pawelcen Posted June 24, 2021 Author Share Posted June 24, 2021 (edited) I always thought red was the fastest.🤣😂🤣 But: de gustibus non disputandum.🤔 Pawel Edited June 24, 2021 by pawelcen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rewdco Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 De coloribus et de gustibus non est disputandum! 😁 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawelcen Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 Hi Lex, http://www.nsu-riders.pl/gallery/v/251-osl/Nsu-201-OSL-1934r-i-troche-1933r-__/NSU_201+OSL_1934/Sierpien_2007/ This is an older version from a 1934 and a little bit from a 1933 my colleague from the NSU forum. Pawel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawelcen Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 Hi, Unfortunately, the 2x Triumph project had to be stopped. A friend who helped me assemble the bike did it very badly. I had to pick up. After unfolding the motorcycle, it turned out why nothing fits. The rear of the frame is shifted to the right 21mm. I have to straighten the crooked back part of the frame. I have made a device that will help to do this. Regards Pawel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawelcen Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 Pictures with the dimensions of the correct (black) and crooked (blue) frames. Pawel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawelcen Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 (edited) Hi, The motorcycle season has ended recently in my city of Łódź. There were about 2,000 motorcycles in the 2ha car park. Unfortunately, without my Triumph 3SW. I showed my 1935 NSU OSL 500. It was the oldest motorcycle. And I am probably the oldest participant. I attach youtube videos. The time given is the time you see me and the NSU.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmqKwapSZCY 7:05 minhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JviBusSXWc8 4:48 min Yours faithfully Pawel Edited November 3, 2021 by pawelcen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welbike Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Sorry to hear about your frame! but i'm sure you will get it right in the end! I always enjoyed visiting the Veteran Bazar in Lódz, bought many a nice thing there in the past! and the city is also very nice! I also have a 1935 OSL, but a 250, still not finished. Cheers, Lex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawelcen Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 (edited) Hi, Very nice art, this NSU. It has original rear tool boxes and a head lamp (cone). In my bike, unfortunately, the cases are modern copies in a '37 version and the lamp has been replaced by a newer Bosch version. The valve springs are also changed. Mine was sold in 1935 to Czechoslovakia to Brno. Why did you do in Wermacht gray? In 1935, these were the civilian versions. If you need a part, write it, maybe me or my colleagues will. Thanks for your opinion on Lodz. Although I know prettier cities in Poland. 😉 It is said to be the Polish Manchester. It also expanded in the 19th century thanks to the textile industry. Regards Pawel Edited November 3, 2021 by pawelcen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welbike Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Thanks Pawel, but I think I have everything for the bike, just need to make the cables, and wiring, then it will be finished. I got the information from the Audi Archives, and they said it was an OSL200, so maybe the engine has been changed at some point, but that had a Waffenambt stamp, so army use, that is why we made the decision to make it grey. Best regards, Lex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawelcen Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 Yes, you wrote about it WH before. I forgot. I'm glad Audi has answered your question. Best regards Pawel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawelcen Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share Posted December 20, 2021 Hi. A friend of mine bought a 1943 3HW. See the photos, is it original? Was the clutch case made of aluminum? Or tin? Regards Pawel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenkinov Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Interesting looking bike . As always best to start with photos of the frame and engine stampings.. Jenkinov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 The early 3HW had an ally chaincase and oil pump cover. Whether you can tell or not from the parts lists how early the change to steel took place would need investigation. Photographic evidence is scarce.(Plus they were painted which makes it even more difficult). But as Jenk suggested, best start with the frame number. This very early 3HW has an ally chaincase. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawelcen Posted December 29, 2021 Author Share Posted December 29, 2021 (edited) Hi, thanks for your comments. Motorcycle data: Model: 3HW Military Class: M/C solo 350cc OHV WD Serial No Allocation: 886687-890052, 4852001-4854129 Contract Number: C13948 CAT REF. : 20 Frame Number: TL 30923-36417 (TL 34xxx) Engine Number: 3HW-40923-46417 (3HW 44xxx) Qty Prod’d: 5495 Dates: 21/05/42 DM, 03/04/42 to June 1943 DL Delivery, Destination & Notes: Tewkesbury, Slough, Ashchurch and No. 7 VRD Glasgow. There is a C.1.43. stamp under the seat. Maybe it's the production date? I cannot provide the engine (3HW) and frame (TL) full numbers without the consent of the owner. I urge the owner to open his topic. Best regards Paweł Edited December 29, 2021 by pawelcen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Under the seat TEC. 1. 43 = Triumph Engineering Company January 1943. By that date I'm quite sure it would be steel cases. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawelcen Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 Many thanks Ron. I wish you Happy New Year. Pawel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawelcen Posted August 4, 2022 Author Share Posted August 4, 2022 Hi, after a long absence in the forum, I come back. I will write about the renovation later. Today I have a question: which of the parts in the photo should be dull chrome plated or painted in 1940? I hope that the color was chosen in accordance with the samples received. Best regards. Pawel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 I'd say that the kick start and gear change levers are dull plated. The rest is paint. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawelcen Posted August 4, 2022 Author Share Posted August 4, 2022 (edited) Thank you Ron for your help. A brief history of restoration: March 2022. The rear part of the frame has been cut open and straightened. The wooden stick is 2.5 meters long. April 2022. For welding, I had to stiffen the frame. I made an outer "skeleton" in which the frame was adjustable and firmly fixed. It could be welded. April 2022. Reconstruction of frame elements. June 2022. Frame after welding, painting and connecting the front part to the rear part. Gearbox installed. to be continued...🙂 Edited August 4, 2022 by pawelcen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawelcen Posted August 4, 2022 Author Share Posted August 4, 2022 (edited) I forgot to add that in the period from November 2021 to March 2022, the frame was in two repair companies. Unfortunately, neither did anything. ☹️ They got my straightener, but it was too hard for them anyway. Three months lost. As always, you have to do it yourself. Pawel Edited August 4, 2022 by pawelcen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawelcen Posted August 5, 2022 Author Share Posted August 5, 2022 Hi Ron, are the girder fork top links and rear brake components also painted? Best regards Pawel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 I'd say that the pre war bikes had more plated parts, but during the war, the top links and brake are are painted. The brake rod itself is still plated but looks painted in other pictures. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 (edited) I have mat chromed my handlebars on the 3S and 5S because that is what they were for at least part of production and what I think I see in pictures. The B&W picture is the only picture I have found so far, that is definitely a 5SW from 1940. It clearly looks like a plated handlebar. Ron Edited August 5, 2022 by Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawelcen Posted August 5, 2022 Author Share Posted August 5, 2022 (edited) Thanks Ron. I have a dull plated handlebars and front brake rod. I must make rear brake rod and girder fork top links also in dull plated chrom, because my bike is dated the beginning of the war. Pawel Edited August 5, 2022 by pawelcen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Pawel these 3S lined up at the factory were from Contract C3360 and were ordered in 1939 well before war was declared. The top links are painted. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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