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Great video...whats that engine for...is it Friedas ? Or a spare ?

If you open the engine, you can easily see the differences between a R71 and the M-72. The soviets corrected all the R71's flaws.

Great video, quick question, in the film Raid on Rommel with Richard Burton 1971 about 27 minutes into the film whilst in lorry and halftrack convoy the radio is played loud with a political speech followed by a German Army song, what is the name of the song, many thanks 🌴

Those numbers are suspiciously good for such an old lady...

Can of...cup of tea :) Nice save, in both respects !

My SE was losing connection out about 600 feet. I immediately started back. It disappeared & lost all connection about 170 feet from home point. Even though RTH was enabled, it never kicked in. It’s lost.

Oh dear. Thanks but no thanks

Great and honest video!👻

Great vid I'm joining the Dak too 😁

hey......can you do some more vids, im getting withdrawal symptoms lol.

ive got a cj750, its great fun

Hahaha i loved how you discribed your experience. Love the video. Thanks for sharing this, i am planning on buying the DJI MINI 2 SE :)

Do you use the distributor eccentric at all when setting the timing or do you solely use the method in your video? Just curious.

I rode/owned a Chinese built R71 for 12 years. The Chang Jiang is/was a Communist block gift from the USSR. She was one of the best vehicles I've ever owned.

Thank you for your comment my friend .. that’s spot on 😀😀

I belive the primary is the coil that is connected to the battery, (voltage supply) the secondary is going to the spark plug .

Soinds sweet ❤Overdrive gearbox was the best upgrade I did to my spitfire

Good improvement.

Happy new year mr mad mechanic...hope you make some new vids soon...

7:32 "...the R71s used in Africa also had a different air filter...." No, they didn´t, because they weren´t used there. You probably mixed it up with the R75. I have to pour some water into that historic wine, I fear. The R71 was never comissioned by the German army, and only around 1500 of them were made (the number of 3500 is for all 3 models of that series, as they used the same set of frame numbers) Their (civil) production halted in 1940. Although meant as a replacement for the R12, the military stuck to those for their great number already in service and easier spare parts management. Since a dedicated army motorcycle was announced ( R75) the R71 was obsolete. All of these types of machines that you can find on photographs were civilian bikes that were commandeered for service, some in their original civilian paint. German motorcycles comissioned by the Wehrmacht were BMW R12 and R35, DKW 350, some types of NSU. Later came some lightweights (DKW RT125) and then in 1942 R75 and Zündapp 750. Also in the course of the war a lot of captured foreign material was added, plus commandeered civilian machines (as would have done all other countries). Today´s obsession with the R71 being a military motorcycle (in my view a British and American tic) has it´s origins in the ubiquitous Russian M72s and Urals, but that´s a story in itself. In my opinion the BMW opposed twin machine of that era is the least desirable machine you´d like to have for war purpose: too heavy, too wide near zero ground clearance, the sv-engine prone to overheating under heavy load, low hp output, high fuel consumption, personnel completely unprotected. The "fantastical" R75 and Zündapp KS750 came too late and were overcomplicated, to use and maintain. Their presence up to date stems from the heavy propaganda around them. It is not by accident that their British counterparts gained fame as dispatch riders but not as combattants. You show a picture (5:05) of Steve McQueen on a modified Triumph motorcycle from the 1962 movie "The great escape". A Britsh 1960s machine with an American actor depicting German war material. What a fitting illustration of make belief. I would dare to claim that 99.9% of the "BMW R71" which you can find anywhere are NOT what their owners would like them to be. The few real survivors are sitting in museums and some private collections WITHOUT a rifle on their fake Russian sidecar. (5:26)

Don't do videos while you're toasted.

My first car was a Signal Red 1200 Cv. I kept it for 18 years

Congratulations on fitting the boot rack the correct way around!

I have a ural M72. Its funny to see they took copying the bmw seriously. Its like 1:1

I think I know what number

Do you live in Cornwallis

Awesome fire rate did you build this yourself or did you buy it

So my question is ,if I lose signal with the drone and remote will the return to home feature work. Thank you

I just bought a mirror dinghy, I am in gillingham , it has several leaks on the bottom , I have bought a marine fibreglass repair kit and hope it will stop the leaks.

My 1300 Herald has zero compression on one cylinder and low compression on the other cylinders. The engine sounds like a 2 stroke lawnmower. My mechanic days he can send the head off for 10 days to be refurbished and converted to unleaded. Price is going to be £1000. I can't understand why it's so expensive. What's your opinion? Should I just buy a second hand head and see how it performs. It looks straightforward to replace looking at your video.

Enjoy, looks perfect 👌

Thank you for the Upload, Was the USB Cable a cheap copy ?

Thank you for making these videos. You are actually the only guy ive seen on youtube to do a step by step engine assembly on a Triumph.

Been there, done that, 46 years ago!

Irritating

About 48 years ago, a Herald 1200 was my first car. The engine was really good, all I ever had to do with it was routine servicing - plugs and points, oil changes. Apart from that, I never had to disturb it. Great car.

Primary windings are the smaller control windings, when one side of the primary opens, the voltage rushes out of the secondary windings which is the larger gauge wire going to the distributor pr spark plug seeking shortest path to ground causing a spark on the tip of the spark plug electrode.

I would like to have seen you let the water out after a few day's running the engine? what colour was the water? Cheers Bob

Two things, Where did you get the alternator kit from and would it work on a 1968 1360 Herald? thanks Bob

My first car was a Herald 1200. It was an excellent car.

Thanks for the video. On your second test (8:25) you changed the meter setting to test it. You didn’t mention what setting you loved it to. 😅

This is the most boring long winded crap, died of boredom!

2:20 Power lines at 10 o'clock. Power lines can interfere with the rc signal and when you were just flying a little closer to them.

I had this happen while the drone was almost 3km away. My phone crashed mid-flight, and I could not reconnect to the drone at all. I thought it was gone for good as it was over a hard to access forest and battery time was ticking. I was very sad and stressed. 10 minutes later, it lands itself back in the yard. The little bugger flew itself all of the way back home with 4% battery to spare.

Hello, bravo,you uploaded cool ~

I have that problem. The thing is I wasn’t far. Is it’s becuse when new drones come out. The old model tends to fail.?

just bought a 13/60 convertible and this is gold to me

I have a Ural 750 I love the history of military side car bikes. I would love a zundapp or BMW war bike but rightly so they're worth a fortune. Rolling history on wheels.

Will you be filming the actual welding work? Bob

Btw, have you thought about getting some nice alloy rims when the car's finished? Imo, those old white steel rims don't suit the car very well. Also wondering, has yours got disc brakes on the front wheels, or can they be fitted?