VL Dash panel knobs

[makinavaja]

Hay to everibody
I'm restore one dahs panel and have a doubt , the knobs are made in brass or in aluminiun ? i see in the web repro parts in aluminiun is this right? my knobs are made in brass nikel plate and dont know if was removed but i dont think so couse this is an original Spanish Civil War 35 RL unrestore.
In the great VL Heaven book screw table 4 say it have an number 2-62 switch handle set screw 4558-26 , but this one's have
number 2-56 UNC?? is this rigth?

Tank you in avance
Manuel
Valencia SPAIN
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[Steve Slocombe]

Dear Manuel, the Eastern European repro dash handles are in aluminium but I am happy with brass. I have also seen early originals in die cast zinc. The part was used 1926-36 so we see running changes from Harley. The early parts have chequering on the handles and nickel plating, with the later ones plain and in chrome, with the switch around 1931/2. On the threads, it is 20 years since I measured the threads so could have been wrong, or Harley could have changed supplier. It is the original bikes which tell the story, not the writers of books, which is why the AMCA prizes unrestored bikes so highly. Nice find!

[Steve Slocombe]

Dear Manuel, nice pictures. The nearest bike in the National Guard photo, M58101, has the highest registration number and the 1936 one-year horn brackets and fork shield, so the photo would not be earlier. Is that a British bike with girder forks also in the line-up? Note that M44891 and M51998 are now in the Alcazar Military Museum in Toledo. Those old Harleys last well.

[makinavaja]

Thank you so much Steve i'm happy too , couse i'm jewel die cast a large number copy for restore all my projets 31 to 36 , I hope to see you in Holand next European Chapter meet.
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[makinavaja]

Yes i Know , but actualy renew the museum and take of one of this VL s, this motorcycles was confiscate at people for the war, i dont know much about Britihs bikes but would be a BSA ? there are 36 VL side car 34 RL (3) 36RL and the rest can not reconnaissance clear may be a 1931 and 1932 for the register plate number but i don t know , this rides was the liaison patrol in the republican side ( note the hangry faces)horror war
and this is inside the Alcazar one milling grain machine

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