Point Of No Return!

At this point I realized that it was gonna take more work than I thought. I started to disassemble the clutch and I had to learn a lot about how it worked, I mean, I had to learn as much possible about how a motorcycle works! This is my first and only bike.

Starting to Disassemble!

Matchless G3L without primary chaincase cover

 As you can see there's rust all over the bike

Headlamp with Light Switch

Rear Mudguard

The rear mudguard was destroyed, the rust ate it all! It was impossible to repair. At this point I knew I had to spend some money to fix it. I seize the opportunity and bought the military model mudguards, both of them. I choose to paint the motorcycle "army green", I was gonna paint the bike myself and I'm no painter, so this color was good to cover the imperfections, it has an almost matte finish.

Identifying year and model

On the left side of the engine you can see some number over the aluminium crankcase, in this case: "47/G3L 6209"
47= Year 1947
G3L= motorcycle model
The rest is the engine registration number.

Restoring 1947 Matchless G3L

1947 Matchless G3L

I bought this motorcycle in 2014, from an old man that owned it since the beginning, the year 1947. It was in really bad shape, a lot of rust, dirt, grease and of course oil everywhere. At least it was running, I mean, you can ride it on the streets. My goal was to restore it using little money, my own tools, and my almost zero knowledge about bikes, so it was a challenge for me!