Monthly Archives: October 2025

Garage Gymnastics – Scottish Edition LEFT Garage Bay! RIGHT Garage Bay! Not technically progress on the BSA, mind you — but certainly progress toward the work that’ll eventually be done on the BSA. Aye, it’s a process… like a good … Continue reading →

“The Great Scottish Chipboard Revival” Right — so first off, I’ve been carefully preserving (read: tripping over) the chipboard panels used to ship the bike all the way from Scotland to Canada. I was tempted to say London just to … Continue reading →

A Wee Visit, a Broken Tool, and the Birth of Version 2.0 Took the Vulcan 900 out for a spin today — had to remind it that it’s still part of the family, even though the BSA’s been hogging all … Continue reading →

“The Goose Neck Ballet — Featuring Fire, Sweat, and Forty-Eight Little Devils” Today was the grand occasion — the day the goose neck bearing races were to come out. Now, if you’ve never had the pleasure, the “goose neck” is … Continue reading →

I had a wee bit of choice when it came to the frame. Earlier on, I’d broken it down into its three main bits — the front loop, rear section, and swing arm. One tempting option was to have it … Continue reading →

Bit of Back-story: Over Christmas, I treated myself to a pair of Rupert’s books — one for the engine, and one for everything but the engine. (Because why make things easy and put it all in one?) They’ve been brilliant … Continue reading →

The above is the parts diagram for the front forks. Getting the oil seal housing to unthread from the oil tube was the real battle. It needed a proper “special tool” to engage with the internal nut and twist it … Continue reading →