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Ok, but that part is brass!! (mine is chromed!) and the nut is thinner. Lex

Ron, could you check with a magnet please for the bottom rod adjuster? all the ones I've seen sofar were steel. Cheers, Lex

Think the all brass one above might be a repro? If the body that screws into the forks is not threaded for the cable adjuster it probably is. But impossible to see this way. Cheers, Lex

OK Alfie, Usually there's no lubrication oil thingy on MKI's, so the front could have been changed out. Your C number on the tank was C4659640, the engine number was about XXE1343, but that cannot be calculated. It's a nice find, but getting original parts will be difficult, did your father already email me about this? I'm restoring 5 more at the moment, after that no more I hope! Cheers, Lex

Frame is MK 1, easy to see, steering column, does it have a little oil V at the front where it swivels? Cheers, Lex

Ok, MK1's were green, 2's brown, maybe there's parts from both types on there? What's the frame and engine numbers? then I can tell you, also the C number on the tanks. Cheers, Lex

Yes, well known picture, the Harley is a prewar one from the Dutch AA. Lex

I didn't get that far, way too bizzy with other stuff! Lex

Yes, the brass slider is threaded throughout, so the rod goes in on one side, and the cable ferrule on the other side. I see the pictures are all blurry, will take some better ones tomorrow. Lex

Here's what I got, took some time to clean and free up everything, but this is all very original, will have some copies made, as the existing copies are quite different, see the brass sleeve, dimensionally different and the threads too, and no thread for the cable adjuster. Bottom picture is from the brake arm side. Cheers, Lex

2 different tanks, mine and the Frenchmans, I made the measurements on the picture from the top. No worries! Lex

Yes, same tank! (as my side view) Cheers, Lex

That's my tank Ron! don't you remember?? bought it at Netley 5 years ago, very nice, it's NOS, and has no C number (yet) And it will be used on a bike now. Cheers, Lex

Monty, I might have a spare, will try to take some pictures today. There is a spring inside, and the ones from M.M. are not right. Cheers, Lex

Very difficult part, I have an NOS one, that I will have cast eventually, but not on the top of my list, do have the other parts. It can be made however from a little block of aluminium, drill/machine a 7/8" hole in it, and with a grinder and files etc. you can shape one, lots of work, but can be done. Pictures of the real one. Cheers, Lex

Nice Flea!!!! Yes, I had the transfers made by Classic Transfers, years ago, had a very good sample picture of the petrol/oil mixing from Matt Moore, and the Miller logo from an original brochure from my archives, together with a factory picture. Cheers, lex

Roger on that! So many changes! And then people are complaining about Matchlesses! You weren't kidding when you said the filter was a tight fit!! Lex

Yes, that's right, the Enfield contracts after this had the locks soon deleted, and a knurled nut installed, have you actually ever seen that Ron? Here also a picture of the key, tiny thing!! about an inch long. This bike has magneto ignition, so no need for a key or a kill button, the decompressor is used for that, Cheers, Lex

Yes, still loads of stuff to do (bought more bikes!!!), I'm never bored! Here some more pictures of the lock, will fit toolbox this morning and take more pictures. Cheers, Lex IMG_4345.MOV

Ok, I never bothered with taking the lid off in the end, ground the 4 little rivets off on the inside of the lid, and then the fun began!!! in the end I did not need any of the parts from the spare lock, and managed to save everything, on metal lip broke off on the hinged part, but soft soldered it back on again! all that was wrong really was a lot of old dried out grease, sand, rust, paint and blasting grit that was inside the lock, took me about 3 afternoons of work though! Cheers, Lex

Ok Ron, could not get it off, and didn't want to break anything, it was clean inside, and all looked well, amazing the carb was still the original one from the factory, will send that body off to Martyn at some point, to have it refurbished, the NOS one will do for now. I did do a trial fit before painting, so it's indeed exactly as you say, will deal with the little lock later, have a spare for parts, it doesn't have the little lips on the edges to mount it, but rest is the same, so will replace the tiny leaf spring, but have to repaint the whole lid then probably. Can the lid be taken off separately? Cheers, Lex

So, the NOS jet has now joined more NOS parts, and the sprayed body and float chamber, the top of that was really stuck, so boiled it in water for ten minutes, that did it! (also a good method to get jet blocks out of the bodies, without hurting something) also found a filter/flame trap in my stockpile of Amal parts, just had to turn an adapter as none were ever made for the 274 type, that would fit straight away, so will fit it tomorrow! Cheers, Lex

Ok, did not submit that last message, but that was last Sunday! Now it's Thursday, and have been doing a little "tweaking" and while the carb was off, I found out the previous owner had fitted the wrong jet, possibly for fuel economy, so while picking up another project today, I noticed these Amal jets, and the kind owner gave me the right jets! Cheers, Lex

On the ferry now! The bike will be back on the continent where it has been since 1940! Hopefully I can retrieve the C number on the front number plate, there's something under the layer of high build primer. Cheers, Lex

Here is a picture of the glossy patch with transfer, strange never made a picture from the end result with matte varnish, will do so next week or so.