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,,many thanks BJ, message replied to, and Ian, my appologies sir, for hijacking your thread initial investigation will see me trawling the autojumbles for a new carb, (tickler boss in the float cover plate has snapped off),,and the main things it will need are fresh wheel rims and respoking, no big deal as Paul Jackson is right on my doorstep, new fasteners throughout, and a good fettlin',,,,some new rear shockers too, as the ones that are on it seem about 3" too short, rear tyre is rubbing, again folks, many thanks for your input here, much appreciated

,,well, shes a runner, but needs a hell of a lot of fettlin' as you can see,,,

many thanks for the response Big John , when I bring the bike home tomorrow, I'll try and get a few photo's and post 'em up,,see if he recognises his old bike he sold,,,bloody 'ell ! 34 years ago !

many thanks sir

interesting indeed Sparks, many thanks sir,,,long shot, but are there any manuals around for the Puch motor ? ,,may even pop over an' buy you a pint in the Bronte sometime

hi Sparks,,,sorry mate, the next guy after Terry is a Mr Jack Anthony Roberts on the 17th March '70, then Mr Roberts again with a change of address on the 24th August '70, next up a Mr Michael Alan Taylor in what looks like '70, although the stamp is a bit blurred, then Mr David Harrison, '73, Mr Nigel Martin Greenwood, '74, Mr Anthony Haig, 29th July, ''75, and finally myself, ,,,you think Nigel Greenwood, who bought the bike in '74 is the same guy Sparks ?

hi Ian, another Ian here, just aquired a '69 Puch Dalesman all complete, in reasonable nick for a 30 y/o bike, I have the original green log book for mine, and it was bought from Terry Sylvester in Holmefirth in March '69, haven't had chance to have a good look at it yet, as I've only just got her tonight, (picking it up saturday) ,,,and, like yourself, am on the hunt for info on what to look for, part sourcing, and general knowledge on this bike,,,'tis a bit of local history for me

Hi, just aquired myself a Puch Dalesman of '69 vintage, complete and comes with the original green log book, bought from Terry Sylvesters of Holmefirth in March '69. I learned to ride up on the West Yorks moors in the early '70's, Garelli tiger cross, Honda TL's, C15's (nailed together with wood screws by a spotty teenager, y'know the kind of thing),,even had a Dalesman for while back then, so my new aquisition is a bit of a trip down memoury lane, really looking forward to restoring it with the help of your knowledgable membership (been reading a couple of your threads on Dalesmans, reccomended to me by a good friend on the Buell website),,,so, any tips or information on this bike would be greatly recieved,, thanks, Ian