Ariel Owners MotorCycle Club

Hi Roy, I have Boyer ignitions on the Arrow and standard Leader, they require a bit of machining to fit and are a bit harder to time but have worked OK for the last few years . Both bikes run on 12 volts. The 270 Leader has a Pazon unit, also 12 volts, it is easily bolted on and the inbuilt timing f...

Hi, I've just found a Lucas booklet which came with the Leader when new and it says when using the higher out put from the alternator the emergency start facility may be adversely affected. The Boyer power box on my Leader has an emergency start facility, I've found this very useful at times. On the...

Hello Roy, I've just been looking at the wiring, your going for the negative earth system/connections, it makes it easier to add modern items. The connections from the alternator to the rectifier/reg look OK to give full out put all the time. The connections from the rec/reg. to the earth and ammete...

Hi, Just a bit more information on threads, as an example of the mixture of types of thread on a bike/ engine which has a lot of UNC/UNF. The parking light has BA for the lens screws, 14 TPI for the mes bulb and 3/16 unf to fix it in place. The tap has 4 BA for the retaining screw, 1/4 bsp for the t...

Hello, The rod takes the action from the off-side where the cable fits, to the near-side, it runs in the gear box shaft and pushes the clutch pressure plate away from the clutch. There is a sectional drawing of it on page 62 and 35 in the manual. Getting the primary case off is not too hard, putting...

Hi,

Jerry Mortimore runs the Regalia spares section-- his address and e-mail are in the Cheval in the list of club officials/organisers.

Brian H.

Hello Alan, If the bike has been stored for a while the plates may be stuck together or the clutch rod which goes through the shaft could be stuck as well. If you do not have a workshop manual it's worth getting hold of one -they are very useful and tell you the correct way to get off the primary ch...

Evening Foxy,

That's a very effective stand for the engine, much better than my wooden blocks. Nice piece of work.

Brian H.

Attached the badges with the ARIEL badge bezel-which has two lugs on the underside/back to attach the badge to the front shield. The cast LEADER badge is around 1m/m shorter on the centre to centre distance of the holes -- it seems to have shrunk in the re manufacture to a casting from the plastic o...

Hi , The angle looks OK, some of the stands I have seen have bent /twisted at the bracket due to the foot slipping on a slippery base/ painted garage floor. I use a rubber disc under the foot to give a bit more grip. It's possible to start with the engine on the front stand and centre stand and buil...