Dunelt and Barnstormers

[cardan]

Interesting to read about the combined oil filled and sight glass - apparently there is a bowl and drip feed under a glass filler lid, which somehow swings out of the way when it's time to fill the oil tank.

Tempting to say the rear carrier is missing, but on p33 of the parts list there is a set of mudguard stays "if required". So maybe the stays are original. Back stand is missing. Love the Dunelt-specific flanged hubs with 4 7/8" drums.

Quirky little bike, even before we get to Professor Supercharge's stepped piston.

Leon

[33d6]

I don’t know what that gearbox is but it certainly isn’t what I expected to see. I expected to see an FW (Featherweight) Sturmey Archer which that is not.
There’s nothing wrong with the FW box except the ratios are so spread out.
It’s not just a wide ratio box, it is ultra wide. Top is normal as it always is but bottom is so low you barely have time to get your feet on the rests before you have to grab middle. It’s so low you could haul wrecked Russian tanks off the battlefield. Middle gear then has an impossible job between the two. Perhaps the box now fitted gives a better spread.
That said it’s not too hard to find an FW box. Few sellers understand what they have. They look pathetic compared to other SA boxes.
Still, as you’ve shown Leon, this bike has all the impossible to find pieces so it’s a straightforward restoration. Not a twenty year hunt for hens teeth.

[cardan]

That's weird - pity I can't get a look at the right side of the bike while it's hanging where it is. The idea of getting it down is a bit daunting.

My guess is that piston/bore condition would be a big factor in the restoration.

Sadly the owner's health dictates that the bike must go, so it is available. Best to go to a Dunelt-appreciating home. Yell if you're interested.

Leon

[33d6]

I wish I could make an offer Leon but I’ve already got more restorations on the go than I can keep up with plus finding the room to put it is tricky to say the least.
Of course should I have an unexpected windfall from a friendly billionaire things could change but billionaires don’t knock on my door very often.