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 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...
Do You Name Your Motorcycles? Some owners would never dream of doing it. Others have given almost every motorcycle they've owned a nickname. Sometimes...
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...
My Wife Said... "It's me or the motorcycles." I still miss her. Sometimes. Usually when I need help pushing one into the garage. What's the funniest u...
Classic Motorcycle Owner Starter Pack ☑ Says "I'll leave it original" ☑ Immediately starts modifying it ☑ Has at least three unfinished projects ☑ Kno...
How To Turn A £20 Job Into A £500 Job Step 1: Remove one rusty bolt. Step 2: Snap rusty bolt. Step 3: Remove surrounding parts for access. Step 4: Dis...
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