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John Ward
Добавлен 18 ноя 2011
Hoggie recognition
No shortage of hedgehogs in south Lincolnshire. Here are a few of those that visit my garden regularly. As somebody famous once said... "Feed 'em, and they will come."
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Jenson's First Bike Ride
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Ride out on my Tiger 90
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A 30 minute ride out around the largely empty lanes of south Lincolnshire.
Speedometer
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I've fitted a 12 volt, negative earth Smiths electronic speedometer to a 1956 Matchless G80CS that is 6 volt, positive earth. Will it work?
Testing a dynamo on an imported Matchless G80CS
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I needed to know if the dynamo worked. I 'flashed' the field coil with a 12v battery to ensure that it was polarized correctly then connected the field coil and armature together. Connecting it to a battery should make it work like a motor and rotate in the direction it would normally be driven. Does it work... Oh, yes!!
How To Build A Workshop In A Few Minutes
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Relocating from Luton to rural Lincolnshire gave me the space and opportunity to have a workshop built. No more working on my bikes in the open. Yippee....
Matchless G3/LS starts for the first time in 30 years.
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15 months ago I bought a number of boxes that purported to contain a 1954 Matchless G3/LS that had been dismantled 30 years previously. "Alice" is the motorcycle that arose from those boxes. Not exactly as she would have been 30 years ago but a lovely motorcycle never-the-less. This is the first time that the engine has run since it was taken apart all those years ago.
Hilary and Richard's "Handfasting" ceremony.
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Hilary and Richard's "Handfasting" ceremony at Old Keepers, Easter 2017.
Strathmore 2016 03 22
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So what's all this about, then? Well for my 70th birthday... yes, 70th... my lovely family bought me a video camera. Not your normal camera, though. It's a "GoPro Hero4 Session". What do they think I'm going to do, fer God's sake... Snowboard down the north face of the Eiger? Having sorted through the great box of bits that came with it, I found a device that will mount it on the handlebars of ...
Hil's Squirrel
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Wot is says on the tin... a squirrel in Hil's garden. Best viewed at 720 HD
Grass cutting
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My first real attempt at a 'time lapse' movie clip. Shot a 1 frame every 5 seconds with a Nikon D200 and stitched together at 24 frames per second using VirtualDubMod. There's no sound track.
Easter Saturday at Old Keepers
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Easter Saturday 2014. The usual suspects in the garden at Old Keepers. I thought it needed a musical accompaniment and the four reels played by Patrick Street was just the right length. The photos were shot on a Nikon D200 set to 'small, fine' (1936 x 1296), program mode, auto ISO and auto white balance. I used a Pixel TC-252 timer/remote control to fire one frame every 5 seconds. There were 6,...
That was my very first Matchless >> Ooooo . . . . rekindled Love for me !
I can't wait to start mine for the first time. (Bought as a non-runner back in 1992.) Yours adopted such a beautiful regular beat straight off!
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👌🏼
The seat is a true saddle built way down the sides.
What a beautiful machine, from an era of pure simplicity before the world went insane and so complex.
Beautiful video!
Getting the 30 grade oil right through the engine, prior to firing up, would have taken much turning over (plug out, of course, or exhaust valve lifter kept open) and a lot of kick start lever movement.. lol : ) The 1955 year model (my first ever bike in '68) was very similar with the so-called large 'jam pots' (rear shocks) but with an automatic advance/retard counterweight system fitted in a nice alloy casing (with the 'M' for Matchless in bright red) to the front right side of the lower case and projecting forward at about a 60 degree angle, making for (slightly) easier starting than the manual versions (??) Sometimes, if a backfire occurred the exhaust valve lifter (on the top of the left side of the engine) would 'jam open', robbing ALL compression and making starting impossible, until it was freed back into it's correct closed position. This feature meant that my stolen bike was immediately found abandoned by the Police after the thieves had backfired the engine on their return trip back home to Glen Innes, finding the bike unrestartable..!! The bike had been waiting for a rescue pick-up by a bike shop, after the clutch pushrod bearing had shattered, making disengagement impossible. It had been left in Albert Street outside the Law School early in 1970 overnight by the rather naive owner (your's truly) lol . . The charming thieves had 'crashed' the gearbox changes through dozens of times, and must have push started it in gear to start it when cold in the first instance, meaning at least two of them were involved. The Burman gearbox seemed just fine, nevertheless . . : )
My first boyfriend rode a classic Matchless in 1963. It was a classic then, and I loved riding with him. You brought me back good memories.🖤🇨🇦
kickstarter works alot better when the clutch is engaged
Maravilha.
