12 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Another 2 engined 4 banger Triumph with this one having the rear lump canted back a touch ..

Very nice colour!

I'd actually call that colour Isuzu pickup metallic blue sheen.

AS my T140 tank and guards have just been painted that colour........

3 minutes ago, thaiguzzi said:

Very nice colour!

I'd actually call that colour Isuzu pickup metallic blue sheen.

AS my T140 tank and guards have just been painted that colour........

It is actually a nice shade .. The whole bike is classy and the frame lengthening is subtle .. Often when putting 2 engines together everything tends to get stretched out of proportion but he's done a neat job of this one .. You painting the T140 parts yourself .? 

1 minute ago, Justgrazing said:

It is actually a nice shade .. The whole bike is classy and the frame lengthening is subtle .. Often when putting 2 engines together everything tends to get stretched out of proportion but he's done a neat job of this one .. You painting the T140 parts yourself .? 

You gotta be kidding!

Can't paint to save my life.

My local old boy painter has done them.

Always a great job.

2000 total.

1000 for a new Made In India tank.

1000 for 2 mudguards.

What, so you admire the 2 engined bike you posted?
You think it is a classy, "aesthetically" beautiful bike?
And you think it can actually be ridden at a third of the pace of a stock Harley?
Or is it literally just all Show and no Go? ie useless as a motorcycle and ok as art if you like that sort of art?
Please answer the 4 questions above.
Thank you.
 

@thaiguzzi as stated in prior posts I know nothing about bikes and am hear to look and learn. And talk s£it when the opportunity presents itself:)

I’m not sure I could stay up on a tandem engine bike, and I will never be drag racing anything.

I do like the looks of West Coast “low-rider” bikes, for the same reason I enjoy low-riders - expression, not utility.

I do genuinely enjoy and admire British engineering, and there is a lot of it on display here!


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11 minutes ago, thaiguzzi said:

You gotta be kidding!

Can't paint to save my life.

My local old boy painter has done them.

Always a great job.

2000 total.

1000 for a new Made In India tank.

1000 for 2 mudguards.

Yea I suppose at that cost .. I don't mind a bit a spraying myself and as with these things preparation is the key .. and cleanliness ( no dust or contaminants ) .. 

Couple o' more closer upper shots of the twin engined Norton from a few days ago .. 

Good paint men are True Artists. Prices reflect this. Prep is a BIG part too, but the guy with the gun has to "Get It"

In the West not unusual for a good paint job for a car to cost $7000 - $8000 and this is after the body work is complete.

Black is a real Bee Itch 'cause it shows everything unless dead straight.

While I admire the styling and craftmanship in show bikes, always been more a GO guy. Ratty paint, torn seat, but the running gear always in top shape. Like the old saying ...

"Chrome Don't Get You Home"

Paint is virtually all prep, shooting is the fun part.

Bikes are (IMO) much easier to paint than cars or trucks.

Hundreds and hundreds of tanks out there .. These are some of my personal faves .. 

My two "retired" tanks, both export T140;

The one on the right is the original from new,

on the bike with this paint 1983-1994. 

A high side on a city centre inner ring road riding with Da Boyz one summer's evening in 94 after several pints of Newcastle Brown "retired" it.

The one on the left i have just "retired" and it had an aircraft flush filler cap fitted. Was painted in 1994 and lived on the bike until the end of last year, 1994-2018.

Had a small pinhole leak bottom rear left hand.

Both tanks could have been repaired but would have lost the paintwork, which to me i valued more, especially the first one.

 

Latest replacement, paintjob for it's approaching 40th birthday;

A bit more subtle and classic as i get older...

centre stripe done by my daughter and off a 1/8" to the right.

Since been re done and correct. It's a sticker and will prolly come off, undecided.

Have a nice s/s strap for an alloy tank i may fit. It just looks a bit plain in one colour.

Bike still not finished "aesthetically" for it's April birthday but riding it.

 

Without -

 

 

 

Late 80's Norton aircooled twin rotor .. 

