The Bedford Boys Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Hi there, can anyone provide dimensions for a seat and exhaust system for a wartime James ML? My 'bike is missing these along with a few other parts. Cheers, Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdbikemad Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Hi there, can anyone provide dimensions for a seat and exhaust system for a wartime James ML? My 'bike is missing these along with a few other parts. Cheers, Alex Alex, contact "Metal Magic" in Eversley, Hants for a repro exhaust system...not cheap but it will fit ! They can offer many other repro parts for the ML....speak to Drew or Terry....... Saddle is the same as a Flying Flea (also used post-war).......cover made by "Mansfield".......you need to find a "Bantam" size repro seat........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markwise Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Hello, Can anybody give me the colour code for a James ML used in Holland in 1944? Thank you in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdbikemad Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Hello, Can anybody give me the colour code for a James ML used in Holland in 1944? Thank you in advance! Most ML's seen in wartime photos were from the first contract for around 3,500 bikes.........production commenced during March 1943 at 300 per month and by June this was up to 500 per month, the contract finishing around October '43.......delivery to the Army started around April/June '43 to Ordnance depots with distribution to units thereafter as deliveries arrived and were processed.......... So......for D-Day onward most bikes would have been from the first contract........and as 1943 manufacture the standard factory colour at that time was "SCC. No.2 (brown)"...............from original new-old-stock parts I have, this was a khaki-brown not dissimilar to the colour of British serge battledress uniform........... Although olive drab was a new colour introduced for vehicles from April 1944 onward, this generally only applied to new factory stock, and only after stocks of the earlier brown paint were used up.............so, I'd go for brown to be 75% accurate for Holland in '44........) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markwise Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 thanks! aargh too bad, i do like the olive drab better ...but hey, oh well btw, do you mean the OD like the US vehicles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Mine is painted OD (British code BS 298) The paint colour was to bring us in line with our allies for the invasion. I found an original NOS headlamp and it is the same colour as mine so I left it as is. But of course I don't know the date of the lamp, despite the markings? Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markwise Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Any recommendation on a paint supplier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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