removing bearings

Heat the cases with a hot air gun this one cost me £20 .....if the bearing is stubborn use a socket and mallet to knock it out (the bearing will be ruined)

cleaning up

Meths is good for cleaning it evaporates quickly .......notice all the nuts and clutch springs etc soaking in DE greaser

she comes apart !

Take your time NEVER force anything

getting the clutch off

I used a bearing puller to get the clutch off.......it worked better than my clutch tool !

If you look close at the right hand side the puller it is slipping off as pressure is applied

Engine on the bench

Well i have bit the bullet and started to rebuild the engine

The main reason that made me go down this route was the clutch was set up wrong !

A word on tuning.....ok a few words !

On the bantam forum there has been a few topics raised on how to tune your bantam......i am know expert by a long shot but thought i would do some investigations on how one should proceed. The first thing most tuners put a the beginning of there articles on tuning is........make sure the bike runs right before you start , this got me thinking   in several bike manuals (especially old ones) tuning is referred to as what you might call maintenance.....make sure your tyres are in good order with the correct tyre pressures...... make sure gear box oil is changed at regular intervals.......keep the air filter clean........make sure your brakes work perfectly .......check the spark plug......check the points........check the timing.......clean the carb and check its no air leaks......i know what your thinking (because i was) BORING I KNOW ALL THIS SIMPLE STUFF....this maybe true but if you think about it .....it makes sense so before we start to tune lets TUNE ! I was looking through this months classic bike mag and behold an article on tuning and yes bantams get a mention .....basically the bloke that wrote the article can tune your bantam to 80mph without braking the bank.........I'm not too bothered but if you are give him a call Fahron engineering wighay road hucknall nottinghamshire ng158ah 01159634123

Well guys !

Well guys i haven't been up to much lately  (been busy) but there is some engine work coming soon so stay tuned......on Saturday i visited the rufforth auto jumble hoping to pick up an old d1 or something similar......well i was most disappointed there wasn't many bikes there to buy and the stalls were a bit thin on the ground too ! so i came back empty handed and a little miffed to say the least. i almost bought an old d7 engine but it had the timing side missing i was very tempted at £40 but something told me to leave it . One little note of interest my son is wanting a scooter and asked if i could get him a bargain ! anyhow there was one (yep just one) and it seemed in good nick at one year old  with tax/test and warranty left on it £550........i was very tempted but that niggle in my Head told me to leave it .......i was on eBay this morning and the same scooter was been sold as knew at £750 (Chinese cheese metal)  so the one at the jumble was way over priced .....i know its off topic but a lesson learnt KNOW WHAT YOU ARE BUYING AND DO YOUR HOMEWORK FIRST cheers guys