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Original spare parts lists were found, and also the maintenance manual, and more interesting stuff. Lex

Some years later I had most of the parts cad plated, that needed to be done so, also the spokes. (not in the pictures) And I found the correct tall round aircleaner, now too expensive to buy! (over 2000 pounds) Lex

Here some pictures of my 640, after I got it home, and stuck it together to see what was there, and what was missing. Lex

So, this is NOT a 741, of which millions were made, but a very rare 45 cubic, or 750cc Indian, and all parts are different from the 741. After the war, when they were surplusssed, they were all raced, and so not many are left now, they were very fast! Here some period wartime pictures of wartime used Model 640's Canadians used them too. Lex

I don't think I have mentioned this before, but have been working on such a bike for over 10 years now, after acquiring.one via Ron Pier, thanks for that Ron! it was reasonably complete, and have added many parts over the years, restoration had been started on this numbers matching bike, but still needed a lot of work (don't expect a finished bike yet!) After a lot of digging on the numbers, it transpired it's one of the last ones built, for a British contract, of 4 pieces! it was found in the 80's in India, by a German collector/dealer, and sold to the UK in the early 2000's. Actually, this model started to be very interesting for me, after riding a friends one a couple of times in the US, and I liked it very much! and then I found an original license plate at a fair in Pennsylvania, and I just had to have one! (not for my bike though, but still very nice, and for a 64o model from 1940) More to follow, Lex

Yes, I can make one up, but remind me monday! Cheers, Lex

You need an engine plate!! Lex

That only came about by accident! there's also a rubber in the lower mounting bolt, as the number plate holders crack. Cheers, Lex

Yes, SAE140 is way too thick, I use SAE30, or 20W50, and to avoid a sticking clutch, I add a little ATF oil. Cheers, Lex

The badge would be on top, below the filler cap on the sidevalves, but if they would be on the sides, they were much more to the front. Brown was a colour used from 1942 onwards, and before that it was KG No. 3 this is a colour between green and brown. Lex

The X Ray equipment is working! I can see all the insides! Lex

Yes, that's how I found my C number, and a wartime picture in 1940 in France! Bike is an early 1940 Royal Enfield Model C. The rider is Captain Keating. Lex

Ok, thanks, I'll write this down, also interesting is the Chilwell document from Jan! Lex

Interesting!! where did you find that snippet Ron? Just checked my DKW numbers, and while they had 6 digits, the ones starting with 27 are from 1934/1935, but never had a prefix, so we can probably rule that out. (just an idea I had, that maybe they not only used the DKW mudguards, but also the frame number) Cheers, Lex

Hi Russ, Am sure Ron will be here shortly, he knows a lot more about Triumphs than me, but looking at the engine number it could be an impressed 1940 WD engine, a picture of the frame number (under the saddle?) would help too. The front mudguard is from a German prewar/wartime DKW, maybe the rear too, with the carrier. That would indicate a "beute krad" with German parts added. Cheers, Lex

I have these NOS covers, only a couple left now. Lex

Two sorts of cranks, wartime and postwar, both very difficult to find! Hope you find one, most are knackered. Lex

With the small tanks, it would be more like speedway bikes? but then, they wouldn't have a front brake. Cheers, Lex

Nice! Cheers, Lex

As far as I know there were no Velocettes used by the Army after 1948, when the ERM system came into being, so no Key Cards, your date maybe suggests otherwise, and there is always a chance, but I haven't got them, just checked the RLC info that they gave me, and nothing there either. Searching through sales catalogues might get you somewhere, but they aren't online, and it's too much work to digitalise them, I have a lot of Ruddington ones, but mostly M20's and G3L's in there, plus the postwar bikes. Ask Wally Dugan here, he has a lot! or check with what he already posted in the history part of this forum. Cheers, Lex

Yes, exactly my sentiment! please provide additional information! Cheers, Lex

Very nice work Jan! let me know if you want some pictures of wooden boxes, that held rebuilt engines. Cheers, Lex

Ok, when I click on the link I get a different picture! yes, number 9. At least that is the same as Ron shows on his Triumph, James ML used the same tap by the way. Grtz, Lex

Don't see any numbers, but the right hand one. Ron, the middle one has a smaller plunger thingie, so postwar. Lex

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