Using the “Looking for something?” search box feature of this blog and typing in “fuel tank” you will be able to read the story of how I managed to locate and acquire the original fuel tank for 2751 from New Zealand. It was extremely fortuitous though the tank was in a dreadful state with pannier …
This rather long-winded term (from the 1950 Spare Parts List) is, in actual fact, referring to what is commonly known as the “inlet manifold”. After sending photos out for comment I was informed that both the 32mm carb and the adaptor appeared to be original and that I was very lucky to have them as …
When I acquired 2751, it had fitted to it a very smart looking painted petrol tank that has been signed by John Surtees at an event in Japan (see pic in the ‘History’ section of this blog). This tank looked splendid but as I dug into the original specification of 2751 I realised that the …
Grey Flash 2751 