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Apr 16, 2011 - 9:00AM

Decals and Census Number

What is the best place to buy decals for my Norton petrol tank, and primary chaincase?
How do you apply the census number on the tank? Is it handwritten or also a decal? Where can I get this from?
Cheers!

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Ron Pier

Apr 16, 2011 - 11:27AM

Re: Decals and Census Number

Kostas I bought these water slide transfers and low tack stencils to spray the number on, from 'Classic Transfers' you can buy the same transfers from 'VMCC Transfers' and all different styles of low tack military stencils from 'Axholm Signs'. You can google all these firms. Ron

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Danny DeFazio

Apr 16, 2011 - 5:00PM

Re: Decals and Census Number - note to Ron

Ron, why is your headlight rim painted black? Is that just artistic licence? Or something to do with blackout masks? Or is that how some bikes were liveried?

P.S. Send me some matt black paint. I might do mine like that.

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Ron Pier

Apr 16, 2011 - 5:08PM

Re: Decals and Census Number - note to Ron

Danny I have had at least two NOS headlamps in my possession with satin black rims. Not sure of their supply dates mind you. So some artistic licence is involved.

Ron

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Danny DeFazio

Apr 16, 2011 - 9:14PM

Re: Decals and Census Number - note to Ron

Thanks Ron.

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Ian Wright

Apr 16, 2011 - 9:21PM

Re: Decals and Census Number - note to Ron

I've had a NOS DU42 with a black rim...and these were replaced with MU42s post war, so I guess they are wartime production....Ian