Magneto recognition

Do You know the difference between those two Triumph/Hunt magnetos?

Obvious..............the red one is for girls.....Ha, Ha, Ha.....

Recycling

The big ting now a day is recycling.......That`s why I have recycled this Amal GP velocity stack to a shoot glass. The man who sold it to me said it was from a Manx Norton once raced at the Isle of Man. I don`t know if that`s thru, but it makes an extra flavor to the drink.......I think i call it a day and go green.

Painter man

At this time of year there are a lot of bearded men strolling around. So today when it knocked on my workshop door i belived I saw one of Santa`s little helpers........Near enough it was Stein who wanted to show his newly painted BSA petrol tank.....Nice, just need decals and striping.

Triumph GP

Just got the cylinder head and barrel back from the machine shop. Could not resist mocking the engine up, just for looks.

Triumph Grand Prix

Some years ago I started collecting parts for a pre `47 classic racer. I had a Triumph rigid frame and a tuned 5T engine.
At the time I was working in a motorcycle shop who was dealing with British bikes. One day I was talking about my plans to a customer, after a while he asked me if I would prefer to build a Grand Prix instead. .....of course I would rather have a Grand Prix....and a new car and a big house. But he was not pulling my leg; he had a lot of genuine GP parts he wanted to sell. Some days later the parts was mine.
Well it`s a long time ago, and now finally I have started to put the bike together. Just to make things a little more complicated my brother and I are assembling four rigid Triumphs at the moment. The first one we bought in 1978!Factory advert from 1946.Here is Ernie Lyons on the first Triumph GP winning the 1946 Senior Grand Prix in the Isle of Man.
The powerplant: 40bhp @ 7,200rpm, top speed: 120mph

Ca 200 exampels of the GP model where produced

This Triumph model is not a GP, just a model. Can be quite confusing, but a Triumph model can cost You more than a GP model.

I will post some photos of the progress later.

Ok Supreme, Britannia ?

This is a wonderful period shoot from 1935. The bike is an Ok Supreme, and can be an Brittania from 1933/34. I am not sure, there are something that are different from the sales catalogue. Can be an Phantom with foot change?
The bike was sold off before the war, and we don`t know if it still exist.
The Britannia was the top of the line from Ok Supreme. The other models had hand change and deeper mudguards. The Britannia was listed with secial cylinder head, foot change Burman 4 speed close ratio gear box, Webb TT girder fork and could be delivered with BTH racing magneto.

Ok Supreme Delivery 1977

These photos are from 1977 when former master painter Herman Hansen delivered the Ok Supreme to the chairman of the motor club.

Post man

The weekend are saved. Just got this book from 1937 in my mail box.

The Dumb way round

Today i heard on the radio that my friends and motorcycle heros/dumb asses (take your pick) are home for a holiday because the bikes are shipped to America. They are going around the world on pre war Nimbuses with side cars. Check it out here : http://www.kccd.no/home_en.html Two years ago I borrowed the red Nimbus at a vintage rally.

Handy to bring petrol...

Hang on.

This photo was taken for more than 40 years ago at Hovland, a horse race track in Larvik. On the photo it says that it`s a one cylinder BSA. The bike has chromed brake plate, mudguard and stays, so I believe it`s a Gold Star.
It`s a great shot, thanks Reidar.