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CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OFTHE NATIONAL CHOPPER CLUB

// LETTERS // GIRLS // JOKES // EVENTS // BIKES FOR SALE

FIRST PAST THE POST SHOW//NCC NORTHANTS SHOW// NCC SUFFOLK SHOW// DIAMOND DAYALSO

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EDITORIAL

This year, in case you dont know,is the 40th birthday of the National

Chopper Club. And over the last 40

years theyve been building and riding

custom bikes; proper custom bikes

that both look amazing, and are also

rideable. Rideability is a big thing with

the NCC; their bikes have to be be

capable of dealing with the miles or

theyre no use to man nor beast. The

Club do four Runs a year, one on each

of the four main Bank Holidays, to

different sites all around the country,

and also abroad too, so theres

no point in having a purely show

machine; it might look good, but if it

cant cover the ground

And over the years theyve built someof the most extraordinary customs to

grace this planet. Everyone will have

their favourites, of course, and some

of mine, to name just a few, are Hanks

ground-breaking The Fly for instance,

and Twizzles Enigma, Jim from Essexs

insanely long Malice in Wonderland

(which I actually rode Jim, yer a

loony!), Wizz from Lincs stunning

prismic-tank GSX-R streetfighter (a bike

I still desire almost carnally) and well,

you get the picture. They, as a club,

have built more bikes that Ive wanted

to take home than anyone else and, as

Beano says elsewhere this issue, I get a

slightly giddy feeling going to ChopperClub events cos, speaking as a custom

bike freak, theyre the closest thing to

Heaven you can get.

So for this issue of Biker, were

celebrating their 40th anniversary

by bringing you five Club bikes, and

a shedload of pics from two of their

biggest events, Diamond Day and the

August Mega-Run, as well as a few of

their more grassroots ones too. The

bikes weve picked might not be the

showiest ones out there, but they are

representative of the diversity of styles

that they embraceno two Chopper

Club bikes are the same and the ones

were showing you exemplify that.

So, we hope you enjoy this specialissue and will join me in raising a glass

to the Club40 years done, chaps,

heres to the next 40!

Nik

THISISSUESOTHERSTUFF

8NEWSThe latest from the world of biking.

10PRODUCTSTasty stuff to spend yer wonga on!

12BIKER GEARNow that youve got nice new trews, youll be

needing a jacket, wont you? Suits you, sir!

14BULGING SACKYour letters, written by you.

45SHEDHEADContinuing his work on the dark arts of

resurrection!

64BIKER INSIDEROur in-depth look at one of the

leading figures of the industry!

67MAG CAMPAIGNSThe latest news from the world of riders rights!

68EVENTSThe most comprehensive events listing around!

73BIKER HAUNTSPubs, cafes and clubs for you to visit.

76 ROGUES GALLERYYour life in pictures.

78BUFFOONERYThe best (and rudest) jokes page in any magazine!

80BIKEJUMBLEBuy or sell bikes and bits for free!

82TAIL PIECEOur regular column from the

legendary Rick Hulse!

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60ANNIVERSARY RUNAll summer long Id been bumping into

Chopper Club members who told me that I

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NEWSMASSIVE CHARITY RAFFLEA couple of Biker readers are organising

a massive charity raffle to raise money

for four worthy causes; MAG, the Air

Ambulance, Macmillan Cancer Support,

and the Lullaby Trust

Having already done a fund-raising ride

to all four points of the compass in the

British Isles and also Lands End and John

OGroats too, covering 2,817 miles on an

old 500 CX500, theyve now scored a

huge number of very cool prizes including

rally tickets for a host of 2014 events

(Black Shuck Rally, Bum in the Mud,

Coypu rally, Highway Hunters Summer

Party, Mad Cow Rally, the Ogri Rally,

Reepham Festival, the Soggy Moggy, the

Steaming Ale, Tollyfest, and the 4Fs to

name but a few), and also a C.B.T from

CAM Rider, a years subscription to 100

% Biker donated by us, bottles of wine,

clothing, and a host of smaller prizes too.

Tickets cost just 1 a strip and can be

obtained by ringing 07788 855616 or

emailing jackandrosie4charity@hotmail.

co.uk or going to their Facebook page

(Jack Rosie). The draw will be held on 30th

November at The Royal Fusiliers, Aingers

Green Road, Aingers Green, Essex (CO7

8NH), where there will be a bit of a party

with limited camping at the rear of the pub.

Good luck!

DRAGON RALLYConwy MCC would like you to know

that tickets for the 2014 Dragon Rally

have gone on sale

The 53rd Dragon will be held over the

weekend of February 89 at, it says

here, a new and superb site which

means that itll be up the side of some

terrifyingly cold Welsh mountain,

probably knee deep in snow and sheep

shit, cos thats what the Dragons about,

isnt it? Tickets cost 20 or 30 and will

be posted out at the end of November,

and final directions will be sent out at the

end of January. To get yours go to their

website at www.conwymacc.co.uk.

BIKER DOWNBiker Down is a free first

aid course run by various

emergency services

around the country that

will train you on what to do if you come

across a bike (or car) accident while

youre out and about

There are now seven regions where its

being run; Kent (Ashford, Kent Fire &

Rescue), West Sussex (Arundel, Sussex

Police), East Sussex (Hastings, East Sussex

Fire & Rescue), Cardiff (Powys Road Safety

Authority & South Wales Fire & Rescue), Mid

Wales (Fire & Rescue), Manchester (Fire &

Rescue), Gloucestershire (Fire & Rescue),

and Milton Keynes (Fire & Rescue). Thereare a number of courses running through

the year, and the way to get on one is

contact any of the services listed above or

go to the Biker Down UK Facebook page.

Triumph, Britains top-selling large capacity motorcycle brand, has released

a special edition of its iconic Bonneville, celebrating another classic Triumph

from over 30 years ago

The new special edition Bonnie features an iconic paint scheme inspired by one of the

last Meriden models off the line in 1982, the T140 TSS. It has distinctive Jet Black and

Lunar Silver paintwork; the tank and side panels sport the black livery (with hand-

painted coach lines), and the front and rear mudguards are in silver with jet black centre

stripes and hand-painted gold coach lines.

