Getting down to 1 bike - what would you pick
On Jan 20, 9:01*pm, Phil W Lee wrote:
"(PeteCresswell)" considered Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:28:21
-0500 the perfect time to write:
Per (PeteCresswell):
I think I had one of those things for awhile when I was living in
Hawaii.
Some dealer got a bunch of them in from one of the UK countries.
I'm pretty sure they were police bikes. *That one introduced me
to the meaning of "English rust proofing: oil seals".
I retract my statement. * *Reading the web page, I see the brand
is "Greeves". * *Mine was a "Matchless". * Sure looked similar
though...
Same engine, so your statement is still applicable.
I suspect the lubrication system on those was best described as
"external splash" to borrow a term from LJK Setright.
ALSO 'TOTAL LOSS LUBRICATION'
is in that file
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