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British Bikes / shout out for triumph spares
« on: July 27, 2017, 08:02:22 PM »
Who is the best supplier of decent new spares for my bros 1970 Triumph these days?
just ordinary fettling stuff.

Not dreg n fli though.

cheers

707
British Bikes / Re: Side valve Raleigh
« on: July 25, 2017, 11:07:22 PM »
all the side valve Raleighs I ever had, about 4, had fixed heads.

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British Bikes / Re: Side valve Raleigh
« on: July 25, 2017, 05:56:56 PM »
stick a bit of plasticine to the piston, turn it over and you'll see how much clearance you have to play with.

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European and Other Bikes / Re: 30 Years of Jawa Motorcycles
« on: July 18, 2017, 09:23:02 PM »
Joined Altogether With Araldite ;D

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European and Other Bikes / Re: 26 years off the road
« on: July 18, 2017, 09:21:14 PM »
It's junk, give it to  a kid to play with, or a local school for a project.
Wasn't it Tomos that were sold by Woolworths at one time?

Made in the hotbed of motorcycle inovation,Slovenia.

711
British Bikes / 1920s/30s motorcycle club
« on: July 12, 2017, 09:30:59 PM »
Anyone know of the Archery sporting motorcycle club from pre war days?

where it was based etc?

712
British Bikes / Re: 1969 BSA A50 POSITIVE OR NEGITIVE EARTH
« on: July 12, 2017, 06:04:28 PM »
 my older bike is neg earth
my middle one is pos earth
when I used to muck about with more bikes I went neg earth for 12v.

I do however stay well away from electronic ignition.

Other than that with acetylene lamps its no problem ;)

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British Bikes / Re: British Bike Identity
« on: July 11, 2017, 05:26:38 PM »
That is more or less it.

Unlikely you'll get much more off that pic.
some background to the rider and his skills might throw more light.


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British Bikes / Re: British Bike Identity
« on: July 11, 2017, 02:56:30 PM »
I agree, my best entertainment these days off the net  is these old pics and trying to work out as much detail from them as possible.


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British Bikes / Re: British Bike Identity
« on: July 11, 2017, 10:39:01 AM »
No not Matchless, you can read the JAP script to the left of the dumbell nut on the rocker cover,
I can't see a points cover but I can plainly see a pilgrim pump. Not used on that Matchless engine.
also different pushrod tubes and tappet cover shape.

see here

https://goo.gl/images/pR7rNX



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British Bikes / Re: British Bike Identity
« on: July 10, 2017, 12:44:09 PM »
Yes Rudge fits, I thought Rudge for a sec, when I looked at the brakes, but the JAP engine scrubbed that; I didn't know Rudge fitted JAP either.

Looks to be well put together if its a home build.

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British Bikes / Re: British Bike Identity
« on: July 10, 2017, 11:44:51 AM »
This is a good one.
PL is a surrey registration, used May 1930,  then Augsust 1931 through to July 1962.

Your bike will be at the early end of that. So your date of 1926 is wrong thats certain, no saddle tanks then.

Engine looks like  a JAP proprietry engine, I think I can make out the typical  JAP dumbell nut and the letters JAP in script to the left of it, and a pilgrim pump just peks out above his turn-up but I'm not 100% sure, twin port but I can't place it; looks like a light weight but has quite large brakes for a light weight of that era,and heavyweight forks, the rear end came out first on my screen and my first thought was, ah Levis, but its not.

Its also got a speedo fitted which was not a legal requirement till the mid/late 1930s.

Other ideas will be along soon enough.

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British Bikes / Re: frame numbers
« on: July 07, 2017, 10:15:42 AM »
Use a fine scriber to get as much grot out as possible, rub in some chalk to highlight and view from different angles.
I'm sure there are other ways

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British Bikes / Re: 1953 tiger 100
« on: July 06, 2017, 08:16:22 PM »
and of course Sump is  on-line bike magazine........

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British Bikes / Re: 1953 tiger 100
« on: July 06, 2017, 04:11:49 PM »
Quote from: L.A.B. on July 06, 2017, 10:49:31 AM
Quote from: mini-me on July 05, 2017, 07:39:29 PM

Crankcase not sump

Sump is perfectly acceptable and is used repeatedly in manuals of the period including the Triumph one I posted the link to.

http://www.classicbike.biz/Triumph/Repair/45-55/45-55TriumphRepair.pdf

Quote
ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM

The dry sump lubrication system is employed on all Triumph engines. .........
......sump plate.......
 
.....and finally drains into the sump. etc.



Obviously the book is wrong ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

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