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Re: Currenty on my bench!!.

Marvellous! Looking great so far ! I can’t wait to see the final product in time 👍🏻

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Re: Currenty on my bench!!.

Very nice Ron, can you tell me the colour you are using ?

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Re: Currenty on my bench!!.

The paint is single pack polyurethane mat which I buy from a local firm. The colour is Khaki Green. There is no formula and I tint it myself by adding different colours by trial and error. Ron

email (option): ronpier@talk21.com

Re: Currenty on my bench!!.

Very nice Ron!

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Re: Currenty on my bench!!.

Lex Schmidt
Very nice Ron! will bring more missing parts soon, all the non original parts have been sold off, and contributed to buying original stuff, the rear wheel came all the way from Australia, and the alu brake plate was found to be unusable, luckily we could arrange a swop for a later one. I made the choice to fit NOS wartime tyres, I think they're still OK, the front is a John Bull, so probably even prewar, rear is Dunlop Universal, all 3,25 x 19.

Will post pictures later.

Cheers,

Lex
Not wishing to start a subthread here but your use of old tyres even if N0S is in my opinion only appropriate if you don't ride the bike. My reason for saying this is I have just felt along my right calf and felt the 9 inch scar where my shin bone was poking out in1969, all caused by the original army tyre, a Firestone, spliting. As the bike was made in 1945 the tyre couldn't have been more than 25 years old, I have been mindful of tyres ever since.
Richard.

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Re: Currenty on my bench!!.

I agree...It's not sensible to ride on such old tyres which will have deteriorated with age and probably haven't been stored correctly for god knows how long....Never mind wartime tyres, I can still remember new Avon 'slipmasters' in the 70's which were likely to send you crashing to the ground on a wet day if you weren't careful...

Compounds have been improved immensely in the last few decades...Ian

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Re: Currenty on my bench!!.

The insurance companies don't like tyres over 10 years old. Be careful

Re: Currenty on my bench!!.

It's Lex's bike and he supplied his own tyres. I must admit they are quite supple, which surprised me. But I still had them professionally fitted at "Poole Tyres". I doubt Lex will be touring on them. Ron

email (option): ronpier@talk21.com

Re: Currenty on my bench!!.

It's a shame that we can't edit the thread titles, isn't it ?

Every time that I read 'Currenty on my bench', I expect to see photos of Ron bench-testing a dynamo...:grinning:

Re: Currenty on my bench!!.

Samuel Cormier
Very nice, let me know if you need some correct NOS control cable sleeves.
Samuel, do you have some RE marked cables?? I have some throttle ones NOS, but no others I think.

Let me know please,

Lex

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Re: Currenty on my bench!!.

Mark Towers
Marvellous! Looking great so far ! I can’t wait to see the final product in time 👍🏻
Thanks Mark!!

It's really progressing now!

Cheers,

Lex

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Re: Currenty on my bench!!.

Richard Smith
Lex Schmidt
Very nice Ron! will bring more missing parts soon, all the non original parts have been sold off, and contributed to buying original stuff, the rear wheel came all the way from Australia, and the alu brake plate was found to be unusable, luckily we could arrange a swop for a later one. I made the choice to fit NOS wartime tyres, I think they\'re still OK, the front is a John Bull, so probably even prewar, rear is Dunlop Universal, all 3,25 x 19.

Will post pictures later.

Cheers,

Lex
Not wishing to start a subthread here but your use of old tyres even if N0S is in my opinion only appropriate if you don't ride the bike. My reason for saying this is I have just felt along my right calf and felt the 9 inch scar where my shin bone was poking out in1969, all caused by the original army tyre, a Firestone, spliting. As the bike was made in 1945 the tyre couldn't have been more than 25 years old, I have been mindful of tyres ever since.
Richard.
Richard,

Grateful for your concern, but these tyres were still wrapped in brown paper wrapping, and had been stored dark and dry, have great confidence in them, I have a lot of scars too, but not becouse of tyres, but will keep an eye on them, it all depends if the bike is nice to ride or not, weather I will use it a lot or not.

Cheers,

Lex

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Re: Currenty on my bench!!.

Ian Wright
I agree...It's not sensible to ride on such old tyres which will have deteriorated with age and probably haven't been stored correctly for god knows how long....Never mind wartime tyres, I can still remember new Avon 'slipmasters' in the 70's which were likely to send you crashing to the ground on a wet day if you weren't careful...

