be adding a hard tail to my sportster as soon as the weather gets warm . But in the meantime I enjoy your videos. thanks .
Phillip, sorry to hear you are having your own battle and are going through chemo. I wish you the very best and hope you get well. It is not easy...
As always, thank you Paul, Mitch & Yves! Congrats on getting the Cub running! And it's very clear you're happy with it. I'm so pleased that you're feeling better. I hope you continue on that trend. I bought a couple T-shirts, as well. Hope you & yours have a nice holiday.
Thanks Alan! I am getting stronger, and Mitch and I are enjoying ourselves making videos! ☺
Paul, I oowned a 1970 or 71 Cub. My wife and I had the best time putting around on that little bike. Was so hard to start cold! I sometimes gave up trying. Once it was running and warned up----1 kick got the job done! But I loved that little thing!
Patrick, thanks for commenting. My Cub is now insured, just waiting for warmer weather! 😉
I've seen a few of your videos and hadn't realized you were in British Columbia. Tallying up the bill for your Cub raised an issue for us Canadians. Our weak dollar and escalating shipping costs make it more and more difficult to justify restoring and running vintage bikes. As snowbirds, my wife and I are fortunate enough to be able to spend winters in the warmer climes of California. I time this with acquiring my needed parts while in the US. I have saved hundreds of dollars in shipping costs alone. Not to mention the vast availability of parts in the US over Canada. Buying out of the UK/ Europe is a different story altogether. Were it not for my winter residence, my passion for old bikes would be seriously curtailed. Your Cub is a jewel and a credit to your hard work. I hope your health continues to improve and cheers from Calgary.
Thanks Jeff. Yes, it does cost extra living in Canada, but I am ok with that. I really do enjoy working on older motorcycles, and I can afford to do it. I count myself as fortunate...😉
Exciting! First runs always are. Good luck with the chemo, and the carb tuning! Thanks Paul. Les in UK
Thanks Les. Yes, I did not anticipate the 180 degree issue... I will be happier when the carb is tuned. Too cold outside right now... 😃
I´m glad to see you back in the shop. You always surpass my expectations. Estou clicando aqui do Brasil. Acompanho seu trabalho desde sempre. I´m realy apreciate you job! I hope all goes well with your recovery. Abraço!
Thank you very much! 😉
I love the TDC tool retrieval. Truly a humble man the way you went about it.👌👌👍🇦🇺
Thanks. I sure didn't want to take off the cylinder head again...
The best feeling ever hearing the bike running 😄👍 The stuff your doing Paul is way over my head, but you explain things where I can mostly understand what’s going on. Your a great teacher😊
David, thanks for watching!
Good to see you are doing better and also good to hear the cub running. 👍
that was 6 support 64 tiger cub from Beaumont California
Thank you. 😉
❤So glad youre are back, and doing what you love. Thank you for sharing all your knowledge with us. I have seen all your videos
Thank you Jan. Appreciate your support.. 😶
I am really glad you are back in swing thank you so much for sharing your talent. I wish you strength
Thank you. Appreciate your comments.. 😉
Good wishes and good health Paul from fans in Ireland.. Wonderful to see you motoring under your own power again..lots more projects and entertainment to come we hope..
Hello Ireland! Thanks for your support. Yes, I hope that Mitch and I make a lot more videos. We're not done yet!
Whoa !!! In 1965 I bought my "59 Triumph Tiger Cub for $300 . Years later I sold it for $75 and a ride home . Have been riding metrics since then .
Hey!! I bought my Tiger Cub in 1971 for $125 and 9 months later sold it for $175. Regretted that for literally 50 years... And that's why I got this Tiger Cub. Thanks for watching...
Surprised me Paul, I thought double that. Glad to see you back doing what you enjoy doing. Thank you for sharing. Regards from across the pond
I had guessed $12k!
Thank you Michael. I think a part of it must be because I am a very thrifty shopper! 🤫
Great to see it running, you are looking well too. 👍
Thank you Chris. Just need a little carb tuning! 🙄
i love the humble brag "I don't know if you can say that about your side stand"
Yes, I am fussy about my side stand. Thanks for watching!
love the small displacement vintage bikes Paul; thanks for sharing; be well.
Thank you Jim! 😉
Paul, you’re looking great! It’s great to see you again. Look forward to each new video. Hi Mitch, keep up the great videography. Paul and Mitch, like ham and Swiss.
