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Nick Ward's motor cycle drawings appear in several of the monthly magazines - in particular his "Classic Buying Guide" is a regular feature in Classic Bike Guide. The smaller capacity machines are often the subjects of Nick's drawings - and you can see some of these in our Nick Ward Gallery. Nick is an unashamed technophobe - no answerphone, no mobile, no fax, no e-mail, no website - but Andy Tiernan maintains a Nick Ward page on his website.
buyvintage.co.uk is an auction site set up by Colin Kirsch and Andy Tiernan. Although it obviously has a commercial basis, it is also of general interest; the site has been built in a way that will let it remain a public resource for everyone to use as a price-guide after the auction.
Smiths Autocycles buy and sell cyclemotors, autocycles and mopeds. Peter Smith has a stock of over 300 machines from Autowheel to Zeta. Visit his Website at www.autocycles.co.uk to see what's available or give him a call on 07768 510356.
Flyscreen Publications are the publishers of Lomax - The First Ten Years (see the description on our Books Page). E-mail them at .
Saftek are the people a number of our readers use when they want brakes relined. They're not the cheapest but they do a first-class job and they're quick. Their website is at www.saftek.co.uk or phone them on on 01274 862666.
Gilbert Smith, tel: 01189-426997, makes rear carriers: for the
Power-Pak (black paint finish) and Raleigh Runabout (bare metal)
to the original pattern. They're £25 each +
P&P.
12 Conifer Drive, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6YU.
With more then 400 members, the Bromvliegers is the biggest moped club in The Netherlands. They organise 6 big tour events around the year with around 250 mopeds at the start each time. You can find more then 2000 pictures on thir website at www.bromvliegers.nl.
The Coasters Scooter Club is based around the Ipswich & Felixstowe area and caters for both the traditional larger scooters and the modern 'twist & go' variety. They join in with the EACC 'Mince Pie' moped run each January.
The Copdock Classic Motorcycle Club organises two or three 'open to all' runs in Suffolk each year but, more importantly, they also organise the marvelous Copdock Motorcycle Show every October. Visit their website at www.copdock-cmc.co.uk.
The East Anglian Cyclemotor Club is a reincarnation of the original EACC - the club that started all of us getting involved with these stupid machines. Revived in November 2007, the EACC has flourished and has rapidly become the best UK-based cyclemotor, autocycle and moped club.
The Moped Riders Association is in the United States. There is a comprehensive list of manuals in the repair section of their website and also a few dealers that are listed on the site. The bikes are maybe not as vintage as the ones we ride in the United Kingdom but the individuals are still as dedicated to the rides on the whole.
The Teesside Yesteryear Motor Club has been going since 1966 and caters for 'traditional' bikes and cars. The TYMC has around 300 members, several of them with mopeds - see our 2009 Coast to Coast report to see some of them in action. The TYMCwww.tymc.org.uk.
Bob Metson will fit new cork inserts into your clutch plates. This costs £9 per clutch plate or sprocket. 'Lomond', Chestnut Way, Henfield, West Sussex, BN5 9PA. Tel: 01273 494437. Callers are welcome, but please telephone first. Here's a comment from an IceniCAM reader: "I obtained Bob Metson's details from the IceniCAM website and sent him the clutch sprocket from my New Hudson Villiers 2F engine on Monday 25th February. I received it back (work completed) today, Wednesday 27th February, with 32p attached - overpayment of postage. That's excellent service - you really cannot get better than that!"
W E Salmons has been recommended by several IceniCAM
readers who have had ignition coils rewound.
35 Mill Road, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, CM0 8PZ
Tel: 01621 784141
Another coil winder, who has been recommended to us by stationary engine enthusiasts, is Reg Patrick, 73 Abbey Road, Leiston. Tel: 01728 831028
We have our own IceniCAM Web forum on GoogleGroups.
uk.rec.motorcycles.classic. The fine FAQ for this newsgroup makes good reading for old timers and newbies alike, and will provide answers to to questions ranging from how to post to uk.rec.motorcycles.classic, which types of posts are welcome and which aren't, to information about the do's and don'ts of buying bikes for restoration.
John's Engineering provides a range of engineering services which could prove useful to anyone restoring a classic, vintage or veteran motor cycle. Their website is at www.johnsengineering.co.uk. They're happy to take on any motorcycle-related job, and they enjoy a challenge! As it says on the website: "Nothing is so bad that we will refuse to deal with it".
