Two weeks ago I took my Ariel Arrow Cafe Racer to the Annual rally in Shropshire, it was on static display and after a few requests fired it up and carried out a few runs around the camp site, by contrast this weekend I took the Arrow along to Cadwell Park circuit for the Vintage Motorcycle clubs cl...

Stu, The frame in the picture you have posted is a Leader frame part converted to make it useable as an Arrow frame, the horn bracket at the front has been removed so the headlamp can be fitted, the bracket gets in the way otherwise, the give away that its a Leader frame are the lugs sticking out do...

The Festival of 1000 Bikes event was an all round brilliant weekend, here are photographs of the Arrows in attendance. Jess

Its the Vintage Motorcycle Clubs annual Festival of 1000 Bikes event at Mallory Park this weekend 16th/17th July. All being well I'll be there with two Arrows to ride in track sessions over the two days. The Salt Arrow on the Saturday with the road bikes and the Arrow Cafe racer on the Sunday with t...

Don't forget Ariel did produce two different High compression heads from 1964, one with a narrower squish band for the smaller diameter Arrow 200 piston.

Just thought I would post a few pictures of Allan Simpson immaculate 1961 Ariel Arrow Super Sports on display on the Club stand at Stafford Show last weekend. Well done Allan and the Club for putting it on display. Roger

Not really Tony, I would have nothing to put my feet on, this factory made Production Racer does not have rider footrests fitted only those on the rear swinging arm. Jess

A bit more information for you. Late last year at Newark autojumble I stopped at a stall where a chap from the Doncaster area had a dismantled Leader for sale, Red colour not EBA995C he mentioned another Leader but he only wanted the engine from it and would be selling on the rolling chassis that wa...

Mike, Bit of information for you, I have a record that on 25 August 2021 Ariel Leader EBA995C was advertised for sale on ebay by LMT Motorcycles, Unit 21A Hill Farm Estate, Little Addington, Kettering, Northants NN14 4AS . Mostly complete, Black/White, no speedo Classified Ad £1495. Telephone contac...

To be honest Ivor I've never found it a problem or concern to be using the footrests on the swinging arm, only on very rough surfaces do you become aware of the swinging arm moving up and down and then its only slight, your knees tend to automatically pivot your lower legs. That said you are stuck w...