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British Bikes / Re: Ariel Arrow Flasher?
« on: May 19, 2025, 12:05:12 AM »
It would be interesting to know if this was factory or a subsequent owner ?
Compare notes with other owners/restorers.

Norton Commandos have a few stray extra wires - for police use.
Never mind that those also have an extra harness anyway.

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Identify these bikes! / Re: Villiers stationairy engine
« on: May 07, 2025, 10:00:51 AM »
is there a picture anywhere of these aluminium flywheels.
Are they lighter than the brass ones ?

Do we know why they came about ...

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Identify these bikes! / Re: Villiers stationairy engine
« on: May 07, 2025, 01:53:56 AM »
Can we see a pic of this aluminium flywheel ?

Now I'm no Villiers 'expert', but never seen nor heard of that. ?
They did have a variety of aluminium covers ..

Edit. Ah, does it have sorta fan blades on it ?
Now that I might have seen.

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British Bikes / Re: Ariel Arrow Flasher?
« on: April 20, 2025, 03:30:01 AM »
This Arrow has bar end winkers.

https://b1944490.smushcdn.com/1944490/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/06/import-from-BTP-396.jpg

Does the wiring diagram show this ?
Proof positive that they were factory fitted ?

And this one doesn't
https://handh.blob.core.windows.net/stock/52716-0.jpg?v=63717197015000

A 2 stroke twin - just a little ahead of its time ?

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British Bikes / Re: Ariel Arrow Flasher?
« on: April 20, 2025, 03:21:56 AM »
If the bike is not fitted with flashers, then either
1. It has been in the past, and they are now gone.
2. A previous owner (PO) intended to fit them.
3. There is no possible other logical explanation !

Are we sure its a flasher unit
Were there any wires attached.

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The Classic Biker Bar / Re: ?
« on: April 19, 2025, 01:43:18 AM »
Thought maybe it had sold out to the Chinese, avoid some fees and tariffs
Many fees and tariffs  ....

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American Bikes / Re: 1949 Indian vertical twin parts
« on: April 10, 2025, 11:10:43 PM »
A few little flaws, but nothing that couldn't be fixed.
Being sent out with no grease in the rear wheel bearings so the wheel seized or collapsed wasn't their finest moment.
Never heard the wash-up of how that was allowed to happen ...

One locally here has been adapted to take twin carbs - off an early BSA Star Twin was it ?
Made it quite a peppy rally performer, smart little twin.

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British Bikes / Re: A10 front brake cables
« on: April 06, 2025, 07:08:46 AM »
I've been doing this for quite a while, never had one break yet.
Nor had any nipples pull off.
Which is more than I can say about a few factory ones.

I have a large stock of assorted NOS spare inners, which I have experimented on.
With quite a variety of original fittings on them too
https://i.postimg.cc/6pqwdYpy/Inners.jpg

That said, I think a comment above on not beginning with a front brake cable, of all cables, is wise advice.  !!

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British Bikes / Re: A10 front brake cables
« on: April 05, 2025, 01:57:57 AM »
The strands in the cable MUST be splayed out enough before soldering that they can't pull through,
like you say.

I silver solder those squidgy little nipples, if they look like they may not be strong enough.
Care must be taken that the metal doesn't run back up the cable, or it will not be flexible enough.

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British Bikes / Re: A10 front brake cables
« on: April 02, 2025, 10:19:23 PM »
I've just done this for something obscure where nothing is available off the shelf.
You take an old bit of outer, and run it in wide curves from the handlebar lever to
the brake anchor point, and measure. And with a bit of string, run from the handlebar lever,
and run in those same wide curves, to the brake lever anchor point, and measure.
That gives you the inner and outer lengths.
And figure out what fittings this will need at each end, to tell your maker.

I then went and bought a suitable cable which I knew was longer, and trimmed it down to suit.
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/VZIAAOSwRg5gGMH2/s-l1600.jpg
Being able to solder made this easier - its not difficult.
Getting the solder to actually stick is the trick - flux is important !


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The Classic Biker Bar / Re: Locknut
« on: March 16, 2025, 06:31:01 AM »
Surprising about Modaks, I thought they had about everything under the sun.

Is this not a crankpin nut - item 5
(Or the shaft nut item 23.)
This is a 1950s Bullet, G2

https://www.hitchcocksmotorcycles.com/partsbook-pages/1478#page-1478-position-5

All British Cycle Thread is 60 degrees.
BSF & Whitworth are 55 degrees.
BA is 47 1/2 degrees.

Needs to be GOOD steel.




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The Classic Biker Bar / Re: Locknut
« on: March 15, 2025, 06:13:14 PM »
Somehow missed this post, or would have replied sooner.

Modaks in Melbourne or BJs in Brisbane are likely places.
Both have extensive stocks of everything, and a longtime history with RE.
Modaks are mail order only these days, I understand.

Hitchcocks in the UK are pretty good too.
And postage is not too bad on small light items, sent economy airmail.
Can be quicker than internal aussie post !!

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British Bikes / Re: What is this?
« on: March 08, 2025, 08:45:38 PM »
Bracket, miscellaneous, emergency use only.
??

Is the horn, muffler, seat or toolbox missing this VITAL piece of bracketry. !

Was your bike black to begin with.
Always worth checking, if this is a foreigner  ...

Ain't old bikes fun.

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British Bikes / Re: Waratah on fleabay
« on: February 16, 2025, 10:11:48 PM »
And, just for laffs, there is an "Excelsior Henderson" on FB
Not entirely complete, and asking a fairly hefty wad as is.
Inc missing engine bits and that monstrosity of a muffler.
And probably also having had a fair bit of $$$ already lavished on it ?

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/8322811081154643

And as we all know, Henderson is totally uninvolved in this ..
And Excelsior of Tynsley UK being the maker of Waratahs, 'badge engineering' and all that.
The common thread here.


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British Bikes / Re: Waratah on fleabay
« on: February 09, 2025, 10:18:49 PM »
Quote from: cardan on February 05, 2025, 06:23:10 AM
Hope it finds a new home, at maybe 1/3 of the listed price.

Aye, that sounds more like it.
But there doesn't seem to have been much movement on the asking price.
Maybe thats how much has been spent already ?!

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