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British Bikes / Re: Odd size handlebar grip wanted
« on: April 04, 2013, 03:32:37 PM »
Quote from: oldmule on April 03, 2013, 10:53:48 PM
http://motomaniastore.com/parts/details/amal-throttle-1928-1935-gummi-left-right-long-100

:)

Well spotted oldmule. They're a bit longer than I need but I can cut them to size. Thank you.

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British Bikes / Re: Odd size handlebar grip wanted
« on: April 03, 2013, 02:55:37 PM »
Quote from: Bomber on April 03, 2013, 02:15:27 PM
Wow it's OHC and a saddle tank too, nice bike Mr B!
Thanks, Bomber. When it's back on the road it will look slightly different, a bit more sporting....

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British Bikes / Re: Odd size handlebar grip wanted
« on: April 03, 2013, 02:03:08 PM »
Thanks for the advice guys. I'd drawn a blank with eBay and the VMCC shop, and was about to try the guy JFerg recommended when a friend suggested Jeff Hunter Engineering in Hall Green, Birmingham. He takes a bit of getting hold of, but once I did I found he has the moulds to make rubber bits for just about anything. Cost for my grips was £20 plus £3 p&p. Below is a photo of the bike they're for.
Andy

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British Bikes / Odd size handlebar grip wanted
« on: March 13, 2013, 12:06:02 PM »
Looking for some grips to fit a 1929 Humber. The bars are 1" so the left grip is no problem, but the twistgrip is a side pull with an outside  diameter of 1 3/8". Looked everywhere to find one, any ideas?
Andy

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Classic Motorcycle Sport / Re: ageing bikers
« on: October 24, 2012, 09:54:38 PM »
Old or new, vintage, veteran, classic, retro or modern. They're bikes, we're bikers, so lets all just fecking ride 'em!

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British Bikes / Re: Hello everyone
« on: August 22, 2012, 08:05:49 AM »
Quote from: martin , powder coater on July 26, 2012, 03:13:11 PM
Just wanted to say hi to everyone . im a powder coater based in corby northamptonshire

Steve, Martin's location is in his first post  ;)

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Identify these bikes! / Re: A friend sent this picture of his dad and uncle somewhere in Syria in 50's/60's
« on: August 22, 2012, 08:00:22 AM »
Me neither...must have been stealth bikes that can't be photographed.

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The Classic Biker Bar / Re: Today's vintage quiz
« on: August 19, 2012, 07:29:18 PM »
146 according to Damien Kimberley's book "Coventry's Motorcycle Heritage".
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Coventrys-Motorcycle-Heritage-Damien-Kimberley/dp/0750951257

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The Classic Biker Bar / Re: Classic bike and Spain.
« on: July 15, 2012, 10:39:23 PM »
Bad luck Jim. Here's to a full recovery and your next attempt to conquer the Pyrenees!

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The Classic Biker Bar / Re: Telling Time.
« on: July 10, 2012, 03:03:29 PM »
Quote from: Goldy on June 22, 2012, 09:40:47 PM
Try these http://www.megaquartz.co.uk/contents/en-uk/d18_http___www.megaquartz.co.uk_contents_en-uk_d18.html

I've got one of those on my Laverda. Go for the stem nut version unless you have a flat piece of handlebar to mount it on. Doesn't seem to be bothered by the vibration, and believe me, there's plenty of it!

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British Bikes / Re: Matching Engine and Frame numbers
« on: July 05, 2012, 02:49:43 PM »
Quote from: runesika on June 28, 2012, 10:58:17 PM
Yes Mr B but do you see how you tell people that it does not matter and then go on about your original numbers on your original works test card and then who signed it !

It's not mine. Just using it as an example.
I'll get me coat   ::)

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British Bikes / Re: Matching Engine and Frame numbers
« on: June 28, 2012, 10:28:17 PM »
Quote from: runesika on June 28, 2012, 09:07:57 PM
Only playing , but i really do not like Q plates or Scottish S plates on re registered bikes , the best thing the DVLA done was giving non transfer original numbers back .

I bought a Laverda that was on a Q plate purely because the guy who imported it couldn't be bothered to get proof of the year it was manufactured. A letter from the owners club, half an hour at the local DVLA office, and hey presto it was sporting a number with an R suffix appropriate for the year it was made (1977). Simples.

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British Bikes / Re: Matching Engine and Frame numbers
« on: June 28, 2012, 10:20:47 PM »
"Matching Numbers" means what, exactly? Identical frame and engine numbers? That rules out Vincents then. And pre-1950 Triumphs. And Velocettes. And loads more British makes. Or do we mean the frame and engine numbers are the same as were on the bike when it was new? In that case, who knows (or cares) when they see a bike at a show whether the apparently unmatched numbers are the originals or not? Only the factory records can tell you that. Here's an example: 1948 Triumph Grand Prix 500. Engine number 97039R, frame number 20031R. They don't match, but does Mr Concours Judge know if they're correct? I know they are, but only because I have a copy of the original Meriden test report and data sheet signed by Syd Whelpton and Alastair Scobie. So go ahead and show your bike and don't get uptight about it.

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The Classic Biker Bar / Re: Norton 16h
« on: June 28, 2012, 12:10:09 PM »
What a good looking bike Geoff, pity you're having to let it go, but good that you'll still be on 2 wheels, eh?
It's a hard thing to value accurately, but I'd have thought £4-5k should be achievable. After all, people are paying up to 2 grand for basket cases these days!
Regards
Andy
(also from Worcester)

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British Bikes / Re: A cautionary tale VOC debacle!
« on: June 20, 2012, 09:58:35 PM »
Fascinating reading, but why aren't they in jail?

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