I've had for some years now a large collection of James ML parts but never gave them much attention.............but having recently stripped the engine down of my remarkably complete and original ML, frame ML 3401, and got her running beautifully, I decided to look again at my pile of spares..........
Needless to say, I had over 50% of another ML so, made the decision to build up another........
The frame carries the earliest and lowest ML number I have seen to date..........the first contract started at "ML 2" and this frame is "ML 27" so likely from the first day or so of WD production in March 1943.................
Aside from the engine already being restored and built up, the remainder of the bike so far was a pile of parts barely two weeks ago now.............at the present time, all parts blast-cleaned, primed and finished in SCC No.2 Brown..............and assembled............
It does help enormously however, to have a complete ML to refer to.....!
I still need wheels to complete this WD motorcycle...........of course, I can always borrow the wheels from the other, but still seeking wheels or parts of to complete this old girl...........
