pino357 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 (edited) Does anyone recognise this rear motorcycle carrier? It looks to me like it's British and early 1930's. One like this was fitted to early BSA's. It was found on Deelen airfield known as the dump, so is most likely been used by the Canadian forces. it could have come from an impressed motorcycle. It also has four bolts welded onto it. Anyone know what bike the carrier comes from and what the bolts were used for? It measures about 13" long x 9 1/2" wide. Any ideas?? Edited March 27, 2015 by pino357 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenkinov Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Hi my grandfather had a motorbike shop and I saw a similar conversion..basically the 4 bolts would have secured a box onto the frame....much easier than strapping items to the frame... In terms of the carrier it's not triumph ..they had pressed steel carriers prep and early war and then changed to a tubular frame for the 3hw Military carriers tended to allow for the fitting of side spanners ..what is the frames dimensions Jenkinov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pino357 Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 Hello Thanks. I have put the dimensions in the text but it measures about 13 inches long and 9 1/2 inches wide. Its very similar to one seen in photos in British Forces Motorcycles and other books of mid 1930's BSA's. Any other ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79x100 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 It's wide at the front so presumably went forward to vertical saddle spring studs ? The bolts look like a later bodge. Are the threads metric or imperial ? I'd also try measuring the tube diameter so see if it is exact in mm or inches. If it's not exactly 1/2" or 9/16" then it's probably not British. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Pino, it's nothing I recognise from anything British WD WW2. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pino357 Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 Thanks Ron. I have came up with the same blank but hoped that someone on here might know something else; it's always worth asking. It was recovered a few years ago from Deelen airfield, with the bolts welded on. The Canadians stored thousands of vehicles there as you know. I had already measured the tube size which is 1/2", so could only assume it's British. I've just measured the bolts and they are 5/16 UNF. I would have thought that the Canadians would have used UNF threads? They didn't build any bikes that I know of, so I think it's still British but could also be American, though still no idea what it came off ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenkinov Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 The Canadians built the harley Davidson under licence ..the harley wlc ...c for Canadian. But I checked and could not find any carrier on any photos like yours.... Jenkinov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlymb Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 The Canadians built the harley Davidson under licence ..the harley wlc ...c for Canadian.But I checked and could not find any carrier on any photos like yours.... Jenkinov No, the WLC was made by Harley to Canadian specifications. It wasn't built under licence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pino357 Posted March 30, 2015 Author Share Posted March 30, 2015 Yes, I'm pretty sure its not American but is British..... The Canadians built the harley Davidson under licence ..the harley wlc ...c for Canadian.But I checked and could not find any carrier on any photos like yours.... Jenkinov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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