Hi, Some years ago I also had the thread strip on my solex, I couldn’t identify the thread, I had wanted to use a recoil, I had a word with the turner at my workplace and he also couldn’t find a match, we did find that a 1/2” UNF has the same thread pitch (20 TPI) it is approximately 0.80mm bigger ...

Hi, Some years ago I also had the thread strip on my solex, I couldn’t identify the thread, I had wanted to use a recoil, I had a word with the turner at my workplace and he also couldn’t find a match, we did find that a 1/2” UNF has the same thread pitch (20 TPI) it is approximately 0.80mm bigger i...

Hi Tom, I spoke to John Burton today, he still lives in Hillingdon, very near Hillingdon Hospital. Out of courtesy I asked him if he minded me giving out his phone number, he said that was fine, so he will be expecting your call at some stage. As Paul Turner said (hi Paul) John owned SON 187 which h...

[quote="paul_turner"]Hi Chris yes Jim does do a fine job! and how is yours and more to the the point how are you mending ? been keeping an eye out for updates. Hope you are healing well and hopefully see you at the agm ? cheers Paul T.[/quote Hi paul, I am still under the hospital but apar...

My copy of the motorcycle news came through the letterbox yesterday, and amongst all the bad news about the norton factory, on the second page was a picture of Jim Devereaux's beautifully restored 1931 4 valve Sloper. It had won a very well deserved "best at show" at the Bristol classic bi...

Just a quick update from the hospital... I had persuaded the hospital that I was fit enough to be discharged, I wanted to sort the bike out and get it home but in hindsight that was a bad move. I was too poorly to do anything and every 3-4 days I had to go back to hospital for them to check my ankle...

Many thanks for your good wishes, i have just been released from John Radcliffe, a brilliant hospital. On Saturday 1st June i was on my way to meet the VMCC Chiltern section boys to go on a girder fork run, sadly for me i didn't make it. I was doing about 45mph along the A413 in Gerrards Cross the b...