Tiger Cub Velocity Stack // Paul Brodie's Shop

[@MarkWladika]

Paul Brodie and Allen Millyard: The godfathers of cool custom motorcycles.

[@realnutteruk1]

Check out the Le Dan channel... what he does will amaze you!

[@ladanivadriver1578]

Totally agree 👍

[@Hitycooking]

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[@Dave.Wilson]

@@realnutteruk1 I likened him to a young Allen Millyard the other week, He's one to watch!

[@paulbrodie]

@@gpw203 What's unusual about the length?

[@vernonland5987]

Always a pleasure watching the old timers stay active.

[@Eezyriderr1]

Another episode of Mr Rodgers of Fabrication for adults. It's great how you boil down complicated things into understandable lessons. Also, Sharpie Pens should sponsor your channel. Your work is amazing, sir.

[@Hitycooking]

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[@paulbrodie]

That is a great idea! I will see if I can make that happen. Thanks for watching and commenting :)

[@feltwashers]

those slo-mo replays are pure gold. Thanks gents!

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you felt washers.

[@tuonratube]

When I made stacks for my Katana I first looked at the old art of metal spinning because using solid material and turning it down on the lathe seemed so wasteful to me. After a lot of error I found I wasn't able to master metal spinning though and worked out another way to produce nice thin walled velocity stacks. After machining a straight thin tube on the lathe I would then create the bellmouth shape by pressing the tube down on a delrin former in the arbor press. This method proved very efficient as 4 stacks of exactly the same shape could be produced this way. As for keeping track of project costs I do save invoices, but don't add these up. I my head I am aware of the overall costs though, and try to save pennies in every step which slows down progress a lot.

[@paulbrodie]

Yes, if you annealed the aluminum, a delrin form could work very well for the bellmouth. A velocity stack machined from billet could be considered wasteful of material, but I was only making one. Thanks for watching!

[@markbrown-us4xe]

I add up the cost of my bike builds mostly for reaching the limit that I stop counting and keep buying. Always puts a smile on my face when I tell friends, "I stopped counting at". People understand it's more about the joy, not the cost. Your shop is every man's dream. Your welding skills are never over looked and thanks for explaining the process.

[@paulbrodie]

Mark, nice comments. Thanks for watching.

[@hisproperty1438]

G'day Paul. Thanks for another great video. Here's a note for your survey on motorcycle build costs. I made up an Excel workbook to keep a running cost on my 07 Z1000. I bought the bike new, & kept a log of servicing, repairs, updates, fuel costs, bike details, etc. I also included the 1st valve clearance sheet in the workbook, & an extra sheet to keep the part numbers of "unknown" parts in Kawasaki's catalogue, such as the upper fork bush. I kept the log until 2009, & lost interest, although I add new sheets to it, from time to time. There's no workbook for the Laverda, apart from some parts hunting expeditions. As you know, finding parts for some of these bikes is like a treasure hunt... I made up separate workbooks for my 380SEC & 350SL, but they were mainly for specific repairs & notes. However, I created a workbook for all of my bicycle repairs. I would create a task list for each bike, with parts list, start & finish dates, costs, To Do/Started/Finished task counts, & total costs. With that, I know that my '91 Fisher Advance cost $1k, my gf's Fisher Tassajara was $1800, my Fisher Sugar 3 cost $3500, & the Trek flat bar roadie cost me 50 cents, although that 1 required some clever accounting. By the time I got to the Sugar 3, I had enough spares to build the Joshua F4 for around $250. That book also included handy items, such as spec sheets, parts suppliers, a PCD calculator for chain rings, & some elegant gear-inch charts. So, the answer is, yes & no. Also, just a couple more notes. An inlet manifold for an individual carbi to an individual cylinder is called a spigot, whether they're made out of aluminium or rubber. Next, a long, narrow velocity stack will improve power over a very narrow RPM range, whilst a short, wide velocity stack will improve power over a wider RPM range. Finally, why didn't you cut your old frame closer to the frame lug? I'll never be a frame builder, & I understand what you're doing, but I would have thought that it would be better to make the repaiir next to the lugs. Once again, thanks for a great video. Keep up the good work. Andrew

[@paulbrodie]

Andrew, thanks for those notes! I liked how you bought the Trek for 50 cents but had to do some clever accounting... Yes, spigot probably is more correct, but I will keep on calling it a manifold. I cut the frame at the two points where it would be the easiest, stronger place to install a spigot a minimum of 1" into each tube. Make sense?

