one day i will get back to the barn

[willhall]

will this weather ever end.Its been a long winter,and i'm still waiting for better weather to go back and search for more parts from the 4hp 600,I found last year.In the meantime i have started trying to research the bikes History,I have just written to the LDMCs archivist,so hopefully, i might get some clues as to this bikes past,I think that this machine was probably stolen from the British army base in Killworth Co Cork,before the base was handed over to the Irish State in 1922.The reason i make this assumption is the fact that the engine number has been deliberately scratched out.On my earlier post "Barn find" you can see evidence of this.I could be completely wrong,its just a hunch.Has anyone any knowledge of whether the British army keep records of machines they purchased,where they were based,and perhaps ones that went missing?It is  a long shot,but surely worth a try.
Bill

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If it was nicked will they want it back?

[willhall]

Interesting point ,knowing my luck.They won't want it back until I've spent years,and thousands of pounds restoring it,And i will probably get arrested for receiving stolen goods,98 years after the event.
   Cheers bill

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Interesting point ,knowing my luck.They won't want it back until I've spent years,and thousands of pounds restoring it,And i will probably get arrested for receiving stolen goods,98 years after the event.
   Cheers bill

Bill at least you will have had the enjoyment of the rebuild and hopefully a few rides on it by then. our local forensic squad can bring up the old engine number even when it has been ground off,I believe it is something to do with the compression of the metal so this could also be another avenue to establish the engine number as long as you aren't on the local constabulary's  s---t list they may help.
Cheers and good luck Les

[willhall]

Dear les
      All joking aside,that is a brilliant idea,My brother is a policemen,i will see if he can look into it for me.
   Many thanks Bill

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Hi Bill no worries when I was doing unregistered vehicle inspections for the RTA I inspected a few vehicles that had a couple of ID's with the numbers ground off and restamped,it is amazing what those forensic people can do.