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British Bikes / Re: Villiers chain ?
« on: August 05, 2024, 04:42:57 AM »
I see that DID make 1/2 x 3/16 chain - and are touting its strength.
No mention of 335 though ...

https://media.partsbook.io/psbDb7zpxoGzohQSO1o75.jpg


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British Bikes / Re: Villiers chain ?
« on: August 04, 2024, 11:22:37 PM »
Quote from: murdo on August 04, 2024, 07:55:04 AM
Is this any help?

Dunno.
I mulled over a few such things.
The 1st one is just some joining links.
The 2nd one sounds promising.
But I could find no mention that a Bantam used 335 rollers.
And overall costs more than Villiers Services.

Need to find a NOS chain on a shelf somewhere local.
Or stump up to make Royal Mails profits keep soaring.


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British Bikes / Re: Villiers chain ?
« on: August 02, 2024, 11:46:01 PM »
No worries.
I did check him out.
It seems there are many varieties of postage these days,
and some like to specify only the very premium classes.
The economy classes take a few days longer, and cost way less ...
In some cases, way way less.

Seems there is a division of Renolds here locally, might check them out.
Since this chain would seem to be considered obsolete, I'm not holding my breath.
Doubt they make or even stock any chain locally anyway ?

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British Bikes / Re: Villiers chain ?
« on: August 02, 2024, 12:41:08 AM »
I suspect I'm just going to have to stump up the very large chunk of postage for Villiers Services to post it ...

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British Bikes / Re: Villiers chain ?
« on: July 31, 2024, 10:44:39 AM »
415 chains appear to have 0.305 rollers, rather than the specified .335  ?

What I need is ye olde dealers, with a stash of 110044 under the bench.
Preferably just down the road.
Some mountain bikes used similar ?
Hmmmm.

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British Bikes / Villiers chain ?
« on: July 31, 2024, 06:41:47 AM »
My lil' Villiers needs a new rear chain.
125cc 9D

From previous discussions here, it needs to be a 1/2" x 3/16" x .335"
(Which is not the same as a 420 at all.)

Terriers used the same for the primary drive (clutch), but are quite short.
Renolds appear to have made this - as 110044, mostly out of stock it would seem.
Bantams used something similar - although maybe not as the .335   ??

Is Villiers Services the only source of this.
Postage is quite a chunk these days, unless something can be sourced closer to home ?

The new sprockets are strategically stamped with this 335 detail ...




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British Bikes / Re: Dunelt and Barnstormers
« on: July 18, 2024, 10:51:50 AM »
Hmmmm ?

http://www.sturmey-archerheritage.com/images/photos/pic-301-s.jpg

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British Bikes / Re: Dunelt and Barnstormers
« on: July 08, 2024, 11:53:08 PM »
Didn't sell it on Facebook Marketplace, did he. ?
On that, you can see the original asking price and the new asking price.
I've watched in fascination as some stratospheric opening prices have been whittled down to sensible levels.

Euphoria replaced by stark reality, as it were.
Or desperation  ....

Back to Dunelts.

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British Bikes / Re: Dunelt and Barnstormers
« on: July 07, 2024, 12:48:13 AM »
 £2k is not that far short of A$4000
The pooond starling is holding up quite strongly ?


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British Bikes / Re: Dunelt and Barnstormers
« on: July 05, 2024, 11:45:28 PM »
I'm curious what a "fully restored bantam" would/should go for ?

I've seen them between $2k and $22k, although I doubt either of those numbers are typical !!

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British Bikes / Re: Tool collectors
« on: June 30, 2024, 08:38:07 AM »
Triumph included some good uns in the toolkit.

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/FU8AAOSwLVZVm-i3/s-l1600.jpg

Not all of them were to this quality though.

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British Bikes / Re: Triumph Speed Twin
« on: June 27, 2024, 02:21:22 AM »
That might depend on the year of your 16H. ?
The location of the footrest bar through the primary cases varies by model, quite a bit.
It goes up and down, significantly, for some years at least .

We diverge from Speed Twins ere ....

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British Bikes / Re: Triumph Speed Twin
« on: June 25, 2024, 11:30:31 PM »
Except that I have a variety of Norton singles and twins (mostly projects), and the possibilty of upgrades
to any of them seems to have been (deliberately) designed out ?

The 500 and 600 early dommies are designed around a common crankcase, so that is possible.
But if you put an ohv engine say in a sidevalve frame, then the bloomin footrests can't fit.
And you have to then change a whole heap of parts to make this all work.
And a sidevalve single tank won't fit over an ohv engine, naturally enough.
Changing a 650 to a 750 has studs all over the place half a hole out.
750 to 850 has different stud spacings in the head.
etc etc etc.

Enfields have different engine mounting lug widths on the 350 and 500 engines.
So a simple engine swap is not so simple. etc etc etc.

Dunno if you can unbolt a Trumpy 500 engine and bolt in a 650.
I have heard of folks accidentally (?) competing in a 500 class with a 650 engine.
"Why is that bike so much faster out of the corners ?"

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British Bikes / Re: Triumph Speed Twin
« on: June 25, 2024, 01:05:44 AM »
Without anything to hand to test this out, I'd suggest almost certainly NOT.
This goes completely against manufacturers principles, that you must prevent upgrades,
at all costs !!

If you look at the tight grouping of the base studs/nuts around the 500 cylinder base,
its difficult to imagine a 650 cylinder could possibly be shoehorned onto that.
Comparing the cylinder base gaskets for the 500 overlaid onto the 650 one,
I'll bet you find they are all half a spacing different, if not more.

Anything is possible if you use a large enough hammer, however !!!!

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British Bikes / Re: Tool collectors
« on: June 22, 2024, 04:39:50 AM »
RT Shelley was across the road from the motorcycle side of things ?
They made quite a comprehensive toolkit for the bikes.
Quite collectible these days ...

Count yourself lucky if you can locate a complete set !


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