Saturday March 22nd 2025 Kawasaki KZ550 (ish) Graham and Andy J worked on the bike’s front brake to try and bleed the air out of it and get it working.  Nothing they could do could get rid of the air in the fluid, where was it coming from?  No matter how much fluid was drawn through the pipe/caliper it contained a steady stream of bubbles.  In the end there was nothing for it but to disassemble the master cylinder and take a look. It was whilst checking it out that Andy J noticed that the piston in the master cylinder appeared to be too small in diameter to fit the cylinder and a new cylinder would have to be ordered to get the brake working. Braking News - No front brake for the time being. Kawasaki Z250 Scorpion. Keiran worked to make a plate in order to attach the original tail piece to the bike. He checked the bike out looking for the final bits and pieces to do to complete the bike. These included to make sure the front brake light switch could be made to work; che...

  Saturday March 08th 2025. Suzuki Bandit 1200. This was our newest project and this session was the first time that most of our members saw it.   it had been donated to us by a gentleman living in West London who had read about us in Classic Motorcycle Mechanics magazine.  Because our aims as a group struck a chord with him, he decided that we were a worthy course and very generously gave us his 1998 Suzuki 1200 Bandit. The bike had been off the road for 10 years since 2015, stood on a motorcycle workbench in his garage. The bike was in generally good condition with its cherry red paintwork largely unspoiled.   Some of the frame needed some touching up but generally very little paintwork needed to be done.   The bike had covered 58,000 miles and came with a vast array of brand new Suzuki spare parts.  These included chain and sprockets, carburettor rubbers, brand new front disc brakes, and a brand new pair of front forks.   Guy very kindly listed all ...