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Vincent.vanGinneke wrote:In the CZ.

And a 1920 model

Now that's what I call a barn . . . I wonder what that large motor in behind the 'chair' came from (Combine Harvester ??).

Plus some interesting bits of machinery on the ground .

Bob.

You could try F.W.Thornton, give Duncan Rowley a call.

Its just the sort of thing they would have in a dark corner!

http://www.fwthornton.co.uk/

Bob.

Dave,

The two-part tech drawing of the pusher/puller tools are here:








Bob.

It seems I spelt it wrong - it should have read "Gargoyle" (makes even less sense now):

https://www.mobil.com/en/industrial/lubricants/products/gargoyle-arctic-oil-300

Bob.

Harry, I hope you have somewhere REALLY safe to park the Trident and 4G .

Bob.

My 1931 M50 Panther (500cc heavyweight) has a three-speed Sturmey-Archer 240LS gearbox (which uses 'Gargoil' heavy oil - a bit like grease but it flows slowly so doesn't leave tracks). I don't know when Panther moved to Burman boxes, I'll have to dig out my copy of Barry Jones' "The Panther Sto...

I was at the Scottish Bike Show today and got talking to Steve Brown who has a large collection of original and re-printed manuals for a variety of makes. While talking to him I spotted an original Owners Guide for the Arrow/Leader (dated 1964). Its the original item, complete with grubby finger mar...

Hmmm, maybe I'll give the oil control ring a smaller gap then. The bore is +20 thou and not badly worn - I get the same gap readings about 1.5 inches from the top of the bore as I do at the unworn part at the bottom. I'm a bit confused as to why the new compression rings start off with a gap of 0.01...

Thanks Dave, 0.005" seems a bit tight to me (I have memories of my 'VB' nipping up every time I climbed a hill :roll: ). I have spent some time going through various books: Waller - nothing specific for singles apart from a recommendation to change the rings when worn to 0.025" to 0.030&qu...

I don't recall seeing a fairing on a Square Four but back in 1970-72 I used a "Tri-Point" screen which I found to be very good.

Are they still available ???







Bob.