Thank you Dennis! 😶
*STANDING APPLAUSE* 😁👏👏👏👏
This is such an awesome bike and you are lucky to have friends like him and Mitch to help you out.... I've literally been stuck under a car and my "friends" just stood there laughing at me. LoL
Thank you. Your friends don't sound like your true friends..
@@paulbrodie - No they was not and no matter what I do I end up meeting people like that.... That's why I stopped trusting anyone younger than me because in the off chance I get injured while building something, I'd rather have them helping me than filming me and posting it on social media for views. SMH
@@xpndblhero5170 Sorry to hear your situation is like that. Hope you meet a better class of friends... ☺
It's fascinating seeing one that looks almost brand new. Good luck.
Thank you very much....
There were two bikes back when I was fourteen. A Honda 150 Bently and a Tiger Cub, the Honda ran like a sewing machine. No leaks, then you have the Cub, and it kicked back like a mule. Fluid leaks finicky starting. Then you rode one flat out, the longer stroke and while laying out you could reach down and start moving the distributor and hang on. One thing I remember was with a megaphone exhaust it had the sweetest back rap. Great small bike, thanks for vid.
John, thanks for commenting. I'm assuming it was the Cub that had the distributor? Which was on the right side of the bike... How did you reach down with your left hand (right hand on the throttle..) and make adjustments? You must be a contortionist!
Mastery at its finest. Hope the rest of your treatment is 100%..my wife suffered advanced breast cancer. She looked very deeply into the effects of everything she ate as well as exploring ‘alternative’treatments...which led to a total overhaul of her diet,lifestyle and the use of some herbal treatments. All this,combined with surgery,chemo.and radiation treatments greatly helped her recovery and return to health. The nurses looking after her were astonished how unaffected she was by all the invasive treatments as well as her 5km daily walk along the beach....All the best.
Thanks Felix. Yes, I believe in alternative treatments too.
Paul you always amaze me how you can find solutions to problems that pop up. Have a good Christmas and continue to feel better.
Thanks Hoggdoc. I don't give up on those "little problems!" Happy Holidays to you as well :)
Wow, i woke up in the middle of the night thinking about how i missed your videos, just to see that you came back, thank you for giving us your time and showing us your magic way of doing things, greetings from 🇧🇷
Thank you very much. We appreciate you liking our videos.
Great to see even the masters don't get it easy all the time :-) - another great video guys - thanks 👍
Thank you. Yes, shop stuff does not always go smoothly... 😄
You are amazing. Love your work.
Thank you Leo.
Hey Paul well the cub vids as well as Excelsior vid got me motivated and my 7 year silent BSA 441 got a 30 day complete rebuild frame up waiting on rings to bed in. Enjoy the bike a youtube guy Paul Henshaw has some great UK 250 cub trails rides up. Wish I had a good welder in Van to make a proper GS exhaust pipe,
Glad you got motivated! Sounds good to me. Yes, it is hard to find a good welder these days!
Excellent to see her running!!!!!!
You know what they say about old brit bikes & cars, if they stop leaking oil, then there's no oil left!!! 😝
Yes, I have heard that about the oil situation...
Just a little tlc needed and away Paul, great work as usual
Thank you Dean.
It’s alive! Excellent stuff.
Thanks!
Wow. A sand cast CB750 racer. I'd like to hear that one start up. Great video as usual, Paul
Thanks for liking our video. Actually, it's a CR750 racer. Not mine, we won't be firing it up. I have to mount the front fender..
Great job Paul, well done! Great to see you getting back into it!
Thank you Nick.. 🙂
Ya looking better,hope your feeling better.keep up the good work 👍
Thank you Lee! 😀
Great job on the bike Paul. I think seat looks great as well. Looking forward to hearing your hand crafted exhaust pipe at idle, perhaps for its maiden voyage when the weather warms up. Happy for you and glad you and Mitch are back in the shop...........wayne
Thank you Wayne. Yes, I am looking forward to first ride on a much warmer day! 🙂
You're a bloody genius Paul with that headlight. Very ingenious on the removal tool, that is where a borescope would have come in handy, and they make a small 3 prong grabber for getting things out of small holes.
I am getting closer to securing a painter to give me an estimate on painting the entire bike ( 441 victor ). I have no idea what that is going to cost. I guessed $5500.00 on the parts. The thing about that cost is the joy in doing what you love to do so hey it's cheap. I have not added up the parts on my bike yet but after 20 years of collecting parts it doesn't make much difference to me. Hope you're feeling good and keep making the video's.
