Ian

It will keep em quiet for 14 seconds

A fantastic job as always Matt, the paint looks nice and deep How many cast Briggs do you have now?

Evening chaps, it's been a busy day in the workshop.. I wasn't happy with how the battery box sat this morning, so I cut it off and started again.. It's a bit hard to get photo's as it's tucked away in the chassis, but it has a mounting bolt at the back, two underneath... And one on the side.. Plenty strong enough now A rare photo of Nigel smiling A very narrow axle.. And lot's of parts on and under a fold up table... Which can only mean one thing..... The strip down has started so I can fully weld up the chassis

Hi Paul, welcome to MOM. I can't help you with the parts you need I'm afraid, but if you click on the link below it will take you to the thread your looking for http://myoldmachine.com/topic/481-the-vivian-loyd-motor-sickle/?hl=%2Bvivian+%2Bloyd+%2Bmotor+%2Bsickle#entry4413

As always I'm a bit slow with the paperwork Kev (sorry ) but I will be there with my WH GT-14 and Project Why Not

Wow that does look a tad on the wet side! At least you got to test out C4 in the mud..

Great photo's Paul

The first drive is always the best Nice work Norm

Evening chaps, today's progress for you.. The expansion bottle is now fitted in the only place it could go.. It's a bit tight in there! The bottom of the bottle may look rather close to the prop shaft but the is a good inch gap between the two. The carb tube air filter thingy now has a couple of tabs to bolt it to the hood stand.. The carbs now have extra support which they never did on the SilverWing but did on earlier models! The battery box is now mounted although I need to add a little extra bracing.. The battery comes out through the top. And playing around with hood hinges..

Happy birthday Karl, I hope your having a good fun day

Thanks Iain, good to see your boy has an interest in mechanical stuff at an early age I was lucky with the prop shaft, the end with the good UJ was the end I needed I've just ordered new front tyres and some more suitable and more traditional looking air filters which should arrive next week... Not long now chaps

A nice finishing touch Norm, you can't beat a shiny stack

Now there's something you don't see often and is a first for MOM.. A great machine. I'm sure when word gets about it will start earning it's keep..

Funny you should say that Paul, I do know of another Honda V twin bike engine that's not too far away

That is quite a beast It could be a wise move to fit a tow behind seat to it to save your legs

Hi Andy, that's a nice bit of kit you have found It's good to have you back, sorry to read about your father..

As it turned out the remains of the Reliant prop shaft was too short, but I did have these Reliant axle off cuts which could be welded together to get enough length. A template for cutting out notches. A nice tight fit.. Lot's of cutting, grinding and welding later.. I need to "port" the inside a bit more to help air flow. Fitted to the carbs. But will the hood stand still fit?? I had to trim a little off the hood stand, but yes it fits The left side was an even tighter fit with the fuel tap present, but fit it does.. All I need to do now is by a pair of correct size air filters and trim the tubes to length.. Speaking of air filters, I thought it would be a laugh to put on the way over sized filters I had bought a few weeks ago And to finish off this update, here's the last two parts I need to fit before I pull the whole thing apart for final welding.... Test drive time is getting closer by the day

Another one Tom!! Are you trying to make up for the machines you have sold of late A nice find mate

Well, nothing went bang so out came the grinder.. Strange baffle thingy.. I guess it's there to stop dirt from entering the carbs.. About to go under the knife grinder After fuel tap pipe enlargement surgery.. I had to lower the fuel tap to give me a fighting chance of getting some sort of air filter fitted! Yes the fuel tap outlet is lower than the carb fuel inlet, but as the tank is above the inlet gravity should still do it's thing and fuel the carbs up. The old fuel tap hole was blocked up by screwing in the end of this bolt and some welding. I still need to make some brackets to bolt the tank down but as it will need to go in and out a lot while I sort the induction side of things out that job can wait a little while.. Speaking of induction, this was the carbs to air filter box pipework.. I only needed the carb ends.. Which were a perfect fit over this 2 inch diameter pipe, or part of a Reliant prop shaft to give it it's full name.. The plan is to plumb this pipe into both carbs and stick and air filter on both ends.... This time I will make sure I get the right size filters

Evening chaps, a bit of an update for you. The braking system is no finished bar a bit of plumbing and finding somewhere to bolt the reservoirs to. A few photo's of the finished linkages.. WN now has a working throttle pedal. A simple bolt on bracket converted the pedal from push to pull. To stop the clutch and throttle pedals from flopping backwards I made a couple of these anti-flop stopper thingys. Time to move onto a different part of the build, fuel and air. Here's the tank I'm using, I bought it from Nigel long before the workshop move. To make sure the engine gets enough fuel I needed to fit the Honda's fuel tap, which means I need to cut a bit out the Honda's tank.. Even though the tank had been empty for many months with no cap of tap fitted it still had that old petrol smell.. So be be sure it wouldn't blow up when I cut into it I used my old trick involving some rolled up paper and a blow torch.... And yes I did light it outside

Will she fit out the garage door with that stack Norm? Nice decal by the way

I've just noticed that the exhaust looks to have an oiling system added.. Make you own smoke screen perhaps? I need to have a closer look when I get to the workshop

Where did you get the Fuel Proof Lacquer from Richard?