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About Grease monkey

  • Birthday 12/09/1962

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    France
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    ARIEL , Hareley Davidson WLA and Dodge WC51
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    Contract manager at Air France

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  1. Gentleman, i found a US 24 gal trashcan dated 1943. Can some one tell me what it is Worth. condition is good altrough its missing its lit. Thanks
  2. Hi Paul, yes i have seen that as well but also police sending german vehicles away. Weapens also but i know from previous events that it could lead to big issues. So thats why better taking no risk. I've seen some nice ARIEL W/NG's. Took some pic's so i can continue with the rebuild of mine. Brdgs Bram
  3. So Richard your tight those brake shoes are soaked with oil I have swapped the shoes with the back ones. Its braking better. I will buy new brake linings and replace also the RH wheel brake cyl. I think that because LH is new there is a slight difference By the way does any one have experiance with removing glued liners on the shoes?
  4. Hi Richard what i will do is swap the RH front with the RH aft. At least the stearing wheel will not jump out of my hands. I will see for some new shoes in normandie. Since the postal delivery is as fast as a snale moving up hill i will not get the parts before leaving
  5. Master brake cyl is working fine but archh adjusting the brakes. Cleaned the RH front brake. Helped a little. If braking you see the dodge dive on the LH front side. Brake strong it turns 90 degrees on the direction what i will do now is put the front completely up. Have some one push the brake and see on LH and RH when its braking and adjust the other side or give more slack will also see if there is no air sneaky left not much time left for normandie keep you posted
  6. So latest update, found out that my right front brakes where coverd with a kind of grease?????? Cleaned it and now its less turning to the left. I need to give some more slack to the LH brakes to compensate. Maybe in normandie i will buy a new RH brake cylinder so at least the two front ones are new. As said before i had them all overhauled but the LH front got stuck. Keep you posted.
  7. To all of us, hereby a link to the programme in Normandie this year. Be sure that you don't cary waepons, its forbidden, even if its plastic. In Saint Mere Eglise no German uniforms or vehicles are allowed. http://www.ot-baieducotentin.fr/d-day-1944/75eme-anniversaire-debarquement-programme-juin-2019/ http://en.normandie-tourisme.fr/calendar-of-events/june-603-2.html
  8. The German vehicles are forbidden, as the German uniforms, in Saint Mere Eglise. Be sure you have no wapens even if they are plastic with you this year. It will be a big issue, they are also forbidden. You see indeed German bikes but driven by the French and mostly in the French resistance transformation. In the nighbourhood of St Mere du Mont is neerly every year a German camp, but french speaking. Here is a link also in English. http://www.ot-baieducotentin.fr/d-day-1944/75eme-anniversaire-debarquement-programme-juin-2019/
  9. Thanks Tony, most inspiring haha. Those wheels weight a ton. Got my new presennings today. Looks good but nowthe paint job needs to be done. After normandie i want to sell it. Want to buy a jeep back. More practical for me
  10. You’re welcome. If you need info i have some contacts in holland whom know a lot of this bike and may have some spares/ phots aswell brdgs
  11. Hi Ron, Damien good to know what it is. Damien check this forum the know a lot and they can help you out with parts pictures and advises. As said before a lot of knowledge from old bikes are in this forum. http://forum.arielownersmcc.co.uk/ https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/25383/lot/342/
  12. Hi Tony, yes the cylinder was bought at a military shop specialists for ww2 vehilces in france. We have a lothere. Specialy in Normandie. What i will do is loosen a little the left and i will also clean again the right brake again. I did check and adjusted all the brakes yesterday. Keep you posted
  13. Damien, if there was a side car on it you should have a lug in the corner of the swan neck and the lower tube with the tank mountings. I have one on my ariel mf from 1931. i see that your frame is heavely mistrated. Would be a hell of a job to get that back into normal, specialy with alinements. Engine and gearbox mounts. In this case i would suggest you to find an other frame and fix this one on the wall as curiosity. I was lucky to have a donor frame badly damaged and one which was missing the back part but not bend. have a look at the ariel forum from the ariel club in England. They have a compleet w/ng part and also a lot of specialists
  14. Nice Pic Ron. My project is on hold for the moment. Need to have my Dodge WC ready for the Normandie. also i'm working on my HD WLA. Plenty of work, but it will come. As you suggested i think the lug is for the prop stand. Need to see pics. Brdgs Bram
  15. Gentleman, one year gone a lot happened. Finaly i had it working so on my way to Normandie for D-day. Beïng there i could not brake normaly anymore, first braking to the left than to right. Adjusting no result. Changed the front flex hoses no help. Found out that the left front brake cyl one piston was stuck inside. Bought a new one and installed. Finally i could brake with two times pumping. The master brake cylinder had an internal leak and was pushing the fluid back in to the reservoir. I have replaced just now the master brake cyl, didn't drive anymore since back from Normandie. Adjusted the brakes and purge the system. Now i have a good brake but when braking more strong the dodge turns verry strong to the left. What could be a solution? Can it be that, because i only changed the front LH wheel brake cyl; they are not the same with the movement? LH is having a longer sroke and there fore it's braking quicker? Shall i give more play on the LH? Qustions questions but now looking for answers. Brdgs Bram
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