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Don't know anything in the UK atm. there was a cheap M20 project at the Founders day VMCC jumble last weekend, it hadn't sold, so will be at the next jumble somewhere. Cheers, Lex
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There is soooo much plain wrongly restored/captioned/pure fake stuff in that museum, seems the owner doesn't care at all. But still nice to visit once in a while. Lex
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Now there is a motorcycle, a 1940 G3WO, looking at the front end, guess there's nothing more visible on the original? Is that picture Dunkirk too? Cheers, Lex -
The Saddle Thread ( a rivet counter’s guide to the WD motorcycle saddles )
welbike replied to rewdco's topic in Motorcycles
Jan, very good stuff here, are you going to post the Flea/James saddle stuff here also?? Cheers, Lex
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I might have one too, also complete filters and hoses, Vokes too, and the adjustable connectors, but not that many left. Cheers, Lex
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Yes, wasn't I lucky to find them at my favourite scrapyard! (it's actually quite expensive there!) but they still have things that are not easily recognised, I knew about that set of casings for years, but never knew what they were off of, untill I started to get an interest in Enfields. Maybe the sidestand is there as well, will search next time I go there, was it used on other models too?? Cheers, Lex PS, I have a bakelite/hard rubber script Enfield pump, but will use it on my Royal Baby.
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Ok, sorry, I cannot remember, hope you get it right! sterkte! Lex
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Ok, I cannot remember, its been years since I renewed the clutch plates. But here are the pages from the big DKW wartime manual, maybe it helps? Cheers, Lex
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Nice stuff!! but 5 pictures up, you mention a bike, but have been looking for 5 minutes, but cannot make anything like a bike out of the mess?? Cheers, Lex
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Yes, that's where I got mine from, Welbikes used them too. Lex
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Kinda pricey for postwar ones! Lex
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Thanks for that Steve! will add it to the picture. Cheers, Lex
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Yes, I've had the picture for some years, but don't know the name of the Para, or the location, the use of the Simplex Servicycle is widely unknown, but have been collecting pictures and info for many years, as I have one, the only other one I know of is in the Dead Man's Corner museum in Normandy. there are about 10 wartime pictures of them all in all. The Canadian Army tested one, and returned it as unsatisfactory, it's a Civllian model though, not the modified US Airborne model. Cheers, Lex
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There's at least 4 in Holland, but don't have the other numbers, except the one above, but that is known anyway. Cheers, Lex
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Nice one Steve! hope you get the clutch sorted eventually, one of the most terrible and cheap designs in the world, failed to work from new! here my mate's KC10 restored by Ron, and further perfected by me. Lex
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Only just saw this, I might get some surpressors in, but the Lodge cap is difficult, try on Ebay, or the autojumbles, they can be found! But there are postwar ones that are slightly different. Lex
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Yes, Ron, you told me, the suppressors are the same as on your Morris, the ones I found recently have no markings, so wonder what they are of off?? Also a picture detailing the CO having the normal suppressor and the immobilizer, and the difficult to find Lodge spark plug cap. Cheers, Lex
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One per bike, some RE's had the top type, I have a bunch of them, but slightly different, also have the Immobilizers, a whole different thing, but they are not cheap. Lex
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Only one per bike, but don't have any, certainly not for that contract, am concentrating on the James ML steel plates at the moment, otherwise uncle Ron will get very cross. Maybe coming winter I''ll do some brass plates again. Cheers, Lex
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Ok, forgot the pictures, nobody (except sometimes me) makes the dataplates with the contract info etched in them, blank ones can be found on Ebay sometimes, but quality and sizing is usually way off. The thing is, the contract data was etched in them, together with the rest, no number stamps were used (well there are exceptions ofcourse) here the pictures, courtesy of Jan from Belgium. Cheers, Lex
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Yes, indeed Ron, just got some info from Jan, he says "Wrapped around one of the rungs of the carrier” will post a pic later. Some Flea contracts had this too, before the steel ones were used. Cheers, Lex
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Be carefull with that stuff it drinks like lemonade, but will do you in anyway!! Lex
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That's just a pleasant side effect! Lex
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And the high idle mechanism! love that on my Big 4! (not original!) Lex
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Yes, like Ron says! best is to buy the book "British Forces Motorcycles" all contracts for all makes are in there, well almost all of them. For some makes I have a database to calculate the C number on the tank, and sometimes it can be done from the book. About what make are we talking about? if you send me your framenumber, I can have a look. Cheers, Lex
