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Those are great pictures, thanks. It's always useful to see those little details as they should be, like the heat shields.Cheers.

Hello! Yes, it is, although I think it is written as Robert Anthony. there are two adresses so it looks as though he moved. Spooky that you should know that!

Thanks very much. From the engine/reg number and original log book I can tell that this is an early bike, so I am a bit puzzled by the green frame shown in some photos. The log-book says that the colour is silver,black and that hasn't been altered since (Although the tank is orange). I wonder if the frame was swapped for a later hammer-finish silver frame or if some early ones were built in other colours. It all adds to the mystery. I wonder if Jim Lee's still alive? I met his grandson about ten years ago.I'll have to google him. Thanks for the link to flkr. Martin

Thank you Trevor, I imagine that the exhaust plays a large part in the power delivery and I recall some talk in a thread somewhere that the pilot jet was too large.Maybe you could plug the port data into a programme that designs expansion chambers? Cheers Martin

Thanks BJ, I had hoped that you would reply after seeing the other posts. Does the frame look 'right' for 'first batch' four-speeder (apart from the kinky top-tube, that is)There isn't a trace of green paint anywhere on it. So far as the tank logo goes, I have a B&W picture from an old 'Motorcycle sport' article but it just has the Puch badge on. Have you a picture of the correct logo? Tim can't decide whether to go for an accurate restoration or to add things like alloy rims. We have kept the original forks but they are very sloppy so the Honda ones might have to stop on. It will need two new rims anyway, as the originals are well-taco'd. We put them in our wheel-building jig but they are twisted and dinted in two-places each. I think we can get away with the original spokes as none are bent so it's a case of seeing who has the best deal on rims. Thanks again for replying and I'll continue to post as we continue the build.

My mate Tim just acquired a Dalesman and we have started on the restoration/rebuild process. There is no frame number but the log book shows the frame number as the engine number but with a '1)' in front and also that it was registered in March '69 by Terry Silvesters in Holmfirth. The story goes that they sold it to their sponsored rider who may or may not be a Mr Anthony, the second owner. It is a four speed and has very flimsy forks that have suffered a heavy frontal impact witnessed by bent fork yokes and egg-shaped rim.The frame, which has only a slight kink in the top-tube, is reynolds 531 and much lighter than it looks. Both rims were chromed steel and so are probably original. One of the shocks was bent but the other is ok. The tank was orange with a later style of logo on. From the information on previous strands I think that it ought to have a green frame rather than a hammerite grey one and that the tank should be polished alloy with a Puch badge. There is a heavy application of filler on the tank under the orange paint! Obviously 40 odd years means that things don't always stay original. Tim's dad actually sold Jim Lee the premises that he used in Birstall Smithies so there is a bit of a family link there! We are looking for any help and information and maybe some rims and tyres but I think that mentioning that might be against forum policy so please edit this sentence. Looking forward to adding to the sum of Dalesman knowledge. Martin nb, the forks on the frame in the picture are a set of Honda ones temporarily in place to check fit in case the originals prove unrepairable.