[@robertholcomb6200]

Thank you and Mitch! Awesome catch! (I did also smile, because you did not get hurt) I never add up the total cost of any project....I would never build again! In my mind, I am saving money if I don't add it up....The truth always hurts. Ouch!

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks Robert.

[@lewismocaby3646]

Great work on another video and machining. Your seat post tube is actually an easy fix. Cut the vertical post above and below the motor mount. Drill the replacement piece and the original tube after cutting everything to length for rosette welds. Make your slugs from solid round stock cold rolled. Use a rosebud to warm the mount and frame post to expand them and chill your slugs in the freezer. After the slugs are chilled and shrunk with your frame heated for expansion toss in your slugs fit up your replacement piece and let the slugs drop into position. Did my Knucklehead frame that way and after welding and cleanup the paint job hid it so well it still looks original.

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks Lewis. I do have a plan to fix the frame, so that video is coming up.

[@lewismocaby3646]

@@paulbrodie,can’t wait to see that content. BTW,was thinking last night about a shovelhead frame I fixed a long time ago for a buddy. That one had an odd size of tubing I was worried that the slug would hang up on and leave me in a bind. For that one I drilled a hole at around 45 degrees to the bottom surface of the slug going from the bottom of the slug out thru the side. From where it exited the slug I ground a groove from there to the bottom of the slug. That gave me an attaching point for a piece of piano wire. After that I drilled another small hole below my lowest hole I had drilled in the frame for my plug welds for the piano wire to be pulled thru. It worked out great for me being away from home. It looked excellent for having nothing more than a stick welder, propane torch,drill, a few files and one of his guitar strings.

[@Jinxid77]

"I think that went ok" huge grin understatement of the year. :D What a nice part.

[@tomfortson2684]

Paul and Mitch, your shows are just so much FUN! I liked the velocity stack fab - YES! and the Cub frame slice- Nice catch, Paul! (Mitch wasn't the only one smiling!!!)

[@paulbrodie]

I really thought the frame would start to bend and fall away slowly, but the weight was mostly vertical, I had a brand new blade, and it was cutting too fast. It all happened way too fast.

[@slowerthansound]

I think a lot of guys don't keep track of their projects in case the missus finds out!

[@paulbrodie]

You are probably correct.

[@stephenabel897]

I used to keep track of project and discovered that when I was finished, the bike was rarely worth what was spent on it. The sum of the parts exceeded what anyone was ever willing to offer. Now the only time I keep track is when I’m spending someone else’s money.

[@paulbrodie]

I see, you have become much more practical! Thanks for commenting.

[@glenpiro313]

One of the most entertaining episodes yet!!! Lots of smiles mixed in with velocity stacks and Allen Millyard!!! I added up all of my invoices/receipts on my first “real” build, a 1980 Honda XR500. At the end of that one, I couldnt start it (silly high compression piston coupled with my lack of height lol), and I was extremely happy I could not source a C&J frame that I dearly desired. My buddy won several classes at MX Rewind that year on it, and it produced a ridiculously addictive amount of dial a wheelie power. That was also the last time I will ever add up all of my invoices on a project.

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks Glen. We had fun making that episode. I had a B50 I couldn't start so I sold it.

[@glenpiro313]

Wait, so its not just me then?????? Im not the only one that sold a bike simply because he could not start it? The XR500 was bad, but Im still having nightmares about my very pristine 1981 Honda CR450R that after finishing, because I could not start it (Left side kicker, Who freakin does that???? I know who does not, me!!), after having taken several break in sorties up and down my street, let it go in an exceptional deal that included bikes I could actually start. Oh well. At least I have first crack if the new owner wants to avail himself of it. And I still have the Tamiya 1:12 scale model, so theres that.

[@seansysig]

Paul, your enthusiasm for resurrecting these beautiful bikes are refreshing. Please don't pluck steel or aluminum strings from between tool post & part unless you want to loose the tip of your fingers. Long needle nose pliers.

[@paulbrodie]

Sean, I will be careful, I promise.

[@gerry343]

16:52 Don't miss that dent in the bottom tube!

