Hymn to the 1928 Model C

Post by **Karol Burger** » Sat Oct 30, 2021 6:36 pm

add something to Vincent. I am waiting for salvation. I'm looking forward to your new renovation story .

please, please continue your work

Post by **Vincent.vanGinneke** » Sat Oct 30, 2021 9:07 pm

yes, yes, I will. at the moment a lot of aqua blasting for customers ....

Kawasaki-Meguro BSA lookalike....

iron barrel dry blasted.

something that belongs in a Ford

Porsche

something Norton....

Post by **Simon.Gardiner** » Sat Oct 30, 2021 9:32 pm

Some of that stuff in the second pic could almost be BSA A10 - but clearly it isn't (not quite!).
Could that be from a Kawasaki W1, I wonder....

SG

Post by **simon.holyfield** » Sat Oct 30, 2021 10:17 pm

Is the first picture Ducati?

Post by **Vincent.vanGinneke** » Sat Oct 30, 2021 10:39 pm

Yes that is a BSA clone made by Kawasaki around 1966, I think they where also called Meguro, but I am not sure.
Owner is going to fit it in a Featherbed frame, he told me that this combination was made in the sixties and he is now making a repro.

The first picture is indeed a round case Ducati, I think a 750 desmo. (edit: just took another look but it's a standard one, no desmo)

And to keep Karol happy... I did do some tiny work on the Model C.
A small part, but it took me some time to get it right

In the background attempt number 1 and 2 at bending the part.

inside thread in the original is 5/8"BSP so that was the easy part as it available here as 'gaspipe'

Post by **simon.holyfield** » Sat Oct 30, 2021 11:06 pm

Thanks for the pictures of the levers Vincent! I need to make a couple of those parts for my Model A.

Post by **Karol Burger** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 6:49 am

I see that you are working on several models at once. It's important not to forget Ariel and do at least a little bit of your way to your destination every day.

the levers look good

Post by **Vincent.vanGinneke** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 10:42 am

Simon, you can buy these : http://www.petesbikes.co.uk/products/in ... 1-inch-od/
He used to have more models but whoever makes them stopped doing that.
As I already had one and not able to find a exact second one I decided to make one myself.

Post by **simon.holyfield** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 11:13 am

Vincent.vanGinneke wrote: ↑Sun Oct 31, 2021 10:42 am Simon, you can buy these : http://www.petesbikes.co.uk/products/in ... 1-inch-od/
He used to have more models but whoever makes them stopped doing that.
As I already had one and not able to find a exact second one I decided to make one myself.

They look good don't they.

I'm in much the same position as you - I have my levers, but they are a bit mangled and one of the cable stops is missing - I will try to resurrect what I have and go from there.

Post by **Vincent.vanGinneke** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 11:40 am

Or at Karol, https://www.arielklub.sk/inzerat-21145- ... ovane.html
but the ones on the picture are no longer available.
I understood from karol that he had some difficulties with getting new stock made, Karol ?

A.t.m. I think it is cheaper for you to buy in the UK, I am no longer asking parts from the UK, to expensive, import duties, vat and tax on top.
No fun at all. there are loopholes but official traders dont work that way.
What I need for my Model C I get from the Slovakia, Germany and Tsjechië

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