1943 James M.L. 7 Military Lightweight

1943 James M.L. 7 in The Dig, Movie, 2021

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dsl ◊ 2021-04-29 01:14	GAD 434 ✓ Taxed Tax due: 1 April 2022 Vehicle make JAMES Date of first registration 22 October 1946 Year of manufacture 1946 Cylinder capacity 125 cc Wheelplan 2 WHEEL Date of last V5C (logbook) issued 28 April 2014 "James Military Lightweight ML7, Registered 1946 Reg.no. GAD 434, Frame no. ML3871 , Engine no. Unknown This ex. War Department James military lightweight ML7 is powered by a twin port Villiers engine. Delivery of the James ML commenced in March 1943 with all machines initially being allocated to airborne troops, although as it turned out, the James ML saw more wartime service with beach assault formations and other ground troops. It was known by troops in Normandy and on the D-Day beaches as the 'clockwork mouse' due to the bikes fetching and carrying duties. Although this motorcycle was restored in the 1970s as a commercial travellers machine, its military origins are still visible as the olive drab paint inside the tool box shows. The restorer used it in several Land's End trial events before selling it to the current vendor in the mid-1970s. It was then used for local shows until 1982, after which it went into storage. Unusually this James still has most, if not all of the original tool kit still present in the tool roll." from 2014 sales listing.

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◊ 2021-04-29 01:14

GAD 434
✓ Taxed Tax due: 1 April 2022
Vehicle make JAMES
Date of first registration 22 October 1946
Year of manufacture 1946
Cylinder capacity 125 cc
Wheelplan 2 WHEEL
Date of last V5C (logbook) issued 28 April 2014

"James Military Lightweight ML7, Registered 1946
Reg.no. GAD 434, Frame no. ML3871 , Engine no. Unknown
This ex. War Department James military lightweight ML7 is powered by a twin port Villiers engine. Delivery of the James ML commenced in March 1943 with all machines initially being allocated to airborne troops, although as it turned out, the James ML saw more wartime service with beach assault formations and other ground troops. It was known by troops in Normandy and on the D-Day beaches as the 'clockwork mouse' due to the bikes fetching and carrying duties. Although this motorcycle was restored in the 1970s as a commercial travellers machine, its military origins are still visible as the olive drab paint inside the tool box shows. The restorer used it in several Land's End trial events before selling it to the current vendor in the mid-1970s. It was then used for local shows until 1982, after which it went into storage. Unusually this James still has most, if not all of the original tool kit still present in the tool roll." from 2014 sales listing.

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1943 James M.L. 7 Military Lightweight

1943 James M.L. 7 in The Dig, Movie, 2021

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