Here's the Matchless; as I'm off to Africa in a few days, I will get it from the owner when I return:
#drool
In other news, progress on the Enfield! Lots of parts back from paint, although the color is slightly off from what I wanted, there's no time to get it re-done.
Tom at McVay Motorworks rigged up my disc brake rear from the Indian kit I purchased. We added a better, lighter torque arm to the swingarm and master cylinder mounts to the frame.
Found an upholstery mad scientist near my daughter's school, so he's got the seat and is doing an awesome cover and pad for it...snap-on/off cover with closed-cell marine upholstery foam underneath. Giving me leather for the same cost as vinyl woulda been, so why not?
Engine is in a backpack going down to Chumma from Ace Engineering in NJ for the rebuild. Head and barrel work is already done; he'll true the crank, put in high-quality main bearings, mod for better oil flow, and install a Newby belt primary and clutch. External oil filter to be plumbed in again, with braided ss line replacing the stock oil tubing. Flatslide Mikuni 32mm to be installed, Ace air canister intake. Hoping Ace's new high-lift "shotgun" rocker set will be available soon, too.
Transmission will be rebuilt with ceramic bearings as well. Hubs will go to Buchanan for Excel rims, ss swaged spokes, and Chumma will put in ceramic bearings there, too. Trying to reduce power losses as much as possible, given that the engine can use all the help it can get.
But I leave RI tomorrow. Everything that's getting done will hopefully be complete by June, when it can be packed up with the rest of my family's stuff and sent to Africa, where I'll be putting it all together once it arrives a month or three later.