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  1. welbike
    Nice! but what about the handlebar levers? I recall some weird setup, with a solid cable? or was that only on later ones? Cheers, Lex
  2. welbike
    Haha Ron, I've only just got home!! Cheers, Lex
  3. welbike
    Do you mean contract plates?? and if so, for which contract? every plate was different, and most had the contracts etched in with the rest of the data, so it's not a case of stamping them, there are some exceptions though. Also there were brass and steel versions, I have had both types made in the past, still working to have the steel ones engraved or etched. Cheers, Lex
  4. welbike
    I can't see if the rear frame has sidecar lugs or not, but they are interchangable with G3L frames, only in 1948 a new frame was introduced. Cheers, Lex
  5. welbike
    Ok, interesting! Looking at the last picture, I see it has a G3WO cylinder! (More fins than G3L) I hope the owner is not asking too much, as the bike needs much work and many parts! Lex
  6. welbike
    I have 10429 and 10431 in my database, so there were certainly wartime bikes within that number range, most probably G3WO's from late 1940. is there a sidecar lug on the front downtube? Are you in France? Am in Normandy right now, and bad internet, but when I'm back, I can probably find out more. The bike has most probably been rebuilt by the British army, during, or just after the war. Cheers, Lex
  7. welbike
    No worries, saw your post on FB too. Why not buy a James ML, much better bike technically!
  8. welbike
    I would leave it as it is, the frame needs to be modified in a couple of places, so do the handlebars, and footrests and then you need additional WD parts, that will cost a couple of thousand pounds, if you can find them, so you will end up at near the same price as buying an original. But will have a replica. I was lucky to buy an original for not too much in the US, but that was 20 years ago. Most famous picture of my bike below, before and after restoration. (it's all over the internet!) and one in the dropcage. Cheers, Lex
  9. welbike
    I'm sure Jan or Ron will answer that correctly, but if you are looking for a Vokes filter, I still have one for sale in the UK. Cheers, Lex
  10. welbike
    Thanks for the clarification Ron! long time since I worked on Triumphs! Lex
  11. welbike
    Ok, was it the early 5SW and 3SW that had a reduced 1" r/h side of the bar, to fit 7/8" throttle grips?? was sure there was something like that going on? but could be mistaken! Lex
  12. welbike
    You first should measure your handlebars, Triumph had strange sizes on their handlebars, like 1" in the middle, and smaller 7/8" at the ends. For a 7/8" throttle side, the inside diameter of the throttle grip is usally 1" I can measure more sizes if you want. Picture of the dummy grip, the left hand side I also made. Lex
  13. welbike
    I usually don't like the repro's, I have been making my own canvas grips for the last years, have the brass rings turned on a lathe (later canvas grips, around 1944/45 had steel rings) and find some suitably coloured canvas, and glue everything together, put the seam on the bottom, where it's least notable, works for me. I wind some electrical tape around it, so it stays nicely glued on, remove after a day or so. Lex
  14. welbike
    Yes, the owner, Rob, was visiting here yesterday, always lots of Norton talk! Lex
  15. welbike
    We'll never know exactly where a bike has been, except some lucky devils that have bikes in pictures, that still exist after all these years! (I have a couple!) More likely that the picture was taken in Dorset, Arnhem was where mostly Matchless G3L's were used, together with Welbikes and James ML's and Flying Flea's. My 16H came as a project from Belgium, so who knows what the history was, that will be lost forever I guess. I'm slowly working on it, all has been sandblasted and painted in primer, but that's as far as I got, and then a September 1939 16H came up for sale, so bought that too, so might restore the 2 together. Cheers, Lex
  16. welbike
    No, not a G3WO, they have hardly any clearance between the headlamp and front mudguard. See picture of one of mine, near Hadrians wall some years ago. Lex
  17. welbike
    Yes, the 3 bikes on the left are Norton 16H's, the one on the right, I'm not sure maybe an Ariel? The rectangle is a unit sign, maybe with a good high resolution scan it can be identified, I cannot see it too well on the above picture. The contract for the bike with the C4393554 number is: Contract No. V7353 Contract date June 1940 (so that was when it when ordered, this was a big contract of 17.000 bikes, so deliveries were not finished till the middle of 1941.) The frame and engine number would have been around W33528. I own C4394425, but it's still in a thousand parts! Cheers, Lex
  18. welbike
    Ok, that is a 1941 Norton 16H. Cheers, Lex
  19. welbike
    Ok, that's not a contract number but a Census number, I'll check in a sec, but would be nice if you can post the picture here, that will be a lot quicker. Cheers, Lex PS, all the info is in this book below.
  20. welbike
    Yes, it's this same guy! Lex
  21. welbike
    Thanks Ron, I'll wait a little, he might read this. Cheers, Lex
  22. welbike
    I did not have this number yet, is there an engine number known too?? The C number on the tanks was C5152160 Cheers, Lex
  23. welbike
    There's no easy way to measure this, but I'd say about half to 1mm. they should not touch at all, something wrong with the crankshaft?? Cheers, Lex
  24. welbike
    Yes, only ever saw one strap, but then, it could be very possible, if someone would want to fake it, he wouldn't want to do it this way! please send me the frame and engine numbers, and I will add it to my register, all is very confidential ofcourse. Cheers, Lex
  25. welbike
    I have the oldest known MK1, and nothing like 2 tank straps, someone must have done something wrong at the factory! Lex
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