Author Topic: What is this sidevalve barrel?  (Read 4405 times)

Offline VintageBike

  • YaBB Administrator
  • Advanced Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 351
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Not quite enough bikes in the garage...
    • View Profile
What is this sidevalve barrel?
« on: October 22, 2008, 06:53:57 PM »
Can anyone help me identify this NOS barrel from my garage?

No part numbers to help us....



Offline VintageBike

  • YaBB Administrator
  • Advanced Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 351
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Not quite enough bikes in the garage...
    • View Profile
Re: What is this sidevalve barrel?
« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2008, 06:54:28 PM »
..

Offline 33d6

  • Advanced Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 1102
  • Karma: +27/-4
  • I love YaBB 1G - SP1!
    • View Profile
Re: What is this sidevalve barrel?
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2008, 11:37:36 PM »
The inlet port appears to slope downward. If so it is probably either the front barrel off a vee twin or the barrel from a 'sloper' single.
The sloper fashion was started by BSA in the late 20's and the cast in valve chest as used on this barrel was a late 20's innovation also.
BSA liked to use that style of valve cap rather than the fircone style used by other makers.
BSA made both vee-twins and sloper singles using this style of barrel so I lean towards it being BSA.
I'll be interested to know what it is if you get a firm identification.
Cheers,


Offline m3bobby

  • Advanced Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 86
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • I love YaBB 1G - SP1!
    • View Profile
Re: What is this sidevalve barrel?
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2008, 01:29:09 PM »
This is a difficult one, I dont know of any manufactures who made a barrel with integral head and a timing chest cover. And its a 2 screw cover rather than the single point fixing of most manufactures.

I had a look at various 1920-30's BSA sidevalve engines and nearly all had BSA cast into the barrell.

I'm wundering if this could be a barrell from a stationary engine or similar?