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British Bikes / Re: SturmeyArcher box
« on: September 10, 2024, 06:38:43 AM »
There is an ad on marketplace for some rusty 1920s Harley bits for $1 million ,reduced to $20,000 ..........thats a bargain!
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British Bikes / Re: SturmeyArcher box
« on: September 09, 2024, 03:17:44 AM »
The little Sturmey Archer box is still for sale on marketplace ...down to $400 now.
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British Bikes / Re: Amal 276 carb
« on: August 21, 2024, 04:32:57 AM »
Ariel is a 1950 VG which came fitted with a 1&1/16 Amal 276.........I have lots of bits of smaller 276s ,and boring a worn 15/16 carb seems to be the best way .........the carb is also needing the body sleeved ,and the slide and guide also sleeved or built up, all due to wear ..........might as well do the lot in one go.
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British Bikes / Amal 276 carb
« on: August 20, 2024, 02:45:55 AM »
Im about to bore out a 276 carb to 1& 1/16 for my Ariel .........question is ,can I simply bore out the jet block/slide guide assy as one piece ? ....or do I have to unsolder the lower part ,so that the short tube on the jetblock is unchanged ?...........Unsoldering/resoldering could be tricky so as not to block or obstruct any of the passages or jets...............I see lots of horribly bodged Amals about,seemingly enlarged with coarse sandpaper wrapped around a stick,but they are never attached to engines ..............which Id assume is because they dont work anymore.
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British Bikes / SturmeyArcher box
« on: August 20, 2024, 02:38:06 AM »
Anyone notice a lightweight SA gearbox on marketplace thats very similar to the pics shown on the forum a while ago......One Ive not seen before,not that Ive taken much notice of the LW boxes .
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British Bikes / Re: Villiers chain ?
« on: August 11, 2024, 02:07:04 AM »
All made in China .........except Lucas trade mark is used by Bosch and all Lucas 'genuine'' parts are called 'legacy' and made in India by Bosch......Lucas is actually owned by USA conglomerate TRW Inc.
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British Bikes / Re: Dunelt and Barnstormers
« on: July 09, 2024, 11:37:00 PM »
The tiddler clutches are often clever use of pressed metal with the sprocket as the only solid part ..........by bending the tangs on one plate through slots in the sprocket and using the bent tangs to engage the other plate ............... clever when made ,an awful mess when severely bodged by the last desperate owner.
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British Bikes / Re: Dunelt and Barnstormers
« on: July 07, 2024, 04:24:29 AM »
Just before easter ,a relative was selling a 1970s restored ,but now slightly rusty BSA B31 plunger ......complete with speedo...........anyhoo ,started at $10k ,eventually sold for $4200
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British Bikes / Re: Dunelt and Barnstormers
« on: July 04, 2024, 12:04:47 AM »
Seems to have a very unusual feature for an Oz bike.......the sprocket nut has never been attacked with a hammer and chisel.
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British Bikes / Re: Tool collectors
« on: June 30, 2024, 11:53:25 AM »
That must be the cylinder base nut ring that my Sidchrome has been ground to emulate. i have a toolkit that came with a police BSA ,and I dont recall much of use in it.......maybe the Girling adjuster spanner.
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British Bikes / Re: Tool collectors
« on: June 29, 2024, 01:22:20 PM »
I had one of those horrible shifters when I was a kid ............I think it was designed to be used as a hammer as well as a spanner ......anyhoo,the thing would spring apart at the least force and round off hex s...............and all the spanners stamped from sheet steel that would open out and be worse than useless............The car tools that were good were Ford ones ,they were made from decent steel ,and very strong...........Anything branded Ford was good.
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British Bikes / Re: Triumph Speed Twin
« on: June 27, 2024, 12:55:34 PM »
Anyhoo,the Triumph question is now moot .....after saying there was no way he'd drop below $6k ,he s sold the bike to a dealer for $4k....so thgats the end of that ............or as her indoors says .....why arent you happy with the bikes you've got.......you dont need any more ...you need less............of course ,no one needs a 70 year old bike ...or do they?
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British Bikes / Re: Triumph Speed Twin
« on: June 27, 2024, 12:51:04 PM »
Actually I thin k the change from the old style gearbox to the laydown box had more to do with the footrests .......the WW2 bikes had two footrests the same,laydown box has the RHS footrest with bends and loops to clear the gearbox.
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British Bikes / Triumph Speed Twin
« on: June 24, 2024, 12:09:22 PM »
Triumph Speed Twin ...........whats the interchange of components between a 500 and 650 1954 pre unit twin............can a Speed Twin be fitted with 650 barrels ?..........and a 650 crank?
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British Bikes / Re: Tool collectors
« on: June 22, 2024, 01:21:44 AM »
Actually,the people at Bracebridge St also made cheap spanners for car tool kits................Anyhoo,gets up early this morning,have a look at marketplace ,and there is 5" SP Dawn vice for sale cheap .........looks horrible in the pic ,but its only 10 minutes away ,so I go to look at it ...........couldnt get my $80 out quick enough .........still has the red paint under layers of grease............I dont know how the seller managed to make it look rusty in the pics .....and he also obscured the 5SP logo ...fortunately.................for those who dont know,Dawn is still in business ...in Oz.....and their Oz made vices aint cheap.