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10 Feb 2021
BEFORE.................................................................................................................................AFTER
Sandro Miliotti has coverted a Buell XB 1200 for fitting into an Indian Special hillclimber. In Sandro's words, these are the conversion steps:
Unit Buell to pre-unit vintage style Buell
Tantalizing close-ups of Allan White's DOHC Weslake v-twin, WHITE SPIRIT as seen on V-TWIN NEWS PAGE 5
Santa Pod in the nineteen seventies... A Godden 1000-engined drag racer in two versions.
HD 45 flathead twin in a Swedish Rex frame circa 1929...such as the 1929 Rex on the right.
11 Jan 2021
BROCKHOUSE INDIAN-MATCHLESS: A 1200cc INDIAN CHIEF engine in a 1959 Matchless chassis, owned by Ed Lobb, who claims it was built "in the Indian plant when Brockhousehad it in 1960-63." It is fitted with a Sparks 3-phase alternator that allows charging at low rpm, and runs a 15-tooth countershaft sprocket and Linkert carb.
Steve Krzystyniak's INDIAN-MATCHLESS, with a Super Scout 600cc motor; built in New Zealand. Fitted with an Amal Concentric 930 (30mm diameter) carburettor and a special scoop to pull in warm air from the rear cylinder.
Adam Vincent's INDIAN-MATCHLESS in the pipeline.....ans a HD WLA 45 engine in a BSA.... and Shaun Veness's Indian with Norton tank and BSA forks
Nice Norvin at Ace Cafe in 2002... thanks to Adam Vincent.
The FLYING KNIBBS... for original pics before going rusty, look here: V-TWIN NEWS PAGE 6 Now it has gone rusty and is up for sale in unfinished condition. See this web-page: THIS WEB-PAGE
10 Jan 2021
Semi-chopped AJS 1000cc - 1937
HD shovelhead crankcases with Continental 0200 aircraft top ends and pistons - 1753 ccs
A new collection of pictures of ICARUS, the chopper with Lycoming aircraft top ends ,ade by Eastern Fabrications ia now available here: ICARUS
5 Jan 2021
Moto Guzzi in a Wideline Norton Featherbed photographed years ago in the spectator area at a VMCC Cadwell Park race meeting ....Thanks to PAT JEAL
Wayne Leighton's JAPFIELD - OHV Royal Enfield model J top ends (1000cc) (or model G if its a 750) on sidevalve JAO crankcases
PRATT-HOG, as covered on this page: V-Twin News p.13 has new pictures and info on this page: Norman-jw-motorcycle . NB the picture of the exhausts has been reversed - compare to pics on p.13
MORGAN CORNER - Left - V-TWIN NORTLESS 1100 - "Made in a shed - Matchless Model X bottom end; Norton Model 18 top ends; Matchless rods and G80 pistons stroked steel flywheels and a big end made by a mate who worked at the r.o.f . On the front of a 34 Morgan". Thanks to JOHN PAUL ZIEMBA. ; Centre: JAP DTZ crankcases and PANHARD barrels and heads Right: A brand new BLACKBURNE engine running on the bench.
Gypsy John's MANX NORVIN
Dave Crook's latest NORJAP with gearbox rotated
Water-cooled Indian special
9 Nov 2020
SHACKLEFORD SPECIAL MK.2
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Brian's first ride out on the Shackleford Special Mk.2.
It has an Ariel swinging arm frame with the rear end cut off and made rigid; Norton forks; Norton dolls head gearbox (minus dolls head, plus hand change) and Commando cluster. The rear cylinder head is turned round to enable two carbs and both exhausts pointing forward.
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SWEDISH OK and two mysteries...
5 Nov 2020
JUDGE EIGHT
Above: Another picture of the JUDGE EIGHT: JAP JTOR with 8-valve Rudge heads (see V-TWIN NEWS PAGE 21) )... crankcases machined from castings; Binks Mousetrap carburettor also machined.
VINCENT-STYLE SPORTSTER
Reas about these conversions on Kneeslider:... Here
SUPERCHARGED McEVOY
J.A.P. MT 750 PROJECT
Anne Milne's current project.
“CRETINGHAM DTZ JAP” 1323cc.
More pictures of the 1323 JAP special made by Gilbert Sills of Cretingham Crank Co. Wickham Trolley engine in a home-made frame.
UNIQUE 1375cc V-TWIN from 1925
The engine was designed and hand-made in Heaton Chapel in Stockport, Greater Manchester, UK. The end of the article is missing, so his identity is currently a mystery. Thanks to Howard Burrows for the picture.
J.A.P. 750 MT TURBO
Bertie Badger's turbocharged flat-head JAP twin - a recent picture
27 Sept 2020
THE V-TWIN PANTHER RUNS!
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FIRST public start-up from two angles. The bike was then ridden 50 miles across Dartmoor with other Panthers, a Tiger and other cool machines.
At the BEAST of DARTMOOR private party...
At Burrow Hill Cider Barn Bike Meet
EIGHT-VALVE ANZANI PROJECT
ARI-VARNA (or is it a HUSQRIEL?) JOUNI RUOHOLA's 992cc Husqvarna v-twin (Model 500 from 1921-22) in an Ariel frame
HOWTON- Howard rotorvator engine in a Norton Commando............................................................................................................Another Howard engined special built by Peter Jefferies' pal 30 years ago
John Tinley's BROOKLANDS MATCHLESS BLACK HAWK featuring a Matchless MX2 engine
PROGRESS REPORT: Steve Kemp's ENFIELD KAYJAY (Enfield Model K crankcases, (a 1930 1000cc side-valve v-twin) Model J top ends, (a 1930 OHV 500cc single) homemade timing case, homemade girders, A10 front wheel, Enfield Model CO frame (a 1950 OHV 350cc single)
WESLAKE EXCELSIOR SPECIAL: Steve Hillary, who runs RED MAX SPEED SHOP in Tiverton, Devon, UK is buiding special with this prototype WESLAKE engine supplied to EXCELSIOR HENDERSON. The bike will either be a flat tracker or cafe racer.The engine stayed in the UK, probably at Riccardo Engine Developments. These pictures were taken as the engine - still crated in a thick steel crate- was unloaded from the van. More archive pics here More archive pics here
Here is a 1995 Excelsior Henderson mock-up using one of the prototypes.
DOUBLE-MAC-BAKER: Phil Baker's Velocette v-twin inspired by Alan Millyard's bike is making progress: An easy way to tell them apart is that Phil's bike has two Velocette fiahtails, (one each side), while Alan's bike has a Brough-style double fishtail as shown below
The MILLYARD DOUBLE-MAC
HARRIS RE-VAMP: Tony Harris's 750 Ariel v-twin has had a lovely make-over and now looks like a factory-built machine
JOHN TURNER's NORTON-JAP is now completed and looks rather lovely!
DAVID SCHMIDT's AJW with JAP JTOR motor is nearing completion
STUART WOODS' NORTON-JAP project
ENGINE-ENVY:
MORE RARETIES:
INDONESIAN HONDA ...................................................................EXCELSIOR BOARDTRACKER reconstruction by MADS in Denmark nears completion
Matchless heads.... crankcases handmade in Indonesia. Thanks to Gearhead Engine
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