Manx Yamaha XT600E
Loom design and build for a bike that mixes Japanese single-cylinder power and an old Norton slimline featherbed chassis
Honda RC45
Just back from the Isle of Man where it was ridden by Michael Rutter himself. The job was to check out a burned reg rec plug, and tidy a hasty alarm removal.
1980 Yamaha XS650 bobber
A five-year project for owner Daniel, who needed a new loom design and build to get his hardtail XS up and running.
1976 Zagato Guzzi 950
A labour of love by owner Brian: what started as an 850 T3 is now a traditional-looking but very high tech cafe racer.
Triumph TR25
Replace old loom, renew ancient switchgear packed with old grease, fit modern regulator rectifier
Laverda Montjuic Mk 2
A part-finished restoration in for a complete new loom. Secondary problem: find some new ignition pickup coils after the originals crumbled away
1985 Yamaha RD500 special
Projector headlight, Zeeltronic ignition, Translogic dash, plus original loom dog-eared and much hacked-about.
2009 Royal Enfield 500
Custom loom to Sideburn mag’s spec, using parts of a 350 loom as the bike was an EFI model converted back to carb.
1978 Kawasaki Z1R
With the original loom way past its best, owner Richard found a brand new US-spec one from Japan, plus some aftermarket switchgear.
1952 Vincent Black Shadow
This is me road testing owner Mark’s Vincent. It just needed a new central loom section, and a charging problem fixing.
Radical Ducati ST2
A father-and-son project that needed a total rethink of the stock loom, and most of the bits it joins to. But what a bike.
1978 Morini 350 Strada
Owner Mark looking understandably pleased with his rejuvenated Morini 350. What a beautiful bike.
Norton Atlas cafe racer
Boyer ignition, battery in the seat hump, reg/rec in place of the old zener diode, and replica Lucas switchgear.
1995 NX650 street tracker
A new loom was the finishing touch to an otherwise complete street tracker bike with a CG125 tank and upside down forks.
Honda NSR500 replica
Money-no-object 500 GP replica
Gary’s Matchless
LED indicators and total loss battery system for a gorgeous old thumper
1960 Panther M100
Complete new loom for stock dynamo and magneto setup, indicators, 60/55W headlight, sat nav, heated grips and coil ignition.
1980 GSX1100 CRC Harris Magnum
Another CRC bike with Deutsch connectors, Smiths clocks, Motogadget warning lights, and a D-Unit interpreter box for the Ducati Hypermotard switchgear.
1981 Morini 500 Camel
Owned by Classic Bike editor Hugo Wilson who featured its restoration and rewire in the mag in 2011/12. Here it is during an off-road tour of the Pyrenees.
1978 Honda CBX1000 CRC special
This is, without doubt, the craziest thing I’ve done. It’s a unique bike designed and built by CRC Motorcycles in Wembley, with fully bespoke electrics.
Yamaha OW01 racer
This is Peter Boast’s Classic Superbike, featured in Bike in 2014. The original loom had rotted so we started from scratch.
1997 Ducati M900
Nearly every Monster needs new starter and battery cables after 15 years, because the starter motor sits behind the front tyre.
