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Royal Enfield Motorcycles => Vintage Royal Enfield => Topic started by: splicer58 on January 09, 2011, 02:31:46 pm

Title: 1949 RE 125 (Flying Flea)
Post by: splicer58 on January 09, 2011, 02:31:46 pm

I have a 1949 RE 125 (Flying Flea) I am getting ready to restore. Can any one suggest where I might find some parts on line or any sugestions. A couple of the parts i will need are the Fork Suspensions Rubber, Large and Small.

Title: Re: 1949 Flying Flea
Post by: enfield freddy on January 09, 2011, 02:46:06 pm

they were actually built for the UK militry (in edinbrough scotland) and as such not sold to the public? , a lot were sold off after WW2 , to the public , they were built as the supply of DKW m/bikes had died off

note , you say a 1949 model ? , production did not last that long , so obviously a ww2 bike that has been re regestered (did you get the paracute cage?)

suggest you contact hichcocks in the uk , as they might be able to help

Title: Re: 1949 Flying Flea
Post by: splicer58 on January 09, 2011, 03:19:42 pm

I was told that it was a flying flea. Its a RE 125 I guess the same as the flying Flea.  It has been in My Girlfriends Family since the Fiftys. It was last Ridden in 1963.  The only thing Missing are the Rubber for the fork suspention.

Title: Re: 1949 RE 125 (Flying Flea)
Post by: enfield freddy on January 09, 2011, 03:27:53 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FdFkf7SS5M

very few were actually dropped from aircraft , they did,nt land well! , most were used by the RAF as transport arount airfields

contact hichcocks , i,m sure they will help you

ab

Title: Re: 1949 RE 125 (Flying Flea)
Post by: grumpyed on January 12, 2011, 12:27:28 am

See if the Harley hummer rubbers are the same