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PS, sometimes there's a hole drilled in the part where the rubber slides over, and a nail was insterted, so the rubber wouldn't come off, have seen this on at least 3 early pedals, a factory thing? Lex

Yes, always use a rubber! LOL! Here a dutch loaf of bread, the end of the lever looks a bit like it, so that's why I came up with it! Lex

I don't know for Triumph, but usually early bikes had matt or satin chrome, after 1942 or so it was cadmium plated. Looks dull chrome in this picture. Lex

Spoon shaped? well it's more like a loaf of bread? Lex

Bit high in the frame though? Lex

Yes, that seems to be the right one, but early G3L's also had them. Lex

Thanks for that info, I'll have to really scan the parts lists I have, I believe the box is mentioned, will check tomorrow.

Re. the bicycle quest for info, I thought I'd post my parts chest pictures here again, it might be usefull to new guys here. I found this about 10 years ago at Beltring, was very happy to have been able to buy it! A lot of parts are postwar ofcourse, but still nice. Cheers, Lex

Interesting, I'm slowly working on 2 MK V's ex Belgium army (stamped ABL, for Armee Belgique, Leger), and on one I noticed an inspection guy's stamp (sadly overstamped by the Belgium postwar army!), not seen that before on bicycles, lots were done on British motorcycles though. see below pictures of the numbers, let me know if you find out something, there's no transfers to be found on the frames. Cheers, Lex

OK, the vinegar is the safest option then, and the cheapest, but you have to fill the tank to the brim, and all the unwanted stuff will float to the top, and you'll need to skim it off regularly. so make sure the tank is level and stable in such a way it can be filled absolutely to the top of the filler neck. and check regularly, because it will dissolve all rust, and can go leaky! Hope not, but it did happen to me once. Lex

Gary, whilst I don't have the info you need, I feel it may get more exposure if asked on the Motorcycle page on this forum. See here: Motorcycles - HMVF - Historic Military Vehicles Forum Cheers, Lex

Good show! it must be a postwar modification, that was done a lot in Italy! Any history with it? Lex

Well, there is about 3 types, one is with filling it with vinegar, takes a week or so, then there's electrolysis, but have not personally tried it, lots of info on the net. and someone recently said to me fill it with hydrochloric acid, probably diluted, but have no experience with it. Hope this helps, Lex

Try to repair it without putting a liner in, it will give you troubles in the end, been there, done that, got several T shirts. Lex

Wow looking good!!! you were very lucky, I almost bought it myself! Hahaha! Lex

No worries, just noticed, had a Tiger 80 many years ago, it's still around, the new owner is going to let me have a ride soon! It's still in it's original paint, but had lot's of technical issues after standing still for 20 years. Lex

Here some recent pictures of the front lamp (rear is the same), also note all bolts have the C embossed on them, for Clark, much like Ford "F" marked bolts, but much more difficult to find! these now have the correct glass lenses fitted. Lex

Nice, but I think the engine is not 3HW, more like the prewar Tiger 80 or something like that, numbers will tell all. Cheers, Lex

Just paint it black! Lex

Nice Steve, only they enlarged the hole where the switch should go, the bottom one, where it's now, the clock blanking plate should go, contact Simon for one of those. Deffo a WD tank, as the hole in the tank is the larger one, so the tank can be removed without undoing any of te wiring, the panel slides through the hole. Cheers, Lex

The picture is just too bad too see anything recognizable! any chance of a better one? the rear suspension really hints to something postwar. Lex

2018 now, and working on the lamps, had found a pair of K-D lamps, with the wrong bracket at the Malvern jumble, so took those off. Didn't make any before pictures! but the shells are the right ones. Here the various parts, I had found on Ebay some bigger K-D lamps, with the right mounting brackets, so removed those, and welded the holes in the right shells, very thin material! Brackets needed some reprofiling to fit the radius. Made some new rivets on the lathe. And re-rivetted the brackets, not as easy as it looks! And the finished lamps, well pleased, as this seems to be the most difficult part to find!! Another shot, the glass lenses are not the right ones, have them waiting in London right now, will get them here in April. Alex

Yes, they have been in the business a long time!! I'm so glad I didn't drop this jar! as I did with the lamp lense, luckily I had a spare!! and that all leads me to the lamps now, the utter most dificult part for this machine! Lex

OK, so never issued then?? Lex

And there will only be Key Cards if the vehicle soldiered on after 1949 ofcourse. (or was made after that date) Below a picture of the other side of the BSA fibre protector of the cards, that must have previously been used for other vehicles, ambulances it says. Interesting! Lex