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[Peter]

Silly question possibly but is the frame the same?

[John M]

The Crusader frame is a slightly smaller version of the post 1956 Bullet frame. The Bullet engine will fit with modifications to the frame, but it's not straight forward.
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[Peter]

What about the clipper frame, does anybody know if that is similar to the bullet frame. Thanks John for the prompt reply.

[Mark M]

The 1956 only Clipper frame is the same dimensions as a bullet but is all welded with no lugs, even the steering head is a tubular fabrication. It has additionally a bracing tube like the 250. There is one on ebay now. Just to confuse matters there is a third frame (ie different to the 250s and Bullet/Twins) which was made for the 1958 only Meteor Minor and is halfway in size between them. It was fitted with the 250 toolbox and mudguards and has a unique seat subframe too. "Clipper" wasn't the name of a definite model, it tended to describe the budget version of a particular range so you could have a Crusader Clipper, a 350 Bullet Clipper, etc.
REgards, Mark