 

 

Lovely, but with the engine open to the ground like that, didn’t they wind up in the shop a lot?

 

 

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Don't let a guy saying it cannot be done interrupt a guy who is already doing it.

7 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

Latest replacement, paintjob for it's approaching 40th birthday;

A bit more subtle and classic as i get older...

centre stripe done by my daughter and off a 1/8" to the right.

Since been re done and correct. It's a sticker and will prolly come off, undecided.

Have a nice s/s strap for an alloy tank i may fit. It just looks a bit plain in one colour.

Bike still not finished "aesthetically" for it's April birthday but riding it.

Cool mate .. We need a good side on shot of it though as it is hard to see but it looks like its got trad' Triumph badges on it .. 

What was the M O on having it shipped over here as in was it put in a container from a British port and then landed at a Thai port or flown in on a Cargo plane .. And import duty and stuff before you could reclaim it .. 40 yrs old blimey don't time fly .. That is one bike with a interesting history now no doubt .. 

5 hours ago, SuperTed said:

Lovely, but with the engine open to the ground like that, didn’t they wind up in the shop a lot?

If I understand you correctly Ted do you mean did they end up back in the dealership with accident damage to the engine after getting chucked down the road .. If that is how I understand you then probably yes as the engine is quite vulnerable and I've never seen one fitted with crash bars .. But there were only 100 of these ever made and those that remain are usually in the hands of collectors or guy's who only take them out a Sunday morning then back to the garage for a wash off before being locked away again .. Personally I love 'em as I love the Rotary engine and I think this was the best bike made with the spinning rotor lump .. Far better than the Suzy or Van Veen or DKW .. But that's me .. 

Talking about the Rotary engine here is the Suzuki RE 5 Rotary, I thought it was made in the '80s, but it was made from 1974-76, 70's styling, this one is water cooled, the engine produced 60bhp.

Are they any that survived the 70's, I can vaguely remember seeing a few about, or more likely heard one first, had a distinctive exhaust note. 

I knew a guy who had the Norton Rotary, he seemed to like it, said one problem was no engine braking, using the brakes a lot more, could have been interesting on a black ice road in February.

1 hour ago, kickstart said:

Talking about the Rotary engine here is the Suzuki RE 5 Rotary, I thought it was made in the '80s, but it was made from 1974-76, 70's styling, this one is water cooled, the engine produced 60bhp.

Are they any that survived the 70's, I can vaguely remember seeing a few about, or more likely heard one first, had a distinctive exhaust note. 

I knew a guy who had the Norton Rotary, he seemed to like it, said one problem was no engine braking, using the brakes a lot more, could have been interesting on a black ice road in February.

Yes mate some are still around though they are rare and command big money if they do come on the market .. Classic case study in overcomplication was the RE when the Rotary in its simplest form has only a handful of moving components .. Even Suzuki weren't sure I don't think what it was as they were sold alongside their own GT750 which was an infinitely better bike ( one of the bikes of the 70's for me was the GT ) and from what I recall the RE was dropped from the range about 1976 .. 

 

Yamaha also fiddled with the concept with the RZ201 in the early 70's but backed away from actually putting it into production apart from a handful of preproduction test bikes .. 

 

1 hour ago, Justgrazing said:

 ... Yamaha also fiddled with the concept with the RZ201 ...

Yankel engine?

My next door neighbor during the ‘70’s’ was a police motorcycle rider for the City police in London (NOT Met Police) and he had a rotary Norton as a ‘ride’. He said it was awesome fast and ultra high revving.


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16 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Cool mate .. We need a good side on shot of it though as it is hard to see but it looks like its got trad' Triumph badges on it ..

A coupla pics in the other thread "what did i do..."

Bike's not quite finished yet, but being ridden, here's a quick side on snap shot.

 

16 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

What was the M O on having it shipped over here as in was it put in a container from a British port and then landed at a Thai port or flown in on a Cargo plane .. And import duty and stuff before you could reclaim it ..

Cut a long, complicated, convoluted story short, both bikes, this and my Guzzi were imported in 05 in my own containers.

