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British Bikes / Re: AJS 990cc Side Valve V Twin 1934
« on: February 20, 2020, 07:33:42 PM »
The pics are good,and its a very nice bike.,Julio.
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British Bikes / Re: AJS 990cc Side Valve V Twin 1934
« on: February 20, 2020, 10:15:56 AM »
I had a funny experience with an AJS V twin.....owner was a millenial ,and wanted it modified as a semi chopper ....disc brake /girder forks........and took the bike to an inner city bike restorer.....I was asked about the motor ,but the painter had already stripped it,and destroyed both mainshafts....No worries ,replacements from England ...anyway ,I suggested a lot of Harley parts could be used ,shock ,horror......the guy then sent the whole bottom end to Alpha in England ....postage costs topped $1000......then the restorer went broke with dozens of bikes in bits ,the motor is still sitting at the late Ron Russes house ,with a bill for rebore and pistons.....mainshaft came from Morgan Owners ,wrong one ,pre 37 is different from post 37,and AJS were actually a year behind Matchless for the same model....
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British Bikes / Re: AJS 990cc Side Valve V Twin 1934
« on: February 19, 2020, 11:43:09 PM »
As mentioned ,the colonial model was set up like a Harley or Indian,and in addition to above ,had foot boards and twist throttle and advance ,of the Amal spiral type....Im sure by 1934 ,the AJS had the Matchless motor with some differences in exhaust angle in the cylinders......all the AJ s up to WW2 had different cylinders to the corresponding Matchless model....Also ,unlike the US bikes ,the motors had offset rods and side by side big ends ,a rather weak design .This was changed ,maybe in 1935 ,for Brough .
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British Bikes / Re: AJS 990cc Side Valve V Twin 1934
« on: February 19, 2020, 11:13:03 AM »
If it has the Matchless type,using a dedicated spindle as the inner race,you may be able to get that......If its Timken type bearings,you cant get the obsolete sizes any more......the only answer is to adapt the wheels to take something else,or maybe a similar size taper roller can be reworked to fit.......The forks will likely be Matchless type too,made by AMC.The whole point of buying AJS was to provide a larger market ,and quickly changed AJS to Matchless components.
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British Bikes / Re: Identify this cam follower please?
« on: February 07, 2020, 10:59:02 PM »
Yeah,I know its not...cause I got a 1950 Singer motor in bits......Singers have a screw tappet adjustment,and are a lot more spindly looking.......Singers used to be the poor relations of MGs ,look at what they fetch now..........My brother had a Singer Le Mans ,and I used two of his spare conrods as clipons on my BSA Road Rocket....Worked a treat...Singer crank was the same dia as the BSA fork tube.....He wasnt pleased.
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British Bikes / Re: Identify this cam follower please?
« on: February 07, 2020, 01:49:28 PM »
Singer Le Mans 1935......just a wild guess.
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Identify these bikes! / Re: Alcyon Autocycle
« on: February 06, 2020, 11:35:04 AM »
Thats a very nice little bike.....separate mag in a 100cc 2/s must be unique,and the high standard of design and construction surely sets it far above the average French moped ,so beloved of correspondents ...and tinkerers.
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British Bikes / Re: Identify this cam follower please?
« on: February 06, 2020, 11:31:55 AM »
More likely a small dia roller to contact valve stem end.....Car part IMHO.
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British Bikes / Re: Triumph T120R - Help!
« on: February 04, 2020, 01:21:19 PM »
First thing I d look at is worn carbies......that era s concentrics were worse garbage that previous efforts........unless the carbies are brand new ,I would suspect severe wear of slides and bodies at idle and just off.
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European and Other Bikes / Re: 1952 Peugeot BIMA re-build
« on: February 04, 2020, 08:52:28 AM »
The French farmers have a very effective way of showing dissatisfaction with politicians schemes......I d like to see the same thing here.
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European and Other Bikes / Re: 1952 Peugeot BIMA re-build
« on: February 03, 2020, 10:11:26 AM »
With Brexit ,there may be no more French tat imported......your examples may become valuable .
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British Bikes / Re: What motor bike
« on: December 27, 2019, 12:33:22 AM »
The Scout has a bit of a history.....bought new by (Sir) Herbert Watkin,who was later Director General Of Education in Qld,numerous other educational positions,Vice Chancellor Uni of Qld,etc....He sold the Indian to a fellow teacher to buy a new Harley 750 ,and I bought the Indian from the friend in 1970.....It was in perfect original condition,tires blown up,and ridden up untill the cops put it off the road the previous year............unfortunately,I got a mate to pick it up in his work Transit van,and he had the bright idea to douse the bike in Rinso washing powder.........stripped off most of the near perfect original paint job.....not a big deal in those days,as everything was blasted and painted for resto.
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British Bikes / Re: What motor bike
« on: December 25, 2019, 08:57:09 PM »
I know where several bikes Ive owned over the years are.....for instance a 1924 Indian Scout I sold for $2500 around 1980....good price then ,anyway ,he offered me the "opportunity" of purchasing it back for .....$50,000.....that would require me to be completely demented .....and rich...neither of which I am.....Anyway ,Ive got enough restorable junk to last two lifetimes.......and what happens if these stupid climate emergency opportunists get control.....no vintage vehicles for sure.
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European and Other Bikes / Re: 1952 Peugeot BIMA re-build
« on: December 22, 2019, 08:28:08 PM »
I have a Villiers Mk 12 engine on a pump,the spark is so weak,didnt think there was any ......anyway,motor starts and runs no problem,and the pump works 100%,I even pumped hundreds of gallons of oily water out of the fueltank bund at work....the little motor was enveloped in a cloud of smoke ,but kept running till the petrol tank ran dry.
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British Bikes / Re: B31 spluttering and flashing back through carb
« on: December 21, 2019, 10:00:42 PM »
On the other hand,I use unleaded as thinner for spraying red oxide......any alcohol ,and the paint curdles and blocks the gun.....Fraction of the price of paint shop supplied thinner...