Ron Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Not much happening at the moment on the restoration front. I've just been doing some fettling around. When I built my replica Royal Enfield experimental WD/DC, I was missing the outer primary case, so I borrowed one and got it copied. Well earlier this year I acquired a matching pair of original inner and outer cases. So over several days, I've prepared them and stripped the whole primary and fitted them. Another job ticked off. Ron🙂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rewdco Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Can't see any difference with the original one Ron! 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted July 8, 2022 Author Share Posted July 8, 2022 Ha Ha Thanks Jan. Except I never got round to that unique looking side stand, and still looking for a 12" Bakelite (Flea) pump! These are the cases I acquired! Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welbike Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 (edited) Yes, wasn't I lucky to find them at my favourite scrapyard! (it's actually quite expensive there!) but they still have things that are not easily recognised, I knew about that set of casings for years, but never knew what they were off of, untill I started to get an interest in Enfields. Maybe the sidestand is there as well, will search next time I go there, was it used on other models too?? Cheers, Lex PS, I have a bakelite/hard rubber script Enfield pump, but will use it on my Royal Baby. Edited July 9, 2022 by welbike additional info 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted July 9, 2022 Author Share Posted July 9, 2022 (edited) Yes well done Lex😊 I can't recall seeing that side stand on anything else military. I doubt it was made specially for this job, so probably something pre war civy? Royal Enfield?? Ron PS I see part of a Doherty (Norton) twist grip in that pile! Edited July 9, 2022 by Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hall Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 I thought some of the RE fans would like to see this photograph that popped up on Facebook recently. It is our Queen during her time in the ATS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rewdco Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 (edited) Nice story, but unfortunately nonsense. It’s already been debunked a long time ago. But people keep on thinking that this is Lilibeth, and very often the bike is called a BSA… Errare human est. The picture was first published in April 1942. She would have been only 16 then and not eligible for duty...not even for propaganda. Princess Elisabeth served with the ATS in 1945 only. Here are some very nice pictures showing her with the ATS. Rest in peace, queen Elisabeth. Edited September 11, 2022 by rewdco 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted September 11, 2022 Author Share Posted September 11, 2022 Actually Jan, Lilibette was still only 15 at the publication of that photo........Which might even have been taken months prior to that? Ron 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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