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by chris.shearwood
Fri Aug 05, 2022 1:31 pm
Forum: For sale/wanted - Bikes
Topic: For Sale: 1950 NG
Replies: 2
Views: 599

Re: For Sale: 1950 NG

Akumar wrote: Fri Aug 05, 2022 3:39 am Hi Chris, this is Kumar from Minnesota. I will buy this if still available. I also sent you a private message. Please call 612-four-3-eight-711-nine. Thanks.
Hi Kumar,
That is nice to hear. I'll be contacting you by phone to further discuss the sale.
Regards, Chris
by chris.shearwood
Thu Aug 04, 2022 3:59 pm
Forum: For sale/wanted - Bikes
Topic: For Sale: 1950 NG
Replies: 2
Views: 599

For Sale: 1950 NG

I've decided to thin out the herd a little so my 1950 NG is for sale for $4,000 Canadian, firm (GBP 2,600). The bike is in pretty well standard trim except for a brake light, a 276 carb, a dual seat, an incorrect kick-start lever and a locking twist grip which I believe to be a period accessory (I h...
by chris.shearwood
Thu Aug 04, 2022 2:11 pm
Forum: Four stroke
Topic: Wellseal or gasket cement on PCC and timing cover
Replies: 6
Views: 520

Re: Wellseal or gasket cement on PCC and timing cover

There is a ‘wet’ line along the bottom of the PCC as the oil seaps out. Martin, Are you sure the seepage is coming from the PCC gasket? I remember on one of my Ariels, I stopped what I had thought to be a leaking PCC gasket by putting Teflon tape on the threads of one of the screws holding the clut...
by chris.shearwood
Mon Aug 01, 2022 8:23 pm
Forum: Four stroke
Topic: New FH is born - briefly
Replies: 8
Views: 622

Re: New FH is born - briefly

Are you sure the fuel tank vent isn't clogged?
by chris.shearwood
Mon Jul 18, 2022 2:29 pm
Forum: Four stroke
Topic: 1948 KG or KH info
Replies: 10
Views: 1005

Re: 1948 KG or KH info

SEDoan wrote: Mon Jul 18, 2022 2:05 am Don't have an address (or a price), but bike is near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Let me know if you are interested in it and I can put you in contact with the owner.
Thanks for the prompt response but that is a bit too far away and I was hoping it would be on this side of the border.
by chris.shearwood
Sun Jul 17, 2022 9:55 pm
Forum: Four stroke
Topic: 1948 KG or KH info
Replies: 10
Views: 1005

Re: 1948 KG or KH info

SEDoan wrote: Sun Jul 17, 2022 5:05 pm but it's almost 3,000 miles away
Where is the bike located?
by chris.shearwood
Wed Jul 13, 2022 2:34 pm
Forum: Ariel Talk
Topic: Square four overhaul/valve guide seals etc.
Replies: 22
Views: 2230

Re: Square four overhaul/valve guide seals etc.

Were you able to buy con rods directly from R&R?
by chris.shearwood
Fri Jun 24, 2022 8:21 pm
Forum: Four stroke
Topic: SQ4 4G carb problems
Replies: 5
Views: 607

Re: SQ4 4G carb problems

John, Do you have a copy of the Instruction Booklet - Self-Starting Solex Carburettors? It explains some of the theory of operation of these carbs and might lead you in the right direction to solve the problem. Let me know If you don't have the booklet so I can scan some of the relevant documentatio...
by chris.shearwood
Fri Jun 17, 2022 2:15 pm
Forum: Four stroke
Topic: VH metallic tapping noise at TDC
Replies: 29
Views: 2455

Re: VH metallic tapping noise at TDC

Hello Les, I think there must be something wrong with your magneto set-up. With the normal Lucas magdyno installed the lever on the handlebar should be pulled all the way back towards the rider to fully retard the ignition timing and, when pushed fully forward towards the front of the bike, fully ad...