My old Ducati F1. I sold it 17 years ago… In Norway they were only legal for one person, no passenger…….I lost my driving license for 8 months on that Ducati….Speeding.....
Wednesday, 22 December 2010
Friday, 17 December 2010
Mystery frame.
I have been working on a rigid Triumph from time to time. It has the fixings for rear set foot pegs, so I assumed that it was a “normal” T100c frame. But the frame has an extra or the brake fixing lug at an different position…..I have never seen that before. I have been looking at a bunch of photos and web sites without a result.
The lug are so close to the rear wheel adjusters that the stock adjuster bolt won`t go in. So I tried to enter the adjuster the wrong way but the hole is just ¼”. The normal size and the other side are 5/16”…
Some other frames to compere:
A triumph Grand Prix rear frame.
A standard Triumph Thunderbird rear frame:
If you can help me solve this mystery, leave a comment or mail me on
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Sunday, 12 December 2010
Thursday, 9 December 2010
Wednesday, 8 December 2010
Tuesday, 7 December 2010
Monday, 6 December 2010
The carburetter of records and successes.....
It`s so cold here now, so I can`t use my workshop without freezing.....So I try to sneek into the kitchen to do some small "clean" work when my wife is out....
Sorting out some carbs, from left:
1" 15TT9 "clip" for Norton CS1
1 3/16" 10TT9 for Ariel HS
1 5/32" 10TT9 for Norton Inter
I think I have used all my money on carb parts, nothing left for Christmas presents.....Hope my wife likes carburetters...
Friday, 3 December 2010
A day (and a night) at the races...Silverstone
This is a follow up on the previous post, “Beauty lays in the eyes of…..the Velocette byer”
After we had loaded the Velocette in the car, we went to watch some classic racing at Silverstone.
In a way worthy a diplomat, Gunnar managed to talk us in to the depot with the car. We had no passes or tickets….He are after all a salesman…..
Gunnar had promised to cover the expenses for the Velo expedition……So I had the back of the car. I had a sweet dream involving the Velocette head stock trade mark, the naughty lady. I will keep that dream to myself….
Yes, I had a few pints the night before……And, yes it was me who did a lap around the Silverstone race course on a Honda Dax after the depot pub closed…..
An apple a day keeps the doctor away….But ice cream might also do the trick….Dr. Cohen out and abut on his Norton.
Chris Vincent showing the ropes on the Vincent BSA outfit.
Gunnar and John Surtees posing for the camera…..Are they planning a prank?….I must complement Gunnar for his chic headwear….
This is the prank Gunnar and John Surtees did….A year later I was going to be married….On the same date as the Silverstone racing. So Gunnar got John Surtees to send me a letter:
Thursday, 2 December 2010
Helmut Kasper`s Clutch.
Modified and used parts have a story of their own…..someone has done that extra for performance or looks…
A friend found a Norton twin engine and transmission at an auto jumble. The side cover had “Helmut Kasper racing” engraved on it. At the time we thought that was quite funny, some guy putting his name and add racing to it……..
The engine and bits where sold, but I saw the clutch……Naturally I had to have it, so a Manx type Norton clutch went home to me…..
I am now putting the clutch on a bike (Yes, it will be an open primary drive). So I remembered the engraved side cover, googled Helmut Kasper racing and………He was not your average backyard bike hooligan:
From Austria and a good road racer:
Landesmeister Österreich 1971, 500cc Norton
Tulln-Langenlebarn 1967, Klasse über 500 cc: 5. Helmut Kasper
Why did I not get the rest of the bits….?
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