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Autojumble / Re: Honda CX500 tank wanted
« on: November 05, 2022, 10:18:12 AM »
Blimey, how big's the tank on the XBR then if you want a smaller one off a CX?
I always thought that the big bloated tank on the CX added to it's reputation as being a fat ugly b*stard.. ;)

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British Bikes / Re: 'New Era' mystery bikes
« on: November 02, 2022, 05:35:45 PM »
There were New Era's produced in the UK but that was up until the mid/late 1920s and they were larger four-strokes.
Can't think they were ever big enough to export bikes though.

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British Bikes / Re: "1939 Chell Sport", or just an Australian-made Acme
« on: October 29, 2022, 08:58:44 AM »
That (unconnected) speedo drive sticks out like a sore thumb. Not original surely?

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British Bikes / Re: "1939 Chell Sport", or just an Australian-made Acme
« on: October 27, 2022, 06:10:12 PM »
Probably the same everywhere. Us amateurs doing it for the love of getting greasy can spend a whole morning on the bike and have nothing worthwhile to show for it at the end, but if you're doing it as a way of earning a crust someone has to be billed for that time whether it's productive or not.
Quickest way to cure yourself of a bike addiction....get a job working on them and dealing with their tight-arse owners. :-X

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British Bikes / Re: "1939 Chell Sport", or just an Australian-made Acme
« on: October 25, 2022, 08:59:57 AM »
I know nothing about these bikes, but would it likely that the engine was manufactured in 1942?
I reckon Villiers might have had other priorities around that time..

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British Bikes / Re: Headstock frame number.
« on: October 09, 2022, 04:49:10 PM »
You're somewhat behind the times there.
Those little Nortons (Electra especially) are now recognised for the useful little bikes they really are, and Triumphs (which originally had bathtubs) go for a lot more if they're still fitted.
Clearly the old factories were far-sighted, in reality.. ;)

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British Bikes / Re: Headstock frame number.
« on: October 07, 2022, 10:21:52 AM »
The Deemster? :o

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British Bikes / Re: Terminology
« on: September 20, 2022, 10:08:04 PM »
Rotate it the same way as it would if running.

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British Bikes / Re: 1979 T140 rear wheel spindle set up ?
« on: September 20, 2022, 10:07:26 PM »
Check that both the ball races are seated properly. Even a few thou off where it should be puts side-loading on the bearings.

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British Bikes / Re: Tap, Tap
« on: September 06, 2022, 08:45:50 AM »
Still a bit lost on this.
How can a motor mount bolt inserted from the wrong direction cause a tap tap when the clutch is pulled?

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British Bikes / Re: SUN CHALLENGER PROJECT
« on: August 28, 2022, 08:43:52 AM »
I reckon a lot of it comes down to someone's ability to make/adapt/fabricate the missing parts required.
Bantam (for instance) plungers are common enough, so providing the diameter of the units can be accommodated in the space available it shouldn't be difficult to adapt the central column to fit in the James lugs.
If you like resurrecting long-dead machinery it's all part of the fun. ;)

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British Bikes / Re: SUN CHALLENGER PROJECT
« on: August 27, 2022, 08:30:35 AM »
he's still waiting for a Haynes to turn up..

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Autojumble / Re: 1952 PLUNGER JAMES 197
« on: August 26, 2022, 07:36:54 PM »
My first ever bike pile of parts. Got it in exchange for a Matchie gearbox left behind by my Ten Pound Pom brother, and later swapped it for a couple of a quid and an Alice Cooper LP.
A valuable lesson learnt...it's always better cheaper and easier to buy a complete bike than a load of of parts purporting to be most of a bike.

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British Bikes / Re: Tap, Tap
« on: August 21, 2022, 09:14:55 AM »
Quote from: ramwing7 on August 20, 2022, 10:16:45 PM
  It only does it with the clutch engaged,

Are you implying it doesn't do it with the clutch pulled then?
That could narrow it down a lot.

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British Bikes / Re: Carb leak
« on: August 12, 2022, 07:30:27 PM »
Then I would say the gasket-trimming would be a good place to start. I've had the same problem with pattern gaskets from Ebay.

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