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So, this is NOT a 741, of which millions were made, but a very rare 45 cubic, or 750cc Indian, and all parts are different from the 741. After the war, when they were surplusssed, they were all raced, and so not many are left now, they were very fast!
Here some period wartime pictures of wartime used Model 640's Canadians used them too.
Lex
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I don't think I have mentioned this before, but have been working on such a bike for over 10 years now, after acquiring.one via Ron Pier, thanks for that Ron! it was reasonably complete, and have added many parts over the years, restoration had been started on this numbers matching bike, but still needed a lot of work (don't expect a finished bike yet!)
After a lot of digging on the numbers, it transpired it's one of the last ones built, for a British contract, of 4 pieces! it was found in the 80's in India, by a German collector/dealer, and sold to the UK in the early 2000's.
Actually, this model started to be very interesting for me, after riding a friends one a couple of times in the US, and I liked it very much! and then I found an original license plate at a fair in Pennsylvania, and I just had to have one! (not for my bike though, but still very nice, and for a 64o model from 1940)
More to follow,
Lex
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Yes, I can make one up, but remind me monday!
Cheers,
Lex
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The badge would be on top, below the filler cap on the sidevalves, but if they would be on the sides, they were much more to the front.
Brown was a colour used from 1942 onwards, and before that it was KG No. 3 this is a colour between green and brown.
Lex
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Ok, thanks, I'll write this down, also interesting is the Chilwell document from Jan!
Lex
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Interesting!! where did you find that snippet Ron?
Just checked my DKW numbers, and while they had 6 digits, the ones starting with 27 are from 1934/1935, but never had a prefix, so we can probably rule that out. (just an idea I had, that maybe they not only used the DKW mudguards, but also the frame number)
Cheers,
Lex
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Hi Russ,
Am sure Ron will be here shortly, he knows a lot more about Triumphs than me, but looking at the engine number it could be an impressed 1940 WD engine, a picture of the frame number (under the saddle?) would help too. The front mudguard is from a German prewar/wartime DKW, maybe the rear too, with the carrier.
That would indicate a "beute krad" with German parts added.
Cheers,
Lex
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Two sorts of cranks, wartime and postwar, both very difficult to find!
Hope you find one, most are knackered.
Lex
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With the small tanks, it would be more like speedway bikes? but then, they wouldn't have a front brake.
Cheers,
Lex
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Nice!
Cheers,
Lex
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As far as I know there were no Velocettes used by the Army after 1948, when the ERM system came into being, so no Key Cards, your date maybe suggests otherwise, and there is always a chance, but I haven't got them, just checked the RLC info that they gave me, and nothing there either. Searching through sales catalogues might get you somewhere, but they aren't online, and it's too much work to digitalise them, I have a lot of Ruddington ones, but mostly M20's and G3L's in there, plus the postwar bikes.
Ask Wally Dugan here, he has a lot! or check with what he already posted in the history part of this forum.
Cheers,
Lex
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Yes, exactly my sentiment! please provide additional information!
Cheers,
Lex
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Very nice work Jan! let me know if you want some pictures of wooden boxes, that held rebuilt engines.
Cheers,
Lex
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Ok, when I click on the link I get a different picture! yes, number 9. At least that is the same as Ron shows on his Triumph, James ML used the same tap by the way.
Grtz,
Lex
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2 hours ago, pawelcen said:
Thanks.
Is it number 9?Pawel
Don't see any numbers, but the right hand one. Ron, the middle one has a smaller plunger thingie, so postwar.
Lex
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The saddle I got with it had a fibreglass pan, and I didn't like it, so bought an original steel pan, and had it recovered in Poland, excellent work!
Lex