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Post by BRITBOY on Jul 21, 2022 4:03:58 GMT -4
but I think I might be onto something here. It's 1/9 scale and the motor is a 500 GP Triumph (100% photo etched/ white metal), frame is from the old Italeri 350 Triumph and the forks are from a Protar Ducati. What could possibly go wrong?  |
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Post by 41CHEVY on Jul 21, 2022 10:16:54 GMT -4
COOL!!
I had one in the late 1960's. I think it was late 40's early 50's it had a factory hardtail with a factory internally rear wheel, 500 with twin Amals, T T Cam and 10.5 compression. Used to eat 900 Sportsters and Bonneville's for lunch, so I'll be following this one. Paul
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Post by BRITBOY on Jul 21, 2022 11:07:09 GMT -4
Thanks Paul, plan is to run twin tanks up top - one for oil and one for petrol/ gas (like the old Harley 45s) - to keep everything really decluttered around the engine. I know that causes a few problem in the real world but, hey, this is a model so who cares?
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Post by Sammy the ace on Jul 21, 2022 19:38:16 GMT -4
Looking forward to seeing this done
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Post by BRITBOY on Jul 22, 2022 12:44:38 GMT -4
Looking forward to seeing this done Me too Joe! |
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Post by 41CHEVY on Jul 22, 2022 15:49:24 GMT -4
Thanks Paul, plan is to run twin tanks up top - one for oil and one for petrol/ gas (like the old Harley 45s) - to keep everything really decluttered around the engine. I know that causes a few problem in the real world but, hey, this is a model so who cares? Would not cause issues in my world, it's only a few hard oil lines. 100% better idea than the 650 Trophy I had with a leaky in frame oil tank. ;( |
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Post by DAVE "THE DUKE" ARMSTRONG on Jul 23, 2022 0:24:36 GMT -4
I see another cool bike build coming! Go Harley!
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Post by BRITBOY on Jul 23, 2022 3:27:40 GMT -4
Thanks Paul, plan is to run twin tanks up top - one for oil and one for petrol/ gas (like the old Harley 45s) - to keep everything really decluttered around the engine. I know that causes a few problem in the real world but, hey, this is a model so who cares? Would not cause issues in my world, it's only a few hard oil lines. 100% better idea than the 650 Trophy I had with a leaky in frame oil tank. ;( A friend ran this set up many years ago and hit two problems - one easy to fix, the other not so much. Problem No. 1 was that the oil side of the tank would get really hot and make it uncomfortable to have your leg/ knee rest against it, fixed by putting rubber knee pads back onto the tank. Problem No. 2 was a result of cutting the original tank in half, fabricating a central divider and then welding it back together, unlike the Harley tanks which had a physical gap between the two tanks. Upshot was that on really hot days (OK, not that common over here) the heat from the oil side of the tank would extend into the petrol side so much that the resulting petrol vapour couldn't all escape via the vent in the cap, pressurised the tank and forced fuel past the float in the carb. Weirdly, swapping to two carbs (and avoiding really hot days) seemed to cure it! |
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Post by BADSEED on Aug 14, 2022 22:36:34 GMT -4
Looking awesome! Can’t wait to see Finnish!
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Post by BRITBOY on Aug 15, 2022 9:26:40 GMT -4
Definitely heading in the right direction I think.  |
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Post by MORBIUS on Aug 16, 2022 21:18:44 GMT -4
Epic build underway here, love the details/wiring etc. Wow.
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Post by BRITBOY on Aug 18, 2022 2:37:02 GMT -4
Epic build underway here, love the details/wiring etc. Wow. One of the great things about big scale bikes is that it's not so hard to get the details sorted - especially, like here, when there isn't going to be a lot of wiring anyway! |
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