Me and my buddy used to ride British iron. I had a 69 Bonneville and he had a BSA lightning (I think 70 or 71). Fun bikes light and fast.
My other friend still buys and builds Norton's
First bike was a 1965 A65 lightning in a box that I got a 96% on when I had it scored ( laced an inexpensive Yamaha rim onto the front hub) , had 2 others and a Triumph...Norton was outta my price range....just picked up a 1969 A50 Royal Star I'm fixing to tear down and refurbish.
So here's a question. I'm at the start of week 5 and just starting to show signs of flowering. I'd like to mildly lollipop bottom up. Not too aggressive. Just the lower sights where they're not getting light and to allow some air movement. Maybe like 15% removal.
Is this safe? Will I stress them out and stall them.
I do see some people do.this here and some even more aggressively.
Is there a general consensus?
@WildBill If you want insulation that won't catch fire, Rockwool brand is the best choice. It's spun rock. You can put a torch right up to it and it won't catch. Pretty bad ass stuff!
Larder is about empty. Need an animal soon. Still recovering from Overuse Syndrome so I've been paying attention to my bod and not doing anything that puts me down again. I'll go after firewood and meat when I absolutely haff2.
So here's a question. I'm at the start of week 5 and just starting to show signs of flowering. I'd like to mildly lollipop bottom up. Not too aggressive. Just the lower sights where they're not getting light and to allow some air movement. Maybe like 15% removal.
Is this safe? Will I stress them out and stall them.
I do see some people do.this here and some even more aggressively.
Is there a general consensus? View attachment 1548254View attachment 1548255
First bike was a 1965 A65 lightning in a box that I got a 96% on when I had it scored ( laced an inexpensive Yamaha rim onto the front hub) , had 2 others and a Triumph...Norton was outta my price range....just picked up a 1969 A50 Royal Star I'm fixing to tear down and refurbish.
We still ride out to British bike shows and swap meets around here. It's great seeing all the old bikes. There's even a big motorcycle museum down in Connecticut (it's an old mill/factory) and he's got a fair number of older British bikes and a few really old BMWs. Great place to visit
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