military james Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 the pear to activate the horn horn, had become completely pink and cracked, I believed in a toy ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
military james Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 just like the saddle cover, I didn't know he had value for this James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 (edited) Ha Ha We call that a "bulb" (it's a bulb horn) I guess pear and bulb are the same shape👍 Ron PS. Yes original Rexene saddle covers are hard to find Edited May 5, 2020 by Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
military james Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 On my 16H I had original cables and guaine, but not on the James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
military james Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 the seat cover was distorted and discolored Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welbike Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 (edited) Well Rich, certainly never ever any cloth covered wire on the electrical cables, just very thick rubber covered wire, it can be sourced, and proper BSC hardware top, and the cloth covered control cables also, it just takes time, just found another batch of Norton short box spanners, NOS Enfield WD-CO parts, and 1" Doherty throttles, and some more nick knacks, an afternoon well spent, but climbing into shelving and such, in an extremely dirty place has its "charmes" 😎 Cheers, Lex Edited May 6, 2020 by welbike Add picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
military james Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 No Lex, I was talking about the sheaths of the throttle cables or advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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military james Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Lex, did you take some pictures of your spanners short box ??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdbikemad Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 (edited) I was lucky enough to have a new old stock (NOS) set of cables for my second ML (probably the earliest survivor too with Frame number "ML 27") and my other one (Frame "ML 3401") still has the original cables on it....... The cables are all black lacquered cotton-covered.........fortunately, years ago now I bought a load of various new cables dating back to the 1940's/1950's plus a long length of lacquered braided cable covering. With a reasonable stock of cable ferrules, adjusters, nipples, etc, and having originals to copy, making a set for the current ML I am working on (Frame "435") has been an easy task....... The petrol tank filler caps on both the Flea and the ML were originally painted on top. I had one NOS example still in the box and this was painted........it would soon wear off in use however.... Edited May 5, 2020 by wdbikemad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
military james Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 ML 27 ?? she is more so old than mine , congratulation !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welbike Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 (edited) I fixed the picture, let me know if you need a Norton box spanner, all are NOS, also have more Norton tools. Cheers, Lex Edited May 6, 2020 by welbike Adding info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
military james Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Thank you Lex , just Norton tools Please .. Regards Thierry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welbike Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 (edited) Yes, email me, I have them. Lex Edited May 6, 2020 by welbike Add picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
military james Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 thierry.simon10@live.fr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
military james Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Someone have this marks ??? many parts have on my James , and YOU ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdbikemad Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 I think they are foundry casting/mould marks...? All my ML's have them on various components........ The WD ML's are fairly unusual in that they don't appear to carry the standard WD inspection stamp anywhere (the arrow or "crowsfoot" with a number beneath) on the engine...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
military james Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 No, they do not have all the arrow of real WD, what you can see is this arrow with two lines below perpendicular, same thing on the frame. Show me yours .... the 5147313 has the same arrows in the same places .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
military james Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 It was even the owner of the 5147313 who asked me at the time to check if it had these marks ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty_stubble Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Had a crack at replica fabric covered cables. Not exactly like an original but not far off. MS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welbike Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Yes, I used them before, if there was a way to lacquer them, they would be very nice! Cheers, Lex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty_stubble Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, welbike said: Yes, I used them before, if there was a way to lacquer them, they would be very nice! Cheers, Lex Yes, I've been lacquering them as you speak. Seems to work well and tightens the sleeve on to the cable outer in the same way that dope tightens up linen. Edited May 7, 2020 by monty_stubble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welbike Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Ok, keep me posted please. Cheers, Lex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty_stubble Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Here you are with three coats of spray lacquer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
military james Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Just a test of color .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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