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garys39 last won the day on January 12 2022
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garys39 started following WW2 Contract Numbers? , Triumph 3SW ? , BAR-NONE and 5 others
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You might try to sand down the number plates carefully also !
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Not sure if these are Bar None bikes or where they originally came from, they are just on my computer under Matchless photos.
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Is this a military vehicle tool kit item
garys39 replied to MIKES's question in I may be stupid, but......
It looks a bit like an anvil staking tool ? https://www.anvilfire.com/anvils/af_anvils_025.php -
One of Britain's last D-Day veterans dies aged 100
garys39 replied to Surveyor's topic in Other Chatter
I had the great pleasure to meet Joe in 2019, whilst displaying at the Normandy Veterans get together/reunion at the Portsmouth Naval museum, in 2019, RIP Joe. -
Hi Adrian, another point to note, are that there are 2x types of bottom bracket. One type and the most common is the cast type, the other is the down tube welded directly to the bottom bracket. You can see the difference in the pictures below, Regards Gary
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Another place to check for numbers is here on the rear frame section, not always stamped but worth checking.
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I also have a G3/G3L variant, bought in Normandy, seller had originally got it from the Le Mans area, it has a G3 rear frame end, gearbox and chain guard but the front half is G3L, the frame and engine numbers had been modified I believe for civilian registration and so untraceable by the army. I have presumed the rear half was from an abandoned G3, at the time of Dunkirk and then used and left by the Germans 1944, taken to a vehicle dump where somebody acquired the remains of the G3 along with the remains of a G3L and out of the two wrecks put themselves together a bike.
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Hello Claude, yes, the bike might have been rebuilt by an Army workshop and any of the above combinations could have happened. More photos of the bike would help identify what it is made up of, there are better Matchless experts here who will be able to help. Regards Gary
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This might help. http://www.matchlesswd.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/P8a-Frame-section-copy.jpg
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The rear frame section looks like it is prewar G3 (where the voltage regulator mounts under the seat), does it have brackets for the pillion foot rests ?
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Have a read of this from the WD motorcycle page, it should help you, http://pub37.bravenet.com/forum/static/show.php?usernum=3155626639&frmid=16&msgid=1455019&cmd=show Regards Gary
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There wouldn't be a rich person needed to fork out money necessarily, W&P had approx 500x stalls, paying £250 each = £125,000, this would go a long way to financing a show, of course the difference of the early W&P shows to the later ones, was the need to bring in Heras fencing, security, better toilets/showers etc. When any event grows, so do the outlays, problems and many other unseen hazards to having many 1000's of people in one place. For vehicle owners and re-enactors who make up the show, to be asked for a small contribution to the event is not that unreasonable also, especially when you look at what has been on offer in the evenings, in the way of free entertainment and of course better facilities (especially if you are there for 5x days +). Perhaps the biggest problem is finding somewhere to hold the show, everybody wants it near to them but W&P has always attracted our continental neighbours, being close to the ferry ports and this has also added to the richness of the show.
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This is a great website to look through for details etc on the Norton 16H https://www.wdnorton.nl/
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Is the bike on the right a Matchless G3, with centrally mounted speedo ?