Thank you Dave, oh my this is terrible. Thoughts go out to Martyn and his family. Ian

Hi Guys, I am have difficulty contacting Martin Bratby, anyone else having problems with the phone No. Martin has my carb for rebuild and am keen to check progress. Cheers Ian

Gearbox casing aqua blasted, sure it has not been this clean since it left the factory in 1927. Before and after photo. My thanks goes to Ben Coffin Motorcross Services for the excellent work.

Great thanks Dave, just need to find one of those reflectors now.

Dave, the photos of your bike are perfect. It's much as I thought that the rear Carbide light fitted to the number plate. The other interesting thing is the light/reflector between mudguard and rear rack. The photo of my bike back around 1930 shows the bracket but nothing in the hole. Is it just a r...

Hi all, has any one got a photo of 1927 black Ariel back end showing rear Carbide light next to number plate. I have photos of my bike (back in the day) but none of the rear end. Nothing in the Black Ariel book either.

Gearbox almost stripped, not bad for 92 years old. Next job to thoroughly clean all parts.

Now to strip the gearbox and give all parts a good clean.

Got this lot away for Nickle plating yesterday, looking forward to get it all back.

Guys, thank you for the info it is much appreciated. My Mag will be on its way tomorrow. Cheers ian