[@willieckaslike]

Sir, I have for the last week or so, watched with keen interest your tapes of the rebuilding of a Tiger Cub. Whilst your skills are nothing short of superb, I also admire a man who despite his knowledge & skill, does not take himself to seriously. So I say thank you for a most informative & entertaining lesson, which has been excellently presented.

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you. Very nice comment indeed!

[@PatFarrellKTM]

Classic looking velocity stack. Long, so it optimizes low RPM range, with is probably prefect for the low revving Cub.

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks for the vote of confidence.

[@garylowe9070]

I agree Small capacity single Not a high reving multi cylinder bike

[@johnmartin6050]

Only on my last 2 builds (expensive specials) have I kept a cost spreadsheet, I usually don't, because I don't want to scare myself!

[@TheAggromonster]

Took the crank apart...for science! Thank you!!

[@caccadu12]

In Germany we call manifolds also ASS - AnSaugStutzen. Loosely translated to suck in stud and it can be used in regards to singular or multiple carb manifolds

[@Dziku888]

7:25 that's some brilliant film editing, Mitch is not "just" behind camera, he's The Guy!

[@andyZ3500s]

Hey Paul that was some nice free forming on the lathe, no chatter.

[@paulbrodie]

If the tool was the same radii as the part, you will get chatter. Free forming is fun!

[@andyZ3500s]

@@paulbrodie Free forming is definitely fun. When machining you have to think of to think of everything as rubber.

[@paulbrodie]

@@andyZ3500s That's interesting. I have never thought of everything as rubber!

[@tpmanysaws]

Good work with the hacksaw, Paul. "A little perseverance, and you'll get there in the end" as Millyard would say.

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you.

[@MegaTubescreamer]

excellent work and another enthralling entertaining episode Paul ! with the reflexes of a mongoose, Quai Chang Cain eat yer heart out,,🙂

[@randombuilds8336]

That's nice. I made custom stacks for my fuel injected xs650, the big thing is they are set up to fit uni pod filters onto the stacks. So I get the longer intake and don't have to worry about dust and rocks.

[@BLECHHAUS]

"Only the freely breathing engine delivers performance" (Apfelbeck)

[@elpuerco6059]

Looking at my invoices on a personal project is like a vampire looking at the sun. My head would explode 🤣

[@paulbrodie]

Great comment!

[@johnmartin6050]

On an Amal Concentric carb, it peforms better when the 2 air holes (one other is blocked off) are not part of the velocity stack intake. They still take the air from outside the belmouth.

[@brokenbonegarage8910]

I have a Corvette I've been rebuilding from ground up, been at it for a while and I do have a place in the garage where I put all invoices. It's on a shelf in a cupboard where I put all my reference books. Of course those documents will self destruct instantly IF ever they get out of that shelf.

[@paulbrodie]

I liked what you wrote. Thanks for watching!

[@thebones]

That's a beautiful velocity stack Paul, fascinating to watch you make that.

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks thebones.

[@sonovoxx]

16:10 Aww! Great shout out to Millyard there! FWIW, I consider you BOTH to be milled out of the same billet! 💪👏👏👏

[@sonovoxx]

...but, but, but - and hear me out on this - does Mitch make cup cakes? 🤷‍♂️😂😂

[@Paul-FrancisB]

Alan doesn't make cupcakes either it's Tracey that does the baking. He does a good cylinder head in the barbecue though 🤣😂

[@paulbrodie]

@@sonovoxx Mitch does not make cupcakes, (as far as I know..) which is fine because I am a diabetic, and wouldn't eat them anyway...

[@toronto6752]

Regards from Squamish. Paul my father always put the blade of the hacksaw in backwards. Then it works like a Japanese pull saw used for woodworking. As far as keeping track of how much money spent on the bikes I just space out the orders to coincide with the Canada Pension checks.

[@paulbrodie]

Regards from Langley. That's great you space out the orders to coincide with your Checks... Brilliant!

[@nickdunhill7313]

My son and myself did a resto on a 68 Victor Special. It was a basket case and we don't have much in the way of workshop facilities anymore, so it was really a farm-out-and-reassemble job. Anyway, I put all the expenses on a spreadsheet and seriously wish I hadn't pressed the 'SUM' key! Eeek......

[@paulbrodie]

Good story. I like those Victors. In ten more years that number won't look nearly as big.

[@243jimb]

The earlier Cubs had a plain bearing on the big end and it was an issue. The later ones used a roller bearing and there was a conversion for the earlier ones to convert them to roller type. I think that one was the earlier type. I keep my invoices but I never tot them up as it would scare me too much!

