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by Paul Slootheer
Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:52 pm
Forum: Main Chat Forum
Topic: Upcoming auction in Goole - two 1930s Ariel singles
Replies: 7
Views: 405

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…
by Paul Slootheer
Thu Feb 08, 2024 6:12 pm
Forum: Main Chat Forum
Topic: Ariel exhibition in Brno - Czech Republic.
Replies: 15
Views: 1328

Re: Ariel exhibition in Brno - Czech Republic.

Karol this is a great work! Very well done!! Hats off!!!
Best regards, Paul
by Paul Slootheer
Wed Jan 17, 2024 4:13 pm
Forum: Member's Bikes
Topic: Info
Replies: 10
Views: 809

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?
by Paul Slootheer
Wed Jan 17, 2024 3:11 pm
Forum: Member's Bikes
Topic: Info
Replies: 10
Views: 809

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...
by Paul Slootheer
Wed Jan 17, 2024 1:53 pm
Forum: Member's Bikes
Topic: Info
Replies: 10
Views: 809

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.
by Paul Slootheer
Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:02 am
Forum: Member's Bikes
Topic: Info
Replies: 10
Views: 809

Re: Info

The gearbox reads this number! So this is a all original bike I assume?
by Paul Slootheer
Wed Jan 17, 2024 9:46 am
Forum: Member's Bikes
Topic: Info
Replies: 10
Views: 809

Re: Info

Thats sound interesting Roger!
The engine reads: PB 1401
by Paul Slootheer
Tue Jan 16, 2024 6:37 pm
Forum: Member's Bikes
Topic: Info
Replies: 10
Views: 809

Info

Any info on frame KS2294 ?
by Paul Slootheer
Mon Jan 15, 2024 4:49 pm
Forum: For sale/wanted - Bikes
Topic: 1946 NG for sale in Belgium
Replies: 4
Views: 647

Re: 1946 NG for sale in Belgium

This one makes the ‘we sell classic bikes NG’ a bargain…
by Paul Slootheer
Sun Jan 07, 2024 7:11 am
Forum: Ariel Talk
Topic: Ok, But what about this ‘R’?
Replies: 14
Views: 972

Re: Ok, But what about this ‘R’?

The letter ‘R’ as a testers marking on its own sounds plausible. But two markings, ‘R’ and ‘O’ on one set of (matched) crank cases again makes me wonder…