Homemade engine and bike.

[wetdog]

I have seen casting of this engine at MR nordas ? weslyan foundry , dav is no longer with us but has this engine ever run ? there was the other cross four engine also from the same person           ( which i have ) which i know never ran , is this your farther  ? does he remember dave as i have a lot of papper work he may be interested in with reguards the cross four ( excaliber  ) sam miller has the rolling chassis
PM is ok

[R]

I have seen casting of this engine at MR nordas ? weslyan foundry

When was this (year) ?

[R]

Suzuki TL1000 buckets are 28mm apparently.
And bigger than most modern stuff... ?

It may be possible to plate it or metalspray it with something if this is the only size available. Or sleeve the bore down.

[Bomber]

Wow this is the most interesting thread in yonks!

[Rex]

Well it would be if Mr Elioti would at least give a clue as to who his Dad is....

[wetdog]

the cross engine is 300cc water cooled two stroke and is modular ( bolt two together cross 8 ) this was powerd NOT run also up to 14,000 rpm ( have all the data why 14,000 as i see this figure for the 250 ? ) there was no ignition system at that time which could give the req spark ( Lucas where still working on what was to become there rita ) now there may well be a system but i have no idea who owns the paintant to this engine and i am unwilling to let it go , dav had told me Yamaha did look at one of the engines ( there are two ) as he needed finace but they wanted the rights etc so it ground to a halt . up untill his death he was casting parts for scott , vincent , emc , adller , excelciour , zundap , jap and many more that i dont know of , the last version of excaliber has hub center steering Mr millers is very early and only the wheel design was the same , finance again will ensure that this project never comes to anything  unless over seas buys all rights .

[elioti]

Thanks everyone and sorry for the late reply! My father does not want me to put any more info on here until its done so sorry about that!All i can say is he has featured in the motorcycle news along time ago! Cant say anymore, must respect his wishes.Cheers for all the help!

[elioti]

Hi its now almost done, found out my father bought the moulds and made another engine, will try upload I PIC. Probably worth insuring, any ideas in value?

[elioti]

[chaterlea25]

Hi,
Absolutely Stunning   
Well done to your Dad
Could we see  a photo of the other side please?

John

[R]

We are still going to have to have that discussion about the Ronald Peck Special. (pic shown on P1 of this discussion).
Clearly this is the same engine and bike, with the front forks changed...

Value - will depend on the history - how did your dad get involved ?
Being a race bike, the thoroughness of the resto also will have some bearing.
Its always been said that a race bike is only as good as its last rebuild/rebuilder...

If the history of the bike checks out in all respects, its value could be considerable, to the right collector.
250cc is not quite as sought after as the bigger bangers, but you never know.

Some of the specialist magazines could be quite interested in a story on the bike and its resto.
Hope someone kept some good pics !

[murdo]

That is lovely.

[elioti]

Well it would be if Mr Elioti would at least give a clue as to who his Dad is....

My dad used to race bikes proffesionaly, and had a garage and test bench with a famous singer. This engine was run up, but had an issue with the oil pump, he gave to someone to rectify, and they lost parts, so he gave up on it for 40 years. I've seen a newspaper article on it from years ago , not the same engine as the peck special, but from the same moulds / castings. Will get more pics, and a video as due to be fired up any day soon:)

[iansoady]

Keep it up, this is fascinating.

[elioti]

Keep it up, this is fascinating.

Will do, thankyou:)