Tweed clad, Moustacheod Gentleman amateur engineer ( and "Expert" Allan Robinson on the BBC´s " David & Jay´s Touring Toolshed" ) maintains, restores and repairs his own selection of vehicles and shares his interest in all things mechanical from steam, internal combustion powered machines to machining projects in the workshop and discussions on anything that he feels may be of interest to you out there .
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They certainly knew how to build good junk back in the day. 😂
Fun!
Yea very excited to see how this one goes do we go down the sympathetic resto route just get it safe and road worthy plenty of brass and copper bits to shine up ooooo😂😂❤
Safeish and roadworthy ( it is hand gear change after all ).......and no polishing......you know i don't like polishing 🙄
That is very interesting, I use a dash cam and a separate TOMTOM gps satnav, the rear-view camera would help with reversing on both Swallows, hmm, will ponder on this, thanks for sharing!
Well if you take the plunge try the discount link in the video description, should save you a few bunce
An interesting project, I was hoping you would sit on the seat to get an idea of the riding position, looks quite low down, but probably very comfy. Thanks for sharing.
Its between the Excelsior and the Bantam but i will hopefully have a bit of on bike video at some time so you can see the size.
Drifting that Riley sideways looked easy. What a car!
Its like a caged tiger
Fun vid as always - anytime Terry Thomas is included it’s got to be good. 👍
A sadly missed legend
That gizmo reminds me of something that damn fool in Iowa who installed a distributor on his Model T would do. The deception of hiding the camera in the boot is a new low Sir... You kids today...can't tell you anything! Hell in a hand basket!
Keep your hair on Grandpa....I'm installing a mobile Xerox copier for the oldies😉
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The people who put your Riley together all those years ago could not of imagined in their widest dreams a device like that in their creation in 2024. Felt sure you were going to overtake that Standard 10 in the beginning. He was dawdling a bit, probably on his phone.😂
I had him on the dual carriage way but had to ease off to let the rozzers past😁
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Sorcery, witchcraft! How do the magic box know where thee be? 'Tis the path to darkness, beware! Beware!
You'll be fine, its got automatic brightness adjustment 😄
Loved the sideways driving and early car phone reference at the beginning, very informative and entertaining video thanks 👍😎
My pleasure, glad you liked it!
That looks very handy! Not from the music point of view as I rarely listen to music in the car, in fact I have never ever turned on the TV that it is equipped with, but the rear view camera, and forward facing camera would be a very good thing to have on the roads today, not that I ever see another car even on a 15 mile drive, but as there are so few cars on the road drivers tend to drive around corners on the wrong side of the road, so in the event of a collision a camera would be very helpful. Thanks for posting this one Allan! Chris B.
Yes you can never tell when those voiturettes are heading home from the local brasserie.
One other thing, can I connect it through my Jags valve radio?
If it can receive that new fangled FM then yes😁
@@TweedsGarage Sadly not, only AM, which is very thin on the ground these days. Might have to bite the bullet and convert her to negative earth!😬
you don't have to connect it to the stereo you can use it as an hands free extension of your phone and as it, like I did just install a separate cigarette socket with the connections the right polarity for the socket, the device is double insulated so you won't have to worry about converting to negative earth.
Blimey Mr Tweed, my 21st century car hasn’t got all those gizmos! Looks like you’re drifting the poor old Riley at the start, either that or your back axle’s on the wonk!
😂 with its dodgy splines its a possibility
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What a charming thing....
Why thank you..... oh you mean the bike..
Gin and Dubonnet all round Mr T. Got a JAP on my post war restored Greens vibroroller. She is an absolute beast to run but built like a battleship. Interesting machine you have there. Thanks for posting.
I take it that's a piece of lawn machinery and not a marital aid Mr B!!
Maybe a post-war austerity 'hack' due to lack of parts in France maybe.
Could well be John........or a penny pinching farmer 😉
Excellently presented, paced description and filmed, I didn;t even miss the heavy metal power chords that other utubers insist on including on anything motorcycle related.
Thank you Sir.....and no beards either 😁
Fromages past, so to speak. A fascinating French hybrid surprisingly without any hydro-pmeumatic suspension. A reveal, walkaround, explanation and a start , all in one video. Other content creators would have had a Coronation Street chronology to get this far.
