In preperation for a migration/update, we're going to shut the board down from approx 10pm GMT tonight (21st) until approx 10am GMT tomorrow morning.

Without the factory record, then you can predict from the contract numbers what the engine number might have been based on the position of the frame number in the sequence. As Nev says, engines were swapped in use during the war and those records are long gone (although occasionally they do pop up)....

Here's my bobber, finished this year.
No lights on this one either

My magdyno dynamos do this.
The electronic regulators, fitted inside the original reg boxes, seem to want a bit of current (generated by revving ) to wake up.

Thanks Will

I've updated the pdf now

Can anyone scan and email me ( @webmaster address below0 these pages to make a complete set ? http://www.arielownersmcc.co.uk/members_only/ariel_library/DocumentRepository/Ariel/ArrowLeaderWorkshopManual/PART%20FOUR%20PAGE%20168-199.pdf thanks John _____________________________________ Good evening ...

Unfortunately, the small company that managed our hosting/support has just had it's owner retire. We are in the process of figuring out how to migrate our domain and data to our own account .... (we're currently on one of his) This gives me limited capability to resolve any host related performance ...

I don't think it's nit picking, if someone is asking the top amount for something which has a number of issues. Especially, if someone on this forum is also looking at the bike, as a potential buyer

That's not a WNG rack either? Although it fits.

Are they Indian forks, you think ?

The 7/8" WNG bars are the most comfortable ones I have found. They are wider and higher then standard.
I have them on all my ariels, regardless of age.

I am not sure you can buy a set though ..

You'll get a hundred different opinions. Mine is that older specification 20w/50 is pretty good - SG is still widely available, which contains most of the bits, which get taken out in successive specifications for modern engines. A detergent oil is fine with a filter, keeps your sludge trap and oil ...