Davey089

Hi Martyn My E mail is dave.ktm@btinternet.com , yes the photo is of the Welbike I managed to find , the work required isn't too bad its just a bit of time , I won't be starting it till after Christmas , I'll get all the bits first so I have them to hand and then get on with it , the actual headstock looks fine , I might still machine and re line it with a bronze bushing to the new stem just to tighten things back up , its the actual stem and fork yolk that looks like it mind end up as scrap due to previous welding attempts by previous owners . Dave

Hi Martyn Thanks for that , I've given both the suppliers you mentioned , and they were very helpful, now sorted with the supply of bits , so have to get the workshop heater refilled with gas and crack on:D I'll keep you upto date with how things progress , as I'll be stripping the engine, need to re-weld a clutch lever brkt as its snapped off at some point , rear wheel bearings , steering stem and forks , new coil as the sparks a bit on the weak side, set of correct grips and then paint the engine , always sounds straight forward . The awkward job is going to be seperating the yolk from the steering stem because the amount of weld used is unbelievable , must have been a ship builder lol , I think by the time I get them off they will be scrap! Thanks Again Dave

Hi I'm new to the forum , renovated a 42 Willy's 5yrs ago which I found in Limogue , France. I have bought a 1943 MK1 Welbike which has MK2 tanks , isn't in too bad a nick , just a few jobs to do to it . The main problem I have the headstock bearings are shot and theres play in the steering stem , somebody has welded the fork yolk onto the shaft!! . I'm sleeving the headstock with phosphorus bronze, thats not a problem the problem is I'm after a new steering stem and forks as the original ones are U.S. Due to the amount of weld thats been used , the base of the stem has been destroyed , if I can get the bearing cup , forks , spacer and nut I can make up a steering stem . Also I'm looking for a schematic diagram of the steering assy , so I can see all the components that make it up. If anyone knows of anyone selling one or knows of a supplier of the parts I need I would be grateful , not the Indian suppliers as I've been told their bits a poor quality and it takes months to receive the goods , and sometimes goods don't arrive!! Dave