Carruthers Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Hi Chris, Following your thread about the bike. Soumnds excellent. I have '43 WD Enfield ( just re-building the engine) and a '38 Ariel plus some other stuff but the BSA looks in great order. I laughed like hell when I read your 'I was drunk when I bid' message!! Great!!!!! Anyway wondered if you had the BD blouse still or whether it had been sold?? chers Simon The Helmet is 6 3/4 1942 Leather jerkin is well worn and large 1940 pattern BD blouse size 13 1941 size 9 pantaloons size 7m boots Goggles have replacement strap, so very usable gloves are large, rabbit skin lined with sheepskin in the gauntlet. Post war? various bits of webbing dated 41,42 If any one interested pm me Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79x100 Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Simon, Is it a CO ? Have you been in touch with Jan Vandevelde the numbers nerd (Sorry Jan :-D) regarding his WD/CO numbers survey / research ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Coe Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 im after a manaquin My imagination has just gone into overdrive, but I'm too frightened to ask... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Chris, check MOT regs. The age of the bike it might well be exempt things like reflectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carruthers Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Simon, Is it a CO ? Have you been in touch with Jan Vandevelde the numbers nerd (Sorry Jan :-D) regarding his WD/CO numbers survey / research ? Soory mate, haven't checked this bit if the forum a bit. Been in Brit vehicles!!! Yes Jan asked me to supply detail ages ago. Might have been when he first did to register. Mine is a CO/B from the contract of 3000 they did early 43 with the Burman box when the Albion factory got bombed and production looked iffy. Suits me actually as it's the same box as is on my Ariel. Just rebiult the head with new springs, original valves re ground etc. Barrel honed and big end re-built. Next job is to trial fit to cases and then we'll see........... Rest of the bike is restored, girders re built front wheel brake skimmed up true and just waitinf for the engine etc then we're in business!! Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford 369 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Chris, check MOT regs. The age of the bike it might well be exempt things like reflectors. I think you may be right about the reflector but the bike should have a brake light and numberplate light as it is registered after 1936 but you may find some mot testers will say a reflector is required ,standards do vary,I had no problem getting mot without reflector but my local station is classic vehicle friendly Nigel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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