Walneck's Classic Cycle Trader - February 2009 - (Page 43) MONTHLY FEATURES MOTORCYCLE TIPS bought, sold and serviced A.J.S., Ariel, B.S.A., Matchless, Norton, Royal Enfield, Panther, Sunbeam, Triumph, Villiers, and Indian motorcycles. During WW II he served in the Canadian military where his engineering and motorcycle skills were further honed and expanded to include extensive contact with Harley Davidson motorcycles, also well repre- If you can get a spark to jump with the ignition on but sented in MMM. Nicholson the engine not running, the diode is leaking and must be replaced. continued to operate a mailorder parts business until he retired in 1993 and finally passed on in December, 2001. Every reference I’ve read or heard about Nicholson always includes “gentleman” and many included “genius.” Perhaps the greatest gift Nicholson possessed was the ability to translate technical processes into simple procedures, a gift one can really To measure bore wear, use the old piston and the top appreciate if he’s ever tried to ring. Remove the ring and position it using the piston figure out a typical owner’s in the top of the cylinder, just slightly below the upper manual. Nicholson also pro- most point the ring travels under operation. This is duced hard data where too where you’ll usually find the most wear. many others simply said things like still available at British Cycle Supply “replace if worn” and for this reason and if readers know of other sources, alone MMM is worth owning as a I’ll gladly pass this information on. Quite frankly, anyone who likes to reference source. MMM is long out of print and turn wrenches on old motorcycles often goes for ridiculous prices on should try to get a copy while the last EBay. As of this writing, copies are ones are still available. In the meanWALNECKS.COM I WALNECK’S CLASSIC CYCLE TRADER® | February 2009 43 http://www.WALNECKS.COM
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