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Marque Remarks => British (BSA, Greeves, Triumph etc) => Topic started by: mustanggrahame on May 28, 2011, 02:52:32 pm

Title: Ariel VCH
Post by: mustanggrahame on May 28, 2011, 02:52:32 pm

Hi, just thought I would put some pictures of my father's VCH up. This is a 1949 model with all magnesium engine (crankcases, barrel and head). It was marketed as a trials/ scramble bike. No lights originally, these are all Ariel parts on the bike to get registration. I think this bike is very rare. There is a VCH engine in a road frame in the Nabiac museum.
Cheers, Grahame
(http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy211/smartybananapants/009.jpg)
(http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy211/smartybananapants/010.jpg)

Title: Re: Ariel VCH
Post by: bazza on May 28, 2011, 03:01:41 pm

very nice. Chasing a red hunter at the moment. Do you have a mustang?

Title: Re: Ariel VCH
Post by: mustanggrahame on May 28, 2011, 06:18:51 pm

No Mustangs Bazza, just a Capri. Hopefully in the future a 69 Mach 1.
What Red Hunter are you after?

Title: Re: Ariel VCH
Post by: mx250 on May 28, 2011, 07:06:11 pm

Love the old Ariels  8). The VCH looks great.

An old friend who owned, rode and raced Pommy bikes post war reckoned the Ariel Red Hunter was the pick of the bunch for performance and reliability :).

When that Lotto win rolls around........... :D

(http://i323.photobucket.com/albums/nn458/mx250syd/OzVMX/ArielRide_5-12-10010.jpg)

http://www.barkshire.co.uk/bikes/ArielNH1937.htm

Title: Re: Ariel VCH
Post by: mx250 on May 28, 2011, 07:16:07 pm

Do you think old Ariels might come back into fashion?

"Last weekend of May 2009. Miles : 418, MPG : 79:, Oil : half a tank, Breakdowns : none, Problems : grit from the petrol tank clogging up the float bowl."

http://www.barkshire.co.uk/bikes/images/Matchless1947G80/TourOfCornwallMay2009/index.htm

Title: Re: Ariel VCH
Post by: jimg1au on May 29, 2011, 05:19:29 am

any one got a clutch for an ariel need 1 for my race bike resto
jim