Powder coating at Williams Oakey

http://www.williams-oakey.co.uk/

Used these guys many times over twenty years. They can blast and repaint and do a lot for military. Excellent work, tape and bung up any threaded holes. All very professional. Fuel tank - I had one stripped by them to see what ...

I can vouch for Doug Taylor, used them on a few occasions. Turn around time is a bit slow but it is a small family business that does a great job.

If you take in metal that is so degraded that it can't be chromed they will tell you. They can also undertake minor repairs prior to chroming.

Very good

I bought an RE trials - the older type with separate gear box round the wrong way. IT is blood y awful to ride but in a perverse way I really enjoy it. Dead slow, cheap to run and easy to fix. Got a lovely lazy sound to it and is perfect for just bumbling around on. It is so far removed from modern ...

Still available

I have the following items if anyone is interested

MRA screen - type with the winglet on the top (smoked colour) - condition used but undamaged

Right hand side panel (dark blue) - has a crack and a scuff from where the bike fell over on to it but serviceable if you are not a polisher type. Very ...

Me too. Had two in the last week so I concluded that there is an auto check in place that flags up a vehicle that has a valid MOT and is insured but not currently taxed.

Good debate people, I am not saying I disagree with having an inspection at all, in fact it gives me a bit of confidence that my own spannering is up to a good level. Perhaps my view is tainted by the small biker community I ride with who all have immaculately turned out machines. As with all things ...

Sounds logical to me, makes me wonder why need an MOT in the UK. I think 99% of people who own and ride bikes over here look after them to a point where they are spotless. Rare to meet a biker that doesn't have a good grasp of machine mechanical safety.

Common sense says it will hurt you if left ...

YOURSELF? but I bet you looked at your bike or thought about the next adventure today.......

With no embarrassment and hopefully a little humor, I post this in the hope that after reading it, if just one of you ladies and gents undertakes a self inspection, notices something different and picks up ...

I have added Royal Enfield 350 bullet trials variant to the list of bikes. This is the 2008 pre unit construction lump so essentially a 1950s bike built in India in 2007.

What a delight to ride. Limited power but perfectly acceptable on the back lanes. Nothing like anything I've ridden previously ...