Archive for April, 2012

Finished

Saturday, April 21, 2012 0:06 8 Comments
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More pics of the rebuild

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 11:53 1 Comment

Well, she starts. First kick! A few things to adjust and check. Currently the indicators don’t work, the timing chain needs setting and she needs a few more overall checks. But very close to being back on the road, which feels good…

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Getting There…

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 2:42 No Comments

It’s 3.41 am and I’ve just got in from the garage. Getting there…

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Today the real postman came

Sunday, April 15, 2012 0:04 No Comments

I mentioned the other day that I’m currently in the process of rebuilding Dot, something which proves quite a problem what with her being an Australian post bike and never officially sold in the UK. Getting parts is therefore difficult and problematic, which is why I’m incredibly grateful to Joe and the rest of the [...]

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The rebuild begins

Thursday, April 12, 2012 14:59 No Comments

It’s been over two years since me and Dot rode in to London and completed the journey. In that time I’ve been working on the book and doing other things while she’s largely been shut away in the shed at the bottom of the garden and forgotten about. Well, not forgotten, perhaps just neglected. Out [...]

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