I looked in to this earlier in the year - the BSA races will not fit an Ariel frame, they are about 4mm too deep. Your only option for taper roller bearings is Draganfly, as they are made especially for the task.

We encountered exactly this problem in my old job, we ended up making a jig and knurling the bars ourselves.

Peter James insurance will provide laid up cover on a chassis number.

Peter James insurance will provide laid up cover on a chassis number.

Hi Ian,

I would be interested in the tool box if still available.

If money and space are no object, in a professional environment I use a probike electro-hydraulic lift. They are excellent, and I cannot find fault with them. Aside from them costing around £1800. At home I have a very good lift, the backbone of which being a trolley jack. Dad kindly donated this to...

You will need to get the head looked at by a professional with a ‘serdi’ or similar. They will re drill the hole to the correct angle, machine an oversize guide and then recut the seat. I have had this done on two heads, I attempted to just fit an oversize guide once, but that ended with it loosenin...

PR is a 1956 swinging arm frame, MD is a 1956 KH 500 twin engine. The only way of telling if they left the factory together is to check the archives.

John,

It won’t need to be crated, just have documentation to say why it is moving I think (just in case it is checked at a border).

Chas Mortimer or Moving Motorcycles both good options.

I recorked the clutch on my VH last year, using brewers corks off eBay. I sanded them down to about 1/4”, they work great!