The Motorcycle shown on this page is a 1908
Kerry Side Valve 490cc v-twin that was partially restored and not
completed before the owner passed. The bike came from Australia and was
incomplete, but
it is worth the effort to restore; the Marquee is excited about this as
there is only one other in his records that survives. I am hoping to
ride the London
to
Brighton on her in 2012 if we complete it by then. Restoration is
progressing well; pistons were missing, and rings, we have found those
and mudguards put on, and wheeels are beinng trued up. The parts were
all chromed; incorrect for this era, and so was sent to the strippers
to be stripped back to the nickle. The petrol tank needs finishing and
the correct seat was found for her. We are making exhausts for her and
have
one as a pattern to have the other made to look like it. The front
exhaust is a cow horn type placed in the vertical position, unlike
later in the typical horizontal position.
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