Thank you Lloyd. Paint is one of those items that has seen dramatic increases since Covid. My paint supplier told me that there is a increase every time they order from the distributor. And labour hasn't gone down at all. Maybe you should sit down when the paint quote comes in! Yes, I do it anyway because I love bikes too. Yes, I am slowly getting stronger, so thank you for that too! Mitch and I are still making new videos...
Awesome to see you back in action Paul. Always enjoy your videos.
Thanks Stefan...
Great to see you in good shape Paul! Nice to hear the Cub!keep on fighting!
Thank you Sebastien.
Good to see you back. I'm a car guy but I enjoy watching you .
Thanks Steve. It's good to be back...
Paul, glad to see you back. Working on these old Brits is good therapy. The part number for NGK BR8ES is 5422. Most autoparts stores have them but the people working the counter can't find them in the system without the part number. They will try to look up a Tiger cub. Yeah right. All NGK plugs are resistor style these days. Shouldn't be a problem with your ei. I'd be a little afraid of that 6, it's on the hot side. Sounds like it might be really lean. Maybe raise the carb needle.
Thanks Mitch. Yes, I need to find some old stock NGK 8's with the R. 6 is a hot plug, I would prefer an 8. Maybe it sounded lean, but the plug was black...
@@paulbrodie I was a little confused on the timing. I couldn't tell on the first attempt if the bike was running or just spinning over with the rollers at 160 out. On the later attempts it sounds like it was running but timing was pretty far off and when you advanced it twice it seemed to get worse.
@@mitchburk5112 Yes I know what you mean. When it was out 180 degrees, I didn't think it was running, but Mitch and Yves both said it was, from different viewpoints of course. Now the jetting is out, so it's hard to tell how well it was running...
Yay! You've built a beautiful little Triumph! May you enjoy it for many years to come! Sorry for all the explanation points but I'm happy for you.
Thanks Matthew! No worries!!
Great work she looks amazing 💪🏻💪🏻
Thank you Jimi.. 😉
I remember the first start of an old bike I restored…it took me a bit longer…but it was a good day. 👍👍👍
I get a bit nervous firing up a motor for the first time...
Glad to see you guys back on the horse. Cheers.
Thanks Geoffrey!
Those are some great tricks to get your TDC stopper out of the cylinder, especially with the forceps. This just reminds me that I need to get some more of them. The forceps are also excellent for pinching off fuel line and even vacuum line which comes in handy tracking down vacuum leaks. Speaking of vacuum line, I’ve used vacuum line as well as plastic air line hooked up to my vacuum pump that is normally used for leak testing. Have actually used the suction tube on my solvent siphon gun that’s powered by compressed air and the Venturi effect.
Always happy to see more new content coming from your channel and happy to see you being so energetic and getting so much accomplished. Take care of yourself and great job on another episode. 👍
Thank you Lewis. Appreciate your comments. 😙
@@LazloNQ Thanks Lazlo. I don't think the small straw would have worked in this situation...😉
Congratulations on the Cub first start. Hoping to get mine going soon and am planning a similar LED/Battery lighting system as I have the same ignition system as you. Great to see you back in the shop.
always looking forward for your and Mitch videos!
Thanks! 😁
Mr. Turner would appreciate so much love and attention poured into a bike built as a low cost commuter for the working man. My Father-in-Law rode one from Newcastle to Sunderland every day to his apprenticeship on slightly larger displacement machinery at William Doxford & Sons.
Philip, thanks for watching and commenting.
GOOD MAN YOUR LOOKING BETTER EACH TIME I SEE YOU thanks for sharing your knowledge keep it up
Thanks Chris.
Fantastic to hear bike roaring. Little bit different sound like 6cylinder inline I was flying yesterday but very pleasant. Thanks Paul.
Thank you Ivan. Yes, a single will certainly sound different than an inline 6... 😉
@@paulbrodie Yes but this single gives memories back, I think most of us start with them. This particular 6 is without muffler, little bit rare today and your video starts dreams in my mind, my first touches with motorbikes when I was 9. Big thanks Paul, you are very good teacher and story teller.
