A blow by blow account of rebuilding my 1961 Velocette Venom and my struggles with the world of motorbikes in general.

samedi 2 octobre 2010

No progress but here's a lovely bit of film to make amends.

Another week goes by and I have to confess to no progress at all.  These things come around I suppose.  I did notice that I need new barrel studs as the threads on mine are looking squared off.  These are the ones that hold down the head and guarantee compression and oiltightness.  I definately don't want to cut a corner there. 

So, best not to lose the spirit lest the momentum follows suit.  Here's a lovely bit of video of a speed triple cafe racer.  The camera work is excellent, the speed rendered real and the sensation is pure cafe racer...