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Offline pratap

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Advice on buying a 1951 Douglas
« on: 11 Mar 2011 at 09:26 »
Hello,

Greetings from India!

I am planning to pick up a 1951 Douglas mark 5 (Pic Attached) and sadly the bike is not in a great shape.
The previous owner has changed the front forks and altered the rear ones.
Before I pick this I would like your valuable suggestions as to how easy will it be for me to restore. I  picked up a BSA M20 before 2 years and am having a tough but enjoyable time with it.
Please do look at the pics and let me know if I will be able to get forks for this model. The documents of this bike says this is a 1951 model but I am not very sure if his is a Mark 5.

Regards & God Bless
Pratap Henry




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Offline Dawn

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Re: Advice on buying a 1951 Douglas
« Reply #1 on: 12 Mar 2011 at 12:14 »
Hello,

Below is a link to a picture of a beautifully restored Mark 5 & what the machine should look like.

https://www.douglasmotorcycles.net/index.php?topic=2728.0

It may be best to use this picture so you can see what is missing on the one in India.

Good luck.
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