are the North and south shaped blocks made of a particular special material such as swedish iron? matt Barton.

Perhaps I could add a few comments to the very good one's already made, I have replaced quite a few big end over the years, (73 now) and have noticed on almost all the steel wheels that the crank pin hole has "shaved" leaving a ridge on the nut side, the best to reduce the risk of this hap...

Some years ago I bought some balls and springs from Dragonfly, the balls are 3/16".the springs are 3/4" long 3/16 OD x 0-40 m/m wire Dia,are these for the big end quil? as I understand that the balls in the oil pump are 7/32"dia and the springs are shorter?matt Barton.

Steve Jones who is a member of the vmcc,whether he is a member of the ariel club I don't know, he bends exhaust pipes etc,he told me that he had the tappered tubing,or could get it? I think he lives in the Kingswinford/Dudley area,I will try to find out more, matt Barton

I think that I know most of the causes of wet sumping in single cylinder ariels ? but I would like to ask members for their thoughts on this subject to ascertain what I think I know, or what I have missed! looking forward to seeing members comments. Matt Barton.

For some reason this subject seems to stir up a bit of controversy .ref Britbike forum. Magneto man & the man who marketed the bolt on condenser (sorry l forget his name).I have had about 6 magnetoes rebuilt in the past 20 years all of them in my non expert opinion lacking good magnetic field st...

Many thanks for the replies,I remember reading the "magneto" man's posts on the britbike forum some years ago very interesting, very technical and if I'm honest a lot of the information was outside my knowledge base, mechanical engineering is my best practical subject. so I assumed that th...

I know that this subject can and has in the past caused some controversial issues, I make no claim to have anything but a basic understanding of the subject, so here goes! I have over the years had several magnetos refurbished by respected people in this field, no pun intended "nice Job at a re...

One of the best internal tank cleaning methods I have used and Sean used by other people is put 2-3 handfuls of small nuts and bolts and or hard stone gravel, put the cap on put some strong tape round it so it won't come off,wrap it up well in a duvet (best not to use the one of you and your wife's ...

I am just finishing the rebuild of a1954 swg/arm VH red hunter,and I would like an opinion from experienced riders as to the best modern tyres to fit, 3-25 front. 3-50 rear ×19inch.I have seen Michelin classic B19(54H)crossply.at a reasonable price £85-£90 ? each . I'm afraid my knowledge is from th...