where the recommended tyre pressures routinely painted on the front and rear mudguards of M20s and 16h's?
If so was it by the factory or the services? and what did they look like? Where they on both sides of the mudguard?

Basically any info you have please

As far as I know, no, no and no.

Cheers,

Lex

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Lex,
thanks, thanks, and thanks

Keith H

Keith, there is the odd example of field markings, but even WW2 jeeps hardly ever had these markings.

Just went through about 100 period Matchless pictures, and found just 3 with TP markings, all without the TP, just a number 12 or so.

Maybe others can come up with other mnakes? nothing on factrory finish pictures sofar though.

Cheers,

Lex

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I can find no photographic evidence for it in my catalogued pictures of wartime Norton solos.

I have the impression that it was more of a post-war National Service thing, along with oil grades painted on the oil tank.

Ah, well spotted, but can you post the whole picture too please? this is a funny contract, where the rivets of the contract plate are centered, instead of the normal offset position.

Cheers,

Lex

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I would have thought the tyre pressures may have been adjusted frequently, dependant on what the rider was actually doing that day, or where the bike was. I.E, on sand, in mud, tarmac or whatever.

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Haha Jan, but there's still only 2 rivets! it just stood out very clearly to me, and first thought is was a modern picture, with a strange repro plate, then I checked with my picture contract plate file, and saw there were 2 contracts (or more) with the rivets in the middle!!

Duncan, think that was more to do with heavier 4 or more wheeled vehicles.

And the riders probably adjusted them to their own preferences.

Cheers,

Lex

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Yes, you're more than likely correct. I know they used to do it on jeeps and the like.

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Lex,

Have sent you an email regarding the picture.

Regards,
Peter

I found tire pressure painting on the bottom side of pannier racks so when you folded them up you could read it. Cool huh? That are about 1 inch high letters in white paint, common stencil font.

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Robb,

But all M20's that came into the US were previously used by the postwar Brit army, so hence the markings.

Like this one in the US:





Sorry to have disturbed the dust......

Cheers,

Lex

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Hey Lex.

I picked up an M20 off a chap in the US last year with similar markings as the one in your photos. As far as I can tell its pretty complete. Were there a lot of M20s sold into the States after the war? Any idea where they typically were before being sold?

Regards,
Ben.

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