You are very inspiring, I would never have dared tackle rebuilding a wheel, after watching you, perhaps I could. Thanks for the wonderful videos

You have to polish every single nut and bolt and wire them in sequence at your dinner table before sending them to the platers. Salute to Jason!

The starting of the 750 is amazing - sounds a new motor - better probably!

just found your channel. Love all the honda bike material. Been working on mine for a while now and its nice to see the play-by-play of things I'm too scared to do. Cheers!

Thanks Peter  for replying,  l love the car videos e.g wolseley, xw,looking forward to the finish of the xc and the bikes so informative.

Love watching the bike videos.

glad to see you have support

G'DAY Peter,Just love your channel, and as a fellow Aussie restorer,and similar Vintage, (actually older,1965 model,have a love/Appreciation for similar machinery, though in predominantly in opposition Camps(Holden Cars& Kawasaki Motorcycles, though have owned and Restored many Fords/Hondas,Have been meaning to touch base/communicate,with you for over 12 months,so hope this isn't too long winded,first point is I actually bought a Suzuki GSX 400F New in 1981,When delivered, the Queensland dilivery bike shop assembled and made a few changes,main one of interest to you,was customized with clip_on style handlebars similar to theones that you have and are considering using,they also changed to 4 into 1 exhaust system,K&N air filter element, I quickly outgrew, am 6'2", 188Cm,and desired (Had a Need for Speed,had purchased a beautiful 1973,Kawasaki Z1 900,which is a whole new story,back to the Suzuki,having a desire always for customization, making any machine my own,cut down seat to a single,and lowered in frame,being a Fitter/Turner & Machinist, Welder,I changed steering head Rake by cutting,& Rig welding back on with extra 3°RAKE,have much,much more to discuss/offer as Gems from 40 years of tinkering, but this will do for now,kindest Regards,Dave McLaughlin, Queensland Australia

The inside spokes are stronger than the outside spokes because of the short throat that attaches to the hub. It is best to have the inside spokes go in opposite directions to make a stronger wheel. I noticed you had the inner spokes going the same direction.

a bit of Nevr' Seize on each threaded end will help a lot when truing - BEFORE putting the nipples on

Am I the only one that had a laugh at the end when Peter said "I'll see you round"? Get it...because there is a wheel right in front of him.

Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance, 5th Ed this is the book i leant to build wheels from he explains in laymens terms

Another great video Peter thank you. I'm afraid your live chat was at 10am in the UK and I was at work so missed it :-(. The wheel looks stunning. I have the bits to rebuild my forks including proper Honda fork oil. I hope to have time to get to work on them soon.

another interesting video. I enjoyed the recent Chat also.

live was fun enjoyed that. Thanks Peter.  Great bit of spoking.  Yeah it takes a while to learn the right way.   did that a few times learning how to spoke a bike wheel myself.   Better to have a example to follow.   there are several different patters to follow depending on how you like your spokes to look.  I couldnt imagine how it would be to spoke up one of those car wire wheels like Daytons.  50 or more spokes would get someone lost quick without a guide.

Mini-Zoomies!

That seat has a rectangular inset part on the backside. This I believe is meant to hold the owner's manual. Should try to find the plastic door for it.

Peter, how many computer desktop icons do you need.... come on man! You're out of control.

Can I recommend soaking the wired up parts in white vinegar before sending them off for plating...I think it would help a lot. Secondly, you have a Starlet, a new welder & a daughter who wants a car...it's roll cage time. Would Rosie like a car slightly rally spec'd?

Truing the wheel is the easy part. You'd have a great sense of achievement by completing the whole thing yourself. If you don't feel confident you could at least attempt it and give it to your guy afterwards. Although you wouldn't need to as it's quite simple for a man of your calibre.