The Workshop Black Hole
The Workshop Black Hole You drop a bolt. You hear it hit the floor. You hear it bounce. You hear it bounce again. Then... Silence. You spend 20 minute...
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The Workshop Black Hole You drop a bolt. You hear it hit the floor. You hear it bounce. You hear it bounce again. Then... Silence. You spend 20 minute...
The Natural Habitat Of The 10mm Socket Scientists have been studying this phenomenon for decades. Known facts: ✓ You definitely had one. ✓ You definit...
The Classic Motorcycle Weight Reduction Programme You start stripping a project bike down. Off comes the seat. Off comes the tank. Off come the mudgua...
The Classic Motorcycle Budgeting System Step 1: Buy a motorcycle. Step 2: Make a sensible restoration budget. Step 3: Ignore the budget completely. St...
The Motorcycle That Was Nearly Finished Every classic motorcycle owner has one. The bike that's "nearly finished." It just needs: • A new battery • Ca...
When You Spend More Time Looking For The Tool Than Doing The Job You walk into the garage with a simple plan. Ten minutes. One spanner. Quick adjustme...
The Tool You Just Had In Your Hand Few mysteries in life are as baffling as this. You're holding a spanner. You put it down for two seconds. You turn ...
The Five Minute Job Every classic motorcycle owner has said it. "I'll just pop into the garage for five minutes." Three hours later: ✔ Tools everywher...
The Box Of Parts You Dare Not Throw Away Every classic motorcycle owner has one. A box, drawer, shelf or entire corner of the garage filled with myste...
The Temporary Repair That Lasted 20 Years Every classic motorcycle owner knows how this story starts. "I'll just do a temporary repair so I can use it...
The Spare Parts Collection That Came With A Free Motorcycle Have you ever bought a classic motorcycle and ended up with three boxes of mystery parts, ...
The Great British Summer Ride Spend all week watching the weather forecast. Monday: ☀️ Tuesday: ☀️ Wednesday: ☀️ Thursday: ☀️ Friday: ☀️ Saturday: 🌧️ ...
British Motorcycle Security System Step 1: Park motorcycle. Step 2: Turn fuel off. Step 3: Tickle carburettor. Step 4: Retard ignition. Step 5: Rememb...
The Most Dangerous Phrase In Classic Motorcycling "I'll remember where that bolt came from." Every classic motorcycle owner has said it. Every classic...
British Engineering Explained If it doesn't leak oil... Check there's actually oil in it. If it starts first kick... Tell nobody. If the electrics wor...
We All Have That Friend You know the one. The friend who comes round when you're working on a motorcycle. Never brings tools. Never gets dirty. Never ...
Workshop Rule #17 The job will take: 10 minutes to explain. 30 minutes to do. 3 hours to find the tool you were just holding. Scientists still cannot ...
It Ran When Parked The four most expensive words in classic motorcycling. "It" "Ran" "When" "Parked" Translation: Needs carburettors cleaning. Needs a...
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