Looks gorgeous!

Thanks Dave, and thanks for the kind words Bob.

My mate (a Manky) got excited as he said he rode past the factory in Salford every time he went to work. Back in the day.....

I’ve been lucky enough to be sold a late 50s DOT Trials bike with a Villiers 197cc Mk8e engine and a very nice price. No history with it but it came with a V5, which was nice! 085F1852-127F-4B55-BAD7-425E8CC18220.jpeg I got a strange exhaust header with it (not shown), which turns out to be standard...

Absolutely no problem Bill. All info is useful and now you’ve posted, people can search for your posts.

Sorry for not updating, currently on a snap break up in the North Pennines. Normal service resumes on Saturday. Itching to get on with it!!

Thanks all. I’ll not get to play with it until tomorrow but will check all as advised and update.

I wondered, as it was the F I originally flased but did D as F was not successful.
Just a photo so I’m sure it’s wired right would be great, or a confirmation on my pic. It’s driving me nuts!

I’m at a loss. I did exactly as you have described and still get no output.

Has anyone a definitive picture of how it should look in case I just have it wrong?

1939 neg earth NH350 No output on meter or bulb test. Comm cleaned, brushes ok, bakelite between segments rebated, flashed batt +ve to F, at which it “motored” on the bit of play/backlash. I can’t find what to do next. Here’s some meter readings taken just now. F to earth 3.26 Ohms D to earth 0.7 Oh...