Offbeat Bikes Magazine

Workshop Blog

2018
Worn GS500 rear suspension linkage
HIDDEN HORRORS - A nasty example of extreme neglect
FASHION - Ducati Scramblers with a hint of David Bowie
FIGHT CLUB - Removing a stubborn flywheel
3D Printing - Any use in the garage?
Filthy two-stroke crankcase
SPANNER IN THE WORKS - Cheap tools, a false economy?
BANG AND THE DIRT IS GONE - Household chemicals in the garage
TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION - Short review of the Clarke instant garage 
Rectifier wiring bodge
THE ARTFUL BODGER - The satisfaction of a successful bodge!
BUYER BEWARE - Check carefully when buying electrical components
NO FUEL LIKE THE OLD FUEL - Ethanol. Good or bad?
FUELLING FUNNIES- What's the cause?
Checking the runout of the crank
NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT - Some jobs turn out easier than expected.
HOMEMADE HARDWARE - Sometimes you just have to make your own tools.
ROYAL ENFIELD SPECIAL ISSUE - The story of an Enfield Bobber build.
Offbeat Bikes Magazine - Measuring tools
PUT THAT LIGHT OUT - Chinese switchgear on test.
ANOTHER SCREW UP - Testing the Laser JIS screwdriver set.
MEASURING UP (Part 1) - Intro to workshop measuring tools.
MEASURING UP (Part 2) - More measuring, this week feeler and dial gauges.
A selection of micrometers
MEASURING UP (Part 3) - This week, micrometers and bore gauges.
R.T.F.M - Read The F***ing Manual, a cautionary tale about wheel bearings!
CHARGE - Regulator / Rectifier problem - or perhaps not...
Cleaning copper cables with Cillit Bang Pic 2
LET IT GO! - Just what is the hardest part of building a bike?
MAKING THE CONNECTION - Cleaning dirty copper cables.
A PRICE TOO HIGH? - 'Real' road races, are  they too dangerous?
IN A FLAP - The flap disc, an angle grinder's most useful accessory?
ALL TORQUE - Part1 - Are your bolts tight?
DIY Torque Wrench Calibration
ALL TORQUE - Part 2 - Do you grease your threads?
ALL TORQUE - Part 3 - Units of torque.
ALL TORQUE - Part 4 - DIY torque wrench calibration.
THIEVING SC*M - Check your security arrangements
MAKING THE CONNECTION - Removing connectors from multi-way plugs
MAKING THE CONNECTION - Making crimped connections
OUTSIDE THE BUBBLE - Motorcycling's more than just road bikes
Bits of YZ125
THE NEXT PROJECT - One project finished, what's next?
THE NEW PROJECT - Part 1 - Time to do some drawing.
THE NEW PROJECT - Part 2 - Lowering the suspension.
THE NEW PROJECT - Part 3 - Suspension lowering successfully achieved.
THE NEW PROJECT - Part 4 - Cardboard and sticky tape time!
THE NEW PROJECT - Part 5 - The engine arrives...
THE NEW PROJECT - Part 6 -  Still mulling over getting the engine...
THE NEW PROJECT - Part 7 -   The cutting disc is out..
Tightest, suitable bend that I could find.
THE NEW PROJECT - Part 8 - The engine fits! Well, almost...
THE NEW PROJECT - Part 9 - Time to start thinking of solutions to problems
THE NEW PROJECT - Part10 - Starting on the engine mounts.
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