I am making some progress reviving my 1956 Ariel Red Hunter. I seem to have finally figured out how to paint gas tanks. It's all in the preparation. Yes, Dad, you told me so! In the background in my practice piece - Duncan's Tiger Wagon - perhaps the world's only black and orange striped Radio Flyer. I got it all rebuilt and running but the charging system was still kaput. Turned out the alternator armature winding was shorting to ground - which may have been th e problem in the first place. I am rewinding it using the proper "fish paper" insulation instead of random cardboard.

I'm working for Sharpcast, creators of the cool photo sync/share application. I'll be using the Sharpcast web widgets throughout the site. You can add comments to them directly throught the widgets in chat-room style and get to larger images through the Sharpcast web or desktop application. The pictures automatically multiway sync to web, multiple desktops and even to mobile devices.

On the left is a small example showing how I modified shortened the flashers on my New Triumph Bonneville to allow them to snug in behind my ancient Nonfango hard bags. They are also less droopy - NTB flashers are always a bit droopy.

Sharpcast's new product called SugarSync is now in Beta, you can find a review and beta invite link at ReadWriteWeb

Burman GB Gearbox Filler Caps and Ariel Single Rocker Caps are currently out of stock. I started making a large batch of both ages ago and this got put to one side when the smoke escaped from the NH's electrics. When I'm done I should have enough to keep these available for a long, long time. The new rocker caps will be very close to the original dimensions, complete with scalloping rather than knurling.