Fromages......very good Laurence 😁
@@TweedsGarage I have my moments. Fortunately I've still got all my digits so I can keep count of them😂
Nice old thing, doesn't sound too bad. Kick start looks interesting.🤔
Yes it has optional parking positions 😂
Is this zx6 pretty much the same as a 1996 model zx6. Thanks for the great video 😁
I don't deal with them much but i think the later ones moved the fuel pump and filter into the tank as is the common practice now.
You’re projects get better and better, highlight of the week- especially with the odd dog appearance ❤
They are odd i can assure you😁
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With the exposed chain on one side and the floppy kick starter on the other I can see why you were wearing shorts!
Safety first😄
It is a JAP industrial engine as was fitted to lawnmowers etc, the fan would be mounted on the boss on the barrel with a chain drive up from the crankshaft where it comes out of the timing cover, just because it's total loss doesn't mean it needs a pump, gravity feed into the crankcase is enough, start at about 15 drops a minute and close it down a bit if it smokes too much, the drive on the magneto is not an advance/retard but an impulse drive, it winds up as the engine turns over and then springs forward to provide a stronger spark to start, a common fitting on small industrial engines.
Thanks for that info Chris it's good to know, i did wonder why a little lever on the magneto catches on a post then flicks past as you kick the engine over , is it possible to add advance/retard function to these Wico mags ?
Bon dewar mon amy Mr Tweed, that's the first French motorbike I've ever seen, never knew they made them, really surprised the French would use anything British, nice looking bike though...
They did make some really nice ones Allen, Terrot made some very fine examples.
Fabulous!
I think i agree with you Ken
Boy it sounds Healthy.
hopefully with a carb clean and valve clearance adjustment ( and move the gearbox up to stop the primary chain slapping on the frame ) it should sound even better.
This should be a fun project. For that side chain cover you are speaking about, consider using a bit of the stuff they use in timing chains to cover the bottom and side.
It's great Tweedy. Pre-war styling very much floats my particular bateau. Its a runner too, which is a bonus. Don't neglect the Bantam for your saucy new French mistress. Best wishes, Dean.
There were some great looking bikes pre-war ( bronze head Rudge and Sunbeams being personal favourites.....but always just out of reach cost wise ) the 600 SV Ariels are also wonderful and i did get a chance to ride one once, stump pulling torque machine . Fear not, there has been a major reorganising of the garage with my tig welding kit moving out there so i have room to get those bantam cases repaired before reassembly. Hope all is well with the family. Mr T
I have the same bike with original 2 stroke in Collecting info before I start on it.
Good luck with the restoration Grant 👍
Used in charcutier as bacon slicer.
Thats a shop I'd go to 😂
Don't like le exposed chain Monsieur.😊
Bicycle clips are the answer 😁
That was a lucky find! It really only needs sorting out, I think rotating the engine by fitting new engine plates will both get the engine vertical, and lift the gearbox, it looks like someone cobbled it together as we once did, not now, few here can do anything practical anymore, the shop that sold this is just 100 miles north of us, interesting the trade label is still on there, although I notice by only one rivet! Saved just in time. There are many gems tucked away in French barns, slumbering just waiting to be loved, as people die and houses come up for sale they re surface. Stay safe! Chris B.
There is some fantastic stuff out there Chris, I'd end up with a barn full of stuff if i lived out there.......I'm bad enough with a garage over here 😂
That’s a great find - sounds lovely as well.
I think it will sound even better when i adjust the tappets and open the exhaust up a bit .....
How exciting! Mr. Tweed, bike has more adjustable suspension than many modern era ones, gorgeous lines as well, tank is simply beautiful, yes indeed.
It is indeed a work of art 🙂
Thank you monseiur Tweed, for NOT making me watch football, she is a beauty!
My pleasure, its all part of the service🙂
Beautiful old motorcycle. Good project
Thank you very much!
