Mark Stevens wrote:
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> Wes asked if anybody remembered Matchless's G85CS and Norton P11's .Sort of
> off topic but I restored the first P11A in Britain back in 1986. I had to
> make a press tool to reproduce the air filters and was selling these back to
> a dealer in the States. I had an ex works G85CS and a 1959 600cc AJS
> Typhoon. On topic content- Matchless launched a sporty lightweight bicycle
> in 1935- the model name was P11! That was made with Reynolds HM (for high
> Manganese) not 531 which was launched that year. I have a brochure from that
> year which I believe Chuck does as a repro. The motorcycle frames were
> fillet brazed but not with the same finesse as the lugless bicycles I have,
> namely Gillott L'Atlantique, Paris and Holdsworth La Quelda. Mark
> Stevens -always a 2 wheeler. Dingwall. Scotland
Here's a picture of the cover of the Reynolds brochure:
http://www.velo-retro.com/
Chuck Schmidt SoPas, SoCal
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