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I worked all weekend to finish the Sportster build, but it’s not working. I made a few mistakes. I forgot to put in oil seals so had to take the barrels and heads off again. For some reason the one of the throttle cables doesn’t quite fit. It’s the return cable so just the pull…

I sent my barrels away to be sorted 10 weeks ago. They said it would be about 6 weeks. “About” doing a lot of heavy lifting there. I’ve sent a couple of emails, the latest today, to see how it was getting along, and I finally got a ‘phone call tonight saying the job is…

I had 3 electrical issues with the Harley project. The horn didn’t work, I had no indicators, and the brake light seems to be stuck on. I’ve got to set up the new ignition unit, but that’s just a matter of screwing it in to place when I’ve put the barrels back on and can…

I’ve had a good 24 hours. I was stressing for a few days as I’d lost all power on the Harley. It had most of the electrics working before I stripped it. When I was putting it back together I had a bit of a mix up with the battery cables. The one that comes…

The old VFR has sold. I only got the minimum bid for it, but that was £700. I should be able to get £200 for the stainless exhaust system. I only paid £1,100 for the new VFR so that more or less pays for it. I changed the head bearings, spark plugs, chain and sprocket…