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I had it in post 7
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Top man MrFuzzy. An excellent resource too, though annoying watermarks 
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Thank you.
I will try, but ?Is this what you are building in the shed? http://www.ronax500.com/en/
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Me ? Bsa A10 I am finishing off at the moment, too late for summer, but we got no summer so no harm done. Then after that I have a choice of doing a 1936 triumph 250, or put something (finally) in my featherbed frame. With the featherbed, I am considering a jawa 500cc speedway engine. These engines are tough as old boots, powerful, and cheap.
Ronan, I read an article in classic bike mag about someone brutalising a trident engine to fit frame, probably the same guy, having owned a 72 BSA rocket 3 (its still on the road according to DVLC) I thought it was an act of shear vandalism to a classic engine.
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Ronan, I read an article in classic bike mag about someone brutalising a trident engine to fit frame, probably the same guy, having owned a 72 BSA rocket 3 (its still on the road according to DVLC) I thought it was an act of shear vandalism to a classic engine.
The Vincent v-twin engines were also chopped to fit in frames, usually the Norton featherbed.
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Ronan, I read an article in classic bike mag about someone brutalising a trident engine to fit frame, probably the same guy, having owned a 72 BSA rocket 3 (its still on the road according to DVLC) I thought it was an act of shear vandalism to a classic
What was it worth back then and why didn't you keep it?
engine.
Egli Vincent, buggerall money in the early to mid 70's by today's standards. How about a pair of Jawa's through an RRT2 box?
It was in the 70s I had a car the bike a mortgage I was out of work at the time + junior decided to enter this wonderful world, something had to give. I think I took 700£ for it, 15.000 mile on it (I know hindsight is wonderful) I've got Bonneville America now.Egli Vincent, buggerall money in the early to mid 70's by today's standards. How about a pair of Jawa's through an RRT2 box?
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How about a pair of Jawa's through an RRT2 box?
I love the sporting big singles Wallace, the goldies, manx's, venoms etc. Sadly, short of winning the lottery i doubt i could ever afford one. So make the best of a bad lot, i have a featherbed frame, a set of short roadholder forks, a pre-unit triumph gearbox (could be swapped for a bsa or norton box), and a four leading shoe suzuki gt750 front stopper. The only thing i am missing is something to make it all move, but i am looking at a jawa 897 lump. Cheap, immensely strong, powerful (64 hp on methanol, dunno what it would be on petrol) but probably still more powerful than any of the old british singles due to the 4 valve head. If it goes pop and chucks the rod, replacement parts are available.
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Ronan, I read an article in classic bike mag about someone brutalising a trident engine to fit frame, probably the same guy, having owned a 72 BSA rocket 3 (its still on the road according to DVLC) I thought it was an act of shear vandalism to a classic engine.
I bought a Triumph T10 off a chap a couple of years ago. He had lots of mint curios about and I was drooling over a Rocket 3 (or might have been a Trident) in the corner and admired the quality of the restoration. Turned out he'd bought it brand new but didn't like the way it rode so parked it up after just a few hundred miles so it was original rather than restored
He also owned the Quasar that is now in the national Motorcycle Museum. Same story - didn't like it so stored for many years until the Museum approached him after it's fire and required a new exhibit.normspanners
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I have just seen this thread, I recognized the engine straight away, I had an excelsior engine when I was a lad, was going to fit it in a cart.
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A friend's dad had a Berkeley T60 2 stroke 3 wheel car in the 60s and we used to drive it up and down the drive at his house. It didn't have a reverse and when it got to the top of the drive we used to get out and lift the back end up and walk round with it.
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