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information about albion
« on: December 02, 2006, 09:21:39 PM »
Looking for information about albion 3 spd transmissions with air cooled fluid drive primary coupling and oil cooled fluid drive primary coupling .These units are on 1960/61 and 1963 nethercutt 2x2 motorcyles. NO! not rokon's .
Have 1963 nethercutt with manual clutch with 3 spd albion . Many parts on this bike are francis barnett look alikes in many ways ,handle bars are with clutch lever on right side and shift lever on right side .
Iam new here .So ill have many questions .I have pictures if i can figure out how to post here >Harold

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Re: information about albion
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2006, 04:17:07 AM »
my knowledge of these types is limited but IIRC the original machines were using a West Bend engine till Rokon took over. You might find the following manual has the information:
http://cgi.ebay.com/1960-West-Bend-Gasoline-Engine-Instructions_W0QQitemZ280058492490QQihZ018QQcategoryZ4091QQcmdZViewItem

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Re: information about albion
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2006, 06:36:00 AM »
1st built 1959 nethercutts used maico engray engines with maybe a 2 spd clutch manual albion transmissions ,1960-61 used jlo engine 98cc with air cooled primary fliud drive also used with 3spd albion transmission .1962-63 was first year for west bend with oil cooled primary fluid drive used a 3spd albion transmission . then redesigned useing newly designed mercury clutch .

Mustang motorcycles was going out of business at time and engineers Jim canvangh and Howard Forester move to nethercutt industires.1959-1964 were only years not really known how many bikes were built .1959 could have been only one . 1960-62 very very useing jlo engine .1963-64 west bend was used .

i have the first nethercutt to be restored from 1963 era
 
1963-64 nethercutt was sold to orla larson and renamed rokon.