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Technical (Descriptive Topic Titles - Stay on Topic) => A7 & A10 Engine => Topic started by: Colsbeeza on 14.01. 2018 10:52
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Hopefully a short topic - I have searched the Forum and elsewhere to no avail. I am contemplating painting the Three-Rifles indented logo on the timing case red on my 1961 Golden Flash. That would look great, but I have been unable to find any reference to this.
It seems to me after checking original advertisements that some of the early A7's may have been painted red, but later models were either unpainted or painted black.
Does anyone have any information on this.? Was there any factory information available.?
Cheers
Colin
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I purchased my 1961 A7ss new and there was no red paint on it anywhere, so it was either black or not painted at all.
I think it was not painted.
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Great pic, dressed as a pilot, see you had already modified a few things, the Ace bars, alright until you dropped it and the top of the tank acted as the steering stop.
The fork gaters and did you change the silencers to Dunstalls (Goldy type)?
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Hey Col- I did my '52/'56 in red with a nikko pen, but the wind blew it off *whistle*...did look good, so I reckon you should 'cos you know you want to... *smile* can always blow it off if you need to- just a 'quick' blockkie
I have a feeling my '58 R-Rocket had it like that but was a while ago
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I purchased a NOS timing cover for my Super Flash project (w/tach drive provision) and the stacked rifles were in red.
Also found a NOS T/cover for the RGS. It too was red.
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Great pic, dressed as a pilot, see you had already modified a few things, the Ace bars, alright until you dropped it and the top of the tank acted as the steering stop.
The fork gaters and did you change the silencers to Dunstalls (Goldy type)?
I was given that leather jacket by a man who served on a Lancaster.
Don't forget, it was only fifteen years after the war.
The handlebars were just turned over, always did that to my bikes, (see pic of my spitfire below.)
I cut the fork shrouds off and fitted the gaters.
The silencers were the standard A7 ones.
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I painted my 'Piled Arms' red.
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I have been painting mine this afternoon ! Japlac Red.
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I did mine in red because I'd seen many others that were red and, besides, it was nearly the same as my bike. Since there is no standard for originality in this, I can't see rivet counters getting too upset if the rifles are painted to match your bike color, whatever it may be.
Richard L.
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I looked at a Google Gallery of big BSA's, 50% were red, job done.
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Holographic metalflake mine, which I believe is standard?
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Bloody jack-the-lad back in '63 Roy eh?
;)
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Holographic metalflake mine, which I believe is standard?
did that exist late 50s early 60s, no wonder they went bust, pushing we (then ) young lads into psychedelia *smile*
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pushing we (then ) young lads into psychedelia *smile*
Love yer work Bill *good3*
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Hi Roy C,
That is a magnificent photo. You do look "The Business". I had a 1957 worn-out A7 standard *sad2*. Photos attached. My older sister was 19 in this shot. She is 69 next month. The third photo is me doing my Marlon Brando Impersonation *red*.
Thanks all for the feedback.
It seems that there is no defined colour for the logo, so I will just do it in red.
Cheers
Colin
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Cool looking young fella (Colin )
Apart from the fag, remove from mouth before dropping visor maybe *smile*
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very interestered to know if your still smokeing , ime trying to kick them and if you've managed to stop it will give me belief that maybe I can crack it
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very interestered to know if your still smokeing , ime trying to kick them and if you've managed to stop it will give me belief that maybe I can crack it
I used to smoke fifty a day (JPS, Black & gold pac.)
1986 Christmas hols, I put a cigy into my mouth, went to light it and the end bit of the flint shot out of my lighter. I took the cigy out of my mouth and said "sod it".
I have never touched another cigarette since.
I gave away a pack of 200 that I had purchased the day before.
When ever I wanted a fag, I said to myself, Why do I want a fag, I don't smoke now, then took a deep breath and let it out very slowley.
IT WORKED FOR ME. *smile*
Roy.
Note the pac of cigs in my shirt pocket
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I have never touched another cigarette since.
Well done - many here will know it's not easy to kick, and trouble is ditching the habit tends to make you averse to the smell of the things thereafter
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That's not "trouble" but "good".
When I fancy one (still, after 25 years!) I just have a sniff of the old girl's ashtray.
Works every time, and no, it's not a euphemism!
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This smoking thread needs splitting off to it's own topic.
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This smoking thread needs splitting off to it's own topic.
Sorry *shh*
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cheers roy respect
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Unless of course it's the bike that's smoking.