Some machines are just over-engineered Norm. The great thing about the old Rover HD is that it was not big on safety. It was just a "no frills" machine made to do a job. Everything is bolted straight on the outside of the frame and relatively easy to get at and replace. As time went by of course they had to add more and more safety guards, but after having to remove these guards a few times to replace a thrown belt, most operators just left them off.
I remember buying a very badly engineered Stiga ride on mower some years ago. Everything about that machine was difficult, and it had so many safety features there was often not enough power getting through to allow the machine to start. I was never so glad as the day I watched the back end of that machine leaving on the back of a trailer to be someone else's problem.
Incidentally I had a 1958 Morris Major years ago and changing the oil filter was a major task. You had to jack up the engine in order to change it!
