Hazel is also a mate from two of the Forums that I belong to and amongst her stable of bikes she has a nice little TriBSA with a Triumph 350 3TA motor in a BSA B25 frame as well as a........drumroll and smelling salts at the ready.......an Ariel 3!!!
Yes, yes, an Ariel 3. A quirky little machine that BSA, as the parent company of Ariel back in the days of yore, thought was a good idea. It was a nightmare from the sounds of it and the late Bert Hopwood, one of the senior designers at BSA, Triumph, Ariel and Norton during their heydays, made mention of it in his book Whatever Happened To The British Motorcycle Industry?
If you want to know more about the Ariel 3 as well as the British motorcycle industry, get the book. Also there's a link to the worlds only Ariel 3 museum in Bristol. Got the North Staffs blog and then click on the Ariel 3 Museum link. And don't take the Mickey out of Hazels little Ariel as she happens to like it.
Now this is just plain silly....I got SFBs comment and somehow lost the blighter.
ReplyDeleteAnyways, I'm sure there's always gonna be room there withyou for another bike of some description...just don't get any Honda Super Dreams