Aermacchi Rear Wheel // Paul Brodie's Shop 

The best thing about your videos is that you take the time to explain what you're doing and why!

Don’t stop talking....you have a wonderful way to communicate those details that make your work so precise and unique....

Don't stop talking, you are a natural teacher, easy and pleasant to understand. Please keep up the excellent work, one of my favorite channels!

I think you are a fantastic builder who doesn't talk to much. I wish I had your energy.

Tell the viewer to go watch something else if he doesn’t like you talking so much. I feel like I’m one of your students taking in all of your info and explaining everything Paul. Talk as much as you like, we’ll listen. I love this channel as it has all my interests...bikes, motorbikes, machining, welding all in one. Kudo’s to Mitch as well for getting into the close up shots. I hope you don’t run out of ideas as I I want your channel to be around for a long time....only if you want to be😁 Another viewer from Australia

Never stop talking. I and others enjoy all the sage wisdom you pass along. To the persons who don't like the talking I'd suggest hitting the mute button. Your "I'm a zero kind of guy" had me laughing. :)

Thanks Paul... I always look forward to your videos. Hi from Australia :)

Love the channel brodi. This level of professionalism and quality in such a small channel is incredibly. Its so nice to see talented people showcasing their skills in a masterclass for all to see.

Paul you are an amazing man and I enjoy your content so much. Any negative comments from the peanut gallery are just jealous trolls that know they don’t have half the talent you have just in your little finger. You don’t talk too much.

Gosh I love your videos!!!!

Nice work Paul & Mitch, cheers, Doug

Best looking adjusters ever, thanks guys.

GENTLEMEN YOU CAN TALK AS MUCH AS YOU WISH. I APPRECIATE THE VIDEOS AND MOSTLY FOR YOUR COMMENTS.GBY!

Great stuff again, talking is one of your strong points, and you show a lot, do yes long video's. But the fun thing is , if you play your video's on 2x speed, you can still understand everything. Cheers.

Keep talking Mr Brodie, personally thats what Im here for to listen watch and learn! Again thanks for posting videos you guys are great!!

I enjoy watching others boldly put parts from whatever manufacturer makes the part that works best on their bike. I built a DRZ with a lot of KTM parts and after years have finally convinced a friend with an XR650L that getting a DR350 cush drive wheel is going to improve his life. Thank you for taking the time to walk us through what you do. Mitch needs to pipe up, I have a hard time taking your word for his guesstimates.

Why watch TV when Pal Brodie has a new video? Really always first class work! Greetings from Germany.

I like the talking :) A: makes me feel like I'm in one of your classes B: you have to compensate for Mitch

Wow!! Wirklich perfekte Arbeit 👍👌... Ich könnte stundenlang zusehen 😊

Good stuff Paul!

I like the fact that you explain things. Keep on talkin!

Great video, great work. I remember those bikes when they were current racing machines. Loved them, used to watch the racing at Brands Hatch (in Kent, SE England). Happy Days! Nice work Mister. Les in UK

That is one lovely looking bandsaw. My eyes water every time it comes up on screen

Another good video Paul. These are relaxing. You're a chill guy and a good machinist.

Another Excellent Video! I enjoy your explanation when you go about your craft and Mitch's video work.

I love to watch you adding Lightness. I had so much fun lightening my ALFA motor. Much of it absolutely pointless but fun. I cut down every bolt to the exact right length. Makes me crazy to see extra bolts sticking out for no reason. I did put a much lighter flywheel on , that made a lot of difference as will dropping the unstrung weight from you hub. Keep up the great videos guys.

Excellent as usual!

Those adjusters came out nice. In my experience with Honda cush drives of the type you used, the cast iron bearing surfaces can wear and allow sprocket to tilt slightly. It isn't a major problem but does cause extra friction you don't want on a race bike. When in good condition they work fine. I have made thin wall steel rings/tube to shrink onto hub to close up any clearance then bored sprocket carrier for 0.001"0.0015" clearance. Before I had a mill and rotary table, to drill hubs I made a brass extension for 1/16" drill and used opposite spoke holes as a guide. With 1/16" hole drilled through it gave place to drill lightening holes and going through the fins on brake drum looked like works parts (even though they were aluminium and not magnesium castings) Nice to see card being used to prevent damage in chuck, been doing it since mid 70's when it was first taught to me.

Some of us learn by listening AND watching! Keep up the good work! Thanks!

I really enjoy the Aermacchi videos, keep them coming. My first ride on a motorcycle was on a new 1969 Harley(Aermacchi) Sprint 350.

Love how pleased you are when the calipers read zero haha! I have found WD40 works well as a lubricant for parting, it's good because you can get the nozzle right down the hole. Thanks Mitch.

also I often make a wee flangr on the wheel spacers that goes behind the seal ( ....oink ....oink...) so they do out fall off and roll out in the grass...happened to a R1 team beside us ...they got just half a lap (was a 4 hrs with mandatory wheel change)......

"Eyecrometer" best line ever.

Angle grinder fun! I like to use bolt cutters when i do spokes. Keep on being a badass, Mr. Brodie

Mr Brodie, please just keep on ignoring comments such as the one you mentioned where "you talk too much"... one can always mute their own device. Your modus operandi is an expression of passion, professionalism and dedication. Not everyone can understand all that in one video.

Thank you for such great content!

