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I really wanted an ‘Elsie’ after my RD400 but it never happened.


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2 hours ago, DILLIGAD said:

I really wanted an ‘Elsie’ after my RD400 but it never happened.


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Awesome bike .. Could shame machines twice it's size .. 

Remember caning mine from Brighton along the '23 back to Croydon at 2 in the morning , light rain , 80 mph .. Back in Croy' before 3 with an empty tank and wringing wet .. But it was just as happy in traffic going to work which you can't always say about performance 2 strokes .. 

 

Awesome bike .. Could shame machines twice it's size .. 
Remember caning mine from Brighton along the '23 back to Croydon at 2 in the morning , light rain , 80 mph .. Back in Croy' before 3 with an empty tank and wringing wet .. But it was just as happy in traffic going to work which you can't always say about performance 2 strokes .. 
 

My Guzzi came from Croydon too (I used to work(party) there also!


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TX750 Yam' which is a rare bike anyway even more so cooled out a bit like this one .. 

Nice SRX600 with wire wheels instead of the horrid cast jobs .. Underated bike these .. 

Oddball 250 veetwin Yam' badged as a SRV so is probably a quirky Japan market model .. Never seen one before .. 

 

On 7/13/2019 at 12:48 AM, Justgrazing said:

Ducati V4 Panigale with a BMW/Confederate'esque front end .. This is by an Italian custom builder but Ducati are working on their own stripped off version of the Pan' .. 

 

Ducati have already built a naked V4 streetfighter. It was debuted 2 weeks ago at pikes peak annual hill climb entered under the prototype category. The famous rider Carlin Dunne, first ever to achieve a sub 10 min lap time sadly died on the last corner before the finish line.

Limited edition of the Ariel Ace - The Ace of Diamonds.  Only 10 to be made.

 

 

 

 

 

The minimalist Vampire Slayer by Tattoo Moto.  Based on a Suzuki GN400

 

Someone takes an axe to a Rocket...

 

Top bike Cagiva Raptor 1000 .. Suzuki TL1000 lump in an Italian suit .. Not quite as scary as the Suzook these were overlooked next to Ducati Monster so weren't in production that long .. 

Next one down is tagged also as a Raptor but I don't know .. angle of the front pot is too high .. It looks 90° but I don't recognise it .. VTR 1000 maybe .. 

Nice Husqvarna 610 .. Looked at one of these early 00's but there seemed to be a starter issue with them that could prove expensive .. so I passed over for an XT instead ..

 

On 7/13/2019 at 11:21 AM, DILLIGAD said:

I really wanted an ‘Elsie’ after my RD400 but it never happened.


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Doing some research on the 'net .. Good unmolested RD400's £8k average , upto 10 grand for a top notch example .. LC250/350 not far behind if unmessed about with .. 

16 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

badged as a SRV

Stevie Ray Vaughn worked for Yamaha?

 

Gene Romero, RIP..........

 

12 minutes ago, thaiguzzi said:

Stevie Ray Vaughn worked for Yamaha?

 

He could ride though, see him featured in this 1988 NZ advert for Europa fuel, he was friends with Midge Marsden the harmonica player and guested on this music video, see SRV riding on the beach around 1:05

 

 

48 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

Top bike Cagiva Raptor 1000 .. Suzuki TL1000 lump in an Italian suit .. Not quite as scary as the Suzook these were overlooked next to Ducati Monster so weren't in production that long .. 

I owned a 650 Raptor briefly, and really can't think why ... it was after Triumph Speed Triple and before a Street Triple. 8mths of sedate riding, handy as a commuter in the city but not an exciting ride

 

Remember these the late 80's hooligan TDR 250 .. YPVS 250 lump 150 kgs , 45 hp , 30 mpg when caned but you saved on front tyre wear with it airborne half the time .. A real blast in town but not enough top end to go any distance .. 

 

TDR with an RD500 4 banger levered in .. 

 

Made in Italy.

Stunner.

Check the fwd facing exhausts...

Bianchi with a modern Rotax lump squeezed in.

 

 

That Bianchi reminded me of others I'd seen while perusing a motorcycle photography site:

 

1926 BN2SS

 

And a nice arty photo of an unidentified model.  That left hand grip is a thing of beauty:

 

 

A couple more:

 

A rather long named 1936 Bianchi Freccia Azzurra Bialbero 500cc DOHC

 

And an almost as long named, but even longer motorcycle, 1964 500cc Bicilindrica Bialbero

V8 Honda .. The Vee angle on it looks more 120° .. a bit odd as most V8's have a 90° angle for an even firing order to counter vibration .. 

Franz Flyer with homemade V8 392cc lump .. 

 

Fins

 

 

Wimmin on bikes

 

2 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

Fins

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Wimmin on bikes

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Fins on wimmin on bikes

Superb old Indian V8 .. Nothing in their history that I can find about this so maybe its a one off home built job .. 

40's Indian 841 with Moto Guzzi style Vee twin .. Said to be in response to U S Army request for a despatch type bike .. 

 

3 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Superb old Indian V8 .. Nothing in their history that I can find about this so maybe its a one off home built job .. 

40's Indian 841 with Moto Guzzi style Vee twin .. Said to be in response to U S Army request for a despatch type bike .. 

 

The V8 Indian was a one-off done by a New Zealand guy called Ken Campbell.

 

 

He designed and built the 2.6L V8 engine from scratch to fit in a 1936 Indian 4.

More fins than the Helsinki phone book.

 

Many of the Indian engine parts, including the rocker shafts, used in the World's Fastest Indian movie were made by him as well.

 

 

Another V8, the 1956 Moto Guzzi V8 500cc GP Racer, with and without fairing:

 

The V8 Racer and the bike that preceded it, the Bicilindrica V-Twin, along with the lucky man who owns them.

 

Better shot of homemade lump in Franz Flyer .. Same bloke also made the 175cc Veetwin beneath .. 

 

14 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

Wimmin on bikes

 

 

I'm sure I've posted this before - but it fits the category "Wimmin on Bikes" ...

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12 hours ago, ballpoint said:

the Bicilindrica V-Twin

Note the wonderful 120 vee angle.

They also did 90's.

Here'a couple more shots of the 120.

This engine pre dates Ducati's L twins by FOUR (4) decades...

 

I've got a bunch of stuff here on the old racing Guzzi stuff inc the V8 "Otto", inc posters, hardback coffee table books, history tech books, yada yada...

 

Just synching the carbs....

 

Interesting triple prototype from the 70's.

11 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Better shot of homemade lump in Franz Flyer .. Same bloke also made the 175cc Veetwin beneath .. 

 

Always fancied making a 'lil v twin one day using two 100cc Wave top ends....

13 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

Always fancied making a 'lil v twin one day using two 100cc Wave top ends....

Should be achievable .. And if you keep it to 90° or thereabouts looks like you can retain the Honda crankcase .. If you want to go narrow angle a custom made case is probably in order but even that is not impossible remembering Warbird has a box type crankcase ..  a crankshaft is do'able with a lathe if you go down the pressed together roller bearing route .. Get all you're calculations and measurements correct then a Pillar drill , miller and lathe should do you .. 

Top one is a slightly narrower angle than the bottom lump which is a Millyard job ..