The velo solex, my introduction to internal combustion on 2 wheels! We bought it on holiday from a junk shop in France for 25 euros, the address on the suppling dealers label (round the corner) was amazingly still a bike shop and even more incredibly had 2 new Michelins on the shelf. WD40 or similar down the plug hole overnight, old piece of cable bodged into a semi functional HT lead and we were riding around the campsite next day!
@@gregtaylor6146 Actually some joined in with the bodgery or offered advice/tools and others smiled and told us how they used to have one etc. The French appreciate their heritage and younger generations are strongly encouraged to go outside and learn/practice useful skills. We're talking about a few gentle test runs, during the early afternoon in a sparsely occupied and open site, primarily under pedal power as dirty carb and wobbly diy HT lead made for very intermittent and unreliable running. We just wanted to see if it would/could go. You'll be glad to know the hairline crack/split on the underside of the fuel tank leaking the occasional drop of fuel onto the exhaust below ended play fairly quickly.
I wonder of this unassuming, quietly spoken man comprehends just how popular amongst the hairy biking, engineering and dull old men communities he is. Allen Millyard we love you!
The Buick has the proper amount of patina! I remember my dad had a '56 Special & a '57 Roadmaster. Mom liked the '57 Chrysler Saratoga though. Them we're the good ole days!
See, Jimmy Savile was NEVER a national treasure but everyone knew him. Alan Millyard on the other hand IS a national treasure but only us bikers know about him! The world is the wrong way round!
That’s a nice little battery set up on the ( previously magneto spark bike engine) but it will need a charge before each ride as it doesn’t have an engine driven dynamo. It is lovely though!
Great video as always. Alan is a master!! I’d be keen to know what’s been changed that the flywheel air gap is incorrect or at least, can’t be adjusted back?. One more question, how will the battery be recharged? There isn’t an alternator and reg / rec. I suppose for a short ride it doesn’t matter :)
Not only the flux gap but also the flux density. It worked when it was new, but these old magnets lose their power over time, so the loss of flux density, plus a large flux gap results in too little power from the magneto to generate a spark.
3 cups of tea! That's a bit optimistic? 😮😳😁 Edit- ok I just watched the end...😊 I'll bet all it needed was a carb 'tickle', the previous owner probably didn't realise what that button was for? Runs sweet.....😊
To be quite honest Henry 🤷🏻♂️ I’ve never heard of flux gap either. Only ever heard of flux compensater, but that was on a Delorion & Millyard was a mad professor.
Well shit I bought one of these a few decades ago out of a barn in Woodstock Ct and have not put much effort into getting it to go it looks great as is and set me back a whole 200 bucks i planned on restoring it in my retirement but maybe I’ll start early
Knowledge is knowing that "Frankenstein" was the Doctor........ Wisdom is knowing that Dr Frankenstein was the Real Monster...... Henry has Knowledge, But Allen has the Wisdom... :-))
