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Engine & Transmission / kick start
« on: September 02, 2017, 01:13:02 PM »
   Hi  Lads.i have now got as far as trying to start my bike but find the kick start pedal keeps hitting the floor and hearts your foot, has any one else had  this problem

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Restoration Projects / restoration
« on: July 14, 2017, 07:01:48 AM »
 Just thought you might like to see  a bit of progress.   before anybody shouts and says its the wrong colour yes I know but when you have been married to the same woman for almost 60 years and she says why don't you use some of the paint you have in the gararge  you tend to yes dear,then you go and use some of it before you end painting the house,

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Off Topic / twist grip
« on: June 26, 2017, 02:03:15 PM »
   Not a simplex item, but does any one know if it is possible to get a left hand twist grip. a friend of mine is looking for one. was told that a lot of American bikes had them.   thanks    eric

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Frame, Tank, Seat, Controls, Etc / petrol tank
« on: May 24, 2017, 01:12:21 PM »
  Just a simple question I keep getting asked and I cant answer, why as my petrol tank got two filler caps when it is such a small single tank.   thanks   eric

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Frame, Tank, Seat, Controls, Etc / petrol tank
« on: April 09, 2017, 01:27:57 PM »
  I have now started on my bike, can any one please tell me what holds the petrol tank on,there was only the petrol pipe holding mine on.cant se any mountings at all.    thanks   eric

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Introductions / simplex on tv
« on: February 22, 2017, 01:10:13 PM »
 Hi  Every one I have just been watching one of your motor programs called overhauling they were doing a ford bronco for a firefighter, and surprise surprise in the back ground on a number of shots there was a Simplex leaning against the wall.its the first one apart from mine that I have seen other than the ones on here. Its taken a long time but I now have a certificate from the customs and excise to say I have not got to pay any import duty on mine as it has been in the uk for so many years. That means I can now start to do it up and get it on the road.just ready for the summer.thats if we have any summer.will post pictures when its done.   eric

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Wheels & Tires / tyres
« on: September 05, 2016, 01:25:48 PM »
   Has any one had any experience with 26x250 tyres from Nola Tyres.I know they have not got Simplex on them   but the price is so much lower than those with Simplex on. thanks  eric

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Engine & Transmission / ignition cam
« on: September 01, 2016, 01:04:29 PM »
  Hi  can any one please tell me how the ignition cam is held on the crank and what is the spring for that it shows against the cam in the parts book   thanks     eric.

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Engine & Transmission / engine/ generator
« on: July 31, 2016, 01:35:46 PM »
  can any one please tell me what generator my engine should have if it is a 1957/58 as the frame.
the reason I ask is that the last owner has told me he has found the wico generator that came with the bike but does not think it is the proper one as it does not fit the crank properly and is to big to go in the cover. he has not sent it to me yet so I can not see for myself. thanks.

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Introductions / kick stand
« on: July 22, 2016, 01:20:57 PM »
  Can any one tell me how the kick stand was fastened to the bike ,mine has not got one and cant see any where that there has been one.   eric

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Introductions / registry
« on: July 18, 2016, 09:09:16 AM »
  Can you please tell me if this is set up so that you can not print it. every time I try it comes up with lines missing so that you can not read it.   eric

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Introductions / age of my bike
« on: July 16, 2016, 04:27:24 AM »
  To register my bike for the road I need written proof of the age is there any one out there that could do that? the frame number is17090. if not has any one got any ideas how I can get this. the DVLA. need this before they will give me a registration number, and NOVA  the import tax people need it and proof its been in this country over ten years  otherwise I will have to pay import duty on it.     thanks  eric

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Engine & Transmission / crank nut
« on: July 10, 2016, 02:54:17 AM »
  Can any one please tell me what the thread is on the end of the crank, it looks as if mine has been hit with a hammer, and I want to try and clean it up and run a die down it before I try to fit a new nut.when I  get all my new bits.   eric

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Buy, Sell, Trade / piston/conrod
« on: July 04, 2016, 02:14:23 AM »

  Hi  Lads has any one got a spare piston and connecting rod they don't want as I could use as a patern to make one for mine. When the last owner bought it over 20 years ago he took it out and has since lost it,while the bike just stood there  doing nothing,, he also lost the generator but I can make one of a Villiers engine fit.   thank you  eric

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Introductions / Wayne Mahffey
« on: July 02, 2016, 12:01:38 PM »
   Does any one know if Wayne has got a email address,i rote to him some weeks ago but have not had a reply,looking back as far as 2012 I see that a number of Simplex owners were getting no replies to there letters I don't really want to phone him because of the time difference in the uk and the usa. apart from that what it would cost would go a long way to paying for some of the parts I need.   thank you

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