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Jake-Robbins vintage engineering

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Jake-Robbins vintage engineering

Vintage and custom motorcycles

As a life long motorcycle addict, i have been riding and repairing pre war vintage, veteran and classic bikes for thirty years.In the last twenty years i have turned my hobby into a business manufacturing and repairing bespoke motorcycle cycle parts, specializing in girder forks and rigid frames.We have recently designed and built new girder forks for the custom market.

22/10/2026

AJS Bigport frame set up in our Motoliner frame jig, we have built special applications to hold rigid frames on their centre line so we can get an accurate read on how true they are.

02/10/2026

Here’s one we did a few years back, Brough Superior mk2 with a factory engine that was supposed to have been raced in Northern Ireland in 1923-4…we built it a new frame, sourced the correct hubs and built up the wheels. We supplied and rebuilt the Brampton forks, made the handlebars, sand bent the exhausts into the delightful lamp glass silencers, made all the stays, fittings and assembled it into what you see here.. go check it out on the auction site as it is coming up in the October auction.

23/09/2026

There’s been a bit of Vincent HRD action going on recently, one in the foreground took a little tumble and needed a tweak and a fork rebuild… the pre war tt rep took a hard smack on the front end causing a fair bit of damage..

04/09/2026

Drive side view of the Levack Brough Superior development racer showing the foot operated oil pump and Binks mouse trap carburettor..

21/08/2026

We displayed the Brough Superior racer at the Brough club annual rally alongside some amazing Broughs..
Great to chat with other owners and to meet one of the only surviving members who worked at the Hayden Road factory..

14/08/2026

Bert Levack built this bike in 1922 it has a super sports side valve J*P (80x99) motor that were only produced in a tiny amount, this motor has been verified as the engine that won the 200 mile race at Brooklands in 1923 at an average speed of 83.34mph.. we were lucky enough to be asked to build this bike around the original engine and a few other period correct parts.. everything else has been made in house by myself and my son.

19/06/2026

Following on from my earlier post here is part of the process of correctly jointing tube to plate with turned fillets, originally they would have been pressings..

19/06/2026

Careful heat application prior to capillary brazing on this Ariel girder fork casting.

03/06/2026

Nearly ready for paint and plating, just some cables and wiring and the dry build is done..

12/03/2026

A new project on the bench, we have nicknamed it the boy racer, we are building this Brough SS100 up for our client from parts he has collected over the years.
It’s a mid thirties frame fitted with a J*p jtor motor, Norton dolls head gearbox.
The owner wants it built in racer trim, skinny guards and no lights..

Address

Elizabeth Road
Hastings
TN389BL

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Website

https://jakerobbinsvintageengineering.co.uk/

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