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Steve S.

Aug 31, 2019 - 11:02PM

Royal Enfield 250cc.

Post card of what is possibly a Royal Enfield model D 25Occ.

looks like a DR cloth badge on the left sleeve.

Ron Pier

Aug 31, 2019 - 11:22PM

Re: Royal Enfield 250cc.

Nice one Steve. It's one I haven't seen. He's fitted a standard Amal twist grip instead of the awkward internal pull twist grip. Ron

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Rik

Aug 31, 2019 - 11:32PM

Re: Royal Enfield 250cc.

The serial number shows that it is from C7945 - 300 'D's, 150 'C's and 118 'G's delivered July 1940 - Were they all civilian spec from Redditch stock ? Did Civvy Ds have standard Amal controls ?

Ron Pier

Sep 1, 2019 - 7:59AM

Re: Royal Enfield 250cc.

So far, all my pictures (impressed or WD) show the same twist grip. Jan will know! Ron

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Jan

Sep 1, 2019 - 9:44AM

Re: Royal Enfield 250cc.

Indeed, contemporary pictures and the spare parts lists both confirm that the (militarised) civilian Model D and the WD/D all used the same AMAL "clean bars" setup. For those who do not know: this "clean bars" system was an AMAL marketing gimmick from the late 1930's, with the throttle cable running inside the handlebars...

Nice picture by the way Steve! Thanks for sharing!

Jan

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