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Old 05-05-08, 20:22
Alex Blair (RIP) Alex Blair (RIP) is offline
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Hamilton Ontario. Why?

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Charlie wants to know where to go to steal it...
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Old 05-05-08, 20:43
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Charlie wants to know where to go to steal it...
He'd have to figure out how to ride it first.
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Old 05-05-08, 21:04
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He'd have to figure out how to ride it first.
Jif.
Charlie would probably have little tracked training wheels on it and roaring around on it in no time..
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Old 06-05-08, 03:39
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Oki Doki. That is all super.

If he can break into my bunker of a garage and get past my dogs - then he can have it. Poor guy won't have any legs to ride it with though....

As for the markings - is this reasonably accurate?

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Old 06-05-08, 11:43
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Hi Barry,
For accurate markings, find an original photograph of WM20 in Canadian service and copy that. Motorbikes fell into a class of their own regarding paint and unit markings. Only experts will tell you the "Correct" colour for
Military Motorbikes and you don't really want to go there unless you want a factory new parade-ground pussy.
I also tried to get close to original markings for my Aussie WM20, I found many photos and spoke to DR's that rode them in service, all correct and all different. Best photo I found was of a bunch of Aussie MCs in Syria with Kangaroos painted on the tank, so wrong but what the hey!
You are correct in that the Brits and Very North Americans painted numbers on their front guards... were it suited them.
Some bikes had a single coloured band to signify a unit, except white which was on the front and back mudguard which signified "Don't run me over" when riding at night.
As for the "C" serial no. on the tank, it appears in a single line or sometimes with the "C" centred over the serial no.
Also, if your WM20 barely leaks oil it must be empty.
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Old 06-05-08, 12:16
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Its a proven fact...every British Bike Ive ever owned leaked oil in large quantities...worst was the Triumph 500...best regards malcolm
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Old 08-05-08, 13:54
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Quote: Geoff Winnington-Ball: He'd have to figure out how to ride it first.
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