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I’m selling my 1941 WD/ C 350 side valve. ( advert would only allow WD/ CO) It is registered in my name and is taxed as a historic vehicle. It was a barn find done up by my father @ 20 years ago and put on the road by me 4 years ago. It has probably covered around 500 miles since restored and starts, runs and rides as it should. The bikes history is that it was commissioned by the war department in ww2 and I believe there were around 12K made. After the war those that could be renovated were sold off to the public and this one ended up in Kinlichbervie in the north west of Scotland with the original registration number of NS 1983. I believe it was last put on the road in Kylestrome in the north west Scotland in 1959. I am probably the 5th owner but without the original log book I cannot be sure. Owners would be, the original owner in Kinlochbervie followed by Kylestrome owner, then a man local to Forres who found it in a barn. My father then bought the bike still in disassembled barn condition then I inherited the bike 4 years ago and had it authenticated and registered for the road. The Royal Enfield owners club authenticated the bike with the correct matching numbers. The engine was built in 1940 and the frame built in 1941 in Redditch. When I had it registered, because I didn’t have the old log book, the DVLA would not give me the original registration number hence the PXS 799. The bike is located in Forres, Moray and gets ridden regularly in the summer months in the dry but kept off the road in winter away from the salt. It is a rider and not showroom bike so there are imperfections but nothing that detracts from its use and it is still tidy. I’m looking for £4200 but may be open to sensible offers. I have had the bike authenticated by the RE owners club and certificated. This bike rides very well and will put a smile on your face. Remember to think ahead as the brakes are certainly not like a modern bike and you would be wise to use engine breaking. The gears on the left side are one up three down. It is easy to start so long as you charge the cylinder a little by kicking it over a few times with the decompressor pulled in. It has a centre stand and a field stand.
There are a couple of cosmetic paint imperfections around the carb tickler where the petrol has bubbled the paint, also around the fuel tank filler, also on a spacer on the foot rest. With some other small areas which I’ve tried to show on the pictures. The front forks tension adjuster on the right has poor threads so no adjustment possible. ( It is possible to get a new through spindle from Hichcocks but I haven’t done this as it doesn’t need adjusting for my use). A couple of pictures of the bike before restoring @ 20 years ago are included. The bike has a 6 volt system with recent batteries. The Dynamo was refurbished by Rutland dynamos and I installed a modern solid state rectifier. Even with this done it doesn’t show that it is charging through the amp meter, and I Don’t know why. This isn’t an issue as the battery is generally kept topped up with a charger and it is only running the lights and horn. There is no odometer so no record of mileage or indication of speed. There are no indicators, mirrors or brake light ( all of which is as the bike would have been when first registered). There is a horn, side light, head light with high and low beem and a tail light. The bike is registered historic so no tax or mot required. You are welcome to message me for more information. After the war department recommissioned the bike for private individual sales it was first registered in Kinlochbervie in the north west of Scotland and I believe was last on the road in 1959 before I taxed it in 2022.
Some pictures show the bike when my father bought it.
