You remind me so much of a mentor that took me down the Vincent rabbit hole! Your method of explanation is brilliant! So much knowledge & so little time. A true craftsman!🏍️

Comfort food for motorcyclists. I enjoy everything about these videos: the down-home production (just right - not trying to impress anyone with mad shooting/editing skills), the personable and honest delivery (another crew would have edited out or re-shot the tipsy early on in the video), listening to the engines turn over (so different from our modern day engines ....you hear the metal bits doing their thing). Keep 'em coming! ✌

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Hey, that's really nice of you to say :) Alex

"oh no, not more BSA's" - said nobody, ever :-)

I've been watching your channel for some time now and just wanted to say how much I am enjoying your approach to fixing and maintaining motorcycles. Refreshing to see a true enthusiast work and I am learning something new every video. I have been riding British motorcycles for 50 years but there is always something new to learn. Well done.

That 67 Tr6TT is DEFINITELY in a 1970 frame indicated by the front engine mounting plates, Actually a good idea for ease of extra clearance for removing & installing the engine, None the less a Nice Bike.

One of my favorite motorcycle channels on KZread. Thankyou.

Just great Dave, Thank you.

That Norton Commando engine sounded really nice! 👍

Nice one Dave! As always. Thanks

Beautful bikes. Had a 71 Thunderbolt for many years. 30 yrs later,looking for another. Wish your shop was nearby. ( NY)

Great video again, and very nice bikes. Such a refreshing change to hear a mechanic saying don't spend money with me there's nothing wrong with it. I hope they appreciated it.

Definitely considering replacing the clutch on my 72, T120R with a SRM one.

I had the exact same A65 scrambler in OZ in the 70s, it went like a scolded cat when it wasn't shaking itself to bits

Dave get the customer to add some Active 8 to his gearbox, it may help smooth the box a bit. 👍🇬🇧

You do a wonderful job of explaining the Maintenace and Repair of vintage bikes. Over the past 70 years I've owned numerous Triumphs, a couple of BSA's and a Vincent Black Shadow which were pure joy to ride but I think I enjoyed the weekly ritual of working on them just as much as the ride. Thank you for all you are doing to keep vintage motorcycles on the road and in the public eye.

Great channel. Always good to see the Mitchell's vlogs.

Some great bikes, love the content.

Thanks for sharing this video. Just a couple of comments about the Firebirds fuel tank. Whilst it is similar to the Baracuda, Starfire the A65 has two cut outs underneath to accommodate the twin air cleaners. It’s nice to see someone else has the pin stripes around the chrome goes underneath at the bottom 👍

Great video again Dave excellent work

Mitch those narrow plates are some of the best you can get. You need them if the things are making hp otherwise they slip. I use a 4 spring centre with 4xT140 race springs and it needed the narrow plates. That's to hold 85rwhp. That's not the only thing though, they never stick, and they grip with less pressure because it isn't spread out over such a big area. I've tried lots of different plates and brands, they were the best. It uses a 5speed and is fun. Love your videos.

Great video Dave! Thanks for sharing. Love to hear the great sound the BSA, Triumphs and Nortons make, Cheers

I always enjoy your videos

Dave love the channel . Thank you for sharing your expertise !

A65 single carb units. Some had porous inlet manifolds. They ran lean and colored the pipes. Aluminum paint fixed them

Dave to stop Commandos breathing into their air filters, only fill the oil tank to the middle of the high and low marks. If you fill it to the upper mark you will get the problem with a saturated air filter.👍🇬🇧

Thanks for the vids, and leaving the nearly tipover in....:)

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Ha, no worries!

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If only my 1969 Triumph T150 triple would have such a nice tickover like the bikes you fixed! 😢 Watching your videos and sorting out issues with old and cracked inlet rubbers and other things will get me there! Aleays a pleasure to watch the videos! Greetings from Germany!

I had a 1976 t140v with dunstall pipes and velocity stacks (k&n filters over the top). I obtained the bike when I was 19 years. I traded it straight across for a nighthawk 650 with 40,000 miles. Once British bikes get in your blood, it's pretty much impossible to shake habit. I admire the life you're living. You eat breathe and sleep motorcycle. I understand.

I always look forward to the latest Mitchells vlogs - thanks

Don’t drop it Dave🤪 Thanks for another great video. The scrambler is beautiful love the barracuda style tank . Can’t wait for the next one. Kind regards Phil.

Your videos inspire me and educate in such a good and honest way, its my absolute favorite thing to watch, thank you!

