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British Bikes / Re: Triumph Bronze Head
« on: June 25, 2010, 04:44:52 PM »
Thanks Martin. I emailed him and it turns out he swapped it with a mate in the UK for a Vincent in bits. Who knows, I may even get to have another go on it.
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British Bikes / Re: Triumph Bronze Head
« on: June 24, 2010, 07:00:44 PM »
Hi Martin, Yep, that's my bike, FBP 627. So it didn't end up as a vintage racer after all. Pity, I rather liked the idea of someone thrashing it around the track. I certainly would never have the bottle to do it. Apart from the pipes, silencers and seat it looks pretty much as when I sold it. If you look closely at the rear shocks you will see a bright ring below the spring. When the old ones went west I could only afford a special offer pair for a much lighter bike and it virtually bottomed out so I turned up two, thick aluminium blanks to pre-compress the springs. They must be over twenty years old now. Can you remember where you saw it for sale? I'd love to know what happened to it.
Cheers
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British Bikes / Re: Triumph Bronze Head
« on: June 24, 2010, 12:13:06 PM »
Here (I hope, following Nigel's instructions) is my Tiger 100 with bronze head and McCandless swinging arm conversion. The seat was from a cossack since their industrial rubber ones were more comfy and didn't disolve like the pattern ones after a year. The two-into-one was stainless for all weather riding and no garage and the brooklands can was just a bit of fun. The purists may well have a heart attack, but it was year round transport and apart from poor brakes, dull lighting and a rather flexible, bolt-up frame it was a great bike. Cheers.
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British Bikes / Re: Triumph Bronze Head
« on: June 23, 2010, 06:08:04 PM »
Hi Martin, I'm sure you're right about the valves, it was thirty years ago. I'd be interested to see the picture you have, but like you I can't see how to attach a photo or I would put up one of mine in its last guise. Maybe someone more computerate could advise.
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British Bikes / Re: Triumph Bronze Head
« on: June 20, 2010, 09:51:35 PM »
Hi All,
I just discovered this forum and topic and thought I'd reply. I owned a 1939 tiger 100 with the bronze head for many years. I bought it for 325 quid in the late seventies when I was an art student and sold it around the end of the nineties if memory serves. This may not be correct, but when I did the first rebuild and went to buy new valves, guides and springs I was told that the exhaust valves were of the larger, post-war type and guess this could be the difference between the bronze and iron heads. The bike had been raced after the war at Brands Hatch and came with what I was told was a McCandless swinging arm conversion, twin carbs and a finned rear brake hub and drilled sprocket from its racing days. Also 9.5-1 pistons which made it fly until in my ignorance I punched a hole in one using too low grade petrol. I kept it running in many guises with little or no money, but it was incredibly reliable, my only transport, taking me through many winters, snow and all, and even a tour round France. I sold it when I left the country for some years to guy who said he wanted to race it, but I never kept up with him and haven't been to the vintage races for many,many years. Not a huge amount to add to the sum of knowledge on bronze heads, but a rather pleasant nostalgia trip for me. Cheers
I just discovered this forum and topic and thought I'd reply. I owned a 1939 tiger 100 with the bronze head for many years. I bought it for 325 quid in the late seventies when I was an art student and sold it around the end of the nineties if memory serves. This may not be correct, but when I did the first rebuild and went to buy new valves, guides and springs I was told that the exhaust valves were of the larger, post-war type and guess this could be the difference between the bronze and iron heads. The bike had been raced after the war at Brands Hatch and came with what I was told was a McCandless swinging arm conversion, twin carbs and a finned rear brake hub and drilled sprocket from its racing days. Also 9.5-1 pistons which made it fly until in my ignorance I punched a hole in one using too low grade petrol. I kept it running in many guises with little or no money, but it was incredibly reliable, my only transport, taking me through many winters, snow and all, and even a tour round France. I sold it when I left the country for some years to guy who said he wanted to race it, but I never kept up with him and haven't been to the vintage races for many,many years. Not a huge amount to add to the sum of knowledge on bronze heads, but a rather pleasant nostalgia trip for me. Cheers
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