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Wanted Bikes / Re: Front brake cable adaptor (lever end) required ?
« on: November 21, 2012, 08:30:47 PM »
Amal list them as a 'Cable Stop' for twistgrips - I don't think that I'd fancy one on a brake cable.

Some suppliers list cable stops in two sizes.

http://www.trialsbits.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=207

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British Bikes / Re: The goverment no M.O.T.
« on: November 15, 2012, 08:18:46 PM »
My earlier comments were a little tongue in cheek. I think that they are my personal criteria though for even considering a machine to be a 'classic' that appeals to me.

I do indeed think that the VMCC should have stuck with older stuff, even though it would have kept them smaller. I feel that their focus has become diluted and that they should have called a halt at some time in the mid-1950s, perhaps with an exemption for bikes that were already in production.

I certainly didn't rush to join the VMCC when my Commando became 25, it just seemed too modern and too fast to be relevant to the organisation. I did join when I finally got a 1930s bike (which of course wouldn't have been eligible when the VMCC was first founded).

Is the VMCC lobbying in Europe ? I have the impression that the pooling with the old car clubs in the FBHVC is more relevant.

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British Bikes / Re: The goverment no M.O.T.
« on: November 12, 2012, 07:10:57 PM »
Quote from: Rex on November 09, 2012, 09:49:40 PM
Were there any vehicles from 1987 that have gained any sort of classic status? Don't want to be encouraging smoky old Volvos and crap Peugeot 205s, that's for sure... ;)

They don't have chromed steel bumpers so they can't be classics. In my opinion unit construction motorcycles shouldn't count either. :)

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British Bikes / Re: The goverment no M.O.T.
« on: November 05, 2012, 10:43:53 PM »
There is a new European directive in the offing which defines a historic vehicle as basically having no modifications to manufacturer's spec in appearance or major components but organisations all over Europe are pointing out to them how bonkers and unenforceable it is.

This has nothing to do with the new MOT exemptions but a version of it could mean that something like a VW-engined trike needs an MOT (which it probably couldn't pass) but an unmodified example wouldn't.

Quite how this would apply to something like a motorcycle registered as a Triton is beyond me. They'd probably like to ban 'em despite them being more sociologically significant than some obscure 2-stroke that only sold five examples.

Unfortunately, the only voice that Europe listened to initially was the type of person worried by rebodied saloon cars lowering the value of their ex-Le Mans winners.


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British Bikes / Re: A very interesting barn find from central Europe for sale :)
« on: November 03, 2012, 08:00:23 PM »
Is that a Wanderer 'W' on the fuel tank ? It is probably from a late 1930s 98cc 2-stroke which is why it looks like a pimple on a cow's bum.


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British Bikes / Re: 1954 Army Bsa motorcycle
« on: November 03, 2012, 07:38:47 PM »
The left hand bike with the **ZB** registration is a wartime Matchless G3/L and the other is also of similar vintage - a WD M20 BSA. The characteristic float chamber outside of the carb is visible in the photo.

The lack of blackout masks and of course those haircuts confirm that it's a post-war photograph.

Can you read the full number on the Matchless number plate ? It may just be possible to find out a little more about it.

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Identify these bikes! / Re: Need help Identifying a frame
« on: August 16, 2012, 12:00:12 AM »
Is it a middle-period Royal Enfield WD/CO frame ?  If so, probably quite sought-after by somebody but not a good basis for a conversion as even with the standard engine, they had a habit of breaking front down tubes.

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Identify these bikes! / Re: Mystery oiltank??
« on: July 06, 2012, 11:14:55 PM »
The underside and rear construction certainly looks like Norton, as do the threaded bosses. The long neck would suggest early 1930s.

The cap doesn't look original and I don't recognise the cut-away. Is it a modification for clearance of a non-standard or optional gearbox ?

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British Bikes / Re: Just bike insurance
« on: June 17, 2012, 10:27:33 PM »
As 'Interested Insurer' they would have been directed by the Motor Insurer's Bureau to deal with any third party claim and they'd also know damned well that having banked a cheque for renewal of an existing policy, they'd have had to deal with the rest as well, or be dragged before the civil courts.

Technically, they are not allowed to back-date a cover note or certificate but if you'd had to 'produce', the underwriter would have had to provide a letter of indemnity confirming that they would have dealt with any claim.

It's obviously best to be in order with the paperwork, but in effect,  he's had two month's free cover.

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British Bikes / Re: 22g thread size - 5/16 Bsf
« on: May 31, 2012, 10:57:06 PM »
I suspect that you've got a German-made gauge. Are all the 'threads per inch' sizes marked 'G' ? It indicates threads or turns in this context.

If you count the ridges against a rule, you should find that it has 22 per inch (22 gang).

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British Bikes / Re: Old photos of a Norton International
« on: April 16, 2012, 10:21:59 PM »
Nice photos, Dave. The large capacity fuel tank is quite special. Do you have any further info on the bike ?

The registration HV7778 was issued by East Ham between 1929 and 1938 so it doesn't pin things down much. The survival rate of Internationals is quite good but the number doesn't come up on the DVLA register. Many have though been sold abroad or are no longer road registered.

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Identify these bikes! / Re: Any idea what this engine is?
« on: April 16, 2012, 10:11:23 PM »
AJS 'Porcupine'

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British Bikes / Re: Royal Enfield, what to do now
« on: March 16, 2012, 11:17:10 PM »
Quote from: JFerg on March 16, 2012, 02:30:15 AM
   The object of the game is to have as much fun as you can get, and if some of that is at the expense of someone with leather patches on their elbows, then so be it....JFerg

Leather patches on the elbows ? Are they still around ? I had rather thought that all my old school teachers had passed away by now. It's a bit scary to think that some of them might still be out there.... :o

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British Bikes / Re: Motorbike sidecar racing - Stuart Lewis
« on: March 05, 2012, 11:19:17 PM »
Quote from: pmmc_au on March 05, 2012, 10:58:42 AM

 
Thank you for replying. Will Google the 'boys racer'.  An observation I haven't seen before is the crowd in the above photo look like they are from the army, and the buildings could be barracks. 
Regards,
pmmc_au

I wondered about that. Is it Blandford Camp ?

http://www.dorsetlife.co.uk/2011/05/the-town-camp-races/

 

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Identify these bikes! / Re: please help me to identify this 30-40 big bike
« on: February 23, 2012, 08:54:03 PM »
I would say that it has almost certainly seen Wehrmacht service. It is a type which is not uncommon in wartime photographs. Those are rather serious cross-country tyres as well which point towards military use.  A little more 'knobbly' than would be needed for riding to work at the steel mill.

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