The special edition enjoys a number of new finishing touches too, including machined

detailing on the cooling fins, solid black oil cooler lines, a chrome grab rail, black mirrors, and

brushed clutch, sprocket and alternator covers tooThe new Meriden-inspired Bonneville is now available via Triumphs dealer network, with

an OTR price of 7,499. See your local dealer for more info or have a look at the Triumph

website at www.triumph.co.uk.

MERIDEN BONNIE

Avinton MotorcyclesFrance isnt really very famous as a country of bike manufacturers, but

that could be about to change

Avinton Motorcycles are offering a range of three bikes; the Avinton Collector GT, the

Collector Race, and the Collector Roadster, designed around an S&S 1640 wrapped

in a minimal frame. The idea behind them is to emulate the AC Cobra; installing a big

American powerplant in a small and light European chassis. The engine puts out 120

horsepower and 120 foot pounds of torque; it has a wet weight of 430 pounds (195kilos), and the look is very definitely of the early Buells.

Prices look to be starting at around 30,000 Euros, and

you can get more info from www.avinton.fr.

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EBR 1190RXErik Buell Racing (EBR) recently unveiled their latest bike,

the EBR 1190RX; a direct descendant of the limited edition

1190RS Super Bike

The new bike weighs just 190 kilos, but boasts 185 horsepower

and 102 ft-lbs of torque. Its been built using Erik Buells long

experience of building race bikes and so the handling is as good

as youd expect from any of his machines. It also bristles with

all the high tech gadgets (traction control, multi-function digital

instrument gauge cluster, etc.) youd expect from a new bike too.

There are also whispers of an unfaired bike to come too.

At the time of the writing theres no European price, but thebike is expected to cost $18,995 in the US. For more info go to

the website at www.erikbuellracing.com.

SPADA CLICK & COLLECTThe all-new Spada Clothing website allows

you to browse the entire Spada collection

online and then click and collect from

your local store

It means you can check out their huge range of

helmets, gloves, jackets, leathers, boots, accessories and much

more, before creating a wish-list of your favourites, reserving and

then collecting them from your local dealer (find it using their

Dealer Locator).

The entire Spada range is designed in Britain and offers the

ultimate choice for bikers with more sense than money; take a

look for yourself at www.spadaclothing.co.uk.

CUSTOM DEVILSCHRISTMAS VOUCHERSCustom Devils have a huge range of

leather biker gear and accessories online

at their substantial website, and theyd

like you to know that you can vouchers

from them to give as Christmas giftsThe idea is that you buy a card from them

with however much you want to give your

loved one or friend, and then all the person

receiving the gift voucher has to do when

they want to buy

something is put in

the voucher code.

Check out their

website at www.

customdevils.

com for more

information.

YOUTHBIKE PLEANational Youthbike are looking for oldor abandoned motorcycles for groups of

young people to work on

They seek to encourage young people to

take up motorcycling and engineering,

and they do this by giving them old and

battered bikes to try to restore and get

running again. They will collect them too.

So if you have anything please get in

touch with them through their website at

www.youthbike.com or tony.nightingale@

yahoo.co.uk.

Hell also be taking along a selection of track-ready race bikes, including his whole

collection of factory V&M Yamahas, and Nick Jefferies will be riding one, the ex-David

Jefferies machine, in the Sprint itself.

For more info on the Thundersprint ring 01928 740 498 or go to www.thundersprint.com.

Rossi Bike at Thundersprint!Phil Morris, who has one of the best collections ofracing motorcycles in the world, will be bringingone of the 125cc Nastro Azzurro Aprilias on whichValentino Rossi won the 1997 World Championship,to the 2014 Thundersprint, whichll be held at DarleyMoor over the weekend of May 1011



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BIKE SYSTEMSBIKE HUD

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NITROUS KITSNew from Derbyshires finest

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ODGIETSHIRTThat veritable denizen of good taste (his words, not ours), our very own Odgie, has added

yet another new design to his Psycho Bobber and Anthill Custom Cycles T-shirt range

I wanted a shirt like I used to wear back in the 60s, before all us bikers went black and dark andmysterious or something. So I settled for Vibrant Yellow on Vivid Purple. Groovy. Then I liked it so

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has CE armour in all the usual places, and loads of pockets, and comes in sizes XS

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RICHADISCOVERY 199.99

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It costs 159.99 in sizes S5XL from www.GetGeared.co.uk or in store at GetGeared Leedsor GetGeared Leatherhead or 0845 017 5007.

A great looking jacket; the fit, the look, the

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Available in black/beige, army green, and black,

it costs 179.99 in sizes S5XL from www.GetGeared.co.ukor in store at GetGeared Leedsor GetGeared Leatherhead or 0845 017 5007.

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Available in sizes S4XL, it costs 99.95

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This new jacket is waterproof and

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Dear 100% Biker,

Why do we do it? Why do we believe what

were told without question, and why do

we believe the charlatans who tell us what

they want us to do? I know its a sort of

how long is a piece of string question,

but I feel it has potential. This is my

reasoning, such as it is, based on my (very)

limited knowledge of politics, religion,entente cordiale, and international financial

expertise, as to why we shouldnt.

First off, when it comes to EU rules, we

Brits bend over backwards to ensure full

adherence to them, regardless of how

unsuitable, stupid or downright repressive

they are. The French generally ignore

them, regardless of the legislation and

fines which are intended to prevent bad

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state in its draconian vehicle regulations,

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member states, whilst trying to prove they

have a sustainable economy. Italy has a

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raise their economic shortfall by charging

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Gibraltar; and the poorer, easterly bits of

Europe have only recently joined the EU, so

we dont know much about them except

that they still use donkeys for transport.

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The temperature was already hitting the 30sas I made my way down to the Ace Cafe,and as I headed through the Hatfield tunnelI came across saw a convoy of customHarleys and streetfighters gliding along

I swear they were gliding! Like geese on the wing,they passed me in well travelled formation.