Armours specialise in exhaust pipes and silencers for British and European bikes. This includes some (though not all) of the Villiers 2F engined autocycles.
Mopedland is the home of the popular Mopedland story series. It is also the host site for several of the specialist parts sources in this directory.
Independent Ignition Supplies can supply spares for and undertake repairs on most types of magneto.
Allstyles Motorcycle Insurance (T R Youngs Insurance Brokers) have been praised for their prompt and efficient service "They make it so easy to recommend them and their services to any autocycle/motorcycle enthusiasts I meet" is a comment from IceniCAM reader Phil Harding. E-mail or telephone 01206 821330.
Footman James are insurance specialists who offer discount schemes to several clubs, including the East Anglian Cyclemotor Club. E-mail Footman James at and, if you're an EACC member, quote reference EAST.
Many bikers will need additional, temporary insurance at some stage, either to use a motorbike that does not belong to them, to ride home a new purchase or to insure another person to ride their own motorbike. Flexirider provides an internet booking site for this sort of short-term insurance
Our very own IceniCAM Information Service can supply loads of information about Cyclemotors, Autocycles & Mopeds.
Felixstowe Motorcycle & Auto Centre has sponsored two of the feature articles in Iceni CAM Magazine: The Wasp and the Bee and Monkey Business. They offer a 20% discount on normal bike MoT prices to IceniCAM readers on production of this voucher. Find them at 5 Bridge Street, Felixstowe, IP11 7SL, telephone 01394 672005 or e-mail
Ipswich Transport Museum has a collection of vehicles built or used in and around Ipswich. There are cyclemotors, autocycles and mopeds on display, including the Ipswich-made Ostler cyclemotor. Also on show is a Stella Mini-Bike (also made in Ipswich) and a SIM 50 (made near Bury St Edmunds).
A to Z Rings, have an extensive range of new moped piston rings from Achilles to Zweirad-Union. They also stock new piston sets and will undertake broken fin restoration on cast iron and alloy cylinders and heads, rebores and hones.
Getting an old machine registered for the road in the UK usually needs a dating certificate or a V765 form from a club on the DVLA's 'approved' list. The East Anglian Cyclemotor Club can do this for cyclemotors, autocycles and mopeds.
...and once it's registered, you'll need to make the number
plates. Brian Godfrey did for his Dunkley Popular and he
writes: "I used the original number plates ... and have used 2"
high, self adhesive vinyl letters and numbers in the correct
"Charles Wright" font. I obtained these from David Mills at
a price for 4 sets (1 spare in case of mistakes) of £7.40 +
P&P. He was very helpful, very prompt and I received a
good product with clear fitting instructions."
E-mail: , Web: www.lettermysign.com,
Phone: 10906 371494.
Creasey Car Trimmers will repair vintage and modern motor cycle seats. Phone 01473 623569 or visit the website at www.creaseycartrimmers.co.uk.
Goldsmith Upholstery can repair motor cycle seats, including foam repairs, leather recolouring, spring replacement and frame repairs. Their website is a www.goldsmithupholstery.co.uk, phone or fax 01473 744441.
TSBB Ltd, Unit 57b, Notley Enterprise Park, Raydon, Gt Wenham, CO7 6QD make a variety of security products, include floor and wall fixtures to shackle your motor cycles to. Cal Mick or Peter on 01473 311105.
London Road Inc is a combiined motor cycle shop and 1960s style American diner at 63-65 London Road South, Lowestoft. The shop caters for spares, clothing, helmets & servicing and repair needs. The diner' facilities include big screen TV, pool table & some live music events. It can also accommodate club meetings in the evening and arrange a buffet or maybe a BBQ in the summer if required.
Rollerdrive, as the name suggests, can supply new drive rollers for cyclemotors and the special extractors to fit them. At the moment, the range covers Itom, Mini-Motor and Vincent Firefly. As well as the roller extractors, Rollerdrive provides an increasing range of extractor tools for magneto flywheels & clutch centres, and can produce special extraction tools to order.
Bitzforbikes has been recommended by two IceniCAM readers. Remo Ruta says "May I recommend this site, which supplied a rear tyre within 3 days of ordering. It stocks 2.00 × 19 tyres." Paul Sloan was after autocycle tyres: "I found Paul Smeeton's "bitzforbikes" in Rochdale. Their web site finds parts by bike manufacturer so, not seeing the tyres, I gave them a call on 01706 344899. They don't hold the particular size in stock but two days later the tyres were delivered - £19.95 each and £5.95 postage... result!"
