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A fair bit has been happening at Angloclassics over the past few months.

The 1969 Triumph Trident sold late last year, which was good to see. Since then, a 1973 Norton Commando 850 has also been recommissioned and sold on. That one went through the workshop, got the attention it needed, and is now back out there with a new owner.

At the same time, a bit of effort has gone into sorting out a few issues on personal bikes as well. A 1972 Norton Commando Combat and a 1975 Triumph T160 Trident have both needed some fettling. Nothing too dramatic, just the usual chasing of faults, tidying things up, and sorting the kind of problems that come with old British bikes.

More recently, customer work has started becoming a bigger part of things. The current job in the workshop is another 1972 Norton Commando Combat, this time for a customer. That one is getting wiring sorted along with a range of other fixes. It is the sort of work that seems to be coming in more now, bikes that do not need a full restoration, but do need someone to go through them properly and fix what is wrong.

That probably says a bit about where Angloclassics is heading. There is still interest in complete bikes and workshop projects, but there is also clearly a need for recommissioning, servicing, repairs, and general sorting work. A lot of these bikes are not basket cases, and they are not concours restorations either. They just need proper attention from someone who knows what they are looking at.

Servicing and repairs are available where space permits, mainly for classic British motorcycles, but workshop room is limited and there is already a bit of a queue building. The idea is to keep it manageable and take on the right jobs, rather than overcommit and do things badly.

So that is where things sit at the moment. A couple of bikes sold, a few personal jobs sorted, and customer work now starting to take up more room in the workshop. It feels like a natural shift, and a good one.