Saving Old Seagulls

Correct. Both are in the southern hemisfear.

20221120_074354.jpg On SD 125. If l recall the navy being the first service ie navy, army, airforce was allowed to have the crown emblem. This emblem is also seen on drinking vessels which also could signify navy to measure a tot of rum. So this may well signify that it was stamped by a navy stores...

SD2380 L3. The first lot of SD's were the P3 and second lot was the L3. And the last lot were the L4. Your is at the beginning of the the L3 range. Probably about 1943. You should have cast tank mounts, plain clutch lever and nipples on port side of box. The stamp on the skegg CIESS stands for Chief...

Haven't tried this method yet but sounds as though it has merit. Found on a BSA site: Petrol Tank Cleaning and De-Rusting Les Howard recommends a four stage process for stripping, cleaning, de-rusting and drying the petrol tank on your classic motorcycle. Appropriate clothing should be worn... One o...

By golly, I do indeed!

Lovely! Can l add SD685 to the SD registry? If so may l have the magneto JM # and if the clutch lever is plain with no inscription. Also these early ones had a B number B#### on other side of crankcase from engine number. Love the early P3's!

Nice. On the register.

Which country? Curlew in OZ.

Too late! Parts and info are easy to get though. Might work my way up to an M20. Thought l might deliver pizza on it ha ha.

What's the history of that one HA? Is it a new discovery? There are a few variants.

Dutch

My photos of side mount are bad quality. Left click to enlarge.

Skeletal first appeared on the C and D. There is the 'Dutch' brass bracket, date and origin unknown and the SD side mount bracket for WW2 pontoons. Skeletal may have been included in sales from post war surplus retailers. Plenty of the side mount drive shaft fixture fittings left on SD's but only ab...

andrew wrote:The burning question here is: once you have reached Seagull Heaven, what do you do next?

Start collecting Birmingham Small Arms bantam motorbikes...... Amal carb, wipac ignition..... 2 wheels instead of propellor... 125cc, but piston is smaller than seagull (longer stroke).

I've only ever seen mild steel bolts holding the G clamps to the body.