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Thanks Ron, 

I’ll go with Champion, I can’t bring myself to put a german plug on a British bike 😃.

I was wondering about magneto and iridium plugs, I’ll just get normal ones then, all my jap bikes have electronic ignition.

I couldn’t find a brass option 🙁

Thanks Ron. 👍

Thanks Ron, 

I too have fallen out of bed with NGKs and have been using Denso Iridiums in my Jap bikes.

 I just couldn’t find out any info online for the correct model of plug 😀.

Could someone tell me the correct spark plug type please ?.

Ron, 

would this tap also be the same one fitted to a 3SW ?.

Hopefully riding it and not fixing it mate 😊

Got the bike delivered today, I’ve got a few things to do before I’ll be happy with it.

Nice Hotchkiss Jeep, they are rare now to see in French spec.

Good luck and enjoy.

No question is silly if you don’t know the answer. 😃

That’s nailed it then 😂

Michelin XLs are radial and are now made of unobtainium. 😃

1 hour ago, MatchFuzee said:

Probably a silly question but is the tread pattern on your fitted Coker tyre facing the wrong way? 

No, on British vehicles the tread is backwards to help braking and wear, the old wheel driven muck spreaders had their tyres on backwards to what the tractors were, this gave the spreader extra grip, so if you brake hard on soft ground you will have better braking, also if your lorry is 4WD you’ll have more traction in reverse when you are stuck.

But there maybe some other military reason as to why their on backwards !.

Thanks for clarifying this Richard

I needed to fettle the rim with a 5 inch grinder to the inner edges of both half’s, to get the rough pitting off and just slightly chamfer it

I also took a Stanley knife to the outer edge of the bead of the tyre, just a small amount as there is woven fabric not far underneath, then it slipped on nicely.

The middle picture is of my 1100x16 Michelin XL for a comparison, these Coker tyres are a lot taller than the Mitas equivalent.

I’ve been delving into the history of my OY with the help of a good friend, it appears that my OY, serial number 31191 built on the 30/6/40 is the 90th one to be fitted with the steel body.

Are there any ones left older than mine ?.

A few years ago I fitted some 900x20 on Austin K6 wheels, without any problems, they didn’t look right, so I sold them to someone with a K9 and he fitted them with no problems, they were American made.

There’s a flat pack one at a scrap yard I know if you want another project Richard H 😃

20 minutes ago, jim fl4 said:

are these 10.50 x 16? if so how much are they and are they rated for road use? Radial or crossply?

Thanks

 

 

Yes they are 10.50x16, 8 ply rating and I think they are crossply, look on the Coker website for more info, I’ve been quoted £280 each.

Thanks Richard, I was reading the wrong thread on the MLU 😃

righto,  decision made I’m ordering 5 😬

Hi all, 

has anybody brought any of these tyres from Northants tyres, and fitted them to British rims, I’ve been told that the chamfer on the British rim is 3 degrees and the American made tyre is 1.5 degrees, does the British rim need to be machined or maybe take a sanding disc to the tyre, they are quite a lot to buy so I really need to get it right.

TIA

Thank's guy's,  that's brilliant,  my next question was about airline, so you've answered both 😊

I cannot remember the title of the drama programme in which the pilot of a Lancaster bomber,  buys his old aircraft and restores it, (this is made and set in the late 70s early 80s), assembles his old crew and flies on the last mission that they didn't do in ww2, tragically the bomber crashes over Germany at the end of the programme, anybody remember it ?.