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Two off interpols are coming up for Auction in Wickhambrook, Suffolk on the 29th of June. Auctioneers are Lacy Scott and it is the Keith Rainbird collection. Several light weight motorcycles and quite a bit of police stuff.
They Look very complete.

Evening all I have number 33 which is running and Mot’d. Has had an immobolizier fitted at some point in time which seems to fine at the moment but not sure longer term whether it would be best to try and ditch the thing. Anyway here it is in deepest Suffolk. Maybe up for sale soon as have to decide...

Evening all, does anyone know of a source of rotor bearings for a DKW w2000?
Thanks in advance
Roy

Hi, many thanks for looking for the temp gauge and good news that you have managed to unearth not one but two of them. I have tried to send a personal message but it seems to be stuck in the outbox for some reason and won’t shift!! If you can advise what you would like for them then I will sort out ...

Hi John, the sensor for for temperature gauge screws into a drilling above the left hand spark plug. I believe the Koso sensor is actually located under the spark plug, which I if I,m right raises the height of the plug and could effect sealing but maybe I’ve got the wrong end of the stick. All the ...

Hi Dave, thanks for the reply and the offer. I have contacted Andover Norton to no avail and they suggested a Koso product which is a digital gauge with it’s sensor sitting under the plug (not sure how that would effect the running or if you could connect to it ok), but obviously it would look prett...

Thanks for that John. Done a few hundred miles now so thought it would be showing signs of settling down but will keep an eye on it. Mentioned the gauge to Graham last time I spoke to him, but he didn’t say he had one so not so sure he is has one available. You never know one might turn up on eBay e...

Hi Gents, does anyone have a spare VDO 310876/1/1 temp gauge as the one on my Classic replica is playing up (sometimes reads 0 and then 100 degrees ish and then nothing for miles)? I have exchanged it for one from my Classic and it seems to give a steady reading albeit a bit high considering the eng...

Maybe John, I haven’t set the choke rod with too much thought only to ensure the rod fully returns as at one time the bike was hanging up, but maybe it requires a bit more attention. Just noticeable that the two bikes are quite different, was the classic set up to give a more civilised ride or is th...

Gents, ‘piggy backing on Jorn’s post, my bike has always been very temperamental when cold, coming off idle up to about 2500rpm plus. The bike surges slightly until the bike gets thoroughly warm/hot but then settles down to an even tickover and pulls clean from junctions. Is this typical as I have a...

Hi Joe, interesting the different finishes on the exhausts and I guess the painted finishes were from the factory? My Classic replica has the black chrome, which sounds the same as yours, pretty decent at the rear of the exhaust but is a little rough closer to the manifold. The genuine Classic has p...

Hi Mick, just had quote back, price was £168 plus the vodka and tonic with a £20 pound courier collection fee each way (also plus vat).
Does that sound comparable?
Regards
Roy

Gents, thanks very much for the response and it’s interesting to see how difficult the original finish is to remove. Not seen a polished set of silencers on a Classic before but can see how they would look ok. Mick, I presume your silencers had to be prepped in some way for the ceramic coating, but ...

Evening Gents, has anyone managed to Improve the black (chrome?) finish on either a Classic or IP2 silencer? I was looking at sprucing up the finish on the silencers and was wondering if anyone had found a suitable finish/plating process? Looks like currently the previous owner has sprayed them mat ...

Dear all, can anyone recommend a suitable oil pipe which is suitably thin walled to be contoured to enable the side cover to be fitted but is heat resistant enough to connect to the inlet manifold on a W2000 with oil tank? I will try and add some pictures later. The existing pipe is a mishmash of ol...

Thanks for that John, replica has god knows what mileage (several rebuilds and a different speedo) but has recently been stripped by Graham and was found to be in reasonable shape with good moly coating. The Classic is number 33 and has about 17000 miles on the clock and seems to have reasonable com...

Happy new year gents, just had the Classic I acquired running for the first time and there is a slight difference in the characteristic’s to my replica. My replica fast idles and then drops down onto a steady tick over as the temperature rises (as per the manual). The Classic starts readily, literal...

Thanks for that Dave.
I have taken the plunge and bought the 18amp battery, it’s a tight fit and I will have to remake the battery clips but it made sense to go bigger if i could ‘shoe horn it in’.
Regards
Roy

Gents, can anyone advise as to the battery spec/size that is currently available for the DKW’s? Size of the battery box is (approx) 80x185x160 and the battery which comes up that will fit into these dimensions is only 12AH were the original is quoted as being 15AH. There is a battery which looks as ...

Thanks for that Richard, hopefully what I have is going to be ok, but knowing my luck I know what the answer is going to be (I have gallons of the stuff)
All the best
Roy

Gents, I recently managed to pick up a DKW 2000 and a Classic (both have not turned a wheel for about 5 years) and have started to look at the DKW to see if there is any signs of life. It’s an injector model and had a lot of oil across the top of the engine and down the near side casing. The source ...

Ok John understand. We have hit a bit of a snag with the chemical stripping of the engine cases. Do you have the details of the guys that chemically stripped the cases so I can give them a call and see what process they used? So far the 64 million dollar question is, “will it effect the moly” as the...

Thanks for that John, do you have any pictures of the engine without its coating?
Regards
Roy

Hi, I am in bury st Edmund's but the bike is with Graham In Leeds.
Regards
Roy

Thanks for the info Trev, I did have a discussion regarding just leaving the finning bare. The train of thought being it would offer better heat dissipation, but to be honest I think it would be maintenance headache trying to keep up appearances and avoid corrosion. Any information is appreciated. R...

Dear all, having my classic replica breathed on by Graham and have been discussing how to improve the overall appearance of said engine casings as some of the original coating is missing and the rest in general poor condition. I have seen other posts on the subject, but unless I have missed it there...

Thanks for the comments John and any tips will be welcome. The union looks as though it has had a spanner attached without it being fully engaged as the flats are quite rounded so maybe it is time to have a proper look and maybe a replacement. I just need to take a deep breath and get cracking as on...

Hopefully added a view of the oil leak (baby powder and all).
Not sure if it had uploaded as never tried it before so genre goes.

Sorry for the late response Tony and thanks for the offer.
I presume you have added an attachment which I am struggling to find/open, am I missing something?
Regards
Roy

Thanks for that Richard. I do not have a hard copy but I believe Graham has posted one on line so I will 'swat up'. I am jumping the gun a little, but do the pipes have a swagged end to them to form the seal against the casting or do they have an olive? The leak seems to be between nut and pipe and ...