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The slots are still there; the aftermarket seat fits in those; the seat I’ve sourced has the forks for the slots and a mounting bar across the back; I think it can be persuaded to fit; just need something to fit it to...

Unashamedly bumping my own thread (maybe I should rename it now).. I found myself, thanks to the late night inebriated eBay syndrome, in possession of two crates of assorted bits and pieces acquired for a very reasonable sum. An almost complete engine in a completely dismantled state, brake...

Azman, fair point. The Comet would have done it if it hadn’t developed a habit of falling out of the sky. 707 was the original world shrinker but the 747 crammed them in and still flies today; a testament to brilliant design. Liberator certainly belongs up there; another metal coffin crewed by...

As a way of introducing myself...

An alternative view: 1 Concorde awesome 2 SR71 even more awesome but not British 3 Hurricane workhorse 4 Spitfire glamorous thoroughbred 5 B747 shrunk the world 6 Any Cessna..taught thousands of pilots; me included 7 P-51 average until they put a Merlin in it Joint 8 Lancaster & B17 the...

Where I live we still have the remnants of WW2 airfields littered across the countryside; some have returned to agriculture; others are still in use but most are a distant memory unless viewed from above. Plenty of old buildings and bits of taxiway left. As a retired pilot (private not...

I hung up my helmet 11 years ago following a stroke that left me with a balance...issue and a period of agonising. Then I bought another helmet and an SV1000. Then another until finally I realised I wanted to be too fast for my talent and ageing reflexes. Sold everything and after a period of...

Ok, had a bit of a clean up this morning and found the engine number under several layers of dirt. Good news..matching numbers so it is the original motor. Thanks for the guidance.

Thanks for the welcome folks. Kevski, I’m actually in Long Sutton, just opposite The Ship (handy) so if you seem me fiddling about please stop and say hello. Fredintoon, thanks for the engine info; I’m not sure about some of the “custom” work although in the flesh the indicators don’t look too...

Here it is; the ubiquitous introduction post. I’m David, older rather than younger and living in South Lincolnshire in the U.K. I’ve been riding bikes longer than I care to remember although I stopped a couple of years ago due to health reasons. Now I’m fighting fit again I’m scratching a long...