Price & service was via a great Thai shipping co and was door to door.

Both bikes have false but legal import paperwork and both have the correct  and legal taxes paid inc all relevant paperwork.

BUT... no legit log/registration book.

I had the chance & choice back then, and shoulda... but....

Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

16 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

40 yrs old blimey don't time fly .. That is one bike with a interesting history now no doubt ..

Tell me about it!

This bike can tell a few stories...

7 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

A coupla pics in the other thread "what did i do..."

Bike's not quite finished yet, but being ridden, here's a quick side on snap shot.

 

Cut a long, complicated, convoluted story short, both bikes, this and my Guzzi were imported in 05 in my own containers.

Price & service was via a great Thai shipping co and was door to door.

Both bikes have false but legal import paperwork and both have the correct  and legal taxes paid inc all relevant paperwork.

BUT... no legit log/registration book.

I had the chance & choice back then, and shoulda... but....

Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Tell me about it!

This bike can tell a few stories...

Triumph .. Just noticed a master cyl on the left bar and braided hose exiting it .. So I can only assume you've got a hydro clutch actuation set up on it .. They never had hydro as standard did they .? 

Toolbox porn...

Looking at Guzzi's Triumph reminds me of my old T100R, this photo is as near as I can get, my fuel tank was blue, and had this type of exhaust system, not the torpedo type.

I got mine after the factory re-opened after the sit-in, my bike was built but stuck in the factory, looking at the net the R modal was built for export, USA market.

It was all right, as has been said Lucus "Prince of darkness eltrics "was my biggest problem, sold it when I got married 350 GBP.

3 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Triumph .. Just noticed a master cyl on the left bar and braided hose exiting it .. So I can only assume you've got a hydro clutch actuation set up on it .. They never had hydro as standard did they .? 

My own shop branded designed hydraulic clutch kit.

Magura m/cylinders with PSP (my shop) billet CNC machined alloy covers replacing the stock plastic lids.

Our own slave cylinder inside the outer g/box cover replacing the troublesome 3 ball lift mechanical mechanism. It enabled us to use higher spring pressures on better aftermarket plates which would have been impossible with a cable.

I sold the business name and rights to produce the few products we made to Les Williams which was famous for Slippery Sam.

The company has been sold a few times to different owners over the years, but to this day you can google Les Williams and the shop and browse for PSP products including the PSP hydraulic clutch.

My small claim to fame.....

^ Im always impressed with your stories. Greatly admire your engineering skills. That ignition , unit bolted onto the crankcases , sticks out a bit dont it !.

8 hours ago, ktm jeff said:

^ Im always impressed with your stories. Greatly admire your engineering skills. That ignition , unit bolted onto the crankcases , sticks out a bit dont it !.

Yeah.

Joe Hunt Magnetos.

Big Bling.

They scream "Look at me and how much money i cost!"...

They also GREATLY simplify a wiring harness (virtually nothing to it - on a racing bike with no lights you would have NO wires on the bike except one wire to a h/bar kill switch, and obviously no need for a battery).

Thanx for the compliments by the way. Mucho appreciated.

One of my favourite bikes I had it when I was 17 ,I cringe at the hair And flares !
A classic bike thou!


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One of my favourite bikes I had it when I was 17 ,I cringe at the hair And flares !
A classic bike thou!


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Don’t worry as we all had hair & ‘Lionels’ like that.


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Had to post this one. Hard to believe.



The Top Gear off-road episode a while back, they loved the electric dirt bike. Any takers?


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Had to post this one. Hard to believe.



The Top Gear off-road episode a while back, they loved the electric dirt bike. Any takers?


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That’s a dirt bike?

Guess I’ve been away longer than I thought...

On 1/7/2019 at 12:05 PM, SuperTed said:

Lovely, but with the engine open to the ground like that, didn’t they wind up in the shop a lot?

And this Ted is how not to do a Rotary motorcycle the 320 kg Van Veen from Holland .. Twin rotor like the Norton but vastly overcomplicated like the Suzy RE5 and at over £50,000 to buy a price tag to match its complication ..