Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Reflections of...

Whilst I’m busy tidying up Daz’s gearbox prior to fitting some fresh bearings, I wander off into no man’s land (i.e. my memory bank) and think of similar pals and their bikes, most of them long gone... no, not the people, the bikes!

Most of the precious mates are still causing mayhem at every opportunity. Dave and Graham’s Rickman Montesas, just a little bit of metallic surgery and the careful addition of some simple bracketry (no CAD

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