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| Thread ID: 105925 | 2009-12-19 00:55:00 | For old motorcycle buffers.. | John H (8) | PC World Chat |
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| 841131 | 2009-12-20 03:55:00 | Welcome to 2010. Nice, have riden the 955 and the 1050. Great bikes, they pull like a 15 old boy |
plod (107) | ||
| 841132 | 2009-12-20 04:01:00 | The older Square Fours had two different exhaust systems . A 2-into-1 which resulted in two pipes with 2-cylinders running into each . The 4-single piped engines - and I'm not sure of the date there - had a rather unique sound, much like a Rootes Group British sports car . Yeah - the rear cylinders ran hot and the bike had to be moving over 35MPH for normal cooling so stop and go driving was hard on them as they got hot with insufficient air over them . I think they were gutless too - as the horses it could produce had to haul the bike and the driver around and that was too much weight . For sheer fun and gut-power, the Honda CBX ( . motorcycle-usa . com/photogallerys/honda-cbx-1 . jpg" target="_blank">www . motorcycle-usa . com) (Warning - big picture!) was unique with 6-cylinders across the front and the individual exhaust system . They were orgasmic just hearing them start up . I used to watch in awe - although I later realized it was misplaced - by the AJS ( . motorpsychorealms . org . uk/bikes/images/ajs-7r-350-1949 . jpg" target="_blank">www . motorpsychorealms . org . uk) and Matchless ( . ajs-matchless-restoration . co . uk/uploads/44 . jpg" target="_blank">http:) singles like the Ducati ( . motomanuali . com/immaginiweb/galleriaimmagini/ducati%20desmo%20250_350_450 . jpg" target="_blank">www . motomanuali . com) and the Montesas ( . mototype . com/pics/4707/full/montesa_impala_250rr . jpg" target="_blank">www . mototype . com) and Ossa ( . cybermotorcycle . com/gallery/ossa/images/Ossa_175_Sport_1964 . jpg" target="_blank">www . cybermotorcycle . com) and Two-Pipe Single Puchs ( . birringer . at/~thomasg/Puch_TF/TF_1lcf5 . jpg" target="_blank">wolke7 . birringer . at) that were THE dirt bike of the olden daze . Anyone ever seen the Harley-Davidson Moped ( . static . flickr . com/3604/3590859880_cb8901a018 . jpg" target="_blank">http:)? |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 841133 | 2009-12-20 09:07:00 | Or, anyone seen the Vincent Firefly ? ridevintage.wordpress.com |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 841134 | 2009-12-20 22:28:00 | Or, anyone seen the Vincent Firefly ? . wordpress . com/page-22-1954-vincent-firefly-on-raleigh-cycle-with-webb-forks/" target="_blank">ridevintage . wordpress . com Geez! Is that what that was? I chopped one of these up for an engine for one of my larger RC aircraft . I whacked off all the unnecessary hardware and brackets so I could fit it into a cowl of an RV-2 that I built and it powered a 24x8/10 JZ (Zinger) prop cut for me by Joe Zingalli . It flew well and was retired after many hours of air time at Mile Square Park in Fountain Valley, California to an RC flying club . I did the same to an old Puch MoPed too . I just wanted a lightweight 2-cycle engine for some larger planes I built . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 841135 | 2009-12-20 23:55:00 | What a nice model ! Then there was the Vincent Picador, a V-twin made for pilotless Queen Bee target drones. These, when they became surplus (brand new) were sold for a ridiculously low price of £70 by Deeprose Bros in 1958, the innards were all top aircraft quality polished Lightning parts, Lightning heads, beautiful finish, drool drool, wish I had bought one. A friend in the VOC bought one and transformed his Rapide into a 150 mph Lightning. Of course it could also have been used for a light plane :) www.thevincent.com |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 841136 | 2009-12-21 21:01:00 | If you want to hear a Vincent, go to: http://www.harrisvincentgallery.com/ Have your speakers turned up... |
John H (8) | ||
| 841137 | 2009-12-21 21:54:00 | If you want to hear a Vincent, go to: http://www.harrisvincentgallery.com/ Have your speakers turned up... But if they are turned up too loud, then you can hear the renowned Vincent rattle :) This was caused mainly by worn rocker bushes and wear in the tunnel they were fitted in, in the cylinder heads. Mods to remove the looseness resulted in much quieter engines. Notice how pathetic the rear light is....that is a Miller unit. It is amazing there are any still around because most Vincent owners threw them away and fitted something that could actually be seen in the day or at night. The reason Miller electrics were fitted is because Phil Irving had some some sort of friendship or collaboration with Miller, and for all R2x1 says about Lucas, it was a gross mistake on Phils part to use Miller. I spoke to him once about this when he was staying with his mate Ron Hovenden, who had introduced me to Vincents. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 841138 | 2009-12-27 01:49:00 | Just another old Ariel(s). I don't think any of them reached the USA. Sorry SJ. lol. Built in Opunake in 1966. Front motor 1952 model, rear 1948. | BobM (1138) | ||
| 841139 | 2009-12-29 08:37:00 | But if they are turned up too loud, then you can hear the renowned Vincent rattle :) This was caused mainly by worn rocker bushes and wear in the tunnel they were fitted in, in the cylinder heads. Mods to remove the looseness resulted in much quieter engines. Notice how pathetic the rear light is....that is a Miller unit. It is amazing there are any still around because most Vincent owners threw them away and fitted something that could actually be seen in the day or at night. The reason Miller electrics were fitted is because Phil Irving had some some sort of friendship or collaboration with Miller, and for all R2x1 says about Lucas, it was a gross mistake on Phils part to use Miller. I spoke to him once about this when he was staying with his mate Ron Hovenden, who had introduced me to Vincents. Surely he could have fitted an electrical system, rather than either of those two more or less equivalent pieces of chicanery? |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
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