Muttonlancer

Right or wrong i have now lengthened the stud and fitted a spacer as i think it looks better and i am less likely to catch my leg on it   

Thats great Jan, I shall have a go at what Ron suggested, we are really pleased with the two WD/CO bikes we built from the engine and frames we purchased and they ride very well.

That should be easy enough  Ron,  I thought Jan had made the  the brackets from one piece of metal  rather then drilling and studding the spacer bit but as you know I know little about engineering but enjoy learning.

Thanks Ron and Jan, I did wonder if I had missed a spacer or something and that photo is exactly as mine is so at the moment I have left the peg off.

sorry to butt into your thread Gary but while Ron is thinking about WD/CO's i wanted to ask him if the bracket for the nearside pillion foot peg is the same as the off side as the ones we got from Jan don't seem long enough meaning the peg doesn't fold up very well sticking out at about 45 degrees.

regards Ian C. 

I see you are still using the same pain killer Ron, but perhaps a larger measure, keep up the great work but try and have a few hours off. Ian C.

Hello Ron,

Will this make the CO faster than your M20 and it would be nice to see it in Normandy as I have not seen a nice one over there. I love riding my WD/C but I would never keep up with you on that.

Regards Ian C.

Another amazing project Ron, I am looking forward to June, regards Ian C.

Thanks for that Ron, I have just realised that photo was taken before you sorted it for me as it still has black push rod tubes, We are still down in NZ so I don't have all my photo's with me but its nice to keep in touch. regards Ian

Hello Steve,Sorry to butt in on your thread but I also have a 3HW that Ron knows well and I wondered if you have 3SW front forks as I have because I have a damper knob and 1" handlebar clamps. mine is 10 44. hopefully I have posted a photo of my bike and it would be nice to see another 3HW about. regards Ian

I photographed the engine on the attached photograph in MOTAT in Auckland NZ 2012 if its of any interest although I doubt they would want to sell it but who knows. it was in one of the shed around the back that mainly held rail items

Ron, Yes we did say hello at Netley and I intended coming back to see you after lunch but I had purchased a few heavy bits (oil etc.) and I was parked in the far corner of the parking area and after dropping them off felt to lazy to come back but hopefully I will see you at a few of the events next year as I now have a trailer for the two bikes so I can now travel. I have taken the 3HW to a couple of local shows that I could ride to and enjoyed them. Ian C.

Thats a great task you have taken on there Ron but I have no doubt you will build a very nice bike. Ian C.

Hello Ron, Will you respray this bike in Navy colours or is it already in the original service colour. Ian C.

Robert, mine is the one from Andy Tiernan and is almost complete but painted a horrible colour and has a few things not working so I shall strip it down and respray it and repair were necessary. Ian

Robert, I to have recently purchased a 3HW and my Frame number is 48883 and dated Oct 44 under the saddle on the frame facing the rear and yours should be stamped in the same place. Ian

Hello,

I thought you may like to see this photograph as it is of a no. 1 burner being used on Lionheart for anyone serving in the 1984 Exercise in Germany, we normally had an oven on the end of the trench which worked extremely well, the chimney is from the petrol water heaters that were far more dangerous than the burner.

Ian you can only rub down those wheels with hours of fiddly wet and dry paper. Best to remove the spindle and bearings, bung up the hub ( I use a small piece of plywood each side clamped through the empty hub with a piece of studding). Then get them grit blasted with medium grade grit.

The rubber bump doughnuts are easy. Get them from Jeff the rubber man at jeffalanhunter@aol.com

 

Ron

Ron, your bike looks wonderful and if mine looks half as good as that when I have finished I shall be well pleased, Ian

Many thanks for your advice, I think I will go down the blasting route and I think there are people around here that carry out that service, (Guildford). the tyres are still the WD ones so should I keep them (not to use) although they are pretty bald. Ian

Hello, Can anyone tell me the easiest way to rub down and re paint my WD/C wheels, there is only surface rust as the bike has been in storage since the 1950's having been civilianised in 1946 and painted maroon and I can't see how I can rub down the spindle without dismantling the wheel, also can anyone tell me where I can find replacement rubber stops that stop the steering column hitting the metal stops. I am sorry if these sound like stupid questions but I am new to restoring bikes. regards Ian

Welcome Ian what size is your royal enfield , :cool2:

Shane, It is the 346cc SV WD/C, it has been stored since the 1950's but the chap I purchased it off of said it run and indeed it does and sounds very good to the untrained ear and before I started to strip it it started 1st time I went to it each day. It was rebuilt in 1946 by the Marble Arch Motor Co. and I intend to return it to it's original livery.

regards

Ian

Hello and thank you for the welcome, I have a WD/C 350 delivered to the military in July 1941 then it was rebuilt by Marble Arch Motor Supplies in 1946, when I work out how to down load a photograph I will do so.

Hi, your Grandads battalion (2nd) did very well on 1st July and achieved most of it's objectives which was rare on that dreadful day. Ian

Many thanks for your welcome and I forgot to say my name is Ian

I have joined the HMVF because I have recently purchased a 1941 Royal Enfield WD/C and whilst researching came across this site and I found the forum most interesting and informative. I am afraid I have little to offer with regard to Royal Enfield WD/C's but I am and have been for over 9 years a curator of the Surrey Infantry Museum so have a reasable knowledge of military history that the Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment and the East Surrey Regiment were involved with since 1661.

I have purchased the motorcycle as a retirement project and intend to completely restore it to it's former military livery and although I have never restored a bikeI have completed ground up restorations on a Triumph Herald convertable for our son that lasted him through his 4 year university course and then a Triumph Vitesse. My motorcycle experience is only from owning a James 122cc (I think) in 1963 that lasted me a year before puchasing a brand new Matchless 250 Sports in 1964 that was the envy of my mates until they got the then new Japanesse bikes. I hope that has given you some idea of me and my interests and I look forward to talking to you.