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Identify these bikes! / Re: Russian  Works Racing Bike?
« on: November 05, 2009, 01:20:11 PM »
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Can anyone help one of the visitors to the site identify this bike?

"On one of my trips around  the South Coast I took a few photos of this what I am told is a Works racing Russian Motorcycle imported by the Neval Importers in 1978/9.  The bike is 125cc and from what I am told there were 6 made, this one is number 6 and there are the bones of number 5 which has a cantilever frame.  The headstock plate has 1979 year and number 6 stamped. There is also the symbol of what looks like a flying bird "

Any ideas anyone?

Thanks
Nigel

Try this lot, they appear to know what their talking about

http://www.cossackownersclub.co.uk/library/pdf_files/019_neval_regent_britaine.PDF

Perhaps this was an attempt by the importers to make their own racer from standard bikes. A bit like Hitchcocks and their Indian Enfield  trials bikes.

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Identify these bikes! / Re: Identify this engine please.
« on: September 24, 2009, 10:39:07 AM »
Found it, Dirt Track was right, its a 350cc Standard from 1925 ish

http://www.barkshire.co.uk/bikes/images/RoyalEnfield_1925/RoyalEnfield1925-6-Oct-05-Exmoor%20001.jpg

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Identify these bikes! / Re: Identify this engine please.
« on: September 24, 2009, 10:28:39 AM »
It looks similar to a Enfield 350cc engine but i'm not sure it is. If it is, it should have Royal Enfield cast into the cover the oil pump is attached to.

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Identify these bikes! / Re: What bike could this be?
« on: May 16, 2009, 10:44:49 AM »
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Nice photos, but not much to see of the bike. However the front fork shape, central spring, filler cap style, and strip headlight mounts (not to mention the block "A.." on the tank), I'd go for Ariel about 1930. The left exhaust pipe would have a mate on the other side, so it would be one of the ohv twin port models, likely a 500. Perhaps something like the Model G: http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Bike%20Directories/Ariel%20Bikes/pages/Ariel-Model-G-30.htm

Leon

I think your spot on.

http://www.barkshire.co.uk/bikes/images/Ariel1930ModelG/Ariel1930_G_ExmoorJan2008%20006.jpg

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Identify these bikes! / Re: My grandad's  second bike ?
« on: June 17, 2009, 08:03:39 PM »
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Same people but about 7-10 years later. Again I'd like to know something about the bikes - to give me some idea of whether he was well off or knowledgeable about bikes.



Another intresting bike, the saddle tank suggests late 20's at the ealiest but the forks scream just post WW1 to early 20's.



Ken1

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Identify these bikes! / Re: My grandad's bike?
« on: June 17, 2009, 07:50:00 PM »
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Hope this works - it's my first effort. Below is a picture of my mother and one of her brothers taken in their back yard in approx. 1927/8.

I have another which I'll post separately which is maybe 1937/8. Any information about the bikes - names of/ prices of/ English?  etc. would be very welcome






Ken1
I've no idea about the manufacturer but i have noticed its a direct belt drive so must be just post 1st war or so.

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Identify these bikes! / Re: Engine & Gearbox  ??
« on: February 15, 2009, 11:47:07 AM »
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I have some Sturmey Archer data collected by the Raleigh Club some years back that gives CS50000 as the highest number for 1921 and CS70000 as the highest number for 1922, which puts your gearbox somewhere in the early part of 1922 - but they don't claim accuracy to better than about half a year. There may be more exact lists somewhere, for both the Norton engine and the Sturmey gearbox, but it is certainly possible they both came from the same bike. Close enough anyway. Now just find a frame. And forks. And wheels. And... it's getting tricky these days, but not yet impossible.

I will have to check with the VMCC re their Norton lists. I asked years ago (were the lists held by a library then?) and was told frame number 3007 was before the lists started. Any suggestions welcome.

Leon

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Identify these bikes! / Re: Engine & Gearbox  ??
« on: February 15, 2009, 11:34:44 AM »
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I have some Sturmey Archer data collected by the Raleigh Club some years back that gives CS50000 as the highest number for 1921 and CS70000 as the highest number for 1922, which puts your gearbox somewhere in the early part of 1922 - but they don't claim accuracy to better than about half a year. There may be more exact lists somewhere, for both the Norton engine and the Sturmey gearbox, but it is certainly possible they both came from the same bike. Close enough anyway. Now just find a frame. And forks. And wheels. And... it's getting tricky these days, but not yet impossible.

I will have to check with the VMCC re their Norton lists. I asked years ago (were the lists held by a library then?) and was told frame number 3007 was before the lists started. Any suggestions welcome.

Leon

Leon, If this is your page, very nice mate.

http://users.senet.com.au/~mitchell/bikes/norton/norton.htm

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Identify these bikes! / Re: Headlamp - what's it from?
« on: February 25, 2009, 02:14:33 PM »
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Lucas sold their products all around the world, one reason for it having a french unit fitted would be that it was fitted to a french make of motorcycle. I am not sure that it is an MU42 it looks too small to me and the rim looks too wide.

I've just compared it in size to my Mu42 and my DU42 and its a perfect match when viewed at the same angle. Easiest way to find out is to clean up the area behind the catch to see what it says.

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Identify these bikes! / Re: Headlamp - what's it from?
« on: February 23, 2009, 02:10:58 PM »
It looks like a Lucas MU42. Have you had a look behind the rim catch to see if its marked?

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Identify these bikes! / Re: unknown engine
« on: January 08, 2009, 05:55:04 PM »
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Hi,

can anyone identify these engine remnants?

Josef

I have no idea what it is but its intresting. Is it a shaft drive? It looks like it fits in line with the frame (if it is a bike engine, could easily be mower or similar)

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Identify these bikes! / Re: norwegian barn dinding+++
« on: January 21, 2009, 05:22:00 PM »
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B6406 is a very strange engine number for any Villiers engine. As M3bobby says, a WD ML engine number starts with AAA but civilian models are different. The number should start with a 3 figure number. for example, 539/****. B6406 sounds more like a casting number than an engine number. Some postwar 9Ds had the engine number stamped on a brass plate near the gear change and this can fall off leaving just the two mounting holes. Is there anything like this?
Cheers,

I think your right about post war. The tank looks like ML but the WD ML has what looks like a knobed tank cap where as this looks like the Candees type.

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Identify these bikes! / Re: norwegian barn dinding+++
« on: January 20, 2009, 08:59:40 PM »
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STRANGE ENGINE NO  B6406 FRAME NO 3779

Frame number 3779 falls into a gap of Military James ML. There is a WD contract either side of it, so perhaps this was a foreign contract. The engine number is strange as according to my book all the WD ML's engine numbers had a AAAprefix.

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Identify these bikes! / Re: norwegian barn dinding+++
« on: January 19, 2009, 06:19:23 PM »
I'm not 100% sure but it could be a James ML clockwork mouse  or a Enfield WD Flying flee. I prefer my first guestimate!

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Identify these bikes! / Re: Any ideas?
« on: December 19, 2008, 06:15:05 PM »
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Guys,

this picture has been sitting the the Period Pictures gallery for a long while now and we haven't managed to get an ID on it.  Can anyone else advise?

Cheers

Nigel

Possibly AJS????

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