V-Twin News p.23

V-Twin-Innovator- News page 23

7 April 2020

HOWARD BSA - in the sunshine

"HOWARD BSA" See V-TWIN NEWS PAGE 7 for more pictures. Cast iron crankcases. The motor is stock, rebuilt with new ball bearings, new 40 thou over pistons, new valves and guides. It has Pazon electronic ignition & PVL coils to replace the magneto. It always starts first kick. It has a Commando clutch & belt drive & a Lucas alternator from a Commando, a Tympanium AC converter/ voltage regulator. Gearbox is stock 1928 BSA three speed. Front brake is BSA M20. It's brass timing cover was too rough to save, I made that one from an old alloy barbecue plate. Inlet manifold is home made & the carburetor is an Amal 276."

MONTOGOMERY -ANZANI : video ....................................................................................and here it is during restoration:

The beautiful sound of the the 8-valve Anzani-engined Montgomery owned by the National Motorcycle Museum. Shot by Simon Robinson at Banbury in 2012.

WESLAKE-WASP: video

Video from Henk Schrijver. His Weslake Wasp 1000cc outfit with a Jager gearbox.

JAWCENT... more detail:

4-valve speedway Jawa top-ends on a Vincent, made by Len Dyson... another picture on this page: V-TWIN NEWS PAGE 19

DOHC WESLAKE TWIN.... mystery

These pictures seem to show a prototype with a Norton gearbox, since the actual engines had bothe exhausts pointing forwards.

RICKMAN WESLAKE ...Project progressing...

Svenning Tvede in Denmark bought the Rickman Weslake (auctioned in USA in 2019 - see pics here:V-TWIN NEWS PAGE 21 and here:V-TWIN NEWS PAGE 22)... and in November 2019 posted in British Motorcycle Mechanics group (FB) that he was selling the Astralite wheels and Quaife gearbox shell and clusters as he will be using a RRI gearbox (racing gearbox made in New Zealand). UPDATE: : After 2 months, in January 2020, Svenning was swlling the whole project on the Facebook forum, British Motorcycle Mechanics ... here: British Motorcycle Mechanics

ENFIELD KAYJAY

Steve Kemp is fianlly finding time to finish his v-twin special, due to lockdown:

"This is my latest project, I’ve had it years, but since the pandemic I’m getting time to work on it.... Enfield Model K crankcase; Model J OHV top ends; 1020cc, Enfield co frame stretched by 1 1/2”; homemade timing case; homemade girders; [BSA] A10 front wheel; stretched tank with oil in rear.... Lots to do, but excited about getting it done." ... Also an Enfield gearbox.

5 April 2020

TRAKTOR-BIKE : Converted

VIDEOS:

Viktor's 2077cc V-twin 50 degree v-twin has had liquid cooling installled on the cylinder heads, a new seat, new paint-job and looks great!

SHACKLEFORD MK.2 FINISHED!

compare to the SHACKLEFORD MK.1:

VIDEO:

SHACKLEFORD MK.2 Similar to Brian's original machine, this one has different tank and exhausts, and pushrod arrangement. The original had this spec: "The frame is BSA; the gearbox is BSA; the crankcases and barrels are Harley Davidson; the heads are BSA B31

4 April 2020

SUNBEAM MYSTERY SOLVED

FAKE: This image is listed on this site (PAGE 3 - British V -Twins) as a Sunbeam v-twin. On the V-Twin Specials FB forum, we have discussed the image and the consensus is that it is a photoshopped image made from a Sunbeam Model 9 500 single (circa 1930). There is only a single magneto with identical leads under the inlet port, and invisible carburettors. This model was never made, unfortunately. I have reported this as a comment on the source page, here: http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/pictures/sunbeam-v-twin-1930/#comment-9877

30 Mar 2020

THE HEDINATOR

The same bike as we showed on V-TWIN NEWS PAGE 15...

Motorhistorical Day in Sweden, June 6th; "An interesting high was driven by Roine Larsson Bålsta, a Hedlund V-Twin in a Norton frame. It really needed the starter despite the kick."

Source: https://hojbygget.blogspot.com/2016/06/folknykterhetens-dag-motorhistoriska.html

NORTON SUPERIOR MX2 ENGINE

Matchless MX2 1000cc cast and machined entirely by Maurice Cross for Bill Higginson's Norton Superior.

HOME-BREW ALBIN 1000cc... more

Weda Albin Husqvarna! Solvalla 5x1000m record machine 1954 in the sidecar class; built in 1953. Ref: https://www.picuki.com/profile/lindblom1939 and https://www.picuki.com/tag/gearheadengine "It’s Albin cylinders and heads and weda case built in Sweden. I'm building a look-alike motor," says Claes Lindblom. However, Mats Olofsson says: "Crankcase cast in magnesium in Södertälje not far from Scania in late 40's, and I've got the original mould. The crankcase is a blend between JAP 1000 and Husqvarna 500/1000 v-twin. Only 10-15 cases made in total." See Facebook V-Twin Specials group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1334188649966492/

BROUGH Mk.2 REPLICA

This is a replica (so it IS a v-twin special) of a Brough Superior Mk.2 using a Motosacoche engine - never seen one before. Source: http://suprememotos.com/other_makes/99710-rare-circa-1914-mag-motosacoche-1000cc-brough-superior-mk2-matchless-racer.html

DOUBLE MAC-BAKER

Phil Baker's Double Mac, inspired by Allen Millyard's bike.

TORNAX;.................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................................MERAY

PANTHER ZAPHOD - the outmoded and obsolete

The Panther Zaphod at the Bristol Classic Bike Show 2020... This design has since been stripped completely and is being completely re-done... update coming soon...

