"Ian Iveson" wrote

Tank is maybe R90S with older style badges. Headlamp is a
mystery...possibly original R50 with much later R100R section welded in to
accomodate the later wiring loom. The engineers that built it made a big
effort for the wife of one of them, who lost the use of a leg in a road
accident. What sad story resulted in its sale I didn't want to ask.

It doesn't need restoring because it's generally sound, and has no
pedigree anyway coz it's a bitza. It was awaiting a rear tyre and a clutch
friction plate (both wear out more quickly with a chair) when kids came
with a hammer and smashed all the glass except for the headlight. That put
it on the back burner. A replacement S/H instrument pod is £hundreds from
a dealer, and it will need a thorough service now it's been standing for a
while.

If I were the sentimental type I'd say it needs a good home. I also
suspect it's pining for the Alps...tragically, it has expectations of a
grand touring lifestyle.

Is it an unleaded conversion?

Not AFAIK. I was waiting for symptoms, but none appeared. Headwork is
complicated by need to remove sidecar...


Some coincidence you post this today!- I was poised to go over to Cambridge
(Haywards) and look at an Enfield outfit today, but I let the feint
possibility of rain put me off to give me the opportunity to ponder the
prospect deeply and buy me a bit more time to think - the phrases 'it has
been stood outside for a while'; 'needs to go through the workshop to be
tidied up' and 'a new front mudguard needs to be fitted' didn't make me any
more enthusiastic on what might have been a questionable rig to start with,
so in the end to kill it off, I pulled the trigger on a nice new 1080p DLP
PJ from Amazon! (That's it done with now - I can't afford both! :-)

Very sorry to hear about the vandalism; a sign of the times today, I'm sorry
to say - no kid would have dreamt of damaging a bike (any bike) when I was a
lad. Mark it down as another symptom of the new, slack-arsed, good for
nothing *digital era*....!!

Anyway, I hope you get it sorted out soon - poor old thing needs it, from
what you say!!