48 VH

[MGriffin]

My somewhat of a cobbled together pile of bits. The bones seem very good so far so fingers crossed.
I’m missing some important bits so I’m hoping the help here and vendors will provide them.
Michael

[Eero.Korhonen]

That is looking pretty good to me.
Br, Eero

[adrie.degraaff]

It has a newer frontforks top and plunger rearmudguard but it's a good start if the numbers are in the year.
One advice; don't buy Indian stuff.

[MGriffin]

Yep i have already sourced an original earlier top yoke and a replacement albeit Indian rear guard from a job lot lot here in Australia.

[JohnnyBeckett]

I Would just use old parts or new old stock parts and not Indian parts a lot of it does not fit right

[Paul Slootheer]

Yep i have already sourced an original earlier top yoke and a replacement albeit Indian rear guard from a job lot lot here in Australia.

There is a very interesting article (1994) http://www.arielownersmcc.com/members ... p?show=765 written by our friendly Paul Jameson which makes quite clear the diff. between the early and later telescopic front forks...

P.S. You got the right front wheel...

Regards, Paul

[JohnnyBeckett]

back in the day if you could make your bike ride better and safer you would do it its a upgrade so i would not change them it makes for a better ride i have done It to my 1939 R B H

[MGriffin]

cleaning...

[john.whiting]

I'd say you ve done very well.....in Australia finding anything that isnt a pile of rusty mismatched broken bits is extremely difficult.........The tank,oil tank ,and wheels are all extremely hard to find here now......Ariel is the number one make for hoarders,and parts are rarely seen at swaps.

[Mike Nash]

Is that an A Series engine on the floor to the right the frame? Are you also a Morris Minor Man? I do hope so!
Regards from MikeN.