Arriving at the Ace, I parked my stock bikeaway from all of the show-winning machines(well, I didnt want any of its common rubbing

off on them, did I?), and made my way through thecrowds to get a cold drink. It took me 35 minutesto cross the car park, as most of the bikes wouldntlet you simply walk past without drawing youin to consider them in detail. One trike I couldnt

EVENT FEATURENCC LONDONS DIAMOND DAY

Diamond Day is the Chopper Clubs annual London bunfight, and probably

the biggest gathering of custom bikes in the nations capital each year

6 July, Ace Cafe, London

NCC LONDONSDIAMOND DAY

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walk past was The Pigstera creation I can onlydescribe as a muscle trike. Its a behemoth of amachine with a 1970s 3.5-litre Range Rover engine,and the owner, Andy Piper, told me that above 100my glasses try to rip themselves off my face, so Itend not to give it full throttle!

The number of visitors, both club and othercustom folk, was also enhanced by the amount of

passing trade; the curious and the visitors whowere taking a trip to the landmark as part of aholiday to the UKs capital. I spoke to a ratherbewildered 60-something rider whod recentlyreturned to riding and wanted to take in all his old

haunts as part of his bucket list. The sole reasonfor his visit was to have an Ace Cafe breakfast and,not knowing about the show, he was blown awaywith the sheer number of people, quality custommachinery, and the welcome by the NCC which wasoffered to all attending. I was chatting to him whena club member offered to show him around someof the custom machines, as well as update him on

all the years he had spent away from riding. Thatswhat I love about the biking fraternity!

The actual bike show itself, which for someodd reason seemed almost secondary to the feelof the whole day, but of course isnt, had awards

EVENT FEATURE NCC LONDONS DIAMOND DAY

Ittookme35minutestocrossthecarpark,asmostofthebikes

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for Best Chop, Best Custom, Best Streetfighter,Best Trike, Best Engineering, Best Paint, BestClassic, and Best New Chop On The Block. Iactually missed the details of the presentation,but I do know that Twizzle got Engineeringwith his amazing new machine (that you can seeelsewhere this issue), and iconic builder and well-known name in the custom bike scene, Nick Gale,got Classic for his Harley 45 sidevalve and alsoBest New Chop On The Block too with a Flyrite1340 Evo belonging to one of his customers. Quitean achievement to scoop two trophies at a show

with such a lot of competition.Overall, it was a fantastic day and a large part

of the National Chopper Clubs 40th anniversarycelebrations. Congratulations, chaps, heres toanother 40! p

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BIKE FEATURE YAMAHA FJ1200

No, not that red-headed posh totty off The X-Files, but somethingfar more suitable to the pages of a custom bike magazine; Marcfrom NCC Vectis FJ1200 hardtail WORDS & PICS:NIKSKULLY

V

ectis, in case you dontknow, is the olde worldename for the Isle of Wightand can be traced rightback to Pliny The Elder

(AD23-79), a Roman author who,arguably, wrote the very firstencyclopedia and who was killedin the eruption of Mount Vesuviusthat destroyed the cities ofPompeii and Herculaneum. Thishas, of course, nothing to do withMarcs bike, but like the StephenFry-fronted BBC2 comedy show, Ithought it was Quite Interesting.

Anyway, he (thats Marc, notStephen Fryhes not actually amember of NCC Vectis as far as I

know) bought the bike that wasto become Skully, as he calls it. Itcame from another club memberand looked a bit like it does nowa bit. It was black and gold, hesays, and was a little scruffy, butthat didnt matter to him as hecould see the potential in it, andno sooner had he got it home, hestarted planning its rebuild.

Hed always planned to give ita paint scheme that was a littlebrighter than the black that itdcome in, and so shipped the frontmudguard, the tank and the rearguard over to Andy Fisher atTats2U in Newport (Isle of Wight,not Wales) to have the lovely gold

Honda Gold base with airbrushedskulls laid on them.

Andy is, as you might surmisefrom his company name, atattooist, but he does custompainting on the side, and bloodywell by the looks of it. While theywere away Marc started to stripthe rest of the bike to clean up andsort out any other bits he wasntimmediately happy with.

And, as is always the way, aproblem immediately reared itsugly head. While trying to changethe rear disc, he managed to snapone of the bolts. Bugger. He thenhad to use, as he puts it, brute forceto remove the others too and this



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result in him snapping a furtherthree. Bugger, part two. Havingused up a cold chisel, and afterhaving spent three hours heatingup the remaining bolts to get the

bastards to free, he decided hedbetter do something about thewheel. Someoned already offeredhim a fatter XJR1300 rear hoop,but hed put that idea on the backburner because it wasnt a straightswap, so he took the old wheel tohave it Heli-Coiled. On being told,though, that it was 50 per bolt toremove the old ones and Heli-Coilthe oles, he decided that perhapshed chance the XJR wheel after all.

Mind you, as I said, its not astraight swap and after spendingalmost three hours trying to get itto fit and having massive melt-downs cos it really wouldnt,

he was beginning toquestion his decision.Thankfully he hassome good matesand, seeing thetrouble he washaving, Jason

from D.I.C.E (Diamond IsleCustom Engineering) said moveover, fat boy, let me have a go.Hes a proper engineer is Jason,and after hed measured up and

made a few spacers, the newhoop fitted in perfectly. Jasonalso made up the new battery/electrics box and modified theexhaust to fit tighter too.

The new wheel slotting inwas perfect timing because thepaintwork had just been finished,so Baz from NCC Vectis cameround and finished off the electrics,and it was time to put Skullytogether. Marc says that once she

AS I G OT OFF I F ORGOT TO PUT DOWNTHE SIDESTAND. LO AND BEHOLD,

MORE THAN AN EYEBROW WAS RAISEDAT ME FIG HTI NG TO KEEP HER U PBEFORE SHE FELL OVER COMPLETELY



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BIKE FEATURE YAMAHA FJ1200

was put back together she lookedamazing, and he could hardly waitfor the first test ride. He insertedthe key, pushed the starter button,and she burst into life, roaring like a

lion. He ran her down the road, andup through the local town wherepeople were turning round to seewhere the roaring noise was comingfrom. I stopped in the High Street,he says, to have a cigarette, and alook at her from a distance, but as Igot off I forgot to put down the side-stand. Lo and behold, more than aneyebrow was raised at me fightingto keep her up before she fell overcompletely and damaged all thegood work thatd been put into her.Lesson learnedremember to putthe side-stand down!

