Interesting that this publication has the stamp of the The Ferndale and District Motorcycle Club on the front cover. Now for the avid Shortland Street soap watchers this has no relation as their Ferndale is a fictional place. This Ferndale is in South Wales and by all indications must have been quite an active club
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This gathering of Hepolite piston information is from the complete 1952 Hepolite Piston Catalogue, but as we are into motorcycles we have included only the 2 wheeled section. A very helpful addition to any vintage motorcyclists library as it covers various piston crown types, piston clearances for Hepolite, Heplex, water cooled, air cooled, solid skirt
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Villiers produced the 2F single speed engine unit from 1948~58 and could be found powering Bown, Francis Barnett, Norman, Sun and New Hudson lightweight machines. It is a great small capacity stinkwheel, its 98cc engine producing an amazing low power of 2hp and is very simple in design. Included within the manual are starting instructions
1951 Villiers MK 2F Instruction and Spares Book. Read More »
Gilbert, an unusual name by todays standards that came from German origins and means bright promise, brilliance. Bethune must have been a family name, put them together and you get Gilbert Bethune Brown, a successful motorcyclist who may have originated from the Wanganui or Feilding area. Who knows what spurred Gilbert on in motorcycling but
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If you own an early 1930s BSA then this excellent little handbook is for you as it covers basic maintenance on all the BSA models inclusive from 1930 to 1936. There were 15-17 different models (depending on the year) from the lightweight 174cc Model A30 2 stroke through to the bigger G30-15 and G30-16 9.86hp
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