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Identify these bikes! / Re: Villiers 197cc
« on: December 02, 2020, 06:53:41 PM »
Gents
Re-opening this 5 year old topic to see whether any further info is now available regarding the engine code 087B. I've run out of stuff to do during 'lockdown' so have pulled this Villiers engine out to see if i can get it running.

Only info I've come across is a DOT scrambler which was auctioned by Bonham's in 2017 which was fitted with an 8E engine? which had the code 087B. According to the blurb the engine was from a Greeves.

Here's the link https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/24131/lot/329/

Thanks for looking

Cheers
Alan


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Identify these bikes! / Re: Villiers 197cc
« on: January 26, 2015, 08:28:46 PM »
Thanks Bud,
According to Sizer the B prefix to engine numbers came in in 1956 and D came in in 1960 (no mention of C), so mine must be 1956 to 1960. That would make it a 7E or 8E. The piston is flat topped so does not appear to be HC so I suppose this suggests its an 8E.

Still no ID but glad to have found a bit more info.

Alan

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Identify these bikes! / Re: Villiers 197cc
« on: January 26, 2015, 02:37:11 PM »
Have checked with the Bond minicars owners club. The prefix is not from a Bond. I have asked if they can send me the engine prefix's that do relate to Bond's as they may be useful to someone. Will update if I get a reply.

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Identify these bikes! / Re: help to identify logo please
« on: January 24, 2015, 05:41:21 PM »
What makes you think it is motorcycle related?

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Identify these bikes! / Re: Villiers 197cc
« on: January 24, 2015, 05:38:18 PM »
Gents,

I have also uncovered the barrel, head, carb, kickstart and gear lever. The piston is 30 thou over. The generator just has one white wire coming out (plus the HT lead) which I believe dates it to 1951 onwards.

R: It does look like the 6E diagram so that would put it between1951 and 1953 ?

There is no slot in the primary case, I think it just looks like there is in the photo.

Can anything be interpretated from the engine number 55617 ?  does it suggest the customer 087B was a large or small buyer (i.e did each buyer have its own set of engine numbers starting at, in this case 55000?

33d6: Can you say from your list that it is not from a Bond minicar?

Cheers
Alan

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Identify these bikes! / Villiers 197cc
« on: January 23, 2015, 08:38:30 PM »
Hope someone can help identify the origins of an engine I have just unearthed in my dads shed. Apparently  he paid £5 for it back in the mid seventies.
 It appears to be complete. Engine number stamped into front of crankcases is 087B and under that 55617.







Many thanks
Alan


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British Bikes / Re: Ariel redhunter frame / engine number
« on: April 12, 2009, 12:14:38 PM »
Thats what I thought.
I have not come across this before and was wondering whether anyone else has seen this / was it common practice for WD bikes to have XWD stamped on the frame / engine numbers before they went into 'civilian' use

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British Bikes / Ariel redhunter frame / engine number
« on: April 12, 2009, 11:07:31 AM »
I have a 500 RedHunter first reg 1944. The letters at the start of the engine and frame number have both been overstamped with XWD and this is what appears on the log book. Does anyone know the significance of the XWD stamping ?

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