New member in SA
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New member in SA
G'day Folks
Just a quick intro from a new member in SA.
First thing you should know about me is I'm a total Anglophile. British bikes (preferably Triumph) and British cars (preferably Rover V8 powered) dominate my life. Motorsport has been limited to a couple of Super Sprints at Mallalla and a few years in the Classic Adelaide (tour group).
Became interested in SLR last year when Mal Hewett arrived at the NDMA Motor Show in Pt Augusta with his Vincent. Had a look at the DLRA website the following week, looked around the shed and found an old Triumph rigid frame and a few other bits. From there I have been slowly collecting bits (a few) and info (a lot). Potential pit crew and myself went out to Lake Gairdner this year for a look around and definitetly liked what we saw.
Then suggested to the wife that a Salt Lake Racebike would be a fun thing to build. Believe it or not she wasn't at all surprised, in fact her exact words were `I knew that would be coming, your not spending any money on a racebike until you've built a new shadehouse'. Fortunately there's a couple of other bikes in the shed I can say the bits are for. Mind you she is now telling everyone we meet that `we' are building a bike to ride at Lake Gairdner.
Not sure if time and budget will see the bike ready for 2011 but will definitely be ready for 2012.
Will start a new post in Build Diaries once its underway.
Cheers Mossy
Just a quick intro from a new member in SA.
First thing you should know about me is I'm a total Anglophile. British bikes (preferably Triumph) and British cars (preferably Rover V8 powered) dominate my life. Motorsport has been limited to a couple of Super Sprints at Mallalla and a few years in the Classic Adelaide (tour group).
Became interested in SLR last year when Mal Hewett arrived at the NDMA Motor Show in Pt Augusta with his Vincent. Had a look at the DLRA website the following week, looked around the shed and found an old Triumph rigid frame and a few other bits. From there I have been slowly collecting bits (a few) and info (a lot). Potential pit crew and myself went out to Lake Gairdner this year for a look around and definitetly liked what we saw.
Then suggested to the wife that a Salt Lake Racebike would be a fun thing to build. Believe it or not she wasn't at all surprised, in fact her exact words were `I knew that would be coming, your not spending any money on a racebike until you've built a new shadehouse'. Fortunately there's a couple of other bikes in the shed I can say the bits are for. Mind you she is now telling everyone we meet that `we' are building a bike to ride at Lake Gairdner.
Not sure if time and budget will see the bike ready for 2011 but will definitely be ready for 2012.
Will start a new post in Build Diaries once its underway.
Cheers Mossy
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- Reverend Hedgash
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G'day Rev
I believe these were marketed in the states as Streamliners, is this what you meant?[img][img]http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af98 ... d/T110.jpg[/img]
Cheers Mossy[/img]
PS I'm Glad I had Ross Browns instructions on how to add a picture.
I believe these were marketed in the states as Streamliners, is this what you meant?[img][img]http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af98 ... d/T110.jpg[/img]
Cheers Mossy[/img]
PS I'm Glad I had Ross Browns instructions on how to add a picture.
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- Reverend Hedgash
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In that direction, basically anything on this page should could serve as your design inspiration:
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=str ... rcycle.jpg
Its going to take a while so have fun doing it... make it sexy so it looks good standing still. look at Steve's Waterbottle.
Dik
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=str ... rcycle.jpg
Its going to take a while so have fun doing it... make it sexy so it looks good standing still. look at Steve's Waterbottle.
Dik
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More salt needed
Hey MOSSY
Try adding some more salt to your food
Cheers Ross
[img][img]http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab11 ... 100FIN.jpg[/img][/img]
Try adding some more salt to your food
Cheers Ross
[img][img]http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab11 ... 100FIN.jpg[/img][/img]
IT IS ALL A RACE AGAINST TIME.
TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE.
HOW FAST CAN YOU GO ?
S/UF 925
TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE.
HOW FAST CAN YOU GO ?
S/UF 925
Some fantastic looking stuff on the bing.com web site and Ross, I love your version of the T110.
But, now that I've got you all excited about a streamliner, I'm afraid my bike (at this stage) is just going to be a stripped down, rigid framed Triumph twin, just like they used to run at Bonneville in the 50's.
Got enough bits in the shed now to start putting it together properly, so look out for a new build diary starting in the next week or so.
Cheers Mossy
But, now that I've got you all excited about a streamliner, I'm afraid my bike (at this stage) is just going to be a stripped down, rigid framed Triumph twin, just like they used to run at Bonneville in the 50's.
Got enough bits in the shed now to start putting it together properly, so look out for a new build diary starting in the next week or so.
Cheers Mossy
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The head was originally a straight port (cast iron) head and Spotty did the mods himself, the remnants of the original ports were still visible.
This would test the vintage class , although pre 58 but modified, a habit we all know took place in all forms of competition, back when if you needed a trick part, you made it yourself.
Tiny
This would test the vintage class , although pre 58 but modified, a habit we all know took place in all forms of competition, back when if you needed a trick part, you made it yourself.
Tiny
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Postiebike Racing , created & funded by TwoBob Engineering
Postiebike Racing , created & funded by TwoBob Engineering
Thats interesting. Would have been a lot of work though so I think I'll stick to parrallel ports to start with. One thing I am learning is that everyone has a different answer to the same question. The Triumph factory obviously thought splayed ports were better. But when they offered Jack Wilson an alloy head (not sure if it was splayed or not) for their 1956 214mph record run, but Jack stuck with his parrallel port 6T cast iron head. Bob Leppans twin engined streamliner in 65 or 66 used pre-unit engines with parrallel port TR6 heads.
I wonder if the main advantage of the splayed port heads was that it allowed longer inlet tracts without bends.
Cheers Mossy
I wonder if the main advantage of the splayed port heads was that it allowed longer inlet tracts without bends.
Cheers Mossy
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