Hey Paul you mentioned getting the chain adjustment blocks anodized. I posted a video on how to do it the correct way at home with a setup that only cost $100. Someone like yourself would have an easy and fun time doing it. Give it a whirl! I anodize all of my aluminum parts that I machine for my motorcycles

Hey Paul, I'm also using an XL-350 hub (the whole wheel actually) on my Sprint flat-tracker project, and I took some pretty judicious measurements of everything. What I found was that when you line up the engine, hub, and swingarm centerlines, the driven (wheel) sprocket is offset outboard by .306" (roughly; as close as I could measure) from the drive sprocket. The XL-350 hub does indeed interfere with the swingarm by around 120 thou when the centerlines are aligned, so that needs to be cut down as you did, but you also need to cut the sprocket mounting surface down by about 300 thou to get the sprockets to line up with everything else in line. It's easier to see on a drawing, but I can't post that here so I'll send a pdf to your email.

Maybe one day , Mitch could do a small cameo part , maybe dressed as a mail man delivering a small parcel , or the likes ,,, ??

It's real handy to have a parts washer brush that pumps solvent through. Leaves you a hand to hold or move the parts.

Hi Brodi, cheers from North Carolina! 👋

Bellissimo video, ottima lavorazione dei pezzi...

Hi Brodie and Mitch from sunny South Africa

Love all the explaining and detail you do. If that shmuck can't figure out where the mute button is, his problem. Maybe if Mitch isn't shy, he could talk too. Just need to get him the right coffee.

Another great video I laughed pretty hard at the "guy who says you talk to much part".....what brand and size it your mutifix toolpost holder

That hub casting is quite elaborate almost 30's deco. I wish there was a west coast bike and bicycle spoke supplier, seems impossible to find 12g spokes for EV wheel building. Great zip cutter segment I zipped a rusted gearbox out of an R3 once like a dentist not touching cases as I cut.

Excelent, as always :)

My old boss (an aircraft engineer) told me if you press a slightly oversized ball bearing through a hole drilled in aluminium, it can make it as strong or stronger than before it was drilled. I guess this depends on how much material surrounds it etc., but I'd love to know if it's actually true. I have a feeling that at the very least, it could remove any stress risers and reduce the chances of cracking.

21:58 Lunch time!

I see the price of Aermacchi going up because of your channel. and files

Pristine job as usual, cheers from Argentina!

I have a feeling you’re not done with the hub? I’m starting from scratch building a new shop in Mexico, it’s too damn hard moving all that weight. I have a roof on my shop/garage! I know I’m bragging a little with the “roof” and all, but a shop/garage with a roof here is a luxury. Mostly hand tools so far, got a Sonic cleaner yesterday, ordered a air compressor/hoses and fittings should be here in about two weeks. Keep up the chitchat I love the information.

I always used bolt cutters at the cross. It's not as fun and sparky, but it's quieter. Man I miss building motorcycle wheels.

I feel like if there wasn’t any talking I wouldn’t be watching every video... Keep up the vocals 😁

What I do also is that I make LARGE holes or slots in the non load carrying surfaces of the cush drive and back of the brake drum....

10 x 1......i can use that to attach my Campagnolo Triomphe derailleur. If it ever gets here. Eureka....there's a project for your channel!

Wheel interesting.

Wow.. i like your adjuster paul, i have motorsycle bro. Thumbs up bro..

Keep the narrative, never listen to the viewer(customer), they are rarely right.

Have you checked with Shars? They have multifix like tool holders for $90. I'm not sure of the size you need.

Muito bom !

could you manufacture a combination lock? the lockpickinglawyer on youtube picks all sorts of locks, except one kind: combination locks. awesome channel

Eyecrometer :D

I hate parting off too.

I noticed the Cush drive in the lead photo is now green in color, is this a epoxy material or powder coated? I like the color, really depicts a great vintage road racer look.

Im working on a video of a 1963 Vespa project I'm working on to kill time in Goa. There will be a short scene in it that'll show the importance of grinder safety. 🤣

Greetings from Ukraine! 👋 ☺ 👍 ✌ 💛💙

For the spacer, does it contact the inner and outer part of the bearing? I have been trying to figure this out and thought if it only contacts the inner part of the bearing, the outer is free to move on the bearing alone without interference, necessitating a slight chamfer on the face - or, am I nuts? Probably nuts. Thanks as always - everything you're doing on this and the Cub is helping me immeasurably!

I just happened on your channel,(though You-Tubes brain hacking algorithms...) and I am very glad I did.

Not interested in bikes. But you have interesting videos. Thanks.

What exactly are the tool holders you need? Model number? Vendor?

What is the brand of the quick-change tool holder ?

Where's the Paul Brodie shop safety third shirts? I want one

Has anyone ever made a clever comment on your videos saying that they are "boring"? ;-)

I hate these guys. They have all their fingers, clean hands, correct tools, sharp tools, findable tools, lights, no crap on the floor to stumble over, wife screaming, “Harold it’s midnight you have to go to AA tomorrow”. No beer refrigerator.

Theirs a shop 45 miles away that has 3 HD under $3.000 thinking picking one up.Running and drive them away.

Omg, RU-vidrs hate cutting fluid/oil! That deep end mill cut dry 😬

Cool stuff! Is someone thinks you talk too much, why don't they just turn off the sound? Too much effort?

I wouldn't want to part off a piece of metal on the lathe either... In my head it wouldn't cut even and would cause it to become unbalanced then it would fly off and knock my teeth out. LoL

Whats on the paintbrush?

Hi Paul, you can replace that big snap ring with a spiral lock retainer. They are much easier to deal with and might save a gram or two. www.smalley.com/retaining-rings/spirolox

I've come across many bike restoration channels where they say nothing at all. They bore me, and I never return. I want to hear the reasoning behind the decisions. So witter at will, Paul. If people don't like it other channels are available. They're just not as good...

strangely "therapeutic" ... Thanks.

17:45 toolholders you say? Have a look at This Old Tony : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZNWkhxKNHGM.html

Please! Keep on talking!!!!

Viewers who don’t like to have people talking in their project videos are the viewers who prefer picture books over novels. Hence being compelled to say so.