lonesome

We’ve set this up because the world & wife are on FB, so it’s best The Lonesome Twin is as well. It’s just meant as a shortcut to this site really, not competition. Easy to find for those who don’t surf much.
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It’s something I’ve always wanted to try, and it seems like these guys can make it happen. For a price. I’ve messaged them anyhow. Anyone else know a manifold supplier?
11th Hour Industries

Well it’s been a while, but I’m back in the fold. To me the Z750 isn’t just a bike, it’s more of a mechanical dog. Not in the ‘this is shit’ sense, more in the comfy feeling you get just having it around, and missing it when it’s not there.
I started for a while when my last one was nicked. I kind of lost interest, then several weeks of sitting in…[Read more]

But I’m back. Sort of. Hopefully will have more to say soon. Meanwhile, this is the only surviving copy of the pic I took the original Lonesome logo from.

A couple of weeks ago I met up with Beachcomber, who was being kind enough to borrow me a desperately needed brake caliper for my bike while I got the one I’d stripped the bleed nipple from fixed.

This is exactly the sort of thing we had in mind in setting this club up, people helping each other to keep an ancient bike where every part short of…[Read more]

Bike status this morning – needing a little TLC.
Bike status after TLC – completely fucked :'(

It’s been outside all year and I’ve been spraying it with oil to try and fend off the rust. This mostly worked very well, except for the brakes, which had a different opinion.

No sweat, bit of degreaser and they’ll be fine. They weren’t. Bugger,…[Read more]

Just had this quoted at £380. What do the rest of you think? I’m seriously considering it.

Rude to say no really…

She’s old, she’s ugly, but she’s still a pussycat. This tickover is barely registering on the tacho, this is what they’re capable of when set up properly, with sound inlet rubbers and balanced butterflies and air screws.

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