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thanks for that Chris I measured mine and they were 275mm centre to centre and the new brackets were 263mm centre to centre so I contacted the supplier who measured a set he has in stock and is under the impression they have been made too short so has asked me to supply a drawing with dimensions to allow him to correct this error so we shall see what happens .The strange thing he said he has sold approx 40 pairs and never had a complaint yet

Nigel

looks like Studland Bay to me with fort Henry visible in the background to the left

Nigel

I recently purchased some new pannier brackets for my m20 but they seem too short can any one on here tell me the distance between the mounting points on thier bike as I need to check mine are correct before asking for a refund

cheers Nigel

there is something almost magical about seeing a less than pristine vehicle doing what it was supposed to do all those years ago ,keep on enjoying it

despite doubts being suggested by later posts I also think this has to be Caen ,the church looks very familiar

Nigel

does the next picture show a burning renault traffic van?

Thanks for that Richard ep90 it is then and if at some stage I find it is wrong I will change it and let people on here know

cheers, Nigel

great to see this popular thread getting back into gear keep up the good work and the the great crash will soon be a dim and distant memory

just drained the oil out of the gearbox on my b40 and suddenly realised that although the army manual says how much to put in it does not say what grade of oil,can any one out there help?

cheers Nigel

I will try and sort some pictures out tonight but it will take a while as this electronic wizardry confuses me and I have to get my 9 year old to help

there was an excellent article on US forces bikes in windscreen a few editions back and it stated that although they occasionally tun up in France it is a very rare occurence,that wont stop me looking though

dont forget the event at Lincolnfields centre this weekend former USAF site Bushey Hall near Watford reenactors vehicles family fun fair trade stalls etc and all for charity

event located atBUSHEY HALL DRIVE

BUSHEY

HERTS

WD23 2ES 2mins from junction5 m1 and 10 mins fromjunction 19 m25

http://www.lincolnsfields.co.uk

I have just added a matchless g3l to my fleet ,it has been standing for around 20 years and is in need of some tlc although is near enough complete and a couple of hours prep had it running what I am looking for is either good books or a website giving details advice etc ,hopefully along the lines of Henk Joores excellent m20 site and also a good reliable parts source .Any help would be much appreciated

Nigel

welcome back and remember what doesnt kill you will make you stronger!

thanks for that jack ,great service as ever

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dont forget to reinstate the military archeology board lads ,I was really getting into that

Nigel

glad you got things sorted I was missing my nightly fix its good to be home

Nigel

not just hmvf screwed up but I tried logging onto the ww2 reenacting forum only to find I got redirected to a list of sites telling me why I should convert to islam,probably give that one a miss

Nigel

thanks for that Lee I have emailed Bill again hopefully this 1 will be ok ,I cant get used to the way ntl email works my old aol was much easier for a simpleton like myself

cheers Nigel

truly a great resto and all this with no spares back up I would not know where to start

congratulations on a fantastis achievement .Do you know how many such vehicles were built and how many survive?

Nigel

after my initial contact from new admin all has gone quiet again and I have emailed them twice with no result ,does anyone know if emails are getting through or is it just me

cheers Nigel

I am going now looking for m20 parts as usual and a repro bd blouse for a trip to Normandy next year and a leather jerkin and some don r gloves and an american m1 helmet .....and loads of other things too numerous to mention

must get a lottery ticket the day before

Nigel

love the cushman scooter ,like a welbike on steroids

Chris, check MOT regs. The age of the bike it might well be exempt things like reflectors.

 

I think you may be right about the reflector but the bike should have a brake light and numberplate light as it is registered after 1936 but you may find some mot testers will say a reflector is required ,standards do vary,I had no problem getting mot without reflector but my local station is classic vehicle friendly

Nigel

From memory I have seen at least one 7w barrage baloon winch truck and one royal navy marked e83w and like everybody else says dont look a gift horse in the mouth get the truck and worry what you are going to do with it later on ,someone is going to want it even it turns out to be fit for spares only it may help keep another on the road

Nigel