PUB TALK
Is it Christmas yet, or possibly it has passed by the time the magazine arrives. In the first case, PUB wishes readers a Merry Christmas, or in the latter case a Happy New Year. May your motorcycles all be trouble-free, and your restorations be straightforward and low cost.
October did not see very much achieved in the garage – a rather cold spell did not help. A feeble attempt was made to fit the aftermarket clutch to the single-speed Triumph, to make it a little more rideable for its ageing pilot. However, this failed dismally due to the taper failing to fit the engine shaft. The latter had been carefully measured up, in order for the appropriate part to be machined with a matching taper, but clearly something has gone wrong. In any case, the item proves to be big, heavy, and very much overhung from the stubby engine shaft, and worse still will occupy the same space as PUB’s feet, and the brake pedal. Currently it has been discarded for a rethink, or