Could you go into a little more detail on the oiling system. You said it worked off crankcase vacuum. All four strokes I've worked with have crankcase pressure that has to be drawn off to stop excessive oil blowing out of the crankcase. Have seen where the carburation is pulled thru the crankcase before directed to the intake manifold to act as a basic supercharging system. but the crankcase then acts as a two stroke to force the intake charge to a different location / intake manifold where you get two-cylinder volumes pumped in for each intake stroke
The single and twin cylinder J.A.P. engines have a timed sleeve valve pressure relief valve arrangement that closes when the piston is on its upstroke building a vacuum on the crankcase, then opening on the down stroke to to release crankcase pressure to as you say stop excessive oil consumption.
Very nice. On my pre-war Coventry Eagles, the Albion gearboxes sit on the rails, with just a plate underneath. The bottom of the gearbox should have two outer channels, the distance between them being the distance between the frame rails.
Thanks for that info Ned, i shall have a look at it's bottom when i remove it, i may mill up a flat plate for the box bottom to slide along 👍
Lovely little bike Alan, I'm really looking forward to seeing you work on it. With regards to the hand throttle, the first time I rode a flat tanker I found it terrifying but I very quickly got used to it and came to enjoy the riding experience. You said the next video would be an unboxing one and indeed it was 😂. Best regards, Stephen.
Thanks for the encouraging words on hand throttles, i shall give it a go ( in a big field with no bramble patches ) . Ah the unboxing one is sitting there waiting for approval from the suppliers, as they don't work weekends and the football's on i thought I'd make this video .
What another one 🙄. You realy are going to need another shed, or possible keep it in the living room.
Well i tidied up the garage and discovered more space, so it was better to fill it than risk somebody moving in 😊
What A wonderful buy! Plenty to get stuck into there, but a delightful little bike as a basis for work. And I’d rather see it as a 4-stroke than a 2-stroke, whoever did the engine ‘placement’. I thought the timing case screws looked rather ‘flash’, then you said you’d made them. I’ll be watching out for further French Fancy episodes! Les
@@TweedsGarage PS Mr Tweed, liked the gag at the beginning, made me laugh out loud. Could you work in a similar gag using pegging or giving Jenkins life advise about girls .just a thought. Always a good day hen you post.
@@russellnixon9981 i shall add these to " intros ideas " folder 😊
Gorgeous! I have a Kohlier Escoffier. 98cc villiers 2speed 1936. Similar condition to yours, I just cleaned the tinware etc and coated everything with 4 parts of boiled linseed oil to 1 part of turpentine. Nice finnish. The French had 'the look ' .Great channel. Thanks.
Thanks Vince, i shall be looking up Kohlier Escoffier ( did they make that long red motorcycle with cylindrical tank, yellow disc wheels and frame ?) as it's one i haven't heard of , and you guessed my next move on the finish for it ( i shall use your recipe) 👍
What! This old thing,you got it running, and told us the history, well done Mr Tweed, must be a first to have a project that runs,... 😊
Think Monet Goyon took over Escoffier.
Cheeky bugger....I'll 'ave ya 😊
I'm very jealous! You are fortunate there is an ocean that separates us because I would make a complete pest of myself while you work on it. Cheers from the shed
Put your waders on and get paddling, I'll have the kettle on
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Absolutely love it, monsieur Tweed. (Damn thing's only 5 years older than me, and in similar condition)... 👍
But you look so good for your age Bill😁
@@TweedsGarage So do the Elgin Marbles... 🥴
You didn't actually test the capabilities of the lathe turning
I bought it purely as a way to hold work on the indexable rotary head , i wouldn't recommend it for heavy lathe work.
@@TweedsGarage but have you actually tested it on heavy work ? Have you spun it up and tried to cut anything on it. I asked because there are other people who have used it and said it was all right
@@TechTimeElectronics no its purely used for work holding on the mill, I'm sure its fine as i said on the video for small lathes but if you want to take heavy cuts on a lathe your better of buying a quality chuck, at the end of the day you get what you pay for.
Having seen the work involved in truing up the Bantam flywheels and crank, I worry that when the crank is assembled in the cases, will the apertures for the main shafts be in line as well or so worn that you could have a problem with bearings, etc.
The old bearings inner races and crank shafts bearing surfaces took all of the damage, the outer bearing races hadn't spun in the cases and they are unscathed in that area...........damaged in plenty of others though 🙄