The first major ride was theEaster Run (the NCC hold a Runeach Bank Holiday weekendthroughout the year) which was tosomewhere in Suffolk. She didntmiss a beat, he says, and did allthat was asked of her. Hes quitepleased; at last, Ive finally founda bike Im suited to. I have a fewplans for her for next year though;another paint job for a start andpossibly some performanceenhancements. Well, thatsassuming he still has it, of course;

Id be gutted to get rid of her, butif someone came up with the right

money, I might consider sellingher and starting all over again.

Hmm, well, I dont know thatI want to be the one to break upsuch a happy relationship, but ifyoud like to give Skully a goodhome, then heres his number;07881 247804. I just hope that,

if you buy it, you can live withyourself, you homewrecker! p

Engine:

1988 Yamaha FJ 1200 3CV, Yamaha

XJR1300 carbs, 54mm K&N style airfilters, one-off exhaust with cut down

Micron can, standard oil cooler withbraided lines

Frame:

Unknown rigid, Kawasaki Z750 foot-

rests & controls

Sharp End:

Yamaha FJ1200 wheel/ discs/ forks/bottom yoke/ master-cylinder/

switchgear/ controls, Yamaha V-Maxcalipers, polished billet top yoke andrisers, braided stainless brake lines,

one-off handlebars, aftermarket grips,mini speedo

Blunt End:

Yamaha XJR1300 wheel and disc,

180/55/17 tyre, Yamaha XJ650 caliper,one-off torque arm

Tinware:

Modified Yamaha FJ1200 front

mudguard, twin cap Mustang tank,one-off seat with monoshock spring,one-off stainless electrics/ battery box,

one-off rear mudguard

Electrics:

One-off loom by Baz NCC Vectis,chrome bullet-style headlight, diamond-

shaped tail light, chrome mini indicators

Paint

Honda Gold with airbrushed skulls byAndy Fisher at Tats2U (07917 412508)

Polishing:

Jason at D.I.C.E.

Engineering:

Rear wheel spacers, brake calipersand battery box by Jason at D.I.C.E.

(07733 321832)Thanks To:

Jason at D.I.C.E; Andy Fisher at Tats2Ufor the paintwork; Baz at NCC Vectis forthe electrics; and my girlfriend, Sharon,

for being understanding and patientwhilst Im out at play

SEEING THE TROUBLE HE WAS

HAVING, JASON FROM D.I.C.E(DIAMOND ISLE CUSTOMENGINEERING) SAID MOVE OVER,FAT BOY, LET ME HAVE A GO



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BIKE FEATURE TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE

Those of us whove been around longenough, or indeed those who pay attentionto such things, willve already realised that

2013 is the 40th anniversary of the NationalChopper Club WORDS & PICS: ODGIE

OF MOTORCYCLESAND MEN

The NCC came into beingwith its inaugural runon August Bank Holiday1973, and has remaineda driving force and core

organisation within custombiking ever since. Of course, 40years is a helluva long time tobelong to anything, and in fact,theres only one member whowas a member then, and has

continuously been a memberever since. And thats my mate

Nige Bamber. So it might comeas no great surprise that, asthe anniversary approached,he felt a deepening urge to dosomething to commemorate it instyle. And what better way thanto build a bike?

Having been a bike builderand Triumph man for over 40years, he already had a fair bitof swag around him. The Cycle

Haven frame had been in hispossession for years, and the



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engine too, I was into T140swhen they were just cheap oldmotorbikes, so I collected plentyof old engines. One of themjust happened to be engraved.In fact, Nige and I both knowengraving didnt really comein until a few years later whenJohn Reed (Uncle Bunt) broughtDon Blocksidges skills to bear,but it seemed a shame to wastethem when theyre so skilfullydone and damn near periodanywaymost people wontknow the difference.

He also had a set of longspringer forks, with round legs,but it was trading parts to get

the super-long barley-twistones that finally sealed the deal.

Theyre Kustom Korner onesfrom the mid-1970s, and youdont need me to tell you theyrel-o-n-g. To accommodate them,Nige put two inches in the frame

top tube, another two inches inthe down tubes, and added lotsand lots of rake. And so thegame was afoot.

Hes built more than enoughUnit Triumph customs to knowwhat hes doing, but in this casethe real snag was time. Withthe deadline of August totallysacrosanct (well, not muchpoint in building a bike for a40th anniversary if you missit, is there?), everything had tobe done in short order. WhenI first saw the bike sat in hisworkshop, it was pretty muchjust a mocked-up bare frame andforks with a dummy engine, andthat wouldve been in late June.Oh, and the crank was sat on thebench with stripped flywheelthreads. Yikes. Some things cametogether, some things didnt. Iwont bore you with the comedyof errors that was the chroming,suffice to say successive promiseddeadlines came and went and nochromed parts appeared. Whenyou think that the parts at the

chromers included the entiredisassembled forks, along with

HES BUILT MORE THANENOUGH UNIT TRIUMPHCUSTOMS TO KNOW

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Triple S

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are at Unit

3, Bradware

Industrial Park,Harris Street,

Bingley, West

Yorkshire, and

their phone

number is 01274

562474.

all the brackets and bits and piecesthat hold everything together, andthey still werent forthcoming withless than three weeks to go, youcan see the scale of the problem. In

desperation the wheel rims werepowdercoated at the same timeas the frame and tank, as Nigeputs it, I just had to compromisesomewhere, or it wasnt going to getdone at all. As it turned out, theresso much more other chrome on thebike the polychromatic blue worksquite well anywaya deep lustrouscolour that I wrongly assumed hadto be paint to get such a vibrantcandy effect.

With a long motorway runlooming, and with an eye to not

being crushed by an inattentiveEuropean trucker, or failing to stophimself at short notice, Nige hasmade a few concessions to modernmadcap traffic. A decent front tyre,disc brakes, and indicators werealways going to be in the mix, aswas a remote oil filter, hydraulicclutch and a belt primary driveconversion for reliability. The rearindicators are neatly hidden insidethe marker lights, which havered LEDs inside them, while theheadlights are a pair of genuine

1972 Lucas Square 8swhich Nigebought to fit on that very first chop,but couldnt get to work with thesix-volt system, and had hung ontoever since.

