You certainly have a good temperament for this job👍🇬🇧

19:22 that trip saying it's a bummer. You handle it well. Tune up and all will be well. Cheers

I am in awe of this man ... I watch these videos and wish I lived next door to him . He is brilliant a pleasure to watch. Keep up the good work and thank you.

Enjoy your videos Dave.

This man has the patience of a Buddhist monk! (Unless the swearing has been edited out- if it were me, I’d either be swearing my head off, or gone completely off my head by now…) I could watch this all day- informative, interesting, well produced & presented, and very relaxing, for some reason. It ALMOST makes me want to start mucking about with rebuilding a classic bike engine! (I did buy a used gearbox gear set from a Ducati Monster for next to nothing just to figure out how it all works- input shaft, output shaft, gear forks and cogs- I built a stand out of plexiglass/acrylic to hold everything in its proper orientation and it’s on my desk at home, where I can flick the cogs and spin them when I should be working…) More, please!!!

Thanks for these videos mate I'm enjoying them. Always fancied a classic motorbike, they look great.

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Glad you like them!

Good work with that thing you call "the block", that level of detail in engine building is excellent. "The block" is a milled chunk of steel. Any competent machinist can reproduce one.

Top man. Re the head bolt, glad to see that wasn't edited out. You do a really nice job...

To echo Steve Chambers comment, it just goes to show how honest this channel is. In hindsight, it would have been better to check all threads first, BUT, this proves that we`re all human and make the odd mistake. Great to see it never got edited out.

What a bugger about that one bolt Great to see that you are soon methodical in your work I really wish that the younger generation today were brought up with the same pride in their workmanship Fantastic video looking forward to the next one Nick Australia

Hi, Great series of videos on the T160. Very informative. As someone who works on triples, the pillar studs are a big weak point on the engine and I suppose Triumph had their reasons for using them, but they have given me grief on more than one occasion. Give me a T150 / A75 any day. I would also give a bit more detail on pushrod seals and the associated cup and paper gasket on the bottom of them. There are people that swear by a smear of silicone/sealant on the neoprene seals and some others that say 'no'. The importance of careful assembly in this area cannot be underestimated. The above points are just what I have experienced and are not a criticism of your excellent work.

I actually bought a caswell plating kit and I’m in the process of doing all the bolts on my vintage bikes. Got kind of tired of the surface rust after 6 months of restoration so it was well worth the money. Great video!

Regarding the head bolt problem I can say you are a better man than I because the air would have been blue...for a week with me.

You're very calm about the head bolt, great video as usual thanks

Dear Dave, 40 years ago i had a bit of a problem wil on my T160, and i have always thought that i should get round to fixing it. Having watched your tender administration to the t160 which has only sat for 9 years then , i am dreading what demons await, but seeing your videos have greatly helped as a reference source. So many thanks for these and the confidence its given to me to get stuck in to my lockdown project. Top man. Duncan

Back in the late 1070s I met a chap on his first ride on a refurbished and better than when new, Vincent comet. It had stopped and he had no idea what to do. I am not a mechanic and I was just walking home from work so I stopped for a nose round and offered my meagre opinion. After a while I found a weak irregular spark and the contact breakers only had a very tiny gap. I suspected the 'new' contact breaker heal was just bedding in. I adjusted the gap a little and he managed to kick it into life. As he rode away I noticed the advance lever was in the fully retarded position and the choke was still half on. I'm sure the exhause was blueing as he rode away. The words "more money than sense" sprang to mind. As if having a few bob means a person does not have to learn anymore. OOOOps forgot to say thanks for another splendid video.

