Please Excuse me

[clive]

Bitsa or not she looks great, enjoy riding

[wilko]

The seat sits miles too high. It should have the short (3 inch i think) springs for the swinging arm model. The bracket at the front will also need shortening.

[starstream]

The seat sits miles too high. It should have the short (3 inch i think) springs for the swinging arm model. The bracket at the front will also need shortening.

By the time my bulk sits on it Wilko, it will be short.

[bob]

Agree with Wilko , had problems finding 3" springs for mine , eventually got them from Watsonian they use them on a current single seat R.Enfield

[starstream]

Agree with Wilko , had problems finding 3" springs for mine , eventually got them from Watsonian they use them on a current single seat R.Enfield

Thanks Bob, I will take a look

[mirangi]

Can this be a 1947 bike, my understanding is the Swing Arm machines only came out in 49?

steve

[starstream]

Can this be a 1947 bike, my understanding is the Swing Arm machines only came out in 49?

steve

I have mentioned this to Roy when chatting about dating the bike.
Having investigated a little further I think there is a cock up on the V5. Roy has confimed that the frame number and engine number are as they came out the factory and it isnt a "bitsa" it is an AJS.
I now think this should be a 1950 bike, which I will have confirmed when I purchase the dating certificate from Roy. The current V5 is showing an incorrect frame number which relates to a Matchless, I think possibly someone may have registered it under a casting number in error???