i m using fully synthetic oil in my a10 engine only without major issues. it will sludge up in winter though and the easy return can become the breather, so drips onto the clean patio. i think bsa were right when they recommended straight oil and oil changes for the seasons but its not always easy to buy.

My Maggie hates restarting when hot also. I wish I knew why. However I found if you swop the plug leads and kick over until the exhaust pops, then swop back, it starts. Why?

train brakes consist of 2 friction pads squeezed together on a disc by a pneumatic caliper. no pistons or slides involved. unless in valves . high speed braking is controlled by traction motors - regen braking.
in frozen weather most people leave the car at home and catch the train instead.

hi joe,
i hope they will be top hat liners like the jap bikes. i am not a great fan of the hepolites with only a small step.

i m no expert julian but i m also of the old belief that the post 60  shooting stars used the 357 cam.
any engine info on the tune of the last stars?

very common to have a t140 front end , 16" rear wheel, peanut tank , apehangars and much chrome on an old a10 in the age of born to be wild.

hi ken, luckily i m not a lawyer. but it  seems triumph disc front ends are ok. no mot required.
if crofty can source a t160 font end all the better as the forks are slightly lower i believe. also steering stop has to be made and the steering damper arrangement thought .