1947 Ariel

[DUhl]

Just joined and know very little about Ariels. So looking for help with a possible first purchase.
This bike is titled 1947 and need to know whats all wrong with it. Has been in storage without running for about 20 years.
Any information would be helpful in my decision to buy.
Are numbers correct and what is its true value as is..
Thanks

[DUhl]

Motor number is DK910 and Frame number AX781

[adrie.degraaff]

The petroltank is made in India and is bad news, the rearmudguard and light is not Ariel.
We need a closeup of the numbers to see if they are good.
The chaintensioners are 1939-46 but maybe 1947.

[DUhl]

Here are numbers.

I was told tank was original but painted 20 years ago ?? How can I tell for sure?

[DUhl]

This was imported into USA so I'm guessing tailight was made for USA ???

[adrie.degraaff]

The numbers are good, the badge must be paralel with the bottemline and i think the frame is 1939 but Roger will know better.

[DUhl]

Frame number might be good as found here.

http://arielnorthamerica.org/resources/ ... umbers.pdf

[adrie.degraaff]

Depending on how many where made, it's a low frame number.

[DUhl]

Does anyone have a toolbox for this ?

[paul.jameson]

The frame is from March 1940, the engine from July 1947. That said, engine and frame are entirely compatible since DK prefix engines were sent out in AX prefix frames. Its just that AX prefix frames were used from 1939 to 1948.