@@ivansemanco6976 Thanks Ivan. I got my fascination with motorcycles when I was 9 as well. My Father took me to a steeplechase race in Southampton and I got hooked on the noise, speed and excitement! 😉
You may adjust the float level on a concentric ...I struggled for a year with a t500...it was the last thing I thought about..!
I will keep that in mind, thanks!
You are looking well Paul! I have given up adding up invoices, it is just too frightening, and at the end of the day I restore old bikes for pleasure, and, well, you can't take it with you. I envy your shop Paul.
Thank you Colin. I do enjoy my shop and how it is constantly evolving, as all good shops do.. 😉
Hi Paul, Nice job removing the piston stop from the cylinder.
I know most people panic about dropping stuff into a cylinder, you have shown there is no need to panic. On R44 helicopters, We drop the exhaust valves back into the cylinders to ream the guides with the cylinders still installed. With a little patience the valves are jiggled back into position. Admittedly the cylinders are horizontal...
Thanks Murray. Interesting story about what you do with the exhaust valves. Never heard of that...
Nice video Paul, good to see you smiling again.
Thank you David.
Good to see you back again ✌️
Thanks Carlos.
thanks for sharing your skill experience i'm learning little by little on everything from bike framing to motorcycle know how. I also have a great mentor and his skills together with your channel wow I am blessed. Calculations don't come easy for me but trying to figure it out your way makes it easier. Thank GOD you recovered in the right time. I'm happy you're back, that voice makes us understand better too :). Well good to hear from you sir. More power stay healthy and listen to your body, don't ignore it ( in case you don't like listening ). just like any carbon based machine.
Thanks for watching and commenting :) I am glad you have a mentor.
great video Paul. great to see you again.
Thank you Ed.
Great to see your Cub running! Your videos have helped me enormously with my ‘58 Cub restoration. I often took screenshots of your videos. Interesting the cost so far...my cub is now road legal, the total costs to buy and restore and put on the road about double yours, but I had to use machine shops and a commercial painter. Regards, Al
Thanks Al. Yes, I'm sure I saved quite a bit by doing the machining and painting myself... 🥴
Awesome!!! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
wow, experts at work, nice shop, what looks like a Monza engine on the wall and what looks like a Hawk in the snow, functional and interesting place, thanks for sharing
Thanks Vim. Empty Ducati cases on the shelf. Do not know if it's a Monza. Yes, 305 Hawk in the snow. It is an ornament now. Thanks for watching!
made my day this instalment paul & mitch thankyou !!
i guessed sub $7.000 so in the ball park but you still
have a bit to go yet i know before you`re happy with
the final package, but what a superb machine paul !,
keep your chin up mr, 😊👍💥
Thank you William. Your guess was very good! 😀
Those pincher tools are called hemostats. It's so nice having you back Mr Brodie.
Thanks Patrick!
Superb job Paul 👏👏👌look forward to every episode, and a early Honda motor out in the snow ,Future project ?It’s 33/34deg Celsius here
Cheers Chris
Thanks Chris. Yes, I heard that some parts of Australia are very hot right now...
Nice work, Paul, good to here the sound after so many years. I have happy memories of my Tiger Cub, which I used to work on under a street lamp, and set the timing by the sound of it running. Cost me £50! Slightly flexible front forks. Mine leaked oil too.
Bill, thanks for watching and commenting..
Thank you for your expertise and continued prayers 🙏 ❤️
Thank you very much :)
Great seeing you back on a bike there Paul
Thank you Leigh.
I had a cub in 1977-78. A great little bike. Triumph should have carried on making them for the trials market with a better oil line connection to the bottom of the crank case! Nice to see this one in such great shape.
Thanks Dave. Yes, they are available in the UK made for trials About 15,000 pounds! (cost, not weight)
Hi Paul. I’m sorry to hear of your recent diagnosis and wish you a speedy recovery. You mention that you are about to go on Chemo - a friend of mine’s wife had to have treatment with Chemo as a major part of her treatment. I not sure where she came across this information but she found an article referring to the Chemo’s efficacy. The article stated that if the patient fasted the day before the Chemo adiminstered, it would greatly reduced side effects that are associated with the treatment. It certainly worked for her and as far as I know she is in good health and in remission.
It's great to see the brilliant results of your endevers. The colour of the Cub’s tank really gives the bike a classic look. Best regards John 🇬🇧 (a fellow Cub owner)
Hi John, I have been on chemo for over four months now. I think I am fortunate not to have any side effects from my treatment, so no need to fast beforehand.. That's great you also have a Cub. They really are neat little bikes. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Beautiful bike Paul , and worth every penny !!
