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AJS model D needs a sidecar ?

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Karsten:
Hi,
My name is Karsten and I live in northern Germany.
I drive a very long time a AJS Model D from 1919, which I have also restored itself (see photos).
Just as long as I've been looking for a sidecar for this bike.
I do not seek the great original AJS-sidecar.
Seeking a smaller lighter sidecar with a plywood body (see photos).
Maybe someone has a tip for me here ??

Thanks and Greetings
Karsten

murdo:
Very nice AJS.

Karsten:
Moin Moin from the Baltic See,
I was very lucky and found a sidecar.
Well then not the actually wanted light sidecar,
but for the original one belongs to my motorcycle
and as you can see in a fantastic original condition! :)
But now I have a problem:
My bike is fully restored and shines .....
That's why I would have to ask a few now.
How can I improve the original paint (Nitrocellulose?) on the sidecar?
How can I patinate my motorcycle?
I miss the connections on the motorcycle (see photo). Does anyone still have these?
Can someone take pictures of it, so that I can copy these?

Many thanks and reguads
Karsten

R:
Very nice.

Can you still get cellulose paint in your part of the world.
Its still common in Britain ( and very common in India !!).
A light mist spray would restore the black-n-shiny look.
If its not overdone, its what any owner would have had done to keep it 'well kept'.

Cellulose also easily polishes up to a high shine, have you tried a patch - somewhere discrete ?
Remembering that it will then be very difficult to paint that area with any residue of polish left...

Can't help with the fittings, but there are still firms that specialise in sidecars ?
An engineering shop could soon fabricate up those fittings ?

cardan:

Hi Karsten,

That's quite a sidecar - just perfect.

I wonder if the paint is from the AJS factory, or if it has been repainted at some time. If it's the original paint, I'd just clean and polish it, and have fun with the conversation that starts when people ask why the sidecar doesn't match the bike.

If it's not the original paint, I'd still leave it as it is, but I wouldn't be disappointed if you decided to repaint it.

These days there are many, many shiny things that are fake. If you have something that is genuine, enjoy it and tell people that yours (at least) is real.

I don't like fake patination - I'm sick of "barn find" board track racers and "racing" cyclecars.

Cheers

Leon

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