Nice Bike!!! Here in Argentina, there have been a few of them... Please check out this song by the hard rock band EL MARQUÉS (which I am part of) VIEJA MATCHLESS .... The front cover is a friend of ours who's got a surviving one. ruclips.net/video/vPdA4rZjbDA/видео.html
Yes!a very beautiful bike!and a proud owner!!👍Love the sound!
NICE SMILE 😂
Está mal la carburacion
Fantastic
Brilliant your face said it all!!
Worst thing you can do is run an old bike on premium! they are designed for low octane fuels!
Nice work, sir!
The smile says it all John.
I see my late dad again. Allthough he would wear a blue overall, yellow wooden shoes and a black baret. And of course our Matchless 350 had a sidecar. BTW, does it also leak oil?
I don't believe that you will ever get one of these old machines to be totally leak-free, but this one only drops a drip or two from the engine breather when she's stopped running. The chaincase, gearbox and crankcase are oil-tight.... for the moment!! :)
I have to join the comments and say I felt the pure relief and happiness in the first start up. I take it you were legging off to tell someone at the end too hehe. To much joy not to share. With anyone that will listen.
Matchless 5 horse power
Nice, looks to be 1954/5? The first of the auto advance/ retard magnetos? I must get mine back on the road again while I am still fit!
It's a bit of a mixture as far as years go. The frame (and therefore the registration) are from 1954. The bottom end is also mostly '54. The barrel and cylinder head are from 1957. The camshafts, timing chest and coil ignition and taken from a short-stroke 1961 AJS 500. It also has an AMC gearbox from 1961 in place of the original Burman. Runs like a dream and I love riding it.
I'm very impressed- I'd be good for three, maybe four kicks, tops… Then I'll be lucky to have enough energy left to wheel it back into the garage lol
Nice bike.
My first bike ,Matchless 350 single with knobbly tires .Actually went for my motorcycle license on it , New Zealand, 15 years old. Paid $80 for it . Never forget it .
Sheer Brilliance, see the ol fella's smile, pure glee. Thank you for sharing your moment, hope you enjoy your rideouts.
Just Made My Day.🇬🇧
His smiles says it all! Beautiful sound
chuffed
nice work where did you get the speedo from?
Great job , i linked through from your extensive web page showing the rebuild , fantastic work ,hope she has been running good and seeing some miles , I have got a 49 Matchless 500 rigid .
Oh yessss proud of you bros
I have found you after looking for some info on the Matchless 350. Your web page is fascinating. I know nothing about “old” bikes and would be quite likely to be conned if I tried to buy one. I have owned bikes from the mid 70’s usually fairly new.
this my dreams moto
Great!! We have same bike on our channel
Had one as a kid for riding round fields. No compression release on it and a backfire on kickstarting could make a mess of your leg. I only kick started it once. Bump start every other time. Some fun on it
My father had one of these sold it for 10 quid before we left for Australia in 1965
" matchless T-Shirt retroracingshirt "
Beautiful.. Brit iron rocks
Why would anyone give a thumbs down? Unbelievable. Lovely bike, great condition.
Is it ok to have dynamo spinning,without being hooked up electrically ?
The dynamo is being driven electrically.
Loving the northern soul 👌
Liked the smile after it finally started. Know the feeling!
Just found you. Nice! In my much younger days, I liked old British singles. Had a BSA B34 and a WDM20, Triumph Cub, and a Vincent Comet. Am puzzled why a Matchless that old has indicators.
Jan... I chose to fit indicators purely as a safety thing. I don't know where you are in the world but riding a relatively slow old motorcycle on the UK's crowded roads is dangerous enough without idiot car drivers assuming you're waving at someone when in fact you're indicating to turn right. The bike hasn't been altered or modified in any way to accept the indicator, and they can easily be removed if some future owner doesn't want them. The full story of this bike and my other bikes can be found on my web pages ... www.whatfunnyhat.com Thanks for taking the time to have a look at this small offering. John.
It looks and sounds sweet. Love it.
You came for 3:03
i had a g5 wonderful bike i believe the G3 was the better bike thanks for the upload
Absolutely first rate, Mr. Ward! The seat upholstery is perfect! Most 'restorations' of this vintage usually have poorly done seat coverings. I did a '59 AJS 18TCS (600cc Typhoon Competition Scrambler) a number of years ago from a pile of boxes and chassis parts. A lot of time spent chasing down NOS pieces like the tail light assembly and headlamp etc. Wish I'd never sold it!
I know how ur feel sir🤩 smile from the deep ur heart