And there it is done. Dont youjust love it? 40 years of experiencemeans it sits just right, thatpreposterous kicked-out frontbalanced by that equally infeasibly

high rear, the cocktail shakersilencers in perfect alignmentwith the genuine period sissy bar(a look achieved by Nige buyinga huge amount of stainless bendsto get ones that were just right,echoing the ones on his first chopin 1972), and the stainless hand-made forward controls and narrowhigh-rise bars combining with thegenuine 1970s K&Q seat to givethat typical laid-back-man ridingposition. Then theres the neat littletouches like the little LED warning

lights set into the top headlight, orthe head-steady in the shape of theNCC diamond.

Its a remarkable bike, built bya remarkable man to celebrate aremarkable occasion.

Engine:

1972 Triumph T140 Bonneville, fully

rebuilt, hydraulic clutch conversion,

Hayward belt primary drive, engraved

cases, single 930 Amal carb, one-off

exhausts, Boyer ignition, external oil filter

Frame:

Cycle Haven hardtail, two-inch stretch

both ways, one-off forward controls

Sharp End:

Harley-Davidson 19-inch Sportster

wheel & disc, Performance Machine

caliper, 1970s Kustom Korner twistedspringers, narrow hi-rise bars

Blunt End:

16inch Triumph wheel, Triumph T140

Bonneville hub

Tinware:

Modified front mudguard, Mustang

tank, 1970s Paughco King & Queen

seat, Paughco oil tank, one-off

electrics box, modified six-inch flat rear

mudguard, Kustom Korner sissybar

Electrics:

One-off loom, 1972 Lucas Square 8

headlights, catseye rear light

Paint:

Tony

Powdercoating:

Triple S PowdercoatingPolishing:

Anthony

Engineering:

Owner & Des

I WAS INTO T140S WHEN THEY WEREJUST CHEAP OLD MOTORBIKES,SO I COLLECTED PLENTY OF OLDENGINES. ONE OF THEM JUST

HAPPENED TO BE ENGRAVED

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The current crop of TV programmes like Make Do and Mend,SuperScrimpers, and The Ultimate Guide to Penny Pinching,among others, would have you believe that its something new tomake something for nothing or very little

WORDS & PICS: STEVE TAYLOR

SUPERSCRIMPER

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Like most of us who read thismag and build bikes, Zaiphfrom NCC Gloucester, theowner of this ard as nailsGixer Eleven, would beg

to differ. Hes built his bike on ashoestring over a couple of yearsand has no inclination of doublinghis money, as theyre wont to say;he loves this bike so much that itsnot going to be for salenever ever!

He bought the basic bike aroundfive years ago from fellow NCC

member, Talkie from Newcastle,for a measly 450 as a projectbike. It was mainly a frame and anengine and not much more, andTalkie was selling it, after thrashing

it around for 15 years or so to helpfund building himself another

bike. Once Zaiphd got it home, helopped the then subframe straight

off and fabricated his ownone, much smaller and more

minimal. Theres not a hugeamount of room on it, as

you can see, but he doesnt

care. He has other bikeswith seats designed forcarrying passengers; thisone is built for him andhim only.

He didnt haveto look too far for aset of running gearto get it back on itswheels either. Hehad the remains of a

1200 Bandit that hedscrounged somewhere

propping his garage door

open, so some of this wasutilised, namely the front

end, rear wheel and fuel tank.The front end went in near

as dammit complete, but the

rear hoop has been mated to theoriginal Gixer 11 swingarm andshock not that you can really tellthey came from different sources.

He wanted to keep the bike asminimal and functional lookingas possible, so all the electricshave been stripped to their bareessentials and cleverly hiddenaway under the tank; doing awaywith the need for side panels or anelectrics box, and really adding tothe engine with a wheel at either

end look he was aiming for.More scrimping

(environmentally-friendlyrecycling, I prefer to call it) wasundertaken when it came to findinga way of getting the exhaust gasesout of the engine without melting

THERES NOT A HUGE AMOUNT OF ROOM ONIT, AS YOU CAN SEE, BUT HE DOESNT CARE.HE HAS OTHER BIKES WITH SEATS DESIGNED

FOR CARRYING PASSENGERS; THIS ONE ISBUILT FOR HIM AND HIM ONLY

the valves (or deafening the pilot);the exhaust is the one that camewith the bike, but Zaiphs cut andshut it to fit closer to the frame,tucking it away a little more neatly.Homemade mesh infill panelshelp to bulk out the front of theHarris-style wraparound frame,and the Bandit tank adds to the big-shouldered bulldog look that allthe best fighters have.

Similarly the 1052cc Gee-eS-eX-aR engine has been left pretty

much as was; the carbs have beenfitted with Ram Air filters and thejetting played with to suit the newzorst. The wonderfully-namedRomancing With Rust paintedit blacker than a ConservativeMinisters heart, and fellow club



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BIKE FEATURE SUZUKI GSX-R

the boys in blue serge using it asevidence. No, he reckons, it wasnt afault per se, just the inevitable resultof the prolonged use of a home-builtbike in a way many productionbikes dont ever get treated.

He still uses it all the time andsays that, unlike his much moreexpensive v-twin, it starts everytime on the button, takes off like agrenade (although Im not entirelysure thats a good thing), handleswell, and actually stops. And that,lads and ladesses, is what its allabout, isnt it? A proper bike that

can be ridden properly. Amen. p

member Stelly did the same withthe Bandit tank, while Ronny atStroud Spray Co powdercoated theframe n other bits for longevity.

Zaiph says that mates and club

members have helped him outmassively during the build, and withswaps and favours this has resultedin a machine capable of blastingup to 160mph and staying withrace-reps in the corners for a meagre800. That, ladies and gentlemen,is super-scrimping on a scale thatmakes them arty-farty types on theTV look like amateurs, doesnt it?Perhaps Zaiph should be presentingthese TV shows, not them!

