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Ok, I'll take some more pictures,  have no idea, if this is complete or not, it's just what I inherited from the Colonel in charge of the disposals in Munchengladbach, would be nice if Colonel Penny and I could be mentioned in your book.

Please PM me your email address.

Cheers,

Lex Schmidt

Lee, don't have anything like that, but do have some original MOD contract info, I don't have a working scanner anymore, but can take pictures, see sample.

Let me know,

Lex

I have sailed there with a Duck, but a long time ago, but it should be findable!

Lex

Ok, that sounds very nice! but no hurry, I have a pair, no idea what size, but these mention spring loaded, not seen that before?? Anyway, have an address in Poole, and will pay you for postage, first try to locate them, and we"ll go from there!

Cheers,

Lex

Oh, WOW! Clive that is very nice! that will probably take 10 years to find, if at all!

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Lex

Or what the contens was of this chest?? lable has mostly gone unfortunatly, it's very big! can't find the pictures of the complete box now, but will add later.

Cheers,

Lex

Usually the lighter ones are postwar, but there were many makes and variations, mine is dated 1940, and paid 35 quid for it in 2019.

Cheers,

Lex

This is how I interpret it, but could well be wrong.

But the frame has no bash plate casting!

Cheers,

Lex

To me it seems it says MOV, is that a Velo model?? most military bikes over there have a lot of faults, certainly nothing to base your restoration on.

Nothing seems to have changed much since I was there 10 years ago.

Cheers,

Lex

Bike on the left is again an Ariel WNG, and the one on the right an Harley Davidson WLA, both RAF marked.

Cheers,

Lex

2 hours ago, Samuel Llewelyn said:

Hi Lex, nice pictures  and the lightening has worked well !

The card says Great Britain  2.6.1945 do you know what else is on the card to help ID unit ?

Thanks

 

No probs! there is no other info on the card, unfortunatly.

Lex

I lightened the Ariel picture a bit, so very clear now that that is what it is.

Lex

Nice! I have various Matchless pictures, with Belgian number plates, from just after the war, so recognised that.

Lex

Whatever the bike in question is, it's a postwar Belgium Army picture.

Cheers,

Lex

Thanks all! I just checked the silencer, and there's no visible seams, so will cut it at the end of the main body and slide the innards in, and weld them to the inside, and hopefully tack them at the front too, so they won't rattle, and then Tig the end bit on again, and grind all welds, not on my priority list yet though.

Lex

Thanks all, here a picture of the front number plate after careful sanding.

Also a couple of pictures from our holidays in Normandy in 2020, much rain, but nice rides!

Done over 900 miles now, bike always starts first or second kick, only downside is, that it's relatively slow, and a bit loud, the internals of the original silencer have long gone, but Jan made me new silencer internals, but now I have to cut the silencer in two, to weld it in, hopefully it can be done without seeing the welds afterwards.

Cheers,

Lex

Yes, I saw that too. I have some wheels and mudguards for those, if anyone needs them, frames too.

Cheers,

Lex

Clips are first WW Ron, quite pricey too!

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Lex

But 26" so all postwar, won't fit very good on a wartime frame.

Just saying, I have bought some of this stuff in the past, and it doesn't mix well.

Lex

Wish I were there! give my regards to the Indian rides guys and gals, they were very nice, last time I was there!

Lex

Ooops!! I'll change that!!

Sorry,

Lex

Go to the Kempton jumble coming saturday, there's a stall selling all the shrink tubing, in the right colours, and you might find more stuff, wish I could go!

Lex

I would never use galvanised spokes, paint will fall of in a year or so, dip them in battery acid, wait 2-3 minutes, when the acid stops bubbling, and they will be bare steel, much better, watch out for the fumes, and rinse with lots of warm water, then dry.

Cheers,

Lex

Good show! Jan here is making perfect repro racks, I lent him my original, and he made a fixture to build them, they are not easy! 

For coloured markers, use common heat shrink tubing, that resembles the originals the best!!

Cheers,

Lex

The MAF riders handbooks seems to be the most numerous one, even I have one!

Lex