Compounds have been improved immensely in the last few decades...Ian
Same message as above Ian, will monitor them closely, but they are just really nice!

Cheers,

Lex

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Re: Currenty on my bench!!.

Rik
It's a shame that we can't edit the thread titles, isn't it ?

Every time that I read 'Currenty on my bench', I expect to see photos of Ron bench-testing a dynamo...:grinning:
That also happened, as Ron told me yesterday, the dynamo motors along quite strongly, but no video of it!

Haha, I'm not concerned much about dynamo's anymore, I did supply him with a Lead-Acid regulator, but cannot make out the date codes, sorry!

Cheers,

Lex

email (option): welbike@welbi**.net

Re: Currenty on my bench!!.

I collected the magneto yesterday and the rest of the dull chrome plating. Magdyno is now installed and timed up. Ron
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email (option): ronpier@talk21.com

Re: Currenty on my bench!!.

Absolutely great, Ron.
We are all waiting to see the final result

Re: Currenty on my bench!!.

Lovely work Ron.
By the way I am thinking of having the girder forks rebuilt on the M20 as there is a alarming amount of play and was wondering if you knew who I could use ?
Regards
Paul

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Re: Currenty on my bench!!.

Paul there is no one that comes to mind that I would recommend for specific fork work....BUT! John Brewster manufactures spindles, bushes and headstock bearings for Triumphs and actually re-bushed a set of forks for a friends Triumph.

You could start with a new set of links from Russells, although I wasn't very impressed with the set I bought. But it is quite possible to make new pins and silver solder them into the links. Then re-bush the forks and ream them to size.

Worth a phone call to John though. Ron

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Re: Currenty on my bench!!.

Very nice Ron cracking progress :)

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Re: Currenty on my bench!!.

Lex's tank has been blasted and had some braze and lead work and I need to check it for leaks before starting to shape it up. I've acquired some correct NOS taps and Jan is making the tank bolts. Ron
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The tank was still leaking after the brazing, but is back for more repairs, hope it will be succesfull this time!

More progress on other fronts, let the pictures speak for themselves.

Still need the sidestand, if anyone has anything? I have the hinged end part (same as Norton) and the parts that bolts to the frame is being made, only the about 12" long "spike"is missing! (see last picture)

Thanks Ron! and cheers,

Lex









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Re: Currenty on my bench!!.

Looks good lex another bike for in your living room:joy:

Re: Currenty on my bench!!.

Hi Marcel. It depends if he marries one of his many girlfriends? All the bike bits indoors will have to stop then:smile:

Today I buttoned up the primary, foot rests and brake pedal. A problem with the brake rod as it's too short (must have been cut for the Triumph wheel that was in it?).....But I've made a start on the wiring. Ron

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Re: Currenty on my bench!!.

Is that one of the MT110 I had Lex?

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Re: Currenty on my bench!!.

Got any more Sam?:yum:

I finished getting the awkward internal pull throttle on and working today. Not the sort of cable you'd want to replace at night on the road side :upside_down_face: Ron

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Re: Currenty on my bench!!.

Samuel Cormier
Is that one of the MT110 I had Lex?
Sam, no it was another one, a complete black one, I found some years ago, seemed a shame to seperate the two parts after so many years together!!

It even works now!



And the front;



Let's hope the regulator will work too!



Nice work Ron!

Cheers,

Lex

email (option): welbike@welbi**.net

Re: Currenty on my bench!!.

Yes, that was a bit of a piece of work, must have been also the repro and original parts, that must all work together!



Cheers,

Lex

email (option): welbike@welbi**.net

Re: Currenty on my bench!!.

Look at the comparison pictures, you can't get more original than that!!





Also the rear brake rod arrived, and needed to be shortened by an inch, was for a WD-CO I believe, spring and nut now removed, as that was not fitted originally, the wing nut is original.

Behind the scenes, while Ron was getting his hands dirty, I have been studying pictures, manuals and parts lists, (and pestering Jan for info!) to get the best results on this restoration, now some more plated parts to fit, and the petrol tank, and fuel line, and I think it will be almost ready!?



I am however working on the side stand, that was also missing, just need to make the tapered tube now. Bolts are the tank bolts.



Cheers,

Lex

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