And the only issue hes had in hisfive years of thrashing it was duringa ride out from Down Amney; hedbeen doing well over the ton formost of it but had, luckily, sloweddown to about 50mph when therear shock mount let go, resultingin the subframe slamming into therear tyre and locking the wheel (andhis pants to change colour almostas quickly). Hes keen to point outthough that this wasnt any fault oneither Talkie or his part; the framedbeen subjected to the best part of20 years of serious abuse at thispoint, carrying rider and campinggear all over Europe at speeds that

we wont mention here for fear of

Engine:

1985 Suzuki GSX-R 1100, rejetted carbs,Ram Air filters, modified aftermarket

4-1 exhaust

Frame:

Harris-type wraparound by Talkie(NCC Newcastle), new gussets and

brackets by owner, one-off subframeby owner, Suzuki Bandit 1200 foot-rests and hangers

Sharp End:

Suzuki Bandit 1200 wheel/ brakes/forks/ yokes/ master-cylinder, one-offstainless handlebars, Custom Chrome

mini speedo

Blunt End:

Suzuki GSX-R 1100 swingarm andshock, Suzuki Bandit 1200 wheel and

brake, side-mount plate

Tinware:

Suzuki Bandit 1200 front mudguardand tank, one-off seat by owner,

Kawasaki 1200 hugger rear mudguard

Electrics:

One-off loom by Snuggs (VolgarisBrotherhood), all electrics under tank,

twin streetfighters headlamps, Lucascopy tail light

Paint:

Black (tank by Stelly, engine by

Romancing With Rust)

Powdercoating:

Frame by Stroud Spray Co

Engineering:One off frame, subframe and bracketsby Talkie and owner

Thanks To:

Snuggs for wiring; Ronny for

powdercoating; Stelly for paint;and Romancing With Rust for

painting engine

AND WIT H S WAPS AND FAVOU RSTHIS HAS RESULTED IN A MACHINE

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All memories of a grim winter in all sensesand meanings of the word, and a spring thatnever sprang, vanished as I pulled up at theRiverside Inn. My mood was instantly liftedby the familiar smiling faces at the gate and

the plethora of bikes that surrounded it; not onlyin the pub car park, but in the adjacent public carpark up and down the road and on the pavements in

every direction.As usual there was quality and quantity. People

seem to make a real effort to get to this show and notfrom just the surrounding area; there were folk fromas far as the Midlands and Cornwall in attendance.

EVENT FEATURE NCC SOMERSETS FIRST PAST THE POST SHOW

A new and most welcome visitor this year was theMagazine Man; he had more bike mags then you couldshake a bushel of sticks at, and the sheer quantity ofcustom titles was mind-boggling. As usual, Joeby, thetalented West Country painter, was in attendance;pin-striping a kettle no less when I wandered by. Itslong been said that if it stays still long enough hellpaint it, and Im not sure that it isnt true. Also in

attendance was a hard-rocking three-piece band calledLos Pistoleros playing in the courtyard.

Manning the Macmillan stall this year was youngWill as Wendy had another engagement, and heintroduced me to a guy from Coventry called Craig

Whether you come at it from north, south, east, or west, Cheddar

in Somerset is picturesque with a capital P on any day of theyear, but on a sunny Saturday in early June it excels

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whod had a brush with cancer and had received

support from the Foundation. When asked what hedlike for his 40th birthday, he selflessly asked friendsand family for cash to donate. This totalled some200-odd quid and, having collected it, he promptlyrounded that up to 300 out of his own pocket. Nowhe couldve just written a cheque and put it in thepost, but hes made of sterner stuff; he saw the showadvertised in the mag and, as all proceeds made onthe day go to Macmillan, he decided to make the 250-mile round trip on his chop to present the money inperson. Top man!

As usual the day was rounded off with the prize-giving, but to single out any bikes for mention is a bitunfair as they were all top quality. Im going to anyway;

my favourites were Jans steamroller-cum-spacehopperSportster (you have to see it to believe it!), and theVT600 chop built by a young guy from Wiltshirewhich was definitely different and refreshing.

All in all, a grand day out.

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hesawtheshowadvertisedinthe

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WORDS & PICS: NIK MODEL: SARAH KAWAIIOUR AMYIts the eternal nightmare of the professional custombike builder; no sooner have you built yourself abike than some bugger comes along and wants tobuy it off you!T

he motorcycle you see herein front of you is a casein point. It was built byGrub from Black MarketCustoms a year or soback as his own personal

wheels, but never quite finished.Then, one day, a customer, Craigfrom NCC Lincs, came down to seehim about getting a bike built, sawit and fell head-over-heels in lustwith it. Grub somewhat reluctantlyagreed to sell it to him and finishit to his spec and the result,ladies and gentlemen, is whatyou see here. Nice, innit?

Okay, so weve kind oskipped forward to the endof the story without reallystarting at the beginning,havent we, so Id better

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Grub spotted an unfinished projectwith serious potential on one ofhis usual trawls of eBay; a one-offSportster frame with what lookedlike a very nicely made Indian-style (thats Indian Motocycles,not Indian sub-continent, natch)leaf-spring front end for sale at a

very reasonable price. Hed beenlooking for a decent leaf-springarrangement for a while and hadbought a couple o three fromvarious places only to find theywerent quite up to the standardshe works to. This one though wasbuilt by a guy from Yorkshire calledRichard who obviously knew hisway around an engineering shop,and was properly constructed.It also came with a set of one-offbars, and an oil tank attached to the

Sporty frame, and so Grub boughtit and set about building himself abike around it.

Hed picked up a 1200 Sportymotor from the good ol US of

A, so that was slotted in alongwith an aftermarket honeycomb-style air-filter and a set of one-offpipes that were wrapped andfitted with Biltwell tips. A Dynaignition provides the sparks, andfuel is fed to the stock XL carbfrom a modified Dyna fuel tankwith a flush-fitted pop-up fuelcap. A genuine Harley-Davidsontractor-style seat was pressedinto service, and Grub cut, shutand shortened a traditional ribbed

rear muddie and fitted it to stoproad shite from flying up his back.

The rolling stock consists ofa pair of Sportster wheels; therear has a DNA sprocket/disc

THE FACT THAT SHE LOOKS A LOT LIKETHE LATE LAMENTED AMY WINEHOUSELEAD TO GRUB AND THE LADS CALLING IT

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(Im sorry, I cant bring myselfto call it a sprotor; thats far too

American), and the front a stockSporty disc with an SJP caliper.

