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Some of you may remember that the Midshires Branch of the Royal Enfield OC held an autojumble at Willoughby Village Hall a couple of years ago. Despite the organisers being the REOC this was a general/all makes motorcycle jumble. It was a great success, lots of parts found new homes at sensible prices and as a bonus, it was a good social event with quite a few riders making it the focus of a ride out. Well, we're doing it again, this time hosted by the Home Counties Branch of the REOC (but don't be fooled, we're nearer the Midlands than South!)
Although this is an REOC organised event all makes of motorcycle are welcome along with clothing, literature, tools, anything relevant. It's the perfect opportunity to clear that stuff you've been tripping over for years, hopefully making you some money and someone else happy!
The Home Counties Autojumble will take place on Saturday 18th April in the Village Hall, Chestnut Road, Yardley Gobion, Towcester, Northants, NN12 7TW. Doors open at 10.00, event closes at 4.00.
There will be tea, coffee and cake available inside the hall to keep you going and the Hall has the usual facilities...
Entry £3 on the door, proceeds to Club funds and the Branch's chosen charity, Mind (for mental health). Stallholders £5 per table inside, outside pitches available, (especially if you have bikes for sale,) price by arrangement. Book more than one table if you're really serious! Set up from 08.30. For bookings or queries please contact Mark at trials59@yahoo.co.uk, ( Note: I'll post a contact phone number nearer the time)

Look for the signs as you enter the village, there is limited parking at the Hall but plenty of space nearby including the adjacent pub car-park, (Coffee Pot Tavern, High Street, Yardley Gobion NN12 7TN) please park with consideration for residents!
Stallholders will be given preference at the Hall.

The village is close to the old A5 north of Milton Keynes (the Super Sausage transport cafe is just 1 mile away,) and not far from the M1 Junction 15, just off the A508.

Stalls are booking fast!

Rex, yes I'm pretty sure it was a one-off too. However, in his defence I did say that he told me that when he had the bike (part owned with a pal,) he never rode it. His job was to get the bike running, his pal being mechanically inept, but the pal sold it before he could sample it. I think it was the curiosity as much as anything that made him nostalgic! I've had another 500 Bullet since, (a 1958) and that was much nicer, not least because the Monobloc carb on the later Bullets at least lets the thing rev properly unlike the 289 (side float) on the '53 which seemed to strangle it. There might have been other issues, I tried a set of R cams in it once and it was much more fierce - can't remember now why I didn't leave them in. I've had several 350s (got a 350 Works Rep which is a keeper,) and they're much nicer. Having said all that I'm building a Bighead 500 at the moment so we'll see whether the bigger banger is better...
REgards, Mark

Others have said this but it's worth repeating - 99% of carb problems are electrical and vice versa. I bought a non-running Enfield fixed by sorting out the shorted points, thereby benefiting financially from the PO's lack of electrical skills. Still, full marks to you for determination! Will it be for sale at Kempton on Saturday? By the way, it's Fred Karno, my great grandfather used to work for him.
REgards, Mark

Here in the UK Royal Mail have a restriction on carrying 'automotive parts', (I think they just call them car parts) which seems to be a blanket ban. I suspect that they are concerned that any second hand parts might still have fluids inside? I thoroughly clean anything I send and obviously make sure it's oil free. Then I describe it on the customs form as something suitably vague; I recently described a magneto as an electrical component for instance. I was rather stumped recently when sending a wrapped siamese exhaust system for an Enfield but my wife suggested 'modern sculpture' and they accepted that!
REgards, Mark

John, I have been on to Val Emery and they don't have it but they will make one if I can get a good image, hence the post! Ian, yes, I looked at every single one, took a while!
REgards, Mark

Reading Neil G's description of the bike I wonder whether it has been built from parts or is possibly a stalled older restoration? The mix of finishes on the parts doesn't sound like a bike that rolled off the production line in that state.
REgards, Mark

Christian, congratulations, friends with the skills you do not have are worth more than gold!
REgards, Mark