After moving from India to here in Hong Kong, I took my Matchless G3Ls to one of the local garages specialising in classic bikes for a good check over. I was reasonably sure that my mechanic back in Hyderabad knew what he was doing, but just wanted to be extra sure that everything was as …
The chain guard and clutch cover were still to be fitted when the engine was started for me for the first time last week, so naturally the engineer in me was enthralled by all the gears and chains whizzing round. So much so that I thought I best record a quick video clip to show …
Big progress made today – the engine has been started at last after it’s full strip-down and rebuild! There’s still lots of work to finish off though, but at least the frame is now rolling (i.e. the wheels on!) and we know that the engine runs, which is a big relief! It sounded a bit …