Ariel Owners MotorCycle Club

I have a HSmk3 profile cam that has been built up on the base of a twin lobe cam, that has been ground down enough to allow the single lobe profile to be built up and ground to shape. Not sure if it was a F cam or a 642 cam, the latter has more meat on it to allow for reprofiling.

It is also possible that the dynamo has jammed, I once had a dynamo converted to 12v that overheated the armature and unsoldered the commutator segments, jamming the dynamo rotation. As a result of this, the slipping clutch assembly in the magneto slipped (!!) and generated a lot of heat in the magn...

There is one on EBay at the moment, item number 283633221042. I have brought from this seller before without any problems, but that was for dynamo parts, so ask seller if you need further info.

The size and angle of the larger end looks like it would be used to tighten the nuts retaining the head steady to the underside of the cylinder head on a Huntmaster. There is not much clearance in this area, and I have in the past had to use a shortened cranked spanner to tighten these nuts, as ther...

I am not familiar with the setup with a MN1E magneto, but recently on a K2F magneto I had obtained I found a screw retaining the leaf spring was not screwed fully home, and was making contact with the cam ring, and interrupting the points circuit. Shortening the screw and making sure it was fully ho...

If tightening the adjuster nut once the primary chain is at the correct tension, always tighten it so that it cannot be pulled back by the rear chain, from memory this means any gap in the nut is to the back of the bike. Otherwise, the higher pull of the rear chain will overtighten the primary chain...

Should be a test for your wet weather gear as well as the bike ??

My insurance renewal from Carol Nash includes a premium for a vehicle recovery service underwritten by AXA, but the AXA policy details states the bike must have a current MOT. I have emailed Carol Nash asking for a definitive reply as to whether my VH, as a MOT exempt vehicle with no current MOT, wi...

Many years ago, I got an Alpha VH crankpin reconditioned at Alphas, there was slight marking on the wear surface but a light grind cleaned up the surface without breeching the hardened surface. They made an oversized conrod liner to match the reground crankpin, using standard 1/4" rollers, but ...

I used to "recycle" the six hole washers by cutting them into three pieces, so there were other edges to knock over to secure the bolt head. This of course depended on the area around the hole not being too damaged. However, drilling and wiring the bolt heads is a better course of action. ...