[@leslieaustin151]

@Alfred Wedmore Surely it was Alpha. They’re still in business I believe. Les in UK

[@leslieaustin151]

@Alfred Wedmore Oh, you too??! Les

[@TonMachielsen]

It's easy to HAVE the tools. It's not so easy to know well what to do with them. Great craftsmanship on the velocity stack.

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks Tom.

[@gman3725]

Great feel on the lathe doing those inside and outside radii. Love the scraper idea. I would have spent days figuring out how to do those radii with tooling.

[@paulbrodie]

You can't have a tool the same radius as the part. It will always chatter. I like doing those radii like that. Thanks for commenting.

[@gman3725]

@@paulbrodie you have a feel that I don’t have.

[@derekgee8504]

Good catch Paul !!! I never keep track of the cost in case my wife finds it

[@paulbrodie]

Yes, the significant other has been mentioned in other comments..

[@Hertog_von_Berkshire]

Nice one as always Paul. Used my Eclipse hack saw the other day and thought of Allen Millyard.

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks Hertog. Somehow, Allen Millyard has become synonymous with Hacksaws. How does that happen?

[@Hertog_von_Berkshire]

I guess we are all in wonder at what Allen manages to achieve with such a humble tool.

[@rickfazzini22]

I always add up what a project cost me then immediately regret it lol. Great video as always and good catch Paul!

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks Rick.

[@Tanshanomi]

I record my project bike spending as accurately and thoroughly as I can. I set up a separate expense category in my financial software for every project, and If I buy a part for one project but end up using it on another bike, I reassign the category. The only exceptions are things that I buy in bulk for multiple bikes, such as fastener hardware and metal stock. And of course, tools are an separate expense.

[@paulbrodie]

Peter, you sound very organized. Thanks for commenting.

[@willymueller3278]

I liked that last sequence, when you let go that bottom piece of the Tiger frame ! And you did it about fife times in a row ! You should have seen the expression in your face, ha, ha.

[@paulbrodie]

Glad you enjoyed that 😉

[@willymueller3278]

@@paulbrodie It still puts a smile on my face ! Good job, Mich !

[@Hoggdoc1946]

I live in Southwest Washington state, after watching several of Paul's videos I thought came to me that I wonder if he ever has visitors to his shops. I would love when things loosen up a bit just take a drive up to his neck of the woods and hang out for a few hours

[@johnirvine3346]

If you are married you destroy the invoices as soon as they arrive and never ever add anything up.

[@norevlimitr1602]

I keep a parts cost spread sheet on every single vehicle I own, car, motorcycle, bicycle ext. I never put maintenance cost on there as not to cheap out on keep up..

[@sebastiengarneau3886]

You living’ the dream Paul! Making lots of nice parts! Nice to watch!

[@paulbrodie]

Yes, I do like my job even though I am retired.

[@joell439]

thanks for the Big Grin at the end....... 🤣😂🤣 I grinned along with you, and was thinking about Allen the whole time you were cutting!

[@paulbrodie]

Allen and I are 9000 miles apart. Who knows if we will ever meet?

[@billdyke9745]

That was hilarious, Paul. Many thanks. A 10 minute overrun on a 'velocity tube' I blame on Mitch. I can make one in the blink of an eye, because they don't do anything. Just a way of making the fact that your air filter fell off look intentional. And serial numbers are vital. My BSA B40 has matching frame and engine numbers. The 100th ever made. They might even have had a party for that bike in Small Heath, (part of Birmingham, (not Alabama)), where BSAs were born and raised. Probably not... Many thanks, gentlemen.

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks Bill. That's cool you have number 100 :)

[@lynxg4641]

Not a motobike guy at all, my limited experience with engines is helping my brothers with their rally cars and was wondering what the heck a velocity stack was, then when you were about 1/2 way through I was like, "Oh, he's making a trumpet" or at least that's what we called them ::-)

[@paulbrodie]

Yes, I have heard them called Trumpets.

[@leighharron]

Great episode, plenty of smiling from both of you it seems. I keep track of my car build but the important part of the arithmetic isn’t the adding and subtracting of cost and sales, it’s the division by number of years of ownership that tallies the books 😉👍

[@paulbrodie]

My cost equations have not yet included the years of ownership. If your build is in boxes under a bench for ten years, and then you start, is that decade considered "valid".

