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VERY RARE 1906 FAIRY VETERAN MOTORCYCLE RESTORATION PROJECT / PRE DOUGLAS
IT WAS FOUND IN A CELLAR IN THE BRISTOL DOCKS POST WW2 IT THEN TRAVELED TO THE BSA IN THE 1960's AT WHICH POINT IS WAS TRADED FOR A PART RESTORED AJS AND THEN IN THE SAME FAMILY TILL NOW ..... WE ALL KNOW THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS MACHINE , COMPLETE ONES ARE COUNTED ON ONE HAND AND SHOWS US WHERE THE DOUGLAS MARK GREW FROM....MOUNTED IN A WIN CYCLE FRAME WITH THE VERY RARE COUNTER SHAFT CLUTCH UNIT , TANK HAS PETROL /OIL AND SPACE FOR THE TREMBLER COILS (2 NEEDED ) AND BATTERY , FITTED WITH A LATER FRONT DRUM BRAKE IN THE INTERESTS OF SAFTY ! REAR WHEEL HAS A BACK PEDAL BRAKE , WHEELS ARE 26" WITH CARRIER BIKE OVERSIZE CYCLE TYRES , RIMS NEW FRESH SPOKES ETC NO RUST OR ROT TO TANK OR FRAME .
ENGINE ALL PRESENT AND CORRECT SHOWS SIGNS OF USE BUT NOTHING DAMAGED ,AND OF COURSE WITH MACHINES OF THIS AGE REQUIRES MORE WORK TO COMPLETE TO A RUNNING MACHINE ( NEW VALVES , VALVE GUIDE REPAIRS , NEW CAMSHAFT BUSHES AND BIG END SHELLS AND PISTONS ,) SUPPLIED ARE NEW CAST PISTON BLANKS TO MACHINE UP TO FIT , WITH SOME OTHER SPARE PARTS AS WELL, BORES ARE GOOD , CRANKSHAFT GOOD,BORE IS 57.00 MM AND A STROKE OF 57.00 MM GIVING 2 1/4 HP , HENCE THE REASON FOR SAYING 1906 (1907 INCREASE IN CAPACITY TO A FULL 2 3/4 HP) CORRECT FAIRY CARB THE ENGINE NUMBER IS 105 AND CLEARLY MARKED FRAME NUMBER CLEARLY MARKED AND WAS DATED (VERBALY BY THE LATE JOHN PINKERTON AS CORRECT) COMES WITH A LARGE FILE AND ALSO THE CORRECT TANK TRANSFERS AND A SET OF ORIGINAL WIN CYCLE TRANSFERS.
I HAVE STARTED THE DATING BALL ROLLING WITH THE VMCC, BUT OF COURSE THIS COULD BE DONE BY OTHER CLUBS, AS YOU CAN SEE A VERY NICE LOOKING MACHINE AND WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF WORK WILL BE A VERY INTERESTING MOUNT TO OWN , SO PLEASE ENSURE YOU ARE HAPPY WITH THE DESCRIPTION AND PICTURES, AS THIS IS WHAT YOU ARE BIDDING ON .... I HAVE GIVEN ALL THE INFO I KNOW OF ,SO IT IS UP TO YOU TO DESIDE IF YOU WANT IT.....CAN BE LOOKED AT WHILST LISTING LIVE AND SHOULD YOU WIN ( AND OF COURSE PAID FOR IT !!) I CAN DELIVER TO FOUNDERS DAY AUTOJUMBLE OR BEAULIEU IN SEPTEMBER IF REQUIRED , THIS IS A PAYPAL ONLY LISTING DUE TO THE VALUE , NO OFFERS NO MESSING AROUND SO NOW IS YOUR CHANCE !! , IF YOU REQUIRE SHIPPING THIS COST IS AT YOUR OWN EXPENSE .
ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK AND GOOD LUCK......FAIRY OWNERSHIP JUST ONE CLICK AWAY !! .......
