Hi Johnny and Simon...I've just seen these details from you both...Will phone tomorrow as I have to take my dog out now and its real sweaty here in Somerset. Many thanks, I'll keep my fingers crossed and let you know how I get on if he has one...Cheers again

My bike awaiting it's restoration. Looks reasonable but could be better inside and out
Whatever the condition, the Red Hunter has to be one of the "Most Elegant Singles" (Bob Currie quote)

Superb help, Simon, Will and Mick. I've found the oiler hole and chain oiler pipe at the bottom. So it is a correct age tank, that's a relief. Don't know why I couldn't find them before as I'd looked a couple of times but having the photos really helped. Many thanks. However the bottom feed pipe has...

Thanks Will. Yes I did notice that some oil was dripping out of the full rear chain guard. I looked into the oil tank after removing the cap but all I could see was a spring that held down the oil filter which is weird and unlike the filter on my VB. The VH one is over six inches long and thinner. T...

Thanks very much Mick, Dave and Roger. The idea of putting just enough oil in it could work as there was SOME oil in it and it didn't leak, well maybe only a little. I had the bike on the stand and level and filled a touch too much and let the small screw level hole drain it off. I used just some mu...

I've just found that DRAGS say NO SEAL was ever fitted :( So if no seal exists there can be no wear on the sealing method from what was there at manufacture...Right? I cannot believe the bike (a VH) would have been produced so that the correct amount of oil would just spew out in seconds!...What's w...

Hi All. I renewed the chaincase oil yesterday. Filled only to the level hole. I started the engine and oil poured as if from a tap onto the garage floor from what must be the gearbox shaft...I checked the DRAGS site but could not find anywhere that mentioned a seal. However on the video I show (link...

Hi Dave. Yes very slow indeed. I'm intrigued by the "lub-dub" heart like firing sound. I can't think why it doesn't just tick-over with a very slow evenly spaced lub-lub-lub beat, in theory it should. maybe some small eccentricities on the chain drive to the magneto...fascinating...PS just...

hi try John Budgen he got a lot of Ariel parts Hi, I've done some searching but maybe his web site is closed..Closest possible link is this detail for him, Is this the same bloke Johnny? John Budgen Motorcycles The Lodge Cheltenham Road Ashchurch Rd, Toddington, Cheltenham GL54 5DW Motorcycle Shop....

Well today I received the 28mm Wassell. At less than a hundred quid I was quite impressed by the quality. I wasted some time fitting it because the box says make sure the pilot jet is tight...the diagram on the instructions shows the pilot jet inside the float bowl. I removed this, disturbing the ga...