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Found some good article . about Johnny Brittan Royal Enfield HNP 331

it will classic motorcycle magazine issue May 2018



https://www.classicmotorcycle.co.uk/roy ... et-trials/

Regards
ET

I found the article a little disappointing, there was nothing new in it. It seemed to be just a series of extracts and quotes from other people's books and articles.

Some points were inaccurate or potentially misleading, for example the article gave the impression that HNP331 has a Crusader frame.

If you have a copy of Don Morley's British Trials Bikes book and access to the internet you will have probably read all of the article before.

There is a more informative article about the same bike in the March 1991 edition of Classic Bike.

As an aside, I do wonder, considering that the previous HNP331 fell victim to the infamous museum fire, how much if anything of the current HNP331 is original?

Very little of the current HNP is original. The great motorsport photographer Don Morley owned the bike for many years before selling it to the Museum and he is on record as saying that various parts were removed or changed when it was 'restored' for display the first time. After the fire the remains were very poor (I've seen the photos) so I'd say possibly only the frame and some other steel parts survived.

REgards, Mark

@John M



i have limited knowledge about HNP331. i thought it was fresh material. still trying to find copy of May 2018 issue of magazine.
any new photo of the bike and i will go after it , last week got some pictures from old magazine off ebay.

Just a question, why do you put '@' before people's names? If you are addressing someone why not just use their name? I don't see this anywhere else, is there something I should know?

@Mark. Are you not a twitter follower?

Thanks OB, I see. As it happens no, but l know what it is and this message board isn't it either! REgards, Mark

Mark M

Sorry I am not twitter fan either. this usually used by people in email communication. if you want to address two people in same email. using "@" , become bit of my habit due to office work.

That explains it, I wondered if you were in the IT industry. Anyway, I thought you were selling some bikes or have your plans changed?

REgards, Mark

That was meant to be tongue in cheek.