[@jcollict]

I used to hide receipts behind my toolbox😂as much to hide them from myself as from ‘er indoors!

[@paulbrodie]

I see.

[@gordonhenagar6652]

I have made some velocity stacks but I annealed and flared some rigid aluminum conduit with two bearings on a hand held bar with the conduit spinning in the lathe, it worked pretty good , yours looks better to me. And for the survey , no I don't keep track, it might cause depression or some other issues.

[@StraightLineCycles]

Thats sorta what i did on my upside down KX125

[@rc166honda]

Never collate invoices in case the information should fall in to the wrong hands, your wife!

[@JohnDoe-jx2oq]

I always intend on keeping track, but lose a=or misplace a good portion of the receipts and invoices.

[@Metal-Possum]

I keep a rough estimate on the bicycles I build... the ones I'm most pleased with are the ones that cost the least.

[@Afro408]

Ain’t it nice when it all comes together. 😉👌 Your lathe is exactly the same model that I have owned and used since 1999 and it’s still going strong. Never broken down or failed to do its job. 😁👍 Nice build. I like these old bikes. 😁

[@paulbrodie]

Tony, thanks for watching and commenting.

[@michaelhands4142]

Given the increased costs of getting spares since BREXIT I never add up, its too depressing. Besides, my wife may find the folder…

[@TheAggromonster]

Ouch. LOL

[@paulbrodie]

I just like to know what each bike costs me!

[@michaelhands4142]

@@paulbrodie As I should also. I keep a folder on the restoration of my old Land Rover, it is a shocking read…

[@pashakdescilly7517]

There are two kinds of velocity stacks - some have a constant bore size, then suddenly open out in diameter at the entrance. Others have a long taper, with a modest bell at the entrance. So what is the effect of either? Also, another difference - on an Amal, there are minor air inlets just below the main inlet tract. The one shown just goes around the whole inlet area. Some Amal bell-mouths separate the main inlet tract, and allow the idle jet inlet to get its air outside the bell mouth.

[@dtdmlb2nyc]

I kept every single invoice of my current project. And last week i summed up all of them the first time and well that wasn't satisfying. It's always more expensive than expected. But hey, it's for fun after all, so what. I'm restoring a NSU OSL by the way, which is a German pre war model, constructed by Walter W. Moore, former Norton constructer.

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks for offering your input :)

[@Forzaplayer]

I've tracked every cent of my builds as well as manufacturer and location of purchase for my parts with contact info if possible so if it breaks or it is sold, the new owner will receive a blueprint to replace anything.

[@ianbowers2588]

Ever fancy a DRO for your lathe? I bought a sort of bottom of the industrial range one for my 1940 Colchester lathe! What an improvement, it would also make a good episode of you fitting it as there are brackets sans stuff to make! Ian

[@paulbrodie]

Yes, but I also want a better lathe. I remember mounting the DRO on my mill. That took two full days of work.

[@petepure3387]

The sound of your lather is so familiar now. Thanks Paul & Mitch! :)

[@Hitycooking]

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[@paulbrodie]

Lathe?

[@petepure3387]

@@paulbrodie Oops... yes Lathe :)

[@davidharris5736]

Hi Paul, another great video. Love the stack you made. Did you think to tell you mate in England to cut just above where you have the dent in the frame. You might just get a weld above it with a tube inside. I think maybe it would go, It will be tight but worth a try? Not much more in postage.

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks David. I was going to ask for the cuts to be 1/2" longer than where I cut, and then I would trim to suit.

[@jamest.5001]

I like to have something like that then put a larger filter on the velocity stack, because there is such restriction with the common pod filters, the actual passage can be 5-8mm smaller than at the Mounting point, my scooter takes a 38mm filter, but I'm running a 50mm filter, with a an adapter that works like a velocity stack, so there is a smooth transition in and through the venturi, im not sure how much it helps, but I feel better about it!

[@paulbrodie]

That's what counts... you should feel good about the mods you make!

[@stuartstephens]

I've kept all the invoices, but never added them up for any bike. I figure it would be a losing proposition. 😀

[@brianyoung9014]

I was hoping you would leave the steps on the outside of the stack, the factory didn't do that crank any favors with the balance holes right at the crank pin, and obliviously did not stress releave the frame.