I’m enjoying watching every episode and the detail you go into. Looking forward to seeing how you resolve the problem with they bolt. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for keeping the head bolt issue in the video, I’m sure you did check the threads and only when decent torque was applied did it become apparent. I hope there’s enough meat between the barrel and liner to fit an oversize insert. Nice to see some 500 footage too, they’re much under-rated, cheaper and lighter than dry frame Bonnies and great fun to ride. Chris

Really enjoying watching the rebuild process and learning a lot at the same time. Very detailed video. Thanks. Cheers, Dan. 🏍👍🇨🇦

Great to see proper file technique and only cutting one way. Reminds me of my halcyon days in the bench fitting shop as an apprentice. Great video 👍

Bit of a pain, I feel that pain. Always fun to see what troubles you might find in these old bikes. I know Dave will get it all sorted and it'll be right when it is done. Cheers, keep this great videos coming!

the patience of job,,just got uprated to --the patience of dave,, !!

Great work. All the best with sorting the thread.

Re-commissioning very well done and responsible. Each class increases the knowledge revealed. Using brass brushes of the type of oven, the cleaning will be better, since the bristles penetrate the living corners with greater depth and efficiency. And they leave the aluminum polished. Much obliged. I hope one day to be able to see an AJS or Matchless 650cc G12 model.

Thanks for sharing all your tips and tricks Dave, great to see you at work. I am now full of enthusiasm and a 'can do' attitude! Commiserations about the head bolt btw, Simon.

Splendid stuff as usual with a twist in the tale . Highly addictive viewing !

Thanks Dave, always good stuff on your channel.

Thanks again Dave.

These things happen 🤔 nice to see you will do the right thing and sort it. Well done on the video side👍

Done me a Right Favour the Tip About the Rocker ball After I watched it I checked mine and one was stuck ball end down Thanks Dave

Thanks for sharing, great job. 👌😃

When Nigel rode off up the lane it reminded me of Steve Mc Queen in the great escape ! :-)

So about that YT algorithm. I had a dream a couple of nights back about looking for my next project bike and that dream was restoring a Trident. A couple of days later and this pops up on my feed. Hmmmm.... Anyway, great video and great series. Now that I have found this channel (or did it find me?), I can see a new obsession coming up. Also I might have to start the search for a T150/T160 :-)

Great to see you dont edit out any problems as we all get them, i bet you edited the swearing out. Love the videos keep them coming 👍

Before filing bolt heads, it is worth trying to flatten burrs with a hammer. If you don't remove material, the chances of the spanner still fitting and not slipping off are better.

If I would be 16 I would learn at your store to become a mechanic. 👍

After reading an Ogri strip I use a sheet of plate glass, not the one Malcolm finds!

Aah yes! A new episode, love it!

Too bad about this head bolt being worn, but when you have everything in parts again perhaps it'd be a good time to put some dowels holding rocker boxes in place? After some time they start moving around causing leaks and they are only part of those engines without dowels.

i love these recommission videos, keep up the good work!, ive got an BSA A65 that likes to jump out of thrid gear when accelerationg, and seems to miss the downshift from 3rd to 2nd gear some of the time, any chance on a video adressing worn cam plates and or worn plungers?

Were the head bolts drilled for safety wire to make up for the weak torque on that one bolt?

Is that a goldie in the background?

You must have gutted to have almost finished when you discovered that bolt wasn’t torquing down. Hope you were able to sort it.

Hi, Where can I get valve seats for a BSA A7 500 1953 twin. Thanks

Whatever happened to episode 8 etc?

Now where did i put my mascara brush

When you get that sinking feeling and the bolt is turning but not tightening! Man I hate that, especially when you aint gettin' paid for your own bikework. You had to have a few "son of a *****!" moments there. Just one time I want to see you angry!🤬Maybe throw a tool or kick a stool...something. lol. Zen and the art. I know... doesnt do you any good.Will it be a time cert? Stay tuned I guess. Who the hell puts a flat spot on a ball bearing?🧐 Best of luck you guys. Paul- Long Island. N.Y.

Pip pip, tally ho ,core blimey I've run out of oil my mechanic JAMES said it was ok 2weeks ago, I'm surrounded by incompetence

That sucks.........