Compression plates about to be fitted...

TURNER-JAPTON (NORWICH-DTZ) finished!

John Turner's project is completed.

NOR-VIN

BRAZILIAN 400

Home-cast and home-machined 400cc v-twin from Brazil. Sources: @raoni_naoseiporque and https://www.picuki.com/tag/gearheadengine It was installed in a 1911 style Harley Davidon rolling chassis. Their original motor for 1911 was an inlet-over-exhaust design,wheras this is overhad inlet and exhaust.

PORLEY... update

Pat Neil's Sportster with Porsche Empi heads and Buell barrells is coming on nicely. Injectors also made by Pat Neal.

ROUGH BROUGH

Next v-twin project of Hans Devos

JTOR REPLICA

Tony Leedal's REPLICA of a Brough Superior JTOR SS100 racer, which he's been building for 20 years!

K-BULLET

John Stevenson's K-Bullet: "Hi this is a 1955 JS 500 Bullet frame with a 1931 K 976cc engine and parts of numerous other Enfields both Reddich and Indian. I built this quite a few years ago and it still runs well."

HUSQVARNA SPECIAL

Claes Lindblom's Husqvarna special Ref: https://www.picuki.com/profile/lindblom1939

ROUGHLY SIMILAR... progress

Keith Shoemark's "Roughly Similar" project is progressing nicely.

EVANS-BSA

...pictured at Langport Bike Night

MATCHLESS IDIAN

Keith Wissel bought the Indian with Matchless heads at a swapmeet and has put it into part of an Indian PowerPlus frame: Frame is '18 PowerPlus top section. The original engine had been cut out so I made the frame fit the engine."

Below is the almost finished machine.... watch out for the video...

BLACKBURNE ENGINE Update...

Blackburne engines update: Billet crankcase and front cover machined; internals all in First build completed. Colin hopes to fire up and run it on the test rig in the next month or so http://www.blackburneengines.com/

BROOKLANDS MATCHLESS BLACK HAWK

John Tinley's OHV V-twin 1,000cc Matchless Black Hawk is coming along. He hopes to have it on the road later this year (2020). The flywheel assembly machined from solid billet by Ewan Cameron. "Prior to WW2 Associated Motor Cycles ( AMC) made Matchless motorcycles. The made a 1,000 cc side valve motorcycle called the Model X. However, they also made an OHV 1,000 cc engine and sold it to Brough Superior and Morgan but never put the OHV engine in their own bike. So I have decided to right a wrong and put the OHV engine in their own Model X frame and use it as a 1930’s sprint bike. This engine fitted in a Brough Superior was called the SS100 and came with a certificate guaranteeing that it would reach 100 mph, which was an amazing speed before WW2. I hope that gives you the background to my bike." "I am building mine to look like a Brooklands Sprinter and my intention is to use it in some classic sprints and hill climbs."

BLUMIUMPH

Michael Kelly's project... a 1927 Triumph with a 1911 7-8 hp Blumfield engine with a Bosch magneto... project started by someone else is being completed...

12 Jan 2020

NORCATI PROJECT

HOWARD 1340 project

Nicer picture of the unfinished Howard project shown here: http://www.diagnosis2012.co.uk/howard.html

DUCAWA (...or JAWCATI?) Another MYSTERY SOLVED! ...

Ducati bottom end and crankcases with JAWA 4-valve OHC heads, made by Glyn Robinson from UK who now lives in NewZealand. The bike is called "NORMAN"

CONTLEY 1750: HD shovelead with aircraft top ends

Harley crankcases with standard stroke crank; Continental 0200 top ends and pistons. Displaces 1753cc (thanks to GearHeadEngine: https://www.picuki.com/tag/gearheadengine )

NOR-JAP - left hand side .........................................................................................nice pic of the HEDTON:

Nice view of the left side of the NorJap shown on this page: http://www.diagnosis2012.co.uk/japspecials.html

DNEPR 2: Part 2 video of the building of Dnepr v-twin from MotoMetalMind

Crazy Russians are at it again! How to make a v-twin using an angle grinder, file, welder and your mum's oven.

MONTGOMERY JAP 750 (1930) ..........................................................................ARDIE 750 (1928) ...........................................................................................................L.BUTLER BROOKLANDS RACER (1913)

Article with pictures: https://silodrome.com/montgomery-jap-motorcycle/

~JAP 750

JAP 750 - rare 1936 project for sale: http://www.iveteran.cz/inzerat/prodam-jap-750-sv-rv-1936/40835

THOR:

See the Norton-Jap sprinter story with pictures here: https://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/norton/Norton-JAP.html

and here: https://silodrome.com/1959-norton-jap-sprinter-thor/

ALONZE 600 SPECIAL

Made by Jim and Dom of ALONZE CUSTOM in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, UK. Read the story and see more pics here: https://www.pipeburn.com/

HOME-BREW ALBIN 1000cc

The Swedish motorcycle manufacturer ALBIN made 500cc singles, and only about 4 v-twins (see PAGE 12 - Hedlund and Other Swedish V-Twins ) One person has solved this by grafting two 500cc top ends onto v-twin cases.

NORTON-JAP OHV

NORTON-JAP SV (1928)

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Update on MEGALODON:

Viktor's 2400 cc 90-degree eight valve steel v-twin : It went for a test ride in July 2019, but the clutch was slipping... then he fixed it, but it is now (December 2019) all in pieces again. Here are 4 of his videos:

1. JULY 5th 2019: Test-ride reveals clutch-slip: