Have some sympathy for the country boys with slower internet speeds...I have to scroll away for a measurable amount of time to get to the last comment...Time for a new thread!....Ian:yum: ...
The simple and nice thing about that tool I have is, I set it in my head and marked the plunger at TDC and 7/16" BTDC. It can now be used on any M20/21 as you just adjust the height with the outer hollow bolt:+1: Ron
Mark how did you get the ball rolling with Dvla? I have an original reg that the bike had but long before they went digital and I've no proof of it other than the pressed plates, is it possible to apply for the war time reg or is that not an option?
Tod, without an old buff log book, you have little hope of retention of the number unless the original LVLA records survive...but government instructed them to be destroyed in the late 1970s
Do you know which county council issued your original number ? One or two ignored instructions.
Tod, I was born in Croydon, as the hospital in Purley was full. Three quarters of a century later, I'm still ashamed of it !
Regrettably, the old LCC / GLC were amongst the keenest to pulp records and none survive. You'll have to go the age-related route.
No WD motorcycle had a County Council registration number after September 1939 though, so there is no "correct" way. If you're comfortably off then you could buy a pre-war Middlesex "cherished" number and use that...or fit your plate with magnets and take it off if you think no)one is looking.
Hello Tod,
I took a torturous route with mine.
First I got it MOT'd on the frame number.
I spent too long messing around and combined with a long wait from the BSAOC getting a dating certificate the MOT lapsed.
So I don't know if that helped.
With my DVLA application I sent all the BSAOC info.
After some time I get a date for an inspection to see the bike running!
The inspection consisted of more photographs by a chap admitting to know nothing about bikes.
More weeks pass and I get a registration document for a BSA 500 !!!
Insurance, it's now a 1943 500cc Blue Star!
I know some people do it anyway, but there is no need for an MOT on an historic vehicle, whether for registration or not. Nor does the vehicle need to be running......Been there many times. Ron:relaxed:
This is my issue ron currently my bike isnt at the running stage, i wanted to apply to dvla but this states i need a proof of age which they will accept from bsaoc, i didnt know what the turn around time is for this but if its a while i can get the ball rolling now as i just joined bsaoc for this. Would be nice to ride it by the end of summer
Yes Tod as long as the bike looks fairly complete will do. They never ask to see it running. The inspector (if he's called for) is only there to check the numbers and take some pictures..... The dating letter from the BSAOC or VMCC or MVT is valid for one year. Ron
