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                                                          Articles by L. D. Bennett
                                                          
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         Mechanicals
:                                                   
      
          1 - Amal or a Mikuni, Which Is Best? 
               
2 - The JRC Carb Alternative                 
               
3 - Ode to a Jet                                                     
               
4 - Two Strokes Explained 
               
5 - Which Oil for Vintage Bikes
               
6 - Brit Lubrication Systems Explained 
               
7 - Crankshaft Problems & Solutions                              
               
8 - A65 Crankshafts and Bearings
               
9 - Breaking-in a New Motor
             
10 - Lube Systems
             
11 - British Transmissions
             
12 - Carburetor Jetting Theory
             
13 - How Do Carburetors Work?  
             
14 - The How To of Exhaust Systems
             
15 - Need a Rebore Job?
        
                                                                             Electrical :

                                                                              1 - Wiring Schematics
                                                                              2 -
British Motorcycle Electrics - System Basics
       
                                                                       3 - Boyer Electronic Ignitions  (Boyer Redux)
                                                                             
4 - Installing a Boyer Ignition System
                                                                             
5 - Coils and Boyers for Twins
                                                                             
6 - British Bike Wiring
                                                                             
7 - Wiring Again
                                                                             
8 - BSA Unit Electrics and Their Modernization
                                                                             
9 - ET vs. Battery Ignitions
                                                                           
10 - The How of Batteries
                                                                           
                Chassis / Wheels / Brakes :

       
          1 - To Lace or Not to Lace?
                
2 - Fork Spring Math
                
3 - Fiberglass Gas Tanks
                
4 - Off-Road Motorcycle Geometry
                
5 - Off-Road Japanese Forks
                
6 - Springs and Dampening
                
7 - Bad Brakes?
                
8 - Brakes, How Do They Work?
                
9 - Vintage Front Suspension
       

                                                                              Project Bikes :

                                                                              
1 - The Why's - (FABBQ)
                  
                                                             2 - The Cost of Vintage Bike Restoration
                                                                              
3 - To Rebuild or Not to Rebuild?
                                                                              
4 - My Albatross BSA B44
                                                                              
5 - The Victor Restoration Chronicles
                                                                              
6 - The Victor Restoration - Final Edition
                                                                              
7 - Rickman Chronicles
                                                                              
8 - Trophy Trail Quest
                                                                              
9 -
Trophy Trail Chronicles
                                                                            
10 - Trophy Trail Saga
                                                                            
11 - Bike in a Box
                                                                            
12 - Twins - Triumph vs. BSA
                                                                            
13 - B50MX Evolutionary History
                                                                            
14 - Restore for Reliability
     
 
Links to reference webpages
             Alloy Cleaning     Amal Carb Fix      Amal Carb Tips      BSA Club of NSW  
                   
               
BSA C15 Page      BSA  B50 Page      Greg's A50/65 Page     Ole's Page 
             
                  
The Super Rocket Page     The Victor Pages      History of Whitworth

                                
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