Curtis, ever think about a Triumph Motorcycle section?
(http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/2wheel/bags.jpg)
Very nice!
Maybe a "Modified British Motorcycle" section?
I've seen V8-powered bikes, but I don't know if there was anything British about them.
After I wrote that, it caught me that it should be British bikes.
What other brands of British bikes are there?
Were there...
Back in the day, Britain built the world's greatest bikes! Norton, Vincent, Triumph, BSA, Matchless, Ariel, Royal Enfield, Brough Superior, just to name a few.
And don't forget the Velocette, James, Villiers, Matchless, Sunbeam, Vincent, AJS, JAP, HRD, Greeves and Douglas. I'm sure that there were many more too. Owned a Norton, several BSAs, an Ariel, an AJS and a Royal Enfield in the sixties and seventies.
Ah memories. Nortons, Enfields, Ducati's (not British, but wow what a bike), Sunbeam, and more.
I still have a Triumph and two BSA's.
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72 Triumph Trident - 750 triple
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58 BSA B33 - 500 single
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51 BSA M21 - 600 single (side valve)
I'd have more, but between the cars and shop toys, I just don't have the space... :(
M.
Its all a sickness for which we are not looking for a cure.
Greg
I think it would make a good additional section.
British humor is so different and awesome:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKEuzxC4eGc&feature=player_embedded
Another one for: "British humor is so different and awesome"
A convertible Norton:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKqpvriKZuA
Ok, ok, it's not a Triumph, but it is a great video!
M.
That is a cool vid!
This ended up being a pretty good one as well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82iVMONcwss
Ok...off Utube.....back to work.
Ever heard of a Healey 1000/4 motorcycle? I hadn't... until this morning.
This Healey 1000/4 just sold at auction: http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21897/lot/234/
(http://images1.bonhams.com/image?src=Images/live/2014-01/21/8906896-1-1.jpg&width=640&height=480)
I'm curious to know how the headers are attached to the cylinder heads. Weird!
If you click around on that auction website, you can find some nice photos of Brough Superiors. Awesome!
Here's my Triumph Sprint ST
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This one has British heritage. Although the Enfield is made in India now.
http://royalenfield.com/
This individual made a custom prototype V twin model. Would love for the factory to start making them for real.
http://www.musketvtwin.com/the-700cc.html
That Healy looks very much like an Ariel Square Four.
https://www.google.com/search?q=ariel+square+four&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&imgil=gcesiWzk-S25hM%253A%253Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fencrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com%252Fimages%253Fq%253Dtbn%253AANd9GcT9l_t6zdlONW9R2WcZZ2A7jwbm708cYB_uZL4cm6jzM6rFRdDHWg%253B800%253B400%253BMZg0__845QceWM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.motorcyclespecs.co.za%25252Fmodel%25252FArial%25252Fariel_square_four.htm&source=iu&usg=__6qu3RvW8VJseBhgg7eUlOiyFm2o%3D&sa=X&ei=5y5gU8foN6Xj2QW_soCICw&ved=0CDAQ9QEwAw#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=gcesiWzk-S25hM%253A%3BMZg0__845QceWM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.motorcyclespecs.co.za%252FGallery%252520B%252FAriel%252520Square%252520Four.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.motorcyclespecs.co.za%252Fmodel%252FArial%252Fariel_square_four.htm%3B800%3B400
Jim
That Healy m/c engine is a reworked Ariel Square Four Mk2 engine.
FYI - those engines were anything BUT performance oriented. Meant for leisurely cruising. The original ones had a single carb that was so small you could barely slide your pinky through the plenum. This one appears to still have the original carb. FYI - If you click on the main pic on the bonhams site, it brings up a whole series of pics.
Regarding keeping the headers in - if you look closely, you can see that it is a finned cover bolted to the cylinder head, that clamps and covers the header connection.
More info at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Square_Four
Regards,
M.
Such a cool thread. Inspirational, even. Over this morning's coffee I've been reading about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Flying_Squirrel">
Scott "Flying Squirrels"</a> and also about the extremely impressive <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_700S">
Silk "700S"</a> motorcycle.
From Wikipedia:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/SILK_700S_01.jpg/800px-SILK_700S_01.jpg)
653cc water cooled two-stroke twin with dry sump, electronic ignition, enclosed chain, etc., total weight just 309 pounds!