Walneck's Classic Cycle Trader - February 2009 - (Page 42) MONTHLY FEATURES Motorcycle Tips I J.B. “Bernie Nicholson’s Modern Motorcycle Mechanics Her comple is the e By Mike Brown from Dte story Tip ofec. 08 f I were allowed to keep th Month e only one of what’s now hundreds of technical manuals, books, and publications that sit grease-stained and tattered in my home library, I’d put a death-grip on J.B. Nicholson’s Modern Motorcycle Mechanics. While still the product of human hands and consequently imperfect as all earthly products must be, no one on Don’t pitch your Lucas rotor if the insert is a little loose the planet has ever done a bet- because you might be able to fix it. If the rotor is demagter job covering mechanical netized, however, it’s time for a new one. repair in such a broad scope of what’s now considered classic motorcycles. Last updated in 1974, MMM as I will henceforth refer to it has been called “the motorcyclist’s bible” for good reason. From BSA to Yamaha, Nicholson has something for everyone. Unlike many technical publications that simply organize, illustrate, and regurgitate mechanical knowledge, Punch-locking involves the use of a punch as shown. Work around the outside border of the insert, almost but MMM is the product of exten- not quite touching the insert. The indentations made by sive hands on experience, the punch often secure the insert. refined over decades. ing motorcycles in Saskatoon, Nicholson began selling and servicCanada in 1933. Over this time he I WALNECKS.COM An Oldie but a Goodie 42 February 2009 | WALNECK’S CLASSIC CYCLE TRADER® http://www.WALNECKS.COM
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