Any classic motorcycle repair / spares places around Birmingham?

[Nomad]

There used to be a chap on the forum near Birmingham who did very nice work with bikes.
I looked but can't find any details, does anyone know his username on here or if he still operating?

I'm trying to put a 1960s Triton back on the road and will be in Birmingham for a few weeks, it would be handy to know about any useful shops in the area.
One of the first jobs is to remove a snapped idle mixture screw from a Monobloc carb

Amal spares are still available which is good news
Amal https://amalcarb.co.uk/monobloc-series.html
Burtons https://www.britishbikebits.com/carburetters/amal-carburetters

many thanks for any tips or leads.

 

[addjunkie]

Not Birmingham but Chris at Hawshaw Motorcycles for bits is very helpful

 

[Blobber]

Cato?? think there is a thread somewhere for his relocation, didnt @Robotstar5 do the sparky work?

 

[More Amps]

@Cato...

 

[Robotstar5]

It would be Larry (Cato) at Rea Reapairs in Redditch, he doesn't have time to get on the forum these days.

He did an Amal Monobloc for me recently.

 

[dobbslc]

he doesn't have time to get on the forum these days

To many snowmobiles getting in his way?

 

[roofman]

I miss cato,s posting tbh...come back Larry and let us know what your upto fella

 

[Robotstar5]

To many snowmobiles getting in his way?

He's always busy when I call in, last time he was sorting a modern triumph trike conversion and has now become an official supplier/fitter for Datatool trackers which are small, easy to hide and have a 96% recovery rate.

 

[zzr1200]

There's this place near Chesterfield

 

[dave h 2]

Vale Onslow seems to still exist

 

[roofman]

He's always busy when I call in, last time he was sorting a modern triumph trike conversion and has now become an official supplier/fitter for Datatool trackers which are small, easy to hide and have a 96% recovery rate.

and a complete mare to take them off the bikes loom...iirc all the wires are the same colour

 

[Robotstar5]

and a complete mare to take them off the bikes loom...iirc all the wires are the same colour

Funnily enough, he was removing an aftermarket alarm/immobiliser from the Triumph to get it running in time for the chap to catch a ferry the following day.
My XJ900 had a socket on the loom, remove the blanking plug and plug in a Datatool I suppose if you have access to the right info you can just fit the correctly wired blanking plug back in if needed.

 

[Nomad]

Thanks everyone. I should get to Birmingham next weekend, it's good to have a list of places there

Last year - the first time the bike has been in a rideable condition for 40 years

 

[seriesonewelder]

Not helping however I took this picture of a motorcycle parts business in Netherton recently before it's developed.

 

[frank horton]

seem to remember there was a specialist Triton supplier repairer in Lancashire...
Out in the Boonies.....Maybe Rochdale....Whitworth....

 

[Fazerruss]

I do repairs to broken bike parts but not the bike as a whole.

 

[roofman]

I do repairs to broken bike parts but not the bike as a whole.

nice job on that chrome mud gaurd with the crease mate

 

[Nomad]

Solution has been found - Cato / Larry is going to look at my carb (& spare carbs) when I'm working near him next month

If anyone knows pre-unit 650 Triumph twins, advice about carbs would be appreciated, options from my spares box include :
An original SU carb to suit my 6T engine, it's complete apart from the top cap on the dashpot (any idea where I can buy a cap?)
Choice of 3 Amal Monobloc carbs in various sizes ( the "best" one is very oversized, the other 2 are untested but both need at least a snapped idle mixture screw drilled out...)

 

[Robotstar5]

Depending on model, you may be able to get Amal spares locally from Hitchcocks.

 

[Robotstar5]

Solution has been found - Cato / Larry is going to look at my carb (& spare carbs) when I'm working near him next month

If anyone knows pre-unit 650 Triumph twins, advice about carbs would be appreciated, options from my spares box include :
An original SU carb to suit my 6T engine, it's complete apart from the top cap on the dashpot (any idea where I can buy a cap?)
Choice of 3 Amal Monobloc carbs in various sizes ( the "best" one is very oversized, the other 2 are untested but both need at least a snapped idle mixture screw drilled out...)

Try Burlen fuel systems.