Similarly the headlights anaftermarket one, and thatrather funky tail light,which is actually blackitsnot a trick of the lightis

another catalogue part too.(I was going to say thatit immediately put me inmind of a chocolate starfish,

but perhaps I wont, eh?)It was at this point it

all stopped. Black MarketCustoms had gained a

reputation for building somerather stunning motorcycles, andthe workshop was getting busierand busier; so busy in fact thatGrub didnt have time to carry onwith his own bike. The Sporty,

really just needing paint and a bitof finishing, was put to one sideand covered over with a blanket,while he got on with otherprojects. He did intend to finish it, Z

but it ended up languishing there,alone and unloved, for a good fewmonths while customers buildstook up all his time.

Enter Craig from NCC Lincs.Hed seen a few Black MarketCustoms bikes, both at Club Runsand in magazines, and having soldhis old-skool GSX-R streetfighter

(rigid frame, tiny tank, fast asfcuk and totally impractical butamazingly good fun) was lookingfor a replacement for it. There wasjust a certain something aboutthe bikes Grub builds, he says,something that really appealedto him, that made him absolutelycertain that he would be making thetrip down to Sussex to commissiona new machine. He duly left theWolds and made the long (well,ish) journey to the Home Countieswhere, during conversation, Grub

mentioned that he had the Sportyover there in a corner. They pulledthe cover off it and Craig did aremarkably good impersonationof the cartoon wolf from the Tex

Avery cartoons; you know, the onein the suit howling and beating onthe table at the good-looking ladysinging in the nightclub? Yeah,that one; that was Craig. He knewstraight away that he had to have it,and so a deal was done.

Between them they thrashedout how it should be finished; theframe, and the leaves and frontlegs of the fork, would go to PTs

Polishing Shop to be nickel-plated(along with a few other little bits forchroming too), and the rear legs, thetank, rear muddie and the oil tankwould go to Black Markets painter

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Engine:

Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200,cleaned up and detailed, aftermarket

honeycomb air-filter, Dyna ignition,one-off straight-through exhausts by

Black Market CustomsFrame:

One-off rigid by Richard, cleaned

up, nickel-plated by PT, Black MarketCustoms forward controls & foot-boardsSharp End:

Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200wheel, aftermarket disc, SJP four

pot caliper, one-off Indian-styleleaf spring fork by Richard, braided

stainless brake line, one-off bars byRichard, aftermarket controls & grips,one-off micro-switches by Black

Market CustomsBlunt End:

Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200wheel, DNA sprocket/disc, one-off

side-mount plateTinware:

Modified Harley-Davidson Dyna

tank with flush pop-up filler, genuineHarley-Davidson seat, Black Market

Customs rear mudguard & batterytray, one-off oil tank by RichardElectrics:

One-off loom by Grub, aftermarketheadlight and tail lightPaint:

Candy red over silver withairbrushing by Image Design

Custom Ltd (01276 503866)Plating:

PTs Polishing Shop(01767 631423)Polishing:

PTs Polishing Shop andBlack Market CustomsEngineering:

Frame, front end, bars

and oil tank by Richard,stainless spacers by JamesNCC Sussex, all other work by

Black Market CustomsThanks To:

Grub & all at Black Market Customs;

PT for the plating; Image Designfor the paint; Pilch and Pikey forinspiration & lager; & my girlfriendAlison who, not even into bikes, lets

me bore her shitless about mine

beginning of the building one,Craig has decided that he fancies

something new for 2014 sothe Sporty is up for sale to

fund it. If you think youcould give it the home itdeserves, then bell himon 01406 359015 andleave a message (heworks odd shifts, yousee). Youd better do itsharpish though if you

do cos I know Grubsmade noises about

getting it back too!

of choiceTom Fuller at ImageDesign Custom Ltd in Camberley.He laid down a sparkling silverbase and then drowned it in a deepred candy, and added on the girl-

and-eight-ball logos on either sideof the tank too. Craigd found thedesign on the net and liked it, andthe fact that she looks a lot like thelate lamented Amy Winehouse leadto Grub and the lads calling it TheAmy Bike, hence the title of thispiece. Finally, adding to the 8-balltheme, they fitted one to the littlelever down on the primary case thatstarts the engine. Cool, huh?

The finished bike is a credit toall involved; Grub and the crew atBlack Market, PT, Tom at ImageDesign Custom, and Craig too. Itsa stunning-looking bike that ridesas well as it looks (Craig blastedit close on 100 miles each way tothe studio shoot you see here),and it sounds pretty damn funkytoo as anyone who was withina two-mile radius of PottersBar when he started it willtestify well, actually, NOTtestify, hopefully.

And cosits the endof the ridingseason

and the

Black MarketCustoms arebased downon the Kent/Sussex borderand you cancontact them via

blackmarketcustomcycles

@gmail.com.

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ITS A STUNNINGLOOKING BIKETHAT RIDES AS WELL AS IT LOOKS(CRAIG BLASTED IT CLOSE ON 100MILES EACH WAY TO THE STUDIO

SHOOT YOU SEE HERE)

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SHEDHEAD IS OUR REGULAR LOOKAT ALL ASPECTS OF BIKE BUILDING,DONE BY OUR RESIDENT METAL-WORKING GENIUS, BLACKJACKSHED HEAD

In the last episode, Id draggeda Virago 125 out of someonesfront garden and persuadedit back to life. There were still

a bunch of things that neededdoing to it to make it rideable, letalone MoT-able.

Pushing it around was hardwork, so it made sense to deal withthat first. As the biked only donea little over 6,000 miles and thesprockets showed no discerniblewear, I decided that all it reallyneeded was a new chain. Oncethe chain was fitted and adjusted,the wheel was very nearly in thesame position as before, which isgood; if itd been miles out thenthat wouldve meant the sprocketswere worn and wouldve had tohave been replaced.

With the back wheel spinningfreely, the next problem was thefront brake sticking. Undoing

the bolts, taking the caliper offand having a look at the pistonsrevealed the probable cause of that(Fig.1). Its always worth cleaningthe crap off with a Scotch-brite padbefore you get too carried away,and even though the bike had beenstood for four years that was all thewas needed in this case. For multi-piston calipers, you

often find that one piston ismore seized than the other, soa G-clamp comes in handy forstopping the free piston frommoving while the lever is carefully

pumped to force the stiffer one outfar enough to clean the crud off(Fig.2). If the caliper wont workfreely after cleaning the crud off,then theres probably corrosionbehind the seals and its going toneed stripping down.

