CBG Workshop
WHEN I BOUGHT MY LATEST purchase, a 1970 Aermacchi Harley-Davidson Sprint, I was aware in advance that just jumping on it and riding off into the sunset was unlikely to be on the cards, but despite its external condition, it did all look sound. It started after a fashion and engaged first, and I had seen video of it rolling. However, no motorcycle that has been standing abandoned in a New York State yard/garage for 40 years can be expected to be perfect. But I’d fallen hopelessly for it.
Getting home, I mastered the curious fuel tap and found it had a new and jolly expensive AGM 6v battery and a nice new set of tyres. It had been through the hands of one