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Hey Joe, that is so nice of you to say, Dave does read the comments so will see this, thank you, Alex

Great recovery with the falling Beeza Dave !! - Thankfully it wasn't anything bigger and more top-heavy like my 'modern' Tiger 800 XC or you'd probably have ended up wearing it like a comfort blanket !! - I'm currently struggling with a similar issue to the green BSA with a Norton I bought recently, it has had an electronic ignition fitted which seems really 'power hungry', it's borderline OK until I need to use the headlights then it flattens the battery in roughly 20 miles or so and packs up ! - I Really enjoy your workshop video logs and genuinely look forward to watching them - I realise you're a busy bloke but please keep 'em coming whenever you can !..

Great work once again! I can personally attest to several issues brought up in this video: 1. Having an Amal concentric throttle slide stick open. I had a single carb on my '74 850 Commando and one day after a good high speed run, stopped for fuel. Then just before kicking it over, I gave the grip a full twist, out of habit, Well it did not return to closed. After several attempts to get it to roll back to closed, started poking around the carb and found the float bowl too hot to touch. Then after about 5 minutes, the slide suddenly closed by itself as things cooled back down. The heat soak during fuel up with no air flow to keep it cool must have closed up the slide free play until it jammed. This was with a one into two big heavy lump intake manifold, with less surface area than there would be on the two carb setup. So likely contributing to heat build up. Fitted thicker insulator gaskets and added another between carb and manifold. Solved the problem. 2. I've also had an air filter catch on fire after a back fire event, same commando. It was luckily just a smouldering thing with wisps of smoke rising up and I caught it before any damage done.

I have a Firebird so found this very interesting.

Totally fascinating vids - thanks for taking the time to do them.

love your videos.....always informative and i like the way you work

A good tradesman never blames his tools

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What are you referring to?

Great stuff, mate. Keep up the excellent work -- and videos.

I recently bought a 1972 A65T, and had two of the same issues. It's got an NZ made Pazon ignition which was new, and within a couple of weeks played up. I checked over a few things etc, and found the battery was at about 11.5v or so constantly, but the alternator was putting out over 14v. After I sorted that, it starts first or second kick all the time now. The second issue I had was also the gearbox. It was often taking a second attempt at getting into second or third, missing them both just about every time. I always wear riding boots, but I found the issue I had was caused by me as well - trying to change too quickly! I slowed down the time between pulling in the clutch, changing up or down, and letting the clutch back out, to sort of give it some time to get into gear! Great video, and it's always nice to see BSAs in your video logs!

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I don't know? The fan thing, selector plate, needs to be nicely finished not rough where the detent runs. There used to be ball ended detent plungers available that made them very slick. They also need setting up so the dogs fully engage. If the lay shaft floats back and forth it will jump out of gear and round the dogs. They normally up-change fine without the clutch, if you are used to it, and you are accelerating fairly hard. They are a nice box especially with C/r 1st and 2nd. Don't learn to shift up without the clutch on a BSA. But is should be pretty fast even with it. Going down always needs the clutch.

Good job as usual👌👌

Greetings from Indiana, USA. I really appreciate watching your mechanical wrench oriented motorcycle videos. I work on my old 1978 BMW R100/7 and old cars and appreciate the mechanic insights. Understandably most of the vintage focus is on British bikes but you have included Japanese and Italian motorcycles in the past. Any German, American or other brands possibly coming in the future? I suppose you work on what people bring you. Keep on making these videos, people are watching them.

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Hey Howard, yeah, Dave does mainly work on British bikes but from time to time he has other makes come through the doors. You've probably seen his Hondas in the back of the workshop too. Thanks for your nice comments :) Alex

Looks like he painted it green himself

Beautiful machines

good to watch as always paul west yorkshire

Thanks Dave, very instructive. Can l ask what you mean when you say you have replaced the oil in the scrambler, with straight "50" engine oil?

Ii neve leave my motor cycles with fuel in the cards i run them dry a electronice ignition need a good batery early xs 650 i have its the chargeing system i fitted a modern roter off a kawasaki (pirment magnet ) the origanal drains power when you swich ignition on

Scrambler valve noise a bit excess there are still quite a few in NA.

Love the 750 . Did any extra work go on the bottom end or was it just pop on barrels and heads 🤔

Clutch friction plates' ID looks significantly larger than original; am I wrong, or did they 'float' on the hb?u

There is not much of a lean on the green one on the side-stand!

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I set that one up, not Dave, that's why he got a surprise, Alex

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Straight 50W oil?