What's this all about then?

Hello and welcome to the Heggs Performance Engineering blog.

I have been helping people out for as long as I have been wielding spanners. As the years have worn on, my skill set has grown and as such the jobs that I do for others have done so to. I have designed and produced solutions for engineering problems for myself and other and it is now at a point where I am able to providing these to the general public. 

A bit about me

I have been working around the engineering trade since I left school with a foray into machining followed by motorcycle mechanics before I settled into the aerospace engineering industry as an EASA approved category B1.1 aircraft engineer.
When I am not fixing planes I am usually associated with motorcycle, especially racing motorcycles. You will find me competing in the Classic Racing Motorcycle club on the Honda VFR750 RC24 or Yamaha RD250 pictured on the right.
Through all of this and a number of other projects; I have accumulated quite a bit of tooling and skills to make all manner of things to get what needs doing done.
From weld repairs through 3D printed custom brackets to automotive electrics, I have put a hand to quite a lot of things for myself and my friends.
You will find more about me on the (aptly names) About me page.

So what can I do for you?

To keep things simple; I have roughly cut what I offer down to 4 key services:
  • Welding - I can weld in alloy, steel or titanium using Tig or Arc welding depending on the requirements.
  • Plastic welding - Various materials can be repaired or customised saving you the expense of finding a new one.
  • 3D printing - I can print in a huge range of materials on a large 300mm/300mm/400mm printer.
  • 3D design - If you have a custom project in mind I can design parts to be 3D printed or sent off for CNC machining.
You will find more on the individual services I offer on Facebook. I will go into all of these services in more depth in the future and will let you know when off the shelf products become available. I will also be sharing projects that might just generally interest you so do check back from time to time. If you want a sneak peak at one product that is on its way then give this blog entry a read on my Daily Race Van blog.

 I look forward to hearing from you and getting to grips with some more exciting projects in the future. I will leave you now with a few of my past projects listed below and why not check out an RD250 race bike strip on your scroll down.

 Gavin.


You may well have come across my ramblings before. I have always found it a bit frustrating finding good information online about various projects that I have done over the years. Forums can be gold mines but equally they are also full of false information and more handbags than a branch of Primark!
As a result I have stuck what I have discovered on blogs. The information is presented as a mostly entertaining journey where you get to follow how I got to the result I did and hopefully it will help you in your own work. The blogs are split into the various project machines I have worked on and owned if you want some more reading content then hit these links up:
Gullarm - Work on a road and a race Honda CBR400RR NC29.
CBR929 Fireblade - Work on a road going Honda CBR929RR Fireblade SC44.
Daily Race Van - IVECO Daily 35S12 2.3 XLWB converted race van.
GSXR4 - Work on a track Suzuki GSXR400 GK73A.
HPEngineering - Home of Heggs Performance Engineering.
Project NSR - Restoring an imported Honda NSR250 MC28.
RD250 - A race Yamaha RD250 engined TZ250 that I compete in the CRMC.
The RC46 Story -  Where the blogging began;Covering a road going Honda VFR750 RC46 FI.
Third projection - All about 3D printing with a Copymaster 3D 300.
Transporter - Converting a VW T5 2.5 BNZ LWB.
VFR750 RC24 6X - A race Honda VFR750 RC24 FH that I compete in the CRMC.
VW Corrado G60 -  All of the joys of owning a classic car can be found in this VW Corrado blog.

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