Ron

A four position Miller switch with direct lighting resistor (if needed) Operates nicely and comes apart easily for fitting. £200 plus shipping. Ron

This is what you got on a lot of WW2 bikes. Just an open trumpet. Some had a token bell mouth filter as standard, but it's design was as a flame trap rather than a filter.....But it would stop a bee entering your engine. Ron

The Talboys Co reckoned it works better than anything else😇 Ron

Well the air is sucked in the front and has to pass through all the felt baffles on route to the out spout. The whole cage is also covered in felt from front to back. Considering the bikes left the factory with no filter at all, I guess it must work as well as the Vokes which has a series of felt tubes. Also being tank top filters, they are high up away from anything that is emidiately stired up by the wheels. Ron

Balfour Beatty took over the whole of the racecourse for storage and the offices for proposed major road works and building in the area. They told the current lease holder to take it up with the Jockey Club, who replied that BB had made an offer they couldn't refuse and suggested he might like to take legal action........What would be the point of that against such giants. I have no idea where the construction was taking place. Ron

Yes I have one of your adapters Lex👌 Ron

Actually Steve, the short elbow adapter suits the Norton. The M20 needs the long one otherwise the hose has a kink in the middle. Ron

They are a bit bigger than a Vokes, but do make a good talking point. Like me Steve. Why the hell not?? I've even made my own interpretation of the knacker protector that is clearly visible in one picture (but without good detail) So many other guys fitting these horrible great dated canvas discs to their filler cap necks......Which never happened!! Ron

Pawel. Bare in mind that the clutch rollers for a Triumph are not the standard 1/4 x 1/4 rollers. They are in fact about 12 thousands of an inch shorter in the length. The standard rollers will give you no end of trouble and grinding of gears. Ron PS you can of course grind some off the end of 1/4" rollers. https://draganfly.co.uk/shop/70742/clutch-roller-1596669875/#57-0394

Pawel these 3S lined up at the factory were from Contract C3360 and were ordered in 1939 well before war was declared. The top links are painted. Ron

I have mat chromed my handlebars on the 3S and 5S because that is what they were for at least part of production and what I think I see in pictures. The B&W picture is the only picture I have found so far, that is definitely a 5SW from 1940. It clearly looks like a plated handlebar. Ron

I'd say that the pre war bikes had more plated parts, but during the war, the top links and brake are are painted. The brake rod itself is still plated but looks painted in other pictures. Ron

I'd say that the kick start and gear change levers are dull plated. The rest is paint. Ron

I'm still going back over it all Jan. It was always obvious that the WD KC10 was fitted with a Dunlop saddle and NiFe battery. But it was only after seeing these pictures of WD WC10's that convinced me that these also were fitted with a Dunlop and NiFe........Despite what the parts list states. Ron

Fabulous stuff Jan. I keep going back over it. I notice quite a few Terry and Lycette covers without that top panel seam. Ron

What ever you fancy love!! Ron

Hi Steve. Plenty of felt sheet on ebay. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111065425019?hash=item19dc03e47b:g:RGcAAOxyhodRyaKO Ron

Have you spoken to Brian Tillin 07786 861697. My three Triumphs all have his brake rods. They are exact copies of his original. Ron

My own thoughts are that unlike the Vokes filter that were standard issue or fitted at the factory, the Talflow's were shipped out to the far east and fitted as required. I'm always willing to learn more. Ron PS Steve. The way I read that is "no pictures have been seen so far" with the date 2020 of the publication of that article. Maybe email Rob for confirmation. Other wise I do have a complete Vokes here, selling for Lex!!

That would be interesting to see! Have you checked out Rob VdB's site https://www.wdnorton.nl/ So far I've only got original pix of four M20's with Talflow's and all in Burma. The India Office 16H's seem to have been fitted with a filter by the rear wheel. Ron

Both bikes. Ron

Andy my C10 featured in this thread is a 1940 model WC10. Genuine WD, built and despatched in 1939. Being a 1940 model, it has the later speedo drive driven on the outside of the left hub. My other C10 is the earlier KC10 and has the angled speedo drive through the brake plate, like yours would need. Back then it was an optional extra and would have come with a blanking plug in the brake plate. Like I said on the "C" forum yesterday, the first thing is to establish if you have the bigger drive gear on the hub. None of these parts are going to be easy to find. The BSA angled speedo drive is unique but there is a way round that, but still very difficult to find. First picture 1939 model, second picture 1940 model. Ron

Yes well done Lex😊 I can't recall seeing that side stand on anything else military. I doubt it was made specially for this job, so probably something pre war civy? Royal Enfield?? Ron PS I see part of a Doherty (Norton) twist grip in that pile!

Ha Ha Thanks Jan. Except I never got round to that unique looking side stand, and still looking for a 12" Bakelite (Flea) pump! These are the cases I acquired! Ron

Not much happening at the moment on the restoration front. I've just been doing some fettling around. When I built my replica Royal Enfield experimental WD/DC, I was missing the outer primary case, so I borrowed one and got it copied. Well earlier this year I acquired a matching pair of original inner and outer cases. So over several days, I've prepared them and stripped the whole primary and fitted them. Another job ticked off. Ron🙂