Ariel Owners MotorCycle Club

Here is the last picture of the bottom diameter of the rod.

Brian H.

Hi,

These should help , the rod is off my Leader. The top of the rod is .306'' dia-- the hole in the nylon fitting is 5/16''

Hi, My Leader handle bars were plated, it looked like dull chrome rather than zinc or some other plate. The exhaust pipes had a similar finish as though they had been shot blasted and then chrome plated. Brian H. ps I think towards the end of the Leader production there were variations in finish/equ...

Hi Simon, This may or may not help on colours . When new my 64/65 Leader ( black and Ivory ) had black handle bar cover, ivory rear brake pedal/lever, black foot rests and the rear mudguard was in grey/green primer. I think the colours changed over the years some Leaders had the handle bar cover in ...

Hi Terry, I used Champion plugs originally when the bike was put back on the road, N4 I think but now use NGK plugs -- B7ES , I have tried B8ES but not noticed any difference in performance. Some riders are trying the Iridium plugs a bit more expensive at around £ 8-00 each and reporting better star...

Hi Tony, There were some tyres advertised on e bay by a dealer who bought a large batch from France, the tyres had reached their sell by date but are otherwise OK. I use Dunlop ,Mitchelin or Heidenau tyres, although the first two are getting harder to obtain. John Ellis of AOMCC 2T spares or Keith H...

Jeff Hunter makes the indicator base rubbers, plus other Leader/Arrow rubber components, he has a stand at Stafford and you should be able to get his contact details from a Google search.

Brian H.

Name tag engineering do work on two stroke engines, their work on the Leader/Arrow engines is said to be good. They may be able to machine the journals/shafts to fit the smaller bearings but I think the only way be get the required accuracy is to split the assembly and machine the shafts separately....

Hello Roger, Thanks for the information re Rockrome. The last jounals I had done were by Beckett and Gardiner in Sheffield,before they were taken over/ close down. There were enough to do 2 or 3 engines but I only have one left now. So I'm looking to have more done for the engine Ron is doing at the...

Hi Simon,

You should have a message on the message facility. re tel. number.

Brian H.