I have a 50ies german bauer Weltmeister that came with Milremo plugs which is kind of strange since I have never heard of Ron Kitching selling stuff Germany. But i might be wrong there. This also would be a hint of the german manufacturer producing plugs for Milremo.
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Michael Schmid Oberammergau Germany Tel.: +49 8821 798790 Fax.:+49 8821 798791 mail: schmid@zunterer.com http://www.zunterer.com
-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] Im Auftrag von Donald Gillies Gesendet: Samstag, 12. April 2008 00:42 An: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Betreff: Re: [CR]GB bar plugs
Whoever made the GB bar plugs, also ( I think ) made the Milremo 'Star' plugs that came on a billion raleighs in the mid 1970's. Other than the writing on the plugs, all parts (shape, size, center screw, font, etc.) seem to be 100% identical.
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The Milremo Star plugs on all of my original bikes have crumbled away, and at least half of them have lost all of their writing. 1960's plastics don't seem to last for 40 years ...
Maybe someone who knew Ron Kitching / Milremo intimately could confirm that the same German supplier made both types of plugs ??
- Don Gillies San Diego, CA, USA _______________________________________________