And a Series B gearbox cover and shift lever. But I doubt it will be under £20K. I normally don't gamble, but I'm willing to bet that two type "A" personalities will be getting into a testosterone fueled bidding war. It will start off reasonably priced and each will think it's a steal and before they realize what they've done, they will have mortgaged the house, and spent the kid's college money. Out of morbid curiosity I am interested to see the results.Yet another Series C with HRD engine. I would buy it if it goes for under £20K
The gearbox cover and gearlever would be correct for this bike. Owners wrongly call them series B gearlevers and series B gearbox covers as the early series C's up to late 1949 also had them fitted. The change to the cover and gearlever was nothing to do with the series, and was just a general improvement across the whole range. The last of the series B's were fitted with the improved later gearbox cover and the one piece ally gear lever.And a Series B gearbox cover and shift lever.
Thanks for setting me right on that. I had incorrectly thought (new forks, new gearbox cover, new change mechanism) were all part of the entire series of changes that occurred to denote the change from one series to another. I new there wasn't a model year change, like what happens in the auto industry today. But I thought there was a definitive series change, i.e. from this day forward we only build this. I didn't realize that there was that significant of an overlap. That the Series C used carry over parts from the Series B which was still in production long enough after the introduction of the Series C to use updated parts.The gearbox cover and gearlever would be correct for this bike. Owners wrongly call them series B gearlevers and series B gearbox covers as the early series C's up to late 1949 also had them fitted. The change to the cover and gearlever was nothing to do with the series, and was just a general improvement across the whole range. The last of the series B's were fitted with the improved later gearbox cover and the one piece ally gear lever.
Simon