[@impiantan2617]

Hi Paul, @ 17.07 I thought Mitch insert Sir Rowan Atkinson in place of you. Great fun watching always. Expecting more to come, thanks.

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks.

[@pauldehaan3574]

Like your videos....I always learn something new.....Thanks for sharing

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you Paul.

[@subiemon]

great video, good catch on the frame section!!!

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks David.

[@mikebrause3495]

Paul you have cat like reflexes. Good save.

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks Mike!

[@danicai]

That was a nice tribute to Allen Millyard. I love more my hacksaw thanks to Allen.

[@paulbrodie]

Allen's hacksaw is not even a very nice one..

[@c0mputer]

I did a cost breakdown on one bike and I won’t ever do it again. I do save all the receipts and invoices and all that and have them organized in a binder but I won’t ever look through and tally it all up anymore.

[@paulbrodie]

I have been keeping track of all my expenses on the Tiger Cub. I have four pages of entries. I am going to add them up for the next episode and disclose the total. I am not scared of cost over-runs or anything like that... I just know that it is way less than building a car, boat, or airplane. Thanks for watching! 😉

[@LockeLeCruset]

I normally don't add it up, but I'm working on a project right now where I do "add it up" and my goodness is it ever shocking how much I spend on some of these little projects.

[@paulbrodie]

Yes, it has become very expensive to get some projects completed.

[@michaelmathews295]

I save all my invoices relating to the particular bike I'm working on, but I usually don't add up the total. When I sell the bike though I do give everything to the new owner, it seems to impress them.

[@paulbrodie]

Yes, that's one way to do it..

[@darrennoonan6147]

Hi Paul been busy but still love your work

[@VyantQuijt]

I usually start out keeping track of my expenses on bikes, but I lose track and in the end it's usually a rough estimate. Especially the bike that I use, I'm always buying bits and bobs, and it doesn't matter because it's just part of the cost of ownership. With my bicycle projects I'm usually a bit more dilligent as I mostly build them to request.

[@TroodosPoolGuy]

I dread to think what I spent building a bike, from the boxes of bits I started off with. I didn't keep any receipts, just a mental tally, so I can probably double that!

[@andyfarmer759]

Funny you should mention Alan Millyard, I was only thinking a week or two ago, how awesome it would be to see you both on a collarboration project.

[@paulbrodie]

Somehow, I have heard that before. Thanks for commenting.

[@theoldman8877]

Paul you forgot to turn off your gravity field Generator for the area next to the vice . If the cracked crank is steel it would be an easy fix .

[@paulbrodie]

I like your sense of humour. We could probably get along!

[@MotoDeSoto]

I save the more substantial invoices, but I never add them up. I do keep them in file folders as a reference, in case I need to remember what I used or how long I’ve had it, or something like that.

[@PosParts]

I'm sure your Powerplus has had a substantial amount put into it over the years. That's such a cool motorcycle. I hope you keep up the videos, I've enjoyed them so far. Greetings from a 26 year old kid from the Middle-of-Nowhere, Georgia.

[@MotoDeSoto]

@@PosParts yes, it probably has. 😎 Thanks for the comment, PO, and yes I will keep up the videos. I’m glad you enjoy them! BTW - I’m already subscribed to your channel, but you should make more videos!

[@markcaesar2928]

You should call it a monofold

[@roybartran6756]

i keep a file on all of my builds/repairs.i have several

[@angelozapp]

Thanks

[@mrsockyman]

If you wanna Hacksaw like Allen you should put a fairly full cup of tea on your bench while you're sawing and try not to spill - it smoothed out my cuts tremendously!

[@paulbrodie]

The tea dampens the vibrations?

[@mrsockyman]

@paul brodie I found when I was pushing too hard I'd end up shaking the bench too much and spill the tea, so relaxing and letting the saw do the work made the tea stay in the cup!

[@heckenzwirn]

I´m always add the Bills, because I want to know how worth my bike is. And - I have no Missy who control it!