Based in Germany, but run by an Englishman (so no language problems for our UK readers), Cornucopia Enterprises has many parts for autocycles, mopeds and Villiers engines. Also a large selection of photocopies from parts books and manuals, etc, of many continental mopeds, Hulsman, HMW and others.
Chain Mail has a huge range of spares, including moped & autocycle drive chain, pedal chain, spare connecting links, and freewheels. Drive belts for Moby AV89, relay box Moby, Cady, Raleigh RM1&2, Auto-Vap, Lavalete, Paloma, Batavus and Ankermatic. Handlegrips, switches, hooters, horns, horn buttons, exhaust pipes, petrol pipe, rim tapes, suspension bands and buffers, cotter pins, Wipac lights and lots of other parts.
Try Shorty Moped Spares for mainly Puch parts and Bosch ignition components, also some Zündapp and autocycle odds and ends. HT coil and capacitor testing service. Call Dave on 01473-687820 (Ipswich).
Steve Goode Motorcycles are suppliers of Puch, Simson, Tomos, and MZ spares and have the largest UK stock of Puch spares. A recent purchase of Simson and Tomos spares gives then a very broad range of stock. Used spares & some Puch projects are also available. Tel: 01938 850544 or e-mail: .
E-mail for details of his Cyclemotor & Autocycle Spares service. Pete supplies piston rings, gudgeon pins,seals, bearings, cables, levers, exhausts, wheels, rims, tyres and many other parts.
Velo-Classic has been recommended by EACC member, Keith Lock. Keith says "I think that the following will be of interest to club members: www.velo-classic.de. The catalogue is a veritable treasure trove of spares for our machines - it's in German but extremely well illustrated so should give few problems.
Aplins of Bristol celebrated 50 years in the moped business on 1 June 2009. They still sell modern 50cc machines but, of more interest to the average IceniCAM reader, they also have loads of spare parts for Mobylette and Raleigh mopeds. They also offer an engine rebuild service. There's no website or e-mail, so telephone Brian Aplin on 0117 977 7376 or visit his shop at 395-7 Bath Road, Bristol.
D45 La Boutique specialises in the correct colour paints for Motobécane. There are three Mobylette colours available so far: AV76 (pre-1961 blue), AV88 (post-1961 blue) and AV89 (chaudron bronze). James Kasza, Le Rimbert, 36150 Crozon-sur-Vauvre, France. Tel: +33 (0)2 54 30 18 05. E-mail: .
Steve Goode Motorcycles (listed under General Spares)
Roger Worton's NSU Quickly Spares, as the name suggests, specialises in spares for the NSU Quickly
Jim Lee is an expert on Puch mopeds and can supply a range of spare parts: pistons, rings, oil seals, gasket sets, points, capacitors, bulbs, ignition coils, switches for handlebars, rear lights, cables, clutch plates, bearings, con-rod kits, 2×17 tyres, etc, etc. His telephone numbers are: 07931 718272 (mobile) and 01858 461386 (home) or e-mail: .
A Puch specialist in the Netherlands is Loods 41. Based in Krimpen a/d IJssel, the shop is at Van Utrechtweg 112 (open Tuesday to Saturday). There's a website too: www.loods41.nl.
RBO-Ing. Hermann Stockl offer a colossal range of Puch parts at reasonable prices, but more importantly, the bits you can't get elsewhere. They can and will communicate in English, either on the phone or via e-mail. They issue a super colour catalogue with reference numbers that correspond to the original Puch numbers shown in works spares manuals. Email contact: .
Rinky Toys is probably the most well-known Puch specialist in the Netherlands. They have a webite at www.rinkytoys.nl - and a real shop at Koel Mei 6, 4816JD Breda.
Shorty Moped Spares (listed under General Spares)
Steve Goode Motorcycles (listed under General Spares)
Rex Spares supply spares for Rex engines, as fitted to Phillips Motorised Cycle, Phillips Panda Mk1 & Mk2, Phillips Gadabout models, RAP, and other continental brands. Also some Phillips cycle frame parts. Cylinder re-boring service.
E-mail for TAS, AquaBug & Sears spares and information.
Marcel van de Ven is a Solex specialist we met at the Utrecht autojumble. He has a web site at www.solex-limburg.nl or you can 'phone him on +31(0)77-4673576.
