Hello Keith, By now the trouble with the MkIII starter are dealt with. A better (stronger) starter motor is available from Norvil and I just saw on the website of Alton that they started to make a starter for the 750cc Norton's that can be retro fitted to all Commando models. So there is 'something'...

Hello All, I had a very enjoyable time at the annual, came away with lots of spare parts for those never ending Ariel building jobs. Top of it all was the Hurricane low fly by, first time ever that I heard one of those in real time, although Herman noted that it was not going at full throttle. I rea...

Cheer up Ralph & John ! .......in the end it will all have been worthwile, as this looks to have the makings of a very fine Wedgwood Blue KHA. Vincent

Maybe applying heat using a electric paint stripper pointing at the seam crankcase / barrel would help?
(or even two, one pointing at the front, one at the back of the engine)
This might take a while to get the whole lot on temperature, so be patient.

Vincent

How to spend a rainy sunday afternoon at the back of the shed...
Dural front engine plates for ridgid framed 500.

Vincent.

Hi Adri, I hope that the 5 Euro paint job will stand up to Ethanol..........

Found some nice Ariel HT photo's : http://www.twnclub.ch/classic_trial_fil ... ks_HT5.htm

Vincent.

Hello Nev, This one is for sale at www.motorfietsweb.nl fill in BSA and look through the pages, I think page 2 (depending on your pc)
The ad is called "Triumph BSa enzo"
He wants a rather steep 75 Euro for it. Vincent

I did not notice before but he has put the fra,enumber in the ad. XG15843 so that's a WNG frame.
On the www I came across his website (cant retrace it now) There was a close uo of the crankcase.
The letters are almost polished out, perhaps they are LB , numbers 1520.
LB is '55

Is this a Ariel field stand?

(I will try now to upload a photo, .....................)