Advice needed on buying a 1960 G3

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Bazz55
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Re: Advice needed on buying a 1960 G3

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:cry: Any last minute tips? Bidding ends soon. No advice on it's value?
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Re: Advice needed on buying a 1960 G3

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Well. what happened
Bazz55
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Re: Advice needed on buying a 1960 G3

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Haha! Just missed it. At T -20 seconds I bid £3001 and someone else bid £3033 with 5 seconds to go! In retrospect I could have guessed their bid would end in 33 as they'd bid £2433 earlier, so maybe I should have bid 34, but hey live and learn. Quite good fun in fact.

So the next thing is signing up to this club I guess, so I can see the live ads and hopefully find a single I CAN afford - and pick your brains. One attraction of the Seaton bike was that it was reliable enough and near enough to ride it home (I'm in Taunton), but I do have a couple of mates with trailers so we'll see what comes up.
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Re: Advice needed on buying a 1960 G3

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Actually I can see the current ads - there's a 1964 M14 CSR for £2550 and a 1962 G5 for £1995. I have no idea whether these are good prices or what I'd be taking on! The first is a 250 but that's OK, a mate had the Matchless equivalent back in the day and it was a great bike, if a little slow. And it sounds at least partially restored, but I'm not clear what "fully restored" really means or why it's needed? The 350 is unrestored so can I assume I'd need to acquire some skills before buying such? Currently I have no imperial tools for example, I gave them away in the 80s! What's actually the best way to ease oneself into this hobby/pastime/obsession?
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Re: Advice needed on buying a 1960 G3

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I should add by the way that I'm not after a show bike, I just want one that's good enough to ride and that I can refresh my spannering skills on.
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Re: Advice needed on buying a 1960 G3

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Thanks for the PMs Alan but apparently I'm not authorised to reply privately. I hear what you advise and I would prefer a 350 too. That '62 G5 is of interest but would I be biting off more than I could chew with it or is that just the sort of bike I could begin with?
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Re: Advice needed on buying a 1960 G3

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Hi Bazz55

Only two weeks and their is a Jampot rally in Stow on the Wold. Everything will be there to look at and loads of enthusiasts to talk to. Got to be worth the journey.
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Re: Advice needed on buying a 1960 G3

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Good idea to drop in for a day but a search of the Forum and I can't find any details? Can someone post a link to info about the Stow meet please? BTW does anyone know which Section I'd be in if I join? Can't see Somerset or even Devon or "SW" or "Wessex" - the nearest I can find on the forum is Bristol?
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Re: Advice needed on buying a 1960 G3

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Here's a link to the Jampot details from the main website:

http://www.jampot.com/jampotrally/

You can just turn up as a day visitor if you prefer.

I would point out that the later M14 and G5 are known as 'Lightweight' models and th'engine/gearbox doesn't have the same 'vintage' look as the G3.
'Lightweight' is merely a marketing term which was used when the design of those later bikes was 'tidied up'.
Have a look the recent thread of a couple of weeks ago in the link below where the differences were explained and with photos of the G3 and Lightweight G5:

http://www.jampot.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=21269
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Re: Advice needed on buying a 1960 G3

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[quote="SPRIDDLER"]Here's a link to the Jampot details from the main website:

http://www.jampot.com/jampotrally/

You can just turn up as a day visitor if you prefer.



You do need to be a member to attend a Jampot or be a members guest so i am sure it could be sorted.
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