Me and my big mouth!!!

"Should be in the workshop next week, unless there's a complete disaster", Doh!

There's been a complete disaster, the arse hole that was selling the workshop decided to pull out on the day that the mortgage company were asking where to send the cash, what a complete wanker!

So........I have a plan to shift some stuff from my current workshop and put up a new bench etc to make it all more user friendly, wifeys car is like a van so that's it sorted then.......wifey's car goes bang, Doh!

So........Bye bye to crappy bottomless money pit Fiat Multipla and hello Citroen Xsara Picasso, that took up all of my spare time and now it's back to work again, unless there's a complete disaster I will be sorting out my current workshop over the coming weekend, watch this space....again!

Getting there at last.

My new workshop is on track now, it's all at the solicitors and hopefully (unless there's a complete disaster) I should have the keys before December, hopefully within 2 weeks.
I've been collecting bits for my Harley as that's the first project I'm going to do when I get moved in.  I've managed to buy a spare swinging arm that I'm going to send off for chroming, just so I'm not waiting around, I've got some new risers, some bars are coming from a good mate of mine, I've got some new exhaust down pipes and heat shields and some fork gaitors. I've got a matching pair of V Rod master cylinders so I can do a hydraulic clutch conversion and a lowering kit for the back end and finally a bag of correct colour wires so that I can run the wiring through my bigger bars.

Still need inspiration for the new colour scheme though.

No news is pretty irritating

Not much to tell recently, I've put my bike building on hold as I've managed to find a new workshop. This means that I can move all my stuff from my mums garage and from the other garage that I rent near my home and put it all in one place.
I'm buying the new place and it's going to be ace once I get moved in, the offer has been accepted and I'm just waiting for the official rubber stamping of the mortgage application, everybody that's looked at it so far says all the paperwork is fine but it all depends on the people that make the actual decisions........and they're taking forever!

More news to follow, hopefully.

Bikes with names........

I've never been too sure about bikes that have names, there have been a few memorable ones that spring to mind, 'Ol Blu' was a Triumph from years and years ago that stands out, as does another Triumph that was in an early BSH 'Nemesis'. Then there's my recent buy 'Temptress' which is an iconic bike in these parts (and also one that's gonna need an MOT later this month).

But...........This afternoon I was working on my plunger chop and everything I touched on it seemed to cover me in crap, either dust, oil, grease or a mixture of all three. eventually I got the front end in and had it sat on it's wheels, albeit loosely. Once I sat on it I thought 'this is a bit small' and then it came to me, this bike is having a name................. and here it is.

Say hello to 'Dirty Lil' Sister.


Just rolled out the garage, first time with a matching wheel.

XJ wheel and 6 pot caliper.

Shiny new ape hangers.

Front end looking good.

Front view.

Engine moved slightly, not right but a damn sight closer to how it will sit when finished.

Dirty Little Sister, already shortened to Dirty Lil' Sister.

Front end for the plunger chop

Finally got my yokes back from being altered and they fit lovely with the new stem and steering head inserts.

Out and About on 2 Classic Jap Bikes

Had a nice ride out today with Tony, we arranged to go out last week and just kept hoping that the weather stayed fine and luckily it did.

Set of to Seaways cafe at Fridaythorpe for a breakfast then through to Scarborough and then home via Olivers Mount and the Barry Sheene Memorial, finally stopping off at Brid cemetary to pay our respects to Benny. Only about 85 miles covered but a nice day out with a good mate.


Both the bikes at the Olivers Mount cafe.

Tea break.

Tony and me at the Barry Sheene Memorial, right on the start / finish line at the Olivers Mount circuit.

Tony's 1979 CB750 Four

My XS 650

R.I.P Benny

Benny - Dave Benninger, killed on his bike at Boynton near Bridlington aged just 24. 23rd August 1986. 25 years ago today.