hi everyone.

felt like making a somewhat nostalgic thread for all you more "vintage" riders out there, about the various tips and tricks you learnt to use when it wasn't as easy as ordering a spare part from your dealer and you had to make do with it or mend it.

these include tips such as:

- Cutting base gaskets from cereal box cardboard or .20 gasket paper.

- Rubbing half a potato on the inside of your visor to help prevent it steaming up.

- heating up the spark plug before-hand to help start your bike if it had a weak magneto

any other tips/tricks?

Steve

hi everyone.

felt like making a somewhat nostalgic thread for all you more "vintage" riders out there, - any other tips/tricks?

Steve

You cheeky young pup ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

yup send youngsters up the chimney to brush down the soot,

Merv

What's a chimney?

What's soot?

Is the first one like that hole in our Mud Hut roof to let the smoke out?