We picked this one up from a French magazine and we're often being asked about SoleX spares so thought it worth listing here. Mobillex Paris has spares, wheels and tyres for Solses and other French mopeds: SoleX fuel tanks and exhausts; Mobylette points; Peugeot condensers; tyres for Peugeot GT10, Moby X and Peugeot 102, etc; pistons for numerous makes... Phone +33 (0)1 64 49 73 08 or e-mail ... or, if you're in Paris, call in at 26 rue Damrémont, XVIII.
Ad van Heerbeek runs Solex-Service in Middelbeers in The Netherlands. You can 'phone him on +31(0)13-5142463 or e-mail .
Villiers Services stock every spare for post-war Villiers motor cycle engines, carburettors and gearboxes. Without them we wouldn't be able to keep our autocycles on the road. They'll overhaul your Villiers engine too ... but, be warned, they can take a long, long time with engine rebuilds.
Saddle-Bags offer traditional cycle-style, real leather, Saddle and Triangle toolbags. Yhey also spply some of the tools to go in them: several types of suitable plug spanners, including the special slim ones to fit Cyclemaster plugs.
Rollerdrive (listed under Cyclemotor Spares)
Classic Transfers have a huge range of waterslides and vinyl graphics that covers Cyclemotors, Autocycles and Mopeds. Their website is at www.classictransfers.co.uk.
H Lloyd Cycles provide waterslide transfers and head badges for bicycles - particularly useful if you're restoring a bicycle to put a cyclemotor on.
Phillips Transfers, 29a Parkway, Shenfield, Essex, CM15 8LH. Tel: 01277-848909. Alex Phillips supplies mostly motor cycle transfers, but can supply some autocycle waterslides (eg: James, Rudge). He also printed the Hercules, Mercury, Dunkley and Stella transfers listed on our privately generated transfers page.
The VMCC's Transfer Service supplies waterslide transfers for British, European and American machines. E-mail or 'phone 01283 495107.
As well as the main suppliers, several individuals have made transfers for their own favoured make of machine. These tend to be for the more unusual machines - ones that survive in too small a number for the commercial production of transfers. We have a separate page listing the privately generated transfers that we know about. If you know of others that we could add to the list, please contact us.
And if the transfer you need is not available anywhere... then
you could have some made. Raymond Pratt Transfers
produce custom-made waterslide transfers in low volume to your
pattern or design. Typically the cost is £24 per
standard size printed sheet. With small transfers you get
lots on a sheet, and with bigger transfers there are fewer on a
sheet. E-mail or 'phone 01740 652237 for more information.
(The Dunkley "Popular" transfer in
the privately generated transfers section is an example of one
made by Raymond Pratt.)
For anyone chasing rubber in Europe, we've noted that in France, Chambrier Père et Fils, 2 rue des Ecunières ZI - 21390 Précy-sous-Thil. Tél: +32 (0)3 80 64 99 17, Fax: +32 (0)3 80 64 99 18, e-mail: , web: www.chambrier.com. They offer a wide motor cycle tyre range, including typical moped sizes 2.25×16/17/18, and 2.00/2.25×19. They also have 600-50B (21" rim) in black and whitewall and, for Solexes, 600-45B, 2.00×16 and 2.00×19.
Tony Etheridge is a tyre specialist. Tony has tyres for Cyclemotors, Autocycles and Mopeds - and all sorts of other vintage & collector's vehicles too. Telephone Tony on 01923 231699 (24hr Ansaphone)
IceniCAM reader, Paul Sloan, reports that Lambrook Tyres can supply 2.00×21 tyres in whitewall and standard black. Paul suggests that these will be suitable as autocycle tyres but, in addition to that, they will be ideal for early Mobylettes and other 1950s mopeds as they are equivalent to a 600×50B tyre. The same range should also be available from Vintage Tyre Supplies who, we understand, have taken over Lambrook.
Reifenwerk Heidenau in Germany produces a range of moped tyres. In the UK, they are available from Bitzforbikes (see above)
"Great minds think alike" - so IceniCAM is not the only Web-based magazine for cyclemotors & mopeds. Take a look at Under50.cc for another one
Robin Cowling, tel. 01473 745380 or e-mail rebuilds all types of Moped/Autocycle/Cyclemotor/Motorcycle wire wheels to your spec with galvanized or stainless spokes. He also has new Radaelli 2"×19" (23") 36 hole chrome rims in both Westwood pattern at £26.00 each, and Endrick (fits Mobylette and Raleigh) at £28.00 each. They're not listed anywhere else.
This page was updated on 4 March 2010
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