A golden winter tip: buy a classic
Well, summer is over its peak and now you can start thinking about how you're going to get through the winter. That could be getting to know your newly purchased classic car better. The…
Category Practice and technology
Don't assume that…
... a building box system works just as well as Lego blocks. At one point I was Guzzi-less for a moment. I refurbished an MZ 250 TS, and someone wanted to trade it for a Guzzi. A very neat V65 Policia in civilian costume. An…
Is bigger better?
Apparently there is a guideline: Small carburetors (with a long intake path) smoothness at low revs. Large carburettors and a short intake path for high revolutions and speeds. And how does that work with a 750 cc side valve with a nominal 23 hp? Bee…
The Duck, the Falcon, and the windshield
Classics just have to work. They like that. This way you can pick up your Moto Guzzi Falcone with your van in the event of a breakdown. And to reward that Duck, he got some new sheet metal. The front window part had become too crispy. Fortunately…
ECU with IQ? Or points?
Back in the day – before say the early 1970s – motorcycles had carburetors and contact points. That was simple and sufficient. But now we are years later and carburetors and those old faithful battery ignition coils are already a very…
Between Wheeler Dealers and Flipping Bangers – column
Wheeler Dealers has been running since 2003 or so. Flipping Bangers from 2017. WD episodes are repeated in complete cannibalism. Flipping Bangers is a bit boyishly trashy for our taste. But it's all about maintaining...
So brush…
In alphabetical order, Adrie te Veldhuis, Bas Genesse and Ben van Eerdt are genetic polishers. Their motorcycles always look showroom fresh and ready for a competition. Of course, they each use their own 'own' brands and types of polishes, but their main tools…
Yamaha TX750 (1973-1974)
A piece of work from the time when the Japanese still thought they could defeat the English motorcycle industry with their own weapons. Yamaha came up with the Yamaha TX 750. A beautiful motorcycle with a wonderful character. And he was so English inspired that he was just as…
Winter storage – Clean the shed
The season is seriously over now. So we give our classics their hibernation in a nice winter storage. They appreciate this because in their youth they often had to go on the road around the seasons. Cleaning was done with the garden hose...
Spring cleaning
Why should people retire later and later and motorcycles not? Of course, riding through four seasons has become very easy with the current winters and motorcycle clothing. This also applies to the kind of classics that are traditionally sold…