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not done it yet01/08/2018 11:44:11
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Posted by JimmieS on 31/07/2018 21:20:56:

... My first and only machine needing LPA was a 10 year old Zundapp which I got in the mid 60s. Still, after all that time, ... What a sad life I live!

Jim

Jimmie,

What does ‘LPA’ stand for in that context? Not ‘sad’ - I wish I still had the Mercette. I now only have a Powerpak bike, in that class.

ronan walsh01/08/2018 12:36:36
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Posted by Samsaranda on 31/07/2018 17:38:02:

Far from the saviour of the British Motorcycle Industry the Ariel Three was probably one of the nails in the coffin, however Ariel did have some good designs; I used to ride an Ariel Leader and commute long distances when I was in the Air Force, a cracking bike for roadholding nice low centre of gravity, shame about the brakes. Ariel did have plans for a four cylinder version, which had it come to fruition, with suitably modernised brakes etc could have been a winner, however not to be the finances ran out.

Dave W

Dave, quite a few people are building their own 3, or 4 cylinder ariel 2 strokes. Its a nice home workshopn project i would imagine. I do not know how easy of difficult it would be to do, as i am unfamiliar with the ariel engine. But you are correct, ariel made some really nice big singles, that they wisely did not tune up for maximum performance, and like the bsa b31/33, anyone i talk to who has one, really likes them.

donkey01/08/2018 14:11:36
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I had a norman nippy at the age of 16, went every where on it until the looks of a yamaha FS1E caught my attention.

I would love to have either of them back. went from cardiff to filton to see concorde take off on the norman it was never any trouble good old villiers engine.

bri

Ian S C02/08/2018 11:01:46
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Nephew has a couple of Red Hunters, don't no if they get much use.

Ian S C

ronan walsh02/08/2018 11:57:38
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Posted by Ian S C on 02/08/2018 11:01:46:

Nephew has a couple of Red Hunters, don't no if they get much use.

Ian S C

Pity if they don't, really nice machines, very well built.

JimmieS03/08/2018 11:04:43
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Ian S C03/08/2018 11:38:57
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I agree Ronan, but he also has a Buell, and I think that's fairly rare in this part of the world(hot Harley Davidson motor).

Ian S C

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