While I was freeing the pistonsoff and checking that the greaseon the slides was okay, I spottedthat the front tyre wasnt lookingtoo healthy (Fig.3); not a huge deal

as the MoT man would definitelyhave spotted that one, but moreexpense all the same.

Now that it rolled freely, itseemed worth buying a batteryfor it. Battery technology has

changed a bit in the last fewdecades, and batteries that usedto be common and thereforerelatively cheap arent any more.Stuff that sounds a bit exoticif youre used to older bikes,though, is surprisingly cheap,so doing a little home work cansave you a significant chunk ofmoney. This is why the Viragohas a WildStar 125 battery in it;half the price.

RESURRECTION, MAN

ONCE THE CHAIN WAS FITTED AND ADJUSTED, THEWHEEL WAS VERY NEA RLY IN THE SAME POSITI ON ASBEFORE, WHICH IS GOOD; IF ITD BEEN MILES OUT THENTHAT WOULDVE MEANT THE SPROCKETS WERE WORN

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the Virago didnt want to playball (probably because its notexactly a torque monster), soI had to get in there and free itoff. If youve got a manual, thenreading it is a good start; if youhavent, then the first thing to dois to see what needs to come offto allow the cover to come off.Once youre happy about that,getting the screws undone isthe first problem; factory-fittedscrews appear to made out some

form of zinc-plated cheese andthe heads round off with the leastprovocation. Using a poundthrough screwdriver that fitsthe screw properly, and twisting

Now that it rolled and stoppedthe only remaining obstacle wasthat the clutch didnt. When abikes been stood for a while, theclutch plates can stick togetherpreventing the clutch fromworking. This isnt a big dealand occasionally just gettingthe bike up to normal operatingtemperature will suffice to free itoff. If youve room available andyoure confident in your abilityto do clutchless gear-changes,

then riding it around with theclutch in and snatching the backbrake offers the possibility of afix (or a perhaps a nasty crash).

As it happened, the clutch on

IF THE CALIPER WONT WORK FREELY

AFTER CL EANIN G THE CRUD OFF, THENTHERES PROBABLY CORROSIONBEHIND THE SEALS AND ITS GOING TONEED STRIPPING DOWN

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it while hitting the end with ahammer, usually does the trick Ifind (Fig.4).

Most, though probably not all,

Japanese bikes can have the clutchcover removed without spillingany oil, as long as theyre on theside stand and the engine hasntbeen over-filled, but a catch trayis still a good idea. On the Virago,the clutch cover houses the oilfilter, so I removed that beforetaking the cover off (Fig.5).

With all the screws out, a fewblows with a rubber hammer freedthe cover and that was when Ifound out that the fake exhaust pipewas going to have to come off after

all. With the cover and the fakepipe off, the clutch was exposedand I could undo the bolts retainingthe clutch springs (Fig.6).

Usually theres a mark on the

pressure plate and one on theclutch centre or hub; the arrow youcan see in Fig.8 turned out to bealigned with a triangular mark on

the hub. Spotting this can save youhours of fun during reassembly.Similarly, the top-most clutchfriction plate had a notch in it andthat was lined up with some markson the drum (Fig.7).

The plates all pulled out as one,which isnt surprising as theyrestuck together. Gently prying witha plain screwdriver will normallyseparate them (Fig.8), noting thatthe plain plates have a roundededge on one side and that usuallygoes in towards the engine (Fig.9).

As long as there arent anygreat big chunks missing out ofthe friction plates, then cleaningthe plain plates up and putting itback together should do the job.

If there are big chunks of frictionmaterial stuck to the plain plates,then replacing them is the bestoption. Its not hard to bend theplain plates, which will stop theclutch from working, so theyrebest cleaned by scrubbing at themwhile theyre on a flat surface.

While its all apart, clean all ofthe old gasket off the engine and

the cover, taking care not to letany debris get into the engine.Id normally skip the gasket andjust use some sealant, but as theoil ways pass through the cover,then a gasket is probably sensible,along with a new oil filter.

Apart from aligning any marks,the main thing to watch whenreassembling everything is thatthe spring retaining bolts aretight, but dont strip the threads. Ifthere appears to be blue or white(or indeed any colour at all) gunk

on the threads, thats probablythread-lock in which case usingsome on reassembly is a goodidea. Having the bolts come looseand chew through the cover isembarrassing, expensive, andpossibly painful depending onwhere your footrests are

Once its had the tyre fitted,and Ive bought the gasket, oilfilter and some fresh oil for it,then thats it about ready for anMoT. Oddly, all the lights work,and the forks and swinging arm

seem firmly attached so Im notexpecting that to be a big deal.Then I just need to figure out whatthe hell Im going to do with aVirago 125

WHEN A BIK ES BEEN ST OOD FO R A

WHILE , THE CLUTCH PL ATES CA NSTICK TOGETHER PREVENTING THECLUTCH FROM WORKINGFig.7

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There was wall-to-wall motorcycular eyecandy; a feast of excellence on show. Ofcourse, it was a bonus that the weather wasperfect for the show; warm, a slight breeze,sun beating down on all the lovely shiny bits.

My eye was firstly taken by a low custom Harley;

its classic black simplicity enhanced by the simpleaddition of copper-plate to the engine cases. Itssuch a simple concept, but one that has resulted ina captivating work of art. Quite frankly I wanted itand wouldve sold my children without hesitation

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just to own it. Thank God I have no children I canthonestly remember if there was music playing as myattention was captured by my desire to have a lookat all the bikes and trikes, and ensure that I hadntoverlooked some exquisite little piece of metal-framed diamond loveliness tucked in a corner of the

car park somewhere.My final word is a big fat thank you to Ted,

Tony, Ivan and the rest of NCC Northants fortop class hospitality and for putting on anotherstunning show.

I have to admit that I always get a bit excited about the prospect of visiting

a National Chopper Club event as I know the quality of the machine on

view is always exceptional, and today was no exception

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9 June, The Bull, Brackley Road, Towcester

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