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If this is for your Electra ?, you need to study the parts book to see what Smiths speedo drive AND SPEEDO was specified.

Somewhere about then, speedos switched from chronometric (clock mechanism) to magnetic type, and the speedo
drives switched from generally being 2:1 ratio to 12:15 ratio.
The numbers on the speedo face will tell you what you have, and need in the way of speedo drives, but need some interpreting.

Be aware that India now supplies a vast range of replica stuff, but you need to be sure what you need for it all to work together,
they supply a number of varieties that are not entirely equivalent to what used to be supplied.
Beware in particular of 12mm fittings on cables and speedos, this is a new standard and must all be matched.

There is even one sectioned in a museum
Not a very good pic...

https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/content/media/6/24356-small.jpg

Well spotted that man. !
My knowledge of brown motorcycles would fit on the back
of a postage stamp, with room to spare.

This pic could be close to that year/model even ?
Footpegs rather than footboards though.
New Hudson made their own engines, it would seem.

Didn't Russia in an earlier era place quite a large order for military Matchie outfits ?
Not sure if this was pre revolution or not, or if they were actually delivered ?
Its a long chalk to connect that with a 31 Model X, but this was pre iron curtain,
so any traveller could have taken it there, or a wealthy local ordered it ?

I have never had a lugged frame break

Your bikes must have led a sheltered life !
Rough roads soon sorted the tough from the fragile. ?

Advice from an expert on how to strengthen a Norton frame
And newly cast lugs are available to repair the actual lug there, I see.
Which I am going to resort to, I think ...

Incidentally ,I suspect Herby Hopwood cribbed the unusual head design from the abortive Indian 249 model ,very similar IMHO

Not really, the Indian 249 has some of the rocker gear really hanging out.
http://www.themotorcyclemuseum.com/images/bikes/49indian-249scout/49indian249-Scout-1080.jpg
Where the Electra is looking like a smaller version sorta of the dominator, but with alloy covers over it.
The pipes in both are poked into the head close up to the valves though, saves head soaking the heads some ....

Sorted out, the 249 is quite a capable little bike.
There was one here at a rally, with twin carbs on it, reliable ignition and all well lubed.
It was a real flyer.
(A lot of early 249's were sold with no grease in the rear hub !)
(whomever wrote that contract should have mentioned grease)
We diverge.

I understand the Electra is based on the cycleparts of the James/Francis Barnett range,
so the stand is likely to be common to the Navigator/Electra/Jubilee . (?)

I had a FB in my yoof, and it had a cobbled up centrestand made from what looked like small bore waterpipe !
Quite well done and easy to use, but I don't think it was oem ?
I've never seen mention of a supplier of them, and what happened to all the original ones taken off by would-be
cafe racers has always puzzled me ...

All I can suggest is you take a tape measure to bike shows, and discretely take some measurements.
And keep a beady eye out at car boot sales.
Good Luck.

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Seems I don't have permission to view that.

This one ?
Grim when the price is POA  !

http://www.stevecarthymotorcycles.com/product.php?productid=705&cat=0&page=1

If the demand is there, and you can print them to look good ...