Brooklands, McEvoy Shed Sketch. On November 12, 2015, I travelled to Brooklands to sketch as much of the interior of the McEvoy Shed as I could in a day. Shown is a completed section of what will be an almost 360 degree sketch of the inside of this historic shed, as it was when I visited on that windy day. The McEvoy Shed is used by the Brooklands motorcycle volunteer team, an active group of enthusiasts who give up their spare time to keep the numerous motorcycles at the museum.

Documentation of a life-long two wheel passion. There is no discrimination - eclectic is the name of the game, content ranges from cyclemotors to salt-racing behemoths, veteran to present day. Period photos, brochures, event reports, rides, tales from the workshop plus anything and everything two-wheel related. Read on, enjoy and submit your own comments and content should you care to. Friday, August 7, 2015. Veteran era Douglas with well kitted.

Model 25 Norton valves and guides. You might be interested to hear how I reconditioned valves and guides in my 1926 Model 25 Norton. The valve guides were made of old camshaft cast iron and these were chilled. To get the necessary valve running clearance - 0. 12 mm for the exhaust valve and 0. 07 mm for the inlet I used our Goodson diamond valve guide hone. Wednesday, 5 August 2015. Now we know the real story! My 1923, Norton 16H is in.