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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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British Bikes / Re: Waratah on fleabay
« on: February 04, 2025, 08:25:23 PM »
Perhaps AI doesn't know pressed tin pogo sticks ...

Quote from: 33d6 on February 04, 2025, 01:16:37 AM
.Needs a LOT of work to finish.

Aye.
Wonder what shape the engine is in. ?
Looks like has spent a small fortune on stuff already.
When you wonder what shape the original bits were in ..
For a budget bike, rijjinal is always best ?
And no tank cap ???



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British Bikes / Waratah on fleabay
« on: February 03, 2025, 10:52:30 PM »
Hmmmm, quite a hefty price for an unfinished project ?

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/135173491874

Been trying to get a sale for quite a while now ...

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British Bikes / Re: Sunbeam S7D stud
« on: January 08, 2025, 10:57:12 PM »
What do you have of them at present.
Wouldn't there be holes that would dictate their size ?

And wouldn't Stewart Engineering have what ye need.
Or have they ceased ...

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British Bikes / Re: Sunbeam S7D stud
« on: January 08, 2025, 09:52:33 AM »
??
https://www.oldbikemag.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/OBA74-Sunbeam-5d.jpg

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American Bikes / Re: 1949 Indian vertical twin parts
« on: January 06, 2025, 01:02:03 AM »
There was a fairly active Yahoo Group for these.
I think the Facebook group has taken over, since Yahoo bailed out of groups.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/152093191516017/

There are still a lot of these about when you take stock.
Inc some suppliers of parts.
https://www.indianvertical.com/

Hopethishelpshavefun. !

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Japanese Bikes / Re: Marusho Lilac Le Mans
« on: January 01, 2025, 09:55:10 PM »
Harry Beanham, from Sydney who was mentioned earlier here as having an interest
in Marushos also had a fleet of LE Velocettes.   
Now he had a string of business's in Sydney Melb Adelaide Brisbane.  The story goes that
when he caught the train to visit any of these said business's, he took his LE's numberplates
in his pocket, and attached them to an LE that he kept at each business.
Apparently did this for decades.   Gearco, Allparts, Diecut, etc etc etc were his ...
We diverge.

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Japanese Bikes / Re: Marusho Lilac Le Mans
« on: January 01, 2025, 03:43:21 AM »
This line in the instructions sounds more than useful.
Might save someone wasting $90   !!

"If you are not sure whether the vehicle was registered in Victoria prior to 1984
please call us on 03 9558 4829 to determine whether or how to proceed "

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British Bikes / Re: Ariel Arrow SS Ignition Key
« on: December 24, 2024, 09:05:48 PM »
This is shown as a generic switch for Ariels - without specific mention of an Arrow.
Look familiar ?

https://www.classicbikepartscheshire.com/images/genuine-lucas-ignition-switch-for-classic-motorcycle-oem-no-34057-p79-8318_medium.jpg

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British Bikes / Re: James ML with no spark
« on: December 15, 2024, 01:45:49 AM »
I have a (postwar) 9D, but not in an ML

Does it all look OK externally ?
https://oldthumpers.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/06092010109.jpg

Could get some pics, but not yet familiar enough to know where to compare ?

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British Bikes / Re: 196 super sport inlet manifold
« on: October 23, 2024, 12:51:00 AM »
Get a pic ?

We are assuming this stuff must be mighty thin - shimstock ?

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