mangogroove
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| posted on 19/5/04 at 03:51 PM |
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was a ebay bargin
1100 motor no bidders
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=10534&item=7902026456&rd=1
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Digger Barnes
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| posted on 19/5/04 at 05:13 PM |
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Nice bullet proof old motors. But air/oil cooled.
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phelpsa
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| posted on 19/5/04 at 05:24 PM |
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I'm putting one in. They are very tuneable, used by loads of dragsters.
Adam
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Digger Barnes
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| posted on 19/5/04 at 05:34 PM |
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I agree a quality engine and very tunable. I remember the hayday of that motor all sorts of bolt ons (are they all still available?). Big blocks IRC
1427 and above loadsa people turbo'd them too.
I assume if you use one of these you have to pay close attention to cooling.
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spunky
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| posted on 19/5/04 at 10:51 PM |
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Still could be a bargain
Engine has been relisted, same price.
Great engines and not as fussy with cooling as you'd imagine due to decreased tolerances on the internals.
John
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Digger Barnes
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| posted on 20/5/04 at 05:01 PM |
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mmm interesting, it just brought to mind (for a 2 beer moment) old Brit bikes with square fours and the back two pots were prone to overheating
(causing oil leaks). Mounting an air-cooled straight four longitudinally brought up the image in my mind of a similar problem esp. confined under a
bonnet. So apparently no problem then?
[Edited on 20/5/04 by Digger Barnes]
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Noodle
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| posted on 20/5/04 at 09:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Digger Barnes
mmm interesting, it just brought to mind (for a 2 beer moment) old Brit bikes with square fours and the back two pots were prone to overheating
(causing oil leaks).
Squariels?
Your sort make me sick
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madforfishing
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| posted on 21/5/04 at 03:06 PM |
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Aerial Square 4 1000cc ?
God, my Dad still goes on about one he had years ago.
" It'd pull a caravan that...and you could set off in second"
Yeah, great Dad, but why would you want to pull a caravan with a bike? And why set off in second gear, unless he just couldn't get any traction
because of the 16ft - 4berth he was towing.
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Digger Barnes
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| posted on 21/5/04 at 04:43 PM |
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Its amazing how you only remember the good things about the past isnt it? People do seem to have fond memories of old brit bikes and there are a few
that I do like (Vincent black lightning 150mph in the early fifties). But oil leaks and Jap bikes lack of leaks killed most firms off.
[Edited on 21/5/04 by Digger Barnes]
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