Thank you very much! 😉
@@paulbrodie Not at all . Thank you !!
Love your videos Paul, all the best my friend.😊
Thank you Michael :)
Soooo glad to see your posts again! Several lifetimes ago for me, we called those tweezers roach clips. No further comment on that. Great video! There is a 68 basket case 650 Triumph for sale here locally (Los Angeles) and the cost of your Cub work makes me think I may be able to manage it.
Thanks Timothy! I hope you get the 650 basket case and build it up..
Looking good … beard all trimmed up. Keep fighting the fight
Take care and keep the great content flowing Sir !!
Thanks, will do!
Paul
Surgical clamps have saved my bacon more times than I can remember everybody should have at least one pair in there toolbox the cheapest place to get them in the uk is fishing tackle suppliers as they are used to remove hooks from the fishes mouth. You can also get them in all lengths from surgical suppliers.
Great vid as always.
Jon.
Thanks Jon. I'm told those surgical clamps are also known as Hemostats...
Great Video! Always enjoyable Paul!
Thanks Kevin..
Paul great video😢 please take care of yourself! May. God Bless You
Thanks Sean.
I have a collection of surgical forceps in my shop and they come in handy for many projects that require holding or retrieving items👏
Very good!
Thats nice, I estimated around 6000 and then added 20% budget overdraw and ended up 7200,- . Nice to see you in the shop again, waiting for milling time!
Good guess! And thanks for watching. 😚
Enjoyed the video, you're having fun.
Thanks Brad.
Just so good. As always!
Thank you very much.
Oh the joys of ignition timing. When you said it was at 150 I was like Woah, but then when you showed the wheel and I saw it was almost 180 degrees off, I was Oh, because I've had that happen as well on a car that it ran at about 180 degrees off. Definitely sounds like she needs a little tune up, but the hardest part is done and she's running. As usual, good to see you keeping busy and back in the shop.
Thank you very much!
So glad you’re doing well health wise. Enjoy your presentation format especially the metalworking processes. I’m a retired machinist and motorcycle enthusiast having been a rider and bike modifier although not nearly your level, for 55 years.
I wonder why you didn’t use a dial indicator to find top dead center on the cub.
Keith, thanks for watching and commenting. The spark pug hole is at an angle to the cylinder bore, so I cannot get true reading from the dial indicator. Make sense?
Another great video! Thank you
Thank you very much.
I Realy Enjoyde Watching You Tinkering About With The Triump,It Is A Lovely Looking Little Bike,
You A Good At What You Do,I Am Sure It Will Be Sounding Sweet Soon.
Thank you Robert!
Now that was a sound I remember well from my youth the back fire on closing the throttle or burble as it was when riding.
Yes, me too.
Cubs are cool! Yours is ultra clean.
"The cost" I once did a garden variety fix up to ride job on an R75/6...........................................At the well over 3000.00 level I threw in the towel. Rode it once or twice. "What was I thinking?"............By the time the rest of the mechanical issues were fixed, then cosmetics...........I would have been at 4 times value of bike,at least.
And still would have had a clunker sitting here. Traded it for something modern and considered it a life lesson.
We all do things for different reasons. I knew what kind of Cub I wanted and started buying the parts I liked. I have no regrets. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Liked the way you trimmed your beard. Glad your back.
Thanks Jerry.
Hello Paul,
That’s a beautiful bike, worth every penny, but I guess it’s not about that!
Thanks for the video, take it easy, best wishes Kevin.
Thanks Kevin. It's not the money, it's the passion that goes into a project :)
Paul, a custom frame build around a forklift propane tank would be simply wonderful.
I'm not so sure about that...
Wau! I have been waiting for this one. Way to go Paul 😊🇬🇧
Marko, thanks for being patient :)
@@paulbrodie Health comes always first. It is so good to see you in better condition, than you were six months ago.
@@markotuomas672 Thank you Marko.... 😉
@@paulbrodie Hey, had to tell you about the Tiger Cub I was buying. I didn't bought it, but instead I got myself a 1966 BSA C15. Not a project and not in original condition, but a running bike. A perfect project for turning it a classic trial/ green laner type like yours.
@@markotuomas672 Well, not a real Tiger Cub, but a C15. Congrats! I hope it is a good project for you....