Great stuff, thanks. I love the picture of them all pushing off, that's an early post-war picture by the look of it. And the Corish Ariel article is excellent.

Thanks for that Tony. I don't think that's Geoff in your picture, and the bike doesn't look the same at all. I looked up some programmes from 1980-1986 online, and Geoff seems to have used race numbers 214 and 219 when racing. His tank also didn't have the gold lining and his exhaust was a l/h high...

Great photos and info chaps. My friend Geoff Brandon used to ride his 500 girder forked Ariel in vintage racing in the eighties. The bike is currently displayed in Brooklands museum.

Hi Vincent, yes I have seen plenty of those pictures, strange that more weren't used for road racing though.

Hi all, just wondered if anyone has, or knows where on the 'net, are early post war pictures of motorcycle road racing. Especially pictures of Ariels. I would have thought that as Ariel were quite quick off the mark with telescopic forks, that there would have been a few raced. I know Triumph single...

I once dulled the centre of some rims by carefully masking the outer edges, and then blasting myself with fine glass beads. Stainless rims.

Thanks Tony...Only just seen your message to me. that's interesting I'll do some searching . I do know of one fairly local firm that says that they do stove enamelling on their ad but in reality they say they only do powder coat. Will search further and thanks again...Les I rang one of the local co...

Les H wrote: ↑Fri Jul 22, 2022 4:35 pm ...if only you could get stove enamelling done nowadays

Er, yes, you can. Just google stove enamelling, still plenty of places do.

Hi, after looking at the comments on your FB account, no, it's 100% not a Square 4. Your grandfather's bike has only one cylinder, whilst the Square 4 literally had 4 cylinders in a box configuration. Good luck with your search.

JohnnyBeckett wrote: ↑Mon Jul 18, 2022 10:55 am hi i took out the bottom pivot bolt spacers out and top bolt and the clutch side engine - gearbox plate and moved over the box and put the the new ajuster

Great, thanks.
I'm getting some new clutch bits from the club, so will tackle the whole thing in one go.
Cheers.