I've been asked to 'have a look' ...

[Scoosh]

My neighbour's niece's husband thinks I know a bit about bikes , so asked me to have a look at one he bought recently.

Nice badge - and name !

I love the 'Made like a Gun' part below the cannon ...


Frame number, I think, under seat:

In all it's glory:

... and the drive side:

Interesting that the gear shifter is under the control of the stoker , whose handlebars are attached to the rear of the driver's seat, so bar height is dependent on driver's leg length.


There's a bit of work to be done, so I'll probably be seeking advice but I have a start list:

• rear tyre, tube, rim tape all shot
  
• rear wheel might be true but some of the (mainly drive-side) spokes are very slack - virtually loose
• oil cap on rear hub missing ... so what could be inside ?
  
• rear hub bearings make 'interesting' sounds ...
• rear drum brake works - but will certainly need checked
  
• need to find the equivalent of the High and Low stops on the gears, though might just be done by cable tension ...
• front wheel/tyre seem useable but drum brakes need checking/adjusting
• not too sure about the mudguard colour either ...

Any comments, suggestions and other advice of an encouraging nature welcomed !

 

[biggs682]

hold on tight

 

[keithmac]

Never knew they made pushbikes!, the have the same badge on the motorbikes as well.

Had the misfortune to repair an early RE gearbox once, of you've never heard of "groil" before you're lucky!

 

[mjr]

I love the 'Made like a Gun' part below the cannon ...

Doesn't that mean it's shot?

Any comments, suggestions and other advice of an encouraging nature welcomed !

Ooops, sorry!

 

[Scoosh]

hold on tight

That bad/ quick/ scary, eh ?

 

[Cycleops]

Nice, but a money pit.

 

[Scoosh]

Bin it and buy something new it will be cheaper than doing that up or sell it for a shops display or something.

My neighbour's nephew thinks I know a bit about bikes , so asked me to have a look at one he bought recently.

Any comments, suggestions and other advice of an encouraging nature welcomed !

 

[Salar]

Now and again I look for the small wheeled Royal Enfield Revelation, never found one yet at a reasonable price though.

 

[Scoosh]

AFAIK, he just wants it working, not a full restoration - which I have told him is well beyond my knowledge, ability or interest !

 

[fossyant]

And his cost, looks like it will need a fair amount to get it going and stopping.

 

[Wobbly John]

I did a restoration on a similar aged Raleigh Tandem. Parts are still available if you keep searching and it didn't cost very much to restore - probably £100, and I sold it for £360 a few years ago. There's a few details on my page here: http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~talizmar/xntrick/tandem.htm

 

[classic33]

I think its circa 1938. Royal Enfield Tandem drop bar racer. 3 speed S.A. hub marked AT-8. Mafac brake levers, Drum brakes.

The last possible year being 1967

 

[Drago]

It does loom a lovely thing. If it were mine, which it isn't, I'd have it powder coated ready to give another 60 years service.

Drum brakes too. Looks a decent bike, probably was in its day. I think the mudguards may be original, and look in very good nick.

Are the seatposts free to move in the frame?

 

[Wobbly John]

If the hubs are original, and it looks as if they are, they probably have a date number stamped on.

The Cyclo gears look mid-late '30's to me. The Williams cranks and chainset, Brampton headset and Middlemore saddles are pretty standard for that age tandem. The mudguards look early '70s to me. I'd have expected a nice set of white Bluemel ones.

 

[Hill Wimp]

@User13710 has just taken possession of a Royal Enfield. They both look fab, can't wait to see them finished.