Thanks John / Simon But I think you have missed my point, I do not need to register my bike with DVLA, it has a V5. What I would like to do is establish how closely the bike now resembles it's condition when it left the factory, i.e. do the current frame, engine, gearbox etc. match it's despatch rec...

Hi I've agreed to purchase a 1958 FH and would like to establish whether it's main components are as when it left the factory, the bike has a current V5, (but unfortunately not it's original registration, however I do know the original registration). I see the club holds the factory records and are ...

Thanks
That's the information I was looking for - why isn't it promoted?
Regards Mick

Thanks for the responses. I'm in deepest Aberdeenshire so unfortunately club events will probably be too far away. My query was more to determine what additional documentation I could gain access to, I see a lot of references in the forum to articles in previous issues of Cheval which would be of gr...

Hi I'm trying to find what additional benefits are provided to the Club member, as opposed to just registering on the forum. In particular with regard to access to back issues of Cheval and the content of the 'Member's area' on the forum. The Club home page and forum help don't seem to list the bene...

Hi Thanks for the welcome and information, it's making my decision easier. Simon, the detail of the difference in the inner primary chain case is particularly helpful and something I was unaware of. If I go ahead and buy the bike I intend to perform a 100% strip down and re-build so I'll be able to ...

Hi A bit of an imposter here as I don't actually own an Ariel at this time but I have an opportunity to purchase a 1958 FH. The bike looks good and having checked the engine and frame numbers against info from the Draganfly catalogue they seem to correspond, (I'll get a dating certificate from the c...