Cheers, Bob. It's almost too pretty to use

Steve

Im going on Saturday - the first time for many years. I've got my shopping list ready mainly for Matchless bits and any goodies for my recently accquired 1930 350 Cotton :) cotton.jpg Both Ariels seem to be behaving of late so need nothing that I'm aware of - unless I happen to spot some new oil pum...

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He was a busy lad was our Jack

Steve

Phelon and Moore's engines were stamped with the identification mark of the builder - my Panther 650 mill was built by Jack Wilkinson. Totally unrelated to this thread but how many folk have a picture of the chap that put their engine together? Jack is second from left - a reassuringly experienced l...

How about welding a section into it? If its ali then its only a question of reshaping and polishing the section to match - my tig wont do ali welding but Im fortunate in having a fabrication place nearby and its the sort of thing hed do for the price of a beer or two. He did an excellent job on an A...

That sounds very much like my experience with Ariel singles Glad you've found the knack. Of course, the next bike will be completely different

Steve

Thorspark - see other post.
https://www.sussexmotorcycles.com/thors ... nlineshop/

Steve

Got em on a 1949 Matchless 500 and a 61 Panther M120 - they work fine. Accurate setting per the instructions can be a faff needing a timing disc/strobe set-up but to be honest I simply relied on the felt tip mark on the pick up they came with. It seems close enough and can always be tweaked on the a...

How much are you tickling the carb? Since getting two Ariels recently - one a 1937 500 OHV the second a 51 (52 spec) VB600 (the ex-Sam Larkman 260,000 mile one) I have found that they are both particularly prone to flooding unlike my other bikes. Curiously the chap that restored it, the late Arthur ...