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- Tue Apr 23, 2024 11:54 am
- Forum: Four stroke
- Topic: VB headgasket thickness ?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 353
Re: VB headgasket thickness ?
This is my former Ariel, A 557cc 1933 VA-3. It was fitted with a 600 VB barrel, so the piston stopped 3.5 mm (!!) before TDC due to the different stroke of a 557cc sidevalve. (95mm in stead of 102mm) The bike drove like a dream, and reached 90-100kmh with no problem at all...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:52 pm
- Forum: Main Chat Forum
- Topic: Upcoming auction in Goole - two 1930s Ariel singles
- Replies: 7
- Views: 647
Re: Upcoming auction in Goole - two 1930s Ariel singles
As you said Paul tapered tubes on Ariel girders where from 1934 > onwards. The 250 looks like a bike which can be a nice one, if you spend enough…
- Thu Feb 08, 2024 6:12 pm
- Forum: Main Chat Forum
- Topic: Ariel exhibition in Brno - Czech Republic.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1743
Re: Ariel exhibition in Brno - Czech Republic.
Karol this is a great work! Very well done!! Hats off!!!
Best regards, Paul
Best regards, Paul
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 4:13 pm
- Forum: Member's Bikes
- Topic: Info
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1148
Re: Info
Roger very good work and most interesting, hats off! What will happen when a lost,- or duplicated number turns up? Will it be adapted in case someone asks for a dating certificate?
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 3:11 pm
- Forum: Member's Bikes
- Topic: Info
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1148
Re: Info
Paul - Yes! It is a 1954 PRF frame, it is missing from the despatch books. There were 5,420 of these frames made and 1.8% are duplicated with about 4% of the numbers missing. I assume it exists, which would not be unusual for missing frames, do you have an engine number with it or in a previous lif...
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 1:53 pm
- Forum: Member's Bikes
- Topic: Info
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1148
Re: Info
The bike became road legal and got a license plate on the 13th of april 1954. All the other components like magneto, dynamo are stamped 1954. The same for the gearbox.
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:02 am
- Forum: Member's Bikes
- Topic: Info
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1148
Re: Info
The gearbox reads this number! So this is a all original bike I assume?
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 9:46 am
- Forum: Member's Bikes
- Topic: Info
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1148
Re: Info
Thats sound interesting Roger!
The engine reads: PB 1401
The engine reads: PB 1401
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 6:37 pm
- Forum: Member's Bikes
- Topic: Info
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1148
Info
Any info on frame KS2294 ?
- Mon Jan 15, 2024 4:49 pm
- Forum: For sale/wanted - Bikes
- Topic: 1946 NG for sale in Belgium
- Replies: 4
- Views: 913
Re: 1946 NG for sale in Belgium
This one makes the ‘we sell classic bikes NG’ a bargain…