Workshop Update - June 2026
- Andy Marks
- Jul 2
- 3 min read
June was another busy month at Kingpin Components. The work I put in over the winter, when I had more time, is definitely paying dividends now that the riding season is in full swing. Although I've been away on the bikes quite a bit this month, I've still managed to keep on top of orders, publish two new technical articles and get my 1928 Norton CS1 back on the road in time for a week in Wales.
Customers Projects
I had a real influx of pictures from customers when I first started this section, but it has dried up a little since. We're always interested to see what you are working on, so if you would be willing to share a picture with us please submit it here. Rest assured I will not be sharing owners' details or locations.
NB: I only include pictures here after I have been given permission from the owner. Any pictures I am sent whilst working on, or supplying parts for, bikes will not get shared without your consent.
David's Panther M100
I made some fork spindles for a pre-war Panther David is currently working on, hopefully I'll have a picture of that soon - but while communicating he sent me these pictures of his later M100. I think he had some fun recreating the period advert.
New Blog and Technical Posts
I finally got my 1928 Norton CS1 back on the road in June and I took it for a week in Wales. I'll get the blog post I am writing about my trip up in the next few days, but I have written a couple of articles from the work I have done on it. They have proven very popular and the two of them accounted for around half of this website's traffic last month - it's nice to know people are reading what I write and, hopefully, getting something from it.
This Month's New Posts
What's Next?
The riding and rally season is in full swing now, so I am spending more time riding my own bikes and less time in the workshop. As a result, I've been focusing on keeping up with orders and maintaining stock levels rather than developing new ideas.
Norton and Heavyweight Webb Fork Spindles
Sets of these are both very nearly ready to go, as are the associated nuts and knurled washers. The Webb nuts in particular are very awkward, not a single nut on the fork spindles is standard! They'll be back in stock by the end of the month so I'll post on Facebook when they are, and I'll remind you all in the next update.
Personal Projects and Time Away
Getting bikes ready to ride, riding them, and cleaning/servicing them afterwards is taking up most of my spare time at the moment.
1928 Norton CS1 Back on the Road
I finally made the time to persevere with my CS1 and got it running again in time for a week long trip to Wales. I've already written about some of the work I did on it, and I've got a blog post about the trip itself almost ready to go but, here are a couple of pictures from the week. We travelled to Wales in the van so I was also able to take the 1929 Harley I've written about previously and use that on a couple of the days. It was a pleasure to finally be back out on the CS1 after a couple of years of it being on the back burner, yes - years!
That's all for June. If you are still reading, thank you. Plenty more to come next month.
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