guzzicat Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 30 minutes ago, amateur said: I do like "specials" or bitsas as the uncouth say. This is one that I built over 30 years ago out of 4 different Rickman Micrometisses to produce the hot 125 roadster that Rickman never made http:// I had one of these, electronic ignition gave problems, converted to poins & no problems Six speed Sachs? On 09/12/2018 at 00:44, AULD YIN said: . Did you ever see a DMW with the 2stroke 250t villiers (spelling) trailing link front forks as far as i remember ,i had one when i was 16 and was good bike WHEN it ran on the 2 cylinders. Aother queer one that uses the 250t engine was a scooter called i think a dayton abatross ,very fast for a scooter but **** looking ,my pal owned that , the wifes brother had 1952 bantam and i was sitting behind him on my b33 at lights.let his engine revs drop till it nearly cut out but gave it a rev ,lights changed and he put it in gear and the bantam shot back just missing me , engine had reversed itself,never seen it before or after. waffled on a bit there, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzicat Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 37 minutes ago, amateur said: I do like "specials" or bitsas as the uncouth say. This is one that I built over 30 years ago out of 4 different Rickman Micrometisses to produce the hot 125 roadster that Rickman never made http:// My Aermacchi "Harley" Just now, guzzicat said: My Aermacchi "Harley" & A175 CZ Trail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 3 minutes ago, guzzicat said: I had one of these, electronic ignition gave problems, converted to poins & no problems Six speed Sachs? No, they were a 5 speed Zundapp engine, and in this case I used the 12 volt electrics and electronic ignition from the later Police version, with no problems. I did have a choice of 3 other systems (2 x electronic 6 volt or 1 x points 12 volt). The barrel was off the motocross version of these, the electrics, storage and centre stand were ex-police and the frame was a mixture of enduro and ISDT. I do like the Aermacchi, guzzicat. Shame about the tank badge 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzicat Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 6 minutes ago, amateur said: No, they were a 5 speed Zundapp engine, and in this case I used the 12 volt electrics and electronic ignition from the later Police version, with no problems. I did have a choice of 3 other systems (2 x electronic 6 volt or 1 x points 12 volt). The barrel was off the motocross version of these, the electrics, storage and centre stand were ex-police and the frame was a mixture of enduro and ISDT. I do like the Aermacchi, guzzicat. Shame about the tank badge 😄 Yes I should have "cafe Racered it "I did this with an R80, including straight through exhausts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzicat Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 650 Triumph engined sidecar outfit, QUICK!, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzicat Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 33 minutes ago, amateur said: No, they were a 5 speed Zundapp engine, and in this case I used the 12 volt electrics and electronic ignition from the later Police version, with no problems. I did have a choice of 3 other systems (2 x electronic 6 volt or 1 x points 12 volt). The barrel was off the motocross version of these, the electrics, storage and centre stand were ex-police and the frame was a mixture of enduro and ISDT. I do like the Aermacchi, guzzicat. Shame about the tank badge 😄 Senior moment, Sachs 6 was in my Penton. DVLA re Gilera.docx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchers Posted December 11, 2018 Report Share Posted December 11, 2018 Reminds me of one of my early bikes, bought as a basket case in boxes. Put in all together and found I had a 3TA engine in a BSA A50 frame so a Tribsa,not a very fast tribsa. So bad I called it Lunge, if anyone can remember it was Malcolms bike,Ogri's mate in Bike magazine. Eventually found an A65 engine for it to turn it in to a 60mph cruiser, still a grot bike but smooth. Had to sell it to buy my first house in the 80's(plus other bikes). Upshot was one day an immaculate BSA stopped outside said house and I recognised the number plate,my old bike with a very proud owner,damn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzicat Posted December 11, 2018 Report Share Posted December 11, 2018 (edited) 49 minutes ago, ratchers said: Reminds me of one of my early bikes, bought as a basket case in boxes. Put in all together and found I had a 3TA engine in a BSA A50 frame so a Tribsa,not a very fast tribsa. So bad I called it Lunge, if anyone can remember it was Malcolms bike,Ogri's mate in Bike magazine. Eventually found an A65 engine for it to turn it in to a 60mph cruiser, still a grot bike but smooth. Had to sell it to buy my first house in the 80's(plus other bikes). Upshot was one day an immaculate BSA stopped outside said house and I recognised the number plate,my old bike with a very proud owner,damn! Ogri! thats a blast from the past, loved the cartoon work. The outfit was built by a late pal Trevor Youens,he raced oufits for years, 6T motor,AMC box, ariel frame , It handled & had a great turn of speed. Edited December 11, 2018 by guzzicat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzicat Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 Couple more, the Triton came incomplete in boxes, the Greeves started with just a front beam from an autojumble & Like Toppsy just grew & grew over 2 years. O/K For you old bike nuts, what is it? free R40 for best guess! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Shredder. Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 1958 250cc BSA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzicat Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 R40 ready!, c10, with Ariel Colt cyl. head & magneto conversion, I ran it on "R" just for the smell,fuel tap in oil line to stop wet sumping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzicat Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 My old Guzzi "as found" a wreck with a howling back end, will post pics of same after re/build when I find , a 250 Gilera. & a 400 Rd with allspeeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 4 hours ago, guzzicat said: ... I ran it on "R" just for the smell ........ I find that a spoonful of R40 to a tankful of petrol provides the heady scent with none of the downsides of running the engine entirely on R40. I even add it to the lawnmower petrol so that I can fantasize whilst mowing the lawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchers Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 21 hours ago, guzzicat said: My old Guzzi "as found" a wreck with a howling back end, will post pics of same after re/build when I find , a 250 Gilera. & a 400 Rd with allspeeds. I had a Guzzi Le Mans for many years, a Mk 1, not standard. It tried to kill me a few times and was off the road a bit but I loved it, so much character compared to a Jap four. Had an FZ750 later, much better bike that did everything well but never loved it the same as the Guzzi. Although did have a GS1000 I was rather fond of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzicat Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 55 minutes ago, ratchers said: I had a Guzzi Le Mans for many years, a Mk 1, not standard. It tried to kill me a few times and was off the road a bit but I loved it, so much character compared to a Jap four. Had an FZ750 later, much better bike that did everything well but never loved it the same as the Guzzi. Although did have a GS1000 I was rather fond of. Yes fancied a lemon, but never happened,lovelly ride, that off beat exhaust & such long legs, Gambalunga! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingnut Posted December 15, 2018 Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 One of my old ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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