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Title: latest toy
Post by: spooky on March 06, 2016, 11:23:19 PM

i have had this a few weeks now, it hadn`t been started for 10 years or more but after a few jobs, wiring, recorked clutch,carb rebuild/clean it now goes !  having ridden it around the garden i can confirm it only has one gear, actually it does have all four but it doesnt like to come out of first,  should have that put right soon, but it sounds lovely..  oh, it`s a 1956 clipper

(http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j360/roudeleiw-uk/DSCF3377_zpskfrqrnrb.jpg) (http://s1081.photobucket.com/user/roudeleiw-uk/media/DSCF3377_zpskfrqrnrb.jpg.html)

Title: Re: latest toy
Post by: manxie on March 06, 2016, 11:43:25 PM

Nice looking machine mate, well done  ;)

Title: Re: latest toy
Post by: Propellor on March 07, 2016, 07:05:31 AM

Quote from: manxie on March 06, 2016, 11:43:25 PM

Nice looking machine mate, well done  ;)

+1

Title: Re: latest toy
Post by: iansoady on March 07, 2016, 10:29:36 AM

Looks very tidy.

If it won't come out of first I'd suggest clutch drag although Enfield gearboxes are rather on the clunky side. Does the neutral finder work?

Oh, looking again it seems not to have one......

Title: Re: latest toy
Post by: spooky on March 07, 2016, 10:37:37 AM

not clutch drag, if i put a spanner on the gear indicator all gears select, Hitchcocks think it is something like the return spring or ratchet, both easy to get at by taking off just the outer cover,  job for a warm day...

Title: Re: latest toy
Post by: Steve Lake on March 07, 2016, 04:10:31 PM

don't you love the automatic moderator, what on earth can be wrong with Hitchc o c k s ??
just as well you don't live in Scunthorpe  ;D

Title: Re: latest toy
Post by: timbo on March 07, 2016, 09:43:02 PM

What a gorgeous looking wee bike. Thanks for posting  :)

Title: Re: latest toy
Post by: spooky on March 27, 2016, 07:34:06 PM

now for sale  :(