FLEET UPDATE, HONDAS, RILEY, AUTOMOTO, SUZUKI, BSA BANTAM AND THE OTHERS
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- MR TWEED GIVES AN END OF YEAR UPDATE ON PROGRESS OF THE CURRENT FLEET, NEWS ON THE NEW HONDA, OLD HONDA, BSA BANTAM, AUTOMOTO, EXCELSIOR, RILEY, SUZUKI AND CUCCIOLO WITH NEWS OF WORK DONE AND UPCOMING PROJECTS...DROP IN GRAB A PEW AND ENJOY YOUR BREW.
Tighten the little knurled cover on the choke cable. That squashes a little o-ring round the choke knob spindle and stiffens it up!😮
Unfortunately the collar has cracked but a good tip 👍
That’s a nice touch pin striping the wheel, looks great
Thanks 👍
Oooh I had a CB RS 250 back in the day. Perfectly fine little commuter/run. Leon in Oz
its a nice solid feeling little bike Leon.
What have I been doing? Well I'll tell you.
I'm finishing up the repair of a 1980s' Italian 'Saeco' espresso machine. It had leaks everywhere and a gunged up pump; but new O-rings all round and a descale has transformed it. I like that it's got no circuit-boardary going on, just mechanical switches and 1/4" spade connectors.
They're definitely worth keeping an eye out for!
you have been busy Mr Crispy, I was given a La Cimbali M30 2 head commercial expresso machine, descaled it and fitted new elements and seals ( disconnected one set of elements as the amp loading was too much for a 13amp domestic supply ) and made coffee with it once or twice ( it took ages to warm up and god knows the power cost, took up half the kitchen side but it did make a nice cup of coffee ).....I shall have a look at Saeco machines
Mr Tweed, thank for your the fleet review, good to see all ship shape and Bristol fashion! As you have so many projects on the go perhaps its time to give one of them to young Jenkins to work on, certainly its the best way for him to learn. Perhaps the French fancy? as you suggest she's is more than ready for a strip down and a good going over with an oily rag!
Steady now John !!....I've got him descaling the kettle at the mo 😁
Great to catch up with your projects Mr T, but no matter how many, the lure of something fresh and (potentially) shiny is always irresistible. 250RS was a great bike, loved by journo's and more competitive than it had any right to be, looked spot on too, a good choice. Top work on the bantam crankcases, not sure many would go to that trouble, great to see, and why we watch.. The wheel painting also looks a treat.
Thank you Stringbag and as we know the formula for how many motorcycles should you own is 'X + 1' with X equal to the amount of motorcycles already owned 😉
E50 is the anti rust go to these days. Great videos thank you.
I have ACF50 in the workshop Steve and will apply some.......just too lazy to go and fetch it ;-)
Hmmmmm... brakes that work... I've heard of the concept but have never actually experienced it. Cheers from the shed
Apparently they started fitting them to vehicles in about 1983.....until then they were purely something to keep your wheels warm.
@@TweedsGarage 😆
Hey you got a comfy chair in the garage! Fabbo! And that rug really ties the room together.
I always wanted a GB500. Beautiful bikes - yet again Mr Honda predicted a market (retro styling) but got in it ahead of the need. Shame - but Honda are never afraid to just try stuff.
it only ties the room in after I washed it......twice!!!!!!, bought at auction ( my daughter and I love an auction ) , you couldn't smell it in the auction room but when I got it home it smelt like a small horse had been living on it.......
@@TweedsGarage "dude he peed on your rug!"
Excellent video Alan the rims you did were very good 👍
Thanks Phillip, it turned out quite well.
Hey - those aluminium crankcase welds are good repairs. That high silicon content alloy is great for detailed casting but very difficult to weld - I think you did a great job on that. 👍👍
Thanks for that Stuart, I just thought it was my crap welding abilities and let it go as I was only too pleased that it didn't all end up in a molten mass on the bench.
Lovely collection you have there Mr Tweed, there’s a distinct lack of a trials bike though 🤔
I nearly bagged a Greeves not long back, but was pipped at the post........maybe another time 🙂
@ fingers crossed, I’d love to see some trials content 😎
Wow! So many projects, so little time; I thought I was bad. Lots of great fixes there... nice job on that wheel and top marks on that crank case repair. Can I come and watch when you do the drive shafts on the Riley?! Good to see that you found another use for Tiger Seal though. Oh, and I nearly forgot... PINK UNICORN! Might I suggest that you put her in charge of keeping the Bantam crank safe....
I don't even think the Unicorn could save that crank, its got a death wish ( probably exit stage left through the crankcase the first time i get it running ) and yes you're more than welcome to work out how to get the half shafts out in a single garage ?!!
so much more done when Jenkins behaves!
A disruptive element in the workshop..
Nice one mate bob xxx
@bobgoddard6945 thanks Bob 👜
Love the jumper!
It took many years to persuade Mrs Tweed to buy me it for Christmas Martin 😁
Norlander? I have on but the moths have had a go at it. @@TweedsGarage
It is indeed 😁
Those rod brakes look tricky, mine has strings of course. If it works the same then the springs in the shoes should take care of them not rubbing on the drums. The external springs on the cable system seem to be there to keep the cable tight and hence keep the pedal feeling solid. The only real adjustment is setting the balance between the rear wheels so they come on at the same time as you mentioned on yours. Front to rear is all meant to be self compensating. The compensator in the middle does have the 'in car' adjuster and I think that one is the one that affects the pedal travel? There is a lot of stuff written about Riley brakes and a lot of tosh around 'improvements' but if the original system is set up properly it should work fine I think (hope!).
yes I've read many.......many articles on the Riley cable brake system, but never any on the rod system, it is similar but you have to roll underneath it to adjust the free play, just trying to get some of the free play out of it, I think the weight of the rods and arms are a bit much for the shoe return springs to cope with on their own...........I'll tinker away and get it sorted........or just install an anchor.
Nah Dress the flywheel up in Tweeds for a little extra flywheel effect and keep it on
it's a thought......it'd keep it warm at the very least.
Leave the oil slinger on the honda alone, just ultrasonicly clean it, Ask me how I know...? Jis threads are a pain
too late!!!....I've got into it already and to be honest I don't think the ultrasonic cleaner would of touched it as I had to dig the muck out of it...but know harm done and we'll sort the 4mm x 0.75 screw problem out ....attached the strip-down vid link for you
th-cam.com/video/fJlU467ov0U/w-d-xo.htmlsi=B6u8YtRv4I5yHy0l
I enjoyed the video as usual. The chainguard you've got on the Excelsior is from a James. Probably an early 50s 125cc Cadet. Not certain of the model but definitely James.
Well spotted Colin, i knew it was one of the British lightweight manufacturers 👍
You have some projects.
I do indeed........it's a disease
Shoogly shed motors on here just completed a series on TH-cam restoring a cb250rs. Probably worth a watch 😊
Ah Mr Shoogly, i have indeed dropped in to catch a bit of the reassembly 😁
Spiffing old chap, simply spiffing. Plenty to keep the grey matter ticking over. Say hello to the family for me, Edward the Apprentice says hello.
Ah little Edward, so he's back crestfallen from his quest to find a sky hook and a long weight then.
@TweedsGarage he managed to find a box of assorted valve clearances, so he's all good.
@@retromechanicalengineer that's a relief...
@@retromechanicalengineer they were next to the bag of grinder sparks, I bet