Blige!?!

The old 1938 Ariel seemed to be a bit down on power coming back from the Annual and was becoming a sod to start. Investigations in the garage revealed poor compression so I whipped off the head and found this:-

And it got me home too!! Good bike.

Looks like time to talk to Kempy.

Ariel Club Swindon Rally

It was the Swindon Branch rally this weekend so I took the 38 Red Hunter out for a blast on a thankfully dry day. Despite noticing that the bearings in the rear wheel were a bit loose, and having to wave the spanners even before I'd started the engine, the bike performed much better than the last ride out. Must have been fuel starvation. Had a great ride tooling round the leafy lanes of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.

The assembled rallyists at Bill Littles Bike Barn:-

My 1938 Red Hunter complete with stealth technology fuel tank (they just can't see me on the radar til its too late):-

Take me to your Leader (its an Ariel joke....):-

Rounded the run off with a pint in the Old Bear Inn in Cricklade with Hemingways and Rollins and a tidy pie from the butchers. Nice.

Big thanks to John and Sandy Ellis for organising the run and all the rallyists for supporting our Branch event.

My Old Ariel

S'pose I'd better add something....a picture of my eldest - 1913 Ariel TT Model.

500cc sidevalve engine, belt drive with no clutch or gearbox.