RESTORING AND TUNING CLASSIC MOTOR CYCLES

RESTORING AND TUNING CLASSIC MOTOR CYCLES
WRITTEN BY P.E. IRVING, M.B.E.

Originally published in Motor Cycling

CONTENTS :
1. A preliminary survey
2. Carburation and induction factors
3. Attention to the cylinder head
4. Adjusting compression ratios
5. Checking wear on piston and rings
6. The connecting rod and big-end assembly
7. Truing and balancing flywheels
8. Work on the crankcase
9. First steps in reassembly
10. Reassembling the cylinder head
11. Toward lighter valve mechanism
12. Determining suitable valve overlap
13. Efficient cylinder “filling”
14. Timing the valve overlap
15. Gearbox inspection and overhaul
16. Internal box ratios and tuning the transmission
17. Kickstarters and foot change mechanisms
18. Attention to clutches
19. Aligning the primary drive and checking frames
20. Truing frames and forks
21. Overhauling brakes and …
21 part 2 Brake installation
22. Gear ratios and speed tables
23. 2 parts – attention to machine details, tanks, pipes and balancing
24. Amal carburettor tuning and mounting
25. Sparking plug selection and table

The book has been used. Hard cover, 77 pages, English text.