imo future sparks need to be "hands on"

[ayjay]

this is a good place to start
MIG Welding - The DIY Guide
when i started my apprentiship in 1968 i loved doing metalwork at school,we were taught how the combustion engine works(mister hanmlin)
i went to after classes and built a bsa chopper,(extended the fork stantions increacethe rake of the headsock
(it was when the "easy-rider" film came out) learnt how to rivit how to braize how to use a lathe, how to planish copper
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scruffy young fella at thefront btw
its so sad that lads now know sweet f/a due to them being let down
anyway

 

[ayjay]

heres a kawasaki h2-750 that i rebuilt, their worth about £5000 now i sold it for £1200

 

[grantr37]

its all about red tape and jobsworths now.......if you built a bike (or even rebuilt I suppose) then you would have to go through vehicle type approvals, road safety classification tests, a special MOT (with customary multiple failures and resubmissions due to "emissions").....all probably adding up to about £3000, problems registering it with the DVLA, massive insurance prices or declined insurance and finally the Plod following and pestering you..........then somebody would see a shiny bike parked up and either (A) kick it over or(B) steal it and it would either be stripped or sent off abroad before you knew it was gone.......it's sad how the world has turned out these days.....

 

[monkeyelectric]

I've recently built my own workshop, i've got welding gear, compressor, tools for everything and i love messing about with engines and fabricating stuff, me and a few mates want to build bar stool racers, they look so funny

 

[Deleted member 26818]

The MSVA only costs about £80, and is nothing more than a stricter MOT.
A lot less hassle than I was led to believe.
I live in East London, so used the Chelmsford DVLA office, but had to use the Watford MSVA center.
Rode through London from home to Watford, then round the M25 to Chelmsford then back to East London, without a No. plate.
Didn't get stopped once, although at one time on the M25, I did notice some blue flashing lights in my mirrors.
The Q plate added another £100 to the £300 for the bike in my avatar, total of £400 for the two Harleys fully comp and business use.
Didn't get the one in my avatar registered, just used an 84 plate off of the doner bike.
Keep meaning to try and get it registered as a new vehicle, just never get round to it.
Only ever use it accasionally during the summer.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

this is a good place to start
MIG Welding - The DIY Guide
when i started my apprentiship in 1968 i loved doing metalwork at school,we were taught how the combustion engine works(mister hanmlin)
i went to after classes and built a bsa chopper,(extended the fork stantions increacethe rake of the headsock
(it was when the "easy-rider" film came out) learnt how to rivit how to braize how to use a lathe, how to planish copper
-------
scruffy young fella at thefront btw
its so sad that lads now know sweet f/a due to them being let down
anyway

welding and plating......
used to do it for a job ...then i realised the backside had dropped out of it....
so i decided to go sparkyin instead....lol....