Re the Lambretta conrods. I put Lambretta rods in the Arrow engine but it needed crank pins making which puts up the price . It did mean I could also have needle rollers in the little end which reduces the chance of them seizing up and that engine has been revved. Also had 110 m/m conrods in the MK2 ...

Re the plastic suspension tops. Around the 1990's some one made a batch of both suspension tops and torque arm covers in plastic, they have the letters BDG on the inside. By the time I needed some they had mostly run out but a few were available , so I made a suspension top mould in alloy and found ...

1/4 bsp. tpi 19 diameter .518'' . BH.

Attached picture of the Suzuki and Ariel pistons - gudgeon pin centres lined up. Its about 30 thou difference in the height. The skirt is shorter which in effect opens the inlet sooner so the engine revs more feely but has less torque in the lower rev band. I've taken the gasket out on one engine to ...

Hi, I've tried waxoyl on top of primer sprayed into every crack/crevis I could find. It reduced the rust particles but not completely. There is a double skin at the top of the section with a compartment which it is difficult to get into but small bits of rust come out through a drain hole. Finally ...

Some more information I should have added. I used a 26 m/m carb on the Arrow but there is a 28 m/m one available. Brian.

Hello, These are the jets etc for the standard Leader/Arrow engine - pilot 30, main 130/140, needle jet 182 N-8, NEEDLE 5DP7, slide 2.0, air jet 0.5 Motocarb near Liverpool is the best place to go . If the engine has been altered it make need variations on the above. You will need a rubber adaptor ...

Hello, The engine in the Arrow shown has alloy cyclinders and was mildly tuned by Fahron so uses slightly different jets in the Mikuni carb but I'll check what they should be in a standard engine and get back to you. Brian H.

Hi, Keith H has some experience of the Drags ignition.Try asking him. Brian H.

Ariel initially recommended 25 to 1 but in later information recommended 32 to 1 of some oils. I've used 32 to 1 in my standard Leader of any of the major oil makes ie. Castrol, Putaline etc. I find semi synthetic gives less smoke and is not too expensive. .Brian H ps the engine has done 17,000 ...