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Bugger. Mine would fit this well, shame i hadnt seen this before stripping it down this weekend to get to the bottom of its 1000 bikes 'rattle-stop-dead' episode

Oh and it turns out was a broken valve spring.

Hi again, great to meet so many of you on the Friday, and as promised here are the photo's I took over the (amazing dry and later even sunny) day http://www.flickr.com/photos/38111905@N08/collections/72157630175134686/ For those who attended you can probably find a few of yourselves there, didn't mi...

Thanks guys thats cheered me up again. just been on phone to NLM and ordered a new seal (got the cam seal while i'm at it as it seems silly to do one and not the other while its apart) As I didnt disturb the engine at all when i 'refreshed' the bike (it appeared to have been rebuilt at some time in ...

Well just been interrogating the owners club parts list, and the exploded diagrams, and as i feared the crank oil seals are a complete cases apart job.

'swear words'

Hello again. Got the bike MoT'd tues, insured weds, taxed thurs and on the road for the first time since 1985 thismorning. Work is only 1 mile away so leisurely little journey there this morning, especially as the front brake will need some bedding in (new pads and 26yrs of rust on disk) but all ok....

Its the gear on the crank that transfers drive/power to the main gearbox shaft(via a gear on that)

Yes both together, helps to have someone else to weigh the bike down at the back rocking it back on the centre stand, then gently tap away with a rubber mallet on the axle ends, alternating to keep the forks roughly level. Unless u get them massively uneven it comes down fine. The real trick is to u...

Well I just fitted some to mine by undoing the yoke clamp bolts (top and bottom) , knocking the forklegs down (with a rubber mallet) a couple of inches (enough clearance to slip them in between the fork tops and the top yoke) then using a ratchet strap between the wheelrim and the bottom yoke to pul...

Thanks Guys. I have absolutely no will or intention to 'put it back to standard' David, it is what it is, and its far better as what it has become than a shiny restoration to 'factory'. To that end I am even leaving the worn highspots on the sidepanels and tank where someones boots and knees have ru...

A couple of the classic fairing manufacturers do list a second smaller version of the ducati style fairing, listed as fitting ducati singles etc, it may well be a better size/fit for a 3 1/2 than the full size bevel one http://www.airtech-streamlining.com/vintage/vintagefairingshalf.htm http://www.d...

Well its taken quite a bit of work but this afternoon was the moment of truth. After months of work, starting with the cambelt (the old one crumbled as I removed it !) and getting the carbs ultrasonic cleaned and rebuilt with new parts, completely going through the electrics and cleaning out the res...

Hi all, just joined up, as I have finally after about 25 years of wanting a 3½ managed to find one. She's a 1978 3½ sport, in surprisingly good condition, considering that she's been off the road since 1986!! http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6501800007_4e1f648bc3_z.jpg def a sport ( S under front ...