[@Frisky_FZR]

I do keep track of the cost of big parts like pistons cylinders tires ect but not consumables

[@stuartdavies9519]

just saw your ref to me, Ive got the whole frame with a hagon front end grafted on, so no serial number, the bit that you have just cut out, i can send whatever you want. Will cut it out. Its a bantam cub frame, but the botom end is the same as ours

[@1crazypj]

I'm so glad you made this. It reminded me of the original AMAL velocity stacks, they had a much smaller 'trumpet' mounted in an eccentric bored fitting so the air passages didn't 'see' the moving air inside bell-mouth. It's given me a new idea for the Mikuni's I've been playing with off and on for several years. (which only come from SUDCO for a 1970'spiston port two-stroke, no matter what any advertisements may say) As for invoices, I've done it twice, once on bike and once on a 1970 VW Beetle. Both times I stopped counting when I got to £2,500 (this was 20~30 years ago, so probably a lot more with inflation?) Is the inside of connecting rod busted up directly in line with TDC? Not completely visible on my screen.

[@paulbrodie]

Yes, that was a fun episode. The connecting rod survived quite well. Bore is oval, but it never blew up!

[@1crazypj]

@@paulbrodie The demise of the British bike industry, things were often overbuilt in high stress area's then corners and costs cut where things mattered more to customers.

[@johnegan4056]

Paul, You need some of Allen's recommended Bahco Sandflex Shatter Proof Bi-Metal Hacksaw Blades - they really are good

[@paulbrodie]

I do buy good blades. What Allen buys in the UK may not be the same as what is sold in Western Canda, eh?

[@oxymon100]

What I realized at 5:15 is that the carriage has stopped moving eventhough the lathe is still running. Don't you need the feed to stay engaged so you don't loose your position in the thread? How do you resynchronize your tool to the thread position afterwards?

[@pbysome]

He's using the reverse so he doesn't need to synchronise every pass

[@stuartdavies9519]

on the lathesi have usedthere is a little dial that spins continuously, you remember odds and evens and wack the feed in on the one you did before

[@pbysome]

@@stuartdavies9519 they aren't all like that, that's a rev counter of off the lead screw it enables you to engage the half nut at the same time every time but if you put the lathe in reverse after withdrawing the tool it remains engaged so you can withdrawer the tool and it always re-engages in the correct place on the piece.

[@paulbrodie]

@@pbysome Correct.

[@colinbatchford8007]

I never keep track of my exspenditure I keep spending till I have what I want and why buy a velocity stack if you can make one.love the vids keep them coming.

[@paulbrodie]

Colin, thanks for watching and commenting.

[@karlh6700]

My OCD demands that I keep receipts. One day I started to add up the cost of a project, they reached the better part of $1200.00 and I threw the pile out! Then I switched methods and as long as I had checks there must be money!

[@paulbrodie]

Your sense of humour is working just fine!

[@anthonydibiase3373]

Hi Paul i see there is a bent in the frame are you going to fix it great work

[@paulbrodie]

Not a bent, a cracked casting.

[@cncsphere]

Paul, I realize that the cracked tube is gusseted, but don't understand why the tube itself can't be replaced. Is it difficult to remove? Is it difficulty in aligning the new tube? If the latter, could you create a jig that indexes off of the centerline of the cracked tube and the frame, then remove the cracked tube, and use the jig to align the new tube? If this can be done then there is no need to sacrifice the 2nd frame or pay shipping costs. Lastly, under no circumstances should one have a written record of any parts purchases. In fact, only the most stringent government protocols should be followed for the proper destruction of confidential materials. [edited] Yikes, sent before watching the last 2 minutes.

[@paulbrodie]

It's not just a cracked tube... it's a cracked casting in the shape of a tube at the rear, and is an integral part of the frame. I believe I'm going about it the correct way. Thanks for commenting.

[@bake162]

I don’t count up the receipts, on my last build I did keep all the receipts but will never total them up because in the end it just doesn’t matter.

[@63sgjunior]

Good catch you've been framed. 😂 nobody can afford to count the cost.

[@Dave.Wilson]

I dont necessarily keep a record of what I spend on the bike, but I have a limit of how many purchases a month I make (1 or 2 at the most). The rest I spend on tooling for the lathe and mill!!.

[@paulbrodie]

It sounds like you have a good system.

[@PosParts]

I've never kept a physical record for my project bikes because it would be evidence for my girlfriend to use to hate me hahaha. I'm just kidding, she doesn't give me grief about it but I think it would make me second guess myself too much. I keep a mental tally but I'm sure its always on the low side so I can sleep soundly at night.

[@bertrandlussier8150]

I'm rebuilding a Honda cb77 1965 right now. And i try to forget immediately after i buy something for my bike.. So, i don't keep a record of my invoices😁