I have had this photograph for about 30 years and know absolutely nothing about it but have found it to be quite intriguing. The skill that has gone into converting an overhead valve engine into a OHC engine would have been something very difficult to achieve on a home workshop Myford ML7. So why convert […]
An Interesting OHC Twin Cylinder Engine. Read More »
. . . . . . . Do these wires go? Probably many a question that has been asked by many restorers over the years. And still being asked even now as has been seen on many vintage/antique motorcycle website notice boards. So we have decided to try and help vintage restorers/owners out there by
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Interesting that this publication has the stamp of the The Ferndale and District Motorcycle Club on the front cover. Now for the avid Shortland Street soap watchers this has no relation as their Ferndale is a fictional place. This Ferndale is in South Wales and by all indications must have been quite an active club
1960 BSA Dandy Instruction Manual Read More »
This is the third piston catalogue that we have put up on Barnstormers, the other two being a 1938 BRICOVMO and a 1963 Hepolite. We still have a 1948 Hepolite catalogue to scan and format sometime in the future. This catalogue is quite unique in that Fisher were a New Zealand manufacturer from Wellington. We
1934 Fisher Piston Catalogue. Read More »
Hepolite have been in business since 1907 and the demand for their products meant that at the height of their manufacturing they were producing a million piston rings a week. They are still supporting the automotive industry with pistons, rings, valves and guides for the more common later model 1960s & 70s motorcycles. You can
1963 Hepolite Piston Catalogue. Read More »
