Aermacchi Rear Brake // Paul Brodie's Shop 

Not the time to forget which way it goes :P

I’ve done this many times from the tutelage from many older Men.

How about changing the lathe speed to a lower rpm? And removing the wrist watch may be a good idea along with loose clothing like long sleeves. Not in this vid but in others. Nice work

Thank you Alan.

Philip, thanks for commenting, and thanks for watching :)

Yes you are right about early discs. They were not the greatest, but most racers wanted them. Myself included.

You make me laugh. Thanks for watching!

Thank you Rosa. We do enjoy making videos! 😉

Thank you Bob!

Glen, good eye! Yes, they are old race tires now, but I do appreciate sticky rubber!

Yes, I was very surprised it didn't get dented.

It’s heart breaking when that kind of stuff happens. Even worse if it’s something with paint or other coating on it. We’ve all been there though and probably not for the last time.

Thanks Murray.

Thank you Gary :)

Thank you Dell 🙂

I remember Ghost Motorcycles. They got a lot of press in the 60's motorcycle magazines. My brakes are not Oldanis, sorry. If you watch the brake videos you will see they are modified Hondas :) 450 and 350 models.

@@paulbrodie Thanks.

Thank you David.

Thank you Franc :)

Thank you Eric :)

Thank you.

Well, we call it Delrin here; not sure if it is the same as acetal. Delrin is great stuff!

@@paulbrodie hey Paul Delrin is a brand name. It’s commonly known in the business as Delrin but this type of plastic is acetal. It’s like Kleenex and Frigidaire. Also like you often hear Lexan which is just a brand name for polycarbonate.

@@MaxPower_Designs OK I'm learning. Here it's always been Delrin and I've never heard it called anything else. I really like it for some applications.

John Britten is one of my heroes.

@@paulbrodie I used to cycle past his house (Britten Stables) every day for a few months without even realising.... One of his bikes is on display at a museum in a different part of the country. I tried to take a bunch of different photos of it, but it always came out looking like a model rather than a full size motorcycle. A genuinely interesting character, I didn't realise his significance until 20 years or so after his death.

@@paulbrodie Likewise. I have a poster signed by a team member hanging in my office.

@@Metal-Possum The book, John Britten, by Tim Hanna, is a very good read. 496 pages.

That Parilla motor on my shelf is empty. Nothing inside. I have never owned a Parilla motorcycle, never even ridden one, so it is going to be very hard to make a video on Parillas, sorry. But thanks for watching!

I agree.

Do you have any idea how much work it is to make a motorcycle out of nothing? On the Excelsior I have invested over $300K and still am waiting to break even after 17 years. I am retired with a RU-vid channel...

I was set to insure it today, but got busy, so I hope to have it on the road tomorrow.

@@paulbrodie very cool. I’ve got one myself and was pleasantly surprised to see it in your video. They’re not all that popular but I’m a fan!

@@FernandoT8 Yes I have Yoshimura cans on mine and I just love the sound.. and the torque..

Robert, thanks for watching and subscribing. In the Eastern US, try Stephen Bilenky. If he's not taking on repairs he will point you in the right direction.

Thank you Moriwaki1105.

Thank you Morten. For small bends, I use the arbor press with some dies. You can see that in the Romax seat stay video. For more complex bends, my friend has a CNC bender that cost a lot of money, so I get him to help me out. Thanks for watching!

@@paulbrodie thank you. Ive ordered a die bender now, so it will be fun to play with- hoping to make it work. I have long had a good idea for a framework project that is now to be made! inspired by you and others .. I have a workshop with manual ironworking machines, a little a la yours. And have made 1:1 templates of most of the components. however, I can only get 6060 aluminum and not 6061 unfortanetly. do you think it will be ok? it is a double tube frame, a bit like a mc frame and i want to make it in 30mm tube so 2x30mm tube put together. if you are interested, I would like to send you my drawing. Anyways thank you for the reply😊😊👌 i will send you and mitchel some coffe, and sorry for my bad english🤫

@@mortenrosentjorn1803 I see, you want to make a frame out of aluminum... In Canada here I have never heard of 6060. Making a frame out of 6000 series aluminum means you will likely have to Tig weld it, and then get it heat treated. Which can be expensive for one frame. Are you sure you don't want to make it out of steel?

@@paulbrodie thanks for your reply. I make my living by tig welding, and have my own business. despite the fact that I have no education, i have just taught myself everything- I do not have much sense of the various alloys before I examine its properties. yes I'm thinking of going with steel too, but again here, I had a hard time getting the right types. crmo4130 is impossible to get here at home. my steel dealer suggests s304 steel as best suggestion, it is seamless and maybe strong enough, but it is half heavy. the bike I want to make is one I will produce more of, if it gets good. I have the facilities for it, and really want to do it. after all, I live in the "land of bicycles", but bicycles are not really produced within the country's borders. previously for some years back, i have had my ovn bike shop too. well, I have to investigate some more. Thanks Paul!

@@mortenrosentjorn1803 Yes, if you are thinking of going into production, you are really going to have to do your research. 4130 really is the best tubing for a lot of applications, and something less may fail, and then you are into warranty work. Which means, working for free. If someone gets hurt on one of your bikes, that could be a lawsuit so be sure to get liability insurance, which probably is not cheap. I don't want to discourage you but the bicycle business is not an easy way to make money. But if bicycles are your passion, you will probably do it anyway... Good Luck!

Harley Davidson owned 1/2 of Aermacchi from 1960 to 1974. Interesting history!

Thank you. Yes, a threaded rod could be used instead of the tap, but it's an 8 X 1.0mm thread, and that's an uncommon size in my shop. That's why I used the tap!

@@paulbrodie yes that's true, thanks for the explanation.

VTR.

@@paulbrodie sp1?

@@EricSajid VTR.

My mind has gone blank...

Thanks for watching, whether at home or at work :)