Someday I will get it right!

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In case you missed it I installed the crown a$$ backwards. But not entirely my fault as the grease nipple was placed incorrectly by PO. Work in progress. But now I understand why the front wheel seemed too inclined.

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We all make mistakes Henri, no matter how experienced !

I won't mention the time in recent years that I took my eyebrows off in a ball of flame enveloping my entire head whilst testing a spark plug next to a James ML cylinder full of fuel............Peter Brown may have laughed at me writhing on the floor without facial hair but the tables were turned later on when he attempted to kick-start his 3HW from the right-side and ended up stamping on his left foot when his right slipped off the kick-start !!!! His wife was gardening at the time and it must have seemed like an on-going comedy in Laurel and Hardy style on the drive in front of her........

Thanks Steve. Yours was more eventful than what I did. I was pushing and huffing this beast as it dragged along but now I can't wait to tear it apart but for the fear that I forgot how to get it back in there. I have the original legs and have to clean those prior to reattaching them to the rest of the girders. Have to hurry before winter sets in. So much to do, so little time left.

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The BSA B50 MX was one of the few British bikes where the cylinder head can't be removed with the engine in the frame...

Many years back I had to do a head gasket on mine and after replacing the engine, exhaust, tank and connecting the alternator, rear chain etc. I just had the tappets to adjust to complete the job...

It was at that point I realised I'd forgotten to refit the push rods .. .....Ian

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well at least it wasn't the gudgeon pin circlips............

Years ago when we were upgrading Triumph Saint gearboxes from bronze bushes to needle rollers it was considered fun to place a thrust washer under the bike in the drip tray.

cruel but fun...., as long as it wasn't you.

I left a tyre lever inside a tyre once, it slipped in while I was changing the tyre after a few beers. After a couple of hundred yards of me wondering what the bump....bump....bump was on the way to work in the morning, I stopped and the end was just working its way through the tyre. So, after I pushed it back home, got another new tyre, and another lever (I needed 3 to get the tyre off, but now only had 2!), I learnt to count them.

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Henri at first I thought you are working on an Ariel W/NG. But I can see that it's a Triumph mudguard. Those side check spring lugs must make it a twin from 1940.

I have a couple of Enfields which have a similar offset steering stem. They also have the facility to alter the location at the botton of the spring. I have worked out that this is to allow you to alter the rake of the forks for side car use. I wonder if Triumph had the same idea for their pre war type models? It's not a feature of the later 3HW's which have Webb forks fitted. Ron

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Thanks Ron, it is indeed the 1939 Speed, did not know about the sidecar possibility for the girder rake, intesting option for sure, it lowers the bike a bit as I see it. Prepping the girder legs and will replace this week.

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Thanks for the pictures Henri. As far as I can tell, the side check springs were first introduced for the 1940 model year. Also of course you would need a headlamp without the switch panel. Just the Lucas medallion in the top. Ron

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Hey that's a G3!

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No check springs on the 1939 Ron, see the parts catalogue, the two openings are to hook up the headlamp stays, lower

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Quite right Henri. That's me getting confused, thinking they were for the side check springs Yes my G3 shows the type of headlamp for a panel tank bike. Ron

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