AJS Blog Relic

All blog comments new - or ancient, get forwarded to our personal emails. But it's always a pleasant surprise when old posts still send out ripples. Yesterday Canadian John Gregg left this note on his own bike which had been a mystery since 2009! BP

I purchased this bike 46 years ago for $25 and it has been in waiting ever since. Plans now are to do it up and take it to Bonneville Speed Week this year and try for the Ton and a record. Will be respecting the patina as much as we can. Follow progress here - http://www2.vip.net/jgregg/

Unblock your U-bend

And de-bling horrible anodized parts. This is a trick I learnt from home economics evening classes at Eat The Rich. Thanks Pete I tried this today. Beware! the fumes are very powerful even outdoors. I chucked the leftovers down the drain and my smeggy old grate looked brand new after its chemical death wash. BP
BEFORE:Take some anodised parts that you dont like the colour of, a tin cup, £2 worth of Caustic Soda crystals from the local hardware shop and some pliers.
Mix about 1 part soda to 3 parts cold water in the tin, stir it up, chuck the bits in then fish them out with the pliers after about 3 minutes taking care not to breath the fumes. Wash them off and there you go. Tasteful bits.
Or you can try getting it off with the polishing wheel which will take ages, burn your fingers and you will probably loose at least one bolt/finger/part, as it gets ripped out of your grip and spat under the bench.
AFTER: