As requested my Armstrong mt500 Canadian military version.

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Re: As requested my Armstrong mt500 Canadian military version.

Post by pooka » Sat Oct 14, 2017 1:46 pm

Great looking bike !
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Re: As requested my Armstrong mt500 Canadian military version.

Post by deadgrass. » Wed Oct 18, 2017 9:41 pm

is there a british forces version of this bike ?

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Re: As requested my Armstrong mt500 Canadian military version.

Post by Wirralman » Wed Oct 18, 2017 9:58 pm

deadgrass. wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 18, 2017 9:41 pm
is there a british forces version of this bike ?

dave.
I don't think so , the British Forces Procurement team did not want to spend the extra money for electric start, nor gun mount

The Forestry Commission bought some with electric start but they weren't bothered about the gun mount

There was a Jordanian version though 🤓
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Re: As requested my Armstrong mt500 Canadian military version.

Post by lardmarc » Wed Oct 18, 2017 10:13 pm

Wirralman wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 18, 2017 9:58 pm
The Forestry Commission bought some with electric start.
Sheffield Parks ?
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Re: As requested my Armstrong mt500 Canadian military version.

Post by deadgrass. » Wed Oct 18, 2017 10:31 pm

i ask as i have a frame that looks authentic factory produced with a bit of paperwork ,
more research needed,would add pictures but says files too big?

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Re: As requested my Armstrong mt500 Canadian military version.

Post by Wirralman » Wed Oct 18, 2017 10:46 pm

lardmarc wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 18, 2017 10:13 pm
Wirralman wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 18, 2017 9:58 pm
The Forestry Commission bought some with electric start.
Sheffield Parks ?
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Re: As requested my Armstrong mt500 Canadian military version.

Post by lardmarc » Wed Oct 18, 2017 10:53 pm

They didn't make that many Sheffield Park bikes.

They must be almost the rarest.
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Re: As requested my Armstrong mt500 Canadian military version.

Post by Wirralman » Wed Oct 18, 2017 11:22 pm

lardmarc wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 18, 2017 10:53 pm
They didn't make that many Sheffield Park bikes.

They must be almost the rarest.
Even though we have a forum member who rode them for Sheffield Parks we don't know exactly An intial batch of 5? evaluation bikes with maybe 15 more ?

As for Jordan numbers I have no idea but low I suspect

The lowest number were probably the Police evaluation models with 500 or 560 e/s Some had white fairings
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Re: As requested my Armstrong mt500 Canadian military version.

Post by deadgrass. » Thu Oct 19, 2017 12:44 pm

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Re: As requested my Armstrong mt500 Canadian military version.

Post by Jooles » Thu Oct 19, 2017 6:11 pm

Dave, if that's the original number plate on the back, it might be worth doing a freedom of information request, and see what the old Merlin computer has to say. You never know....
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