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Manx motorcycles 720-217-5387 X75Triumph@hotmail.comManufacturers of unique motorcycles and parts. Restoration services and custom work available. February 18 Onward and upwardMuch ado about nothing as it turns out............ Moving on............
Given the economy and a significant lifestyle change, I'm scaling back operations, but not going away.
If you'd like a high end cafe racer built with a custom featherbed frame built to your measurements and specs. Contact me. Sorry, no more restos or projects. I need to see if Mike Seate is still interested in a writeup for Cafe Racer magazine http://www.caferacermag.com/. It's a great read! Check it out! Oh, and the new pix? Those are Rex McCandless's original jigs for the featherbed frame! See the full article at http://thevintagent.blogspot.com/. December 08 Stay tuned..............Stay tuned for some major changes. More information as it becomes available. October 22 Tank production, a featherbed Harley and the slimline ThunderbirdTank production runs have started! Due to the overwhelming response from everyone at Bonneville speedweek and around the world, I'm going to start keeping these in stock. They'll be marketed directly and through ebay as they are finished.
And now for something completely different! An ironhead in a featherbed frame. This should be fun! Stay tuned.
I'm finally getting around to working out the details on the 67 slimline with the 60 Triumph 650 twin in it. The forks will be Ceriani 35mm, the tank I'll make and the seat and oil tank will be Manxish. August 07 Alloy tanks!So this is my prototype alloy tank! I was motivated to get this started when the caswells lining peeled out of the red fibercrap tank on the bike. Since I killed a few motors due to epoxy leeching out of fiberglass tanks, I didn't dare risk the 800 motor. The hydroforming press works great on the .080 ally! I was using .040 on the test runs and it really tucked up badly. It was nothing that a lot of english wheeling couldn't fix, but I liked the durability of the thicker material. The overall weight gain is negligable and I won't have a nervous breakdown if I drop my keys on it!
As it stands now, I can make a tank top in about 4 hours from cutting the blank to welding the rear seams. It's the bottom that takes the time! It has to fit the top and the bike. Not easy! The front yoke and bottom sections need some process work. Ultimately it would be preffered to have press molds for those too. So far, total process time is about 4 days without polishing.
The next tank will be for the slimline featherbed Triton I'm building. Either that or the commando cafe I'll be starting shortly. I suppose I should really focus on a tank for the spine frame bikes. Send me your thoughts! Which do you want first? July 12 Triton project started, 800 Hinckley Triton riding impressionsI finally dug out the 67 Norton atlas slimline frame I've been using as a model for my frames. I'm planning on powering it with a late alternator Triumph 650 preunit motor I've got on the shelf. At this point I'm going to use the Norton primary drive and cover. I've got the Thunderbird primary and gearbox still, but I've got no problems with the Norton boxes. I might change my mind if the Triumph box is a slickshift model. All of it needs to come apart for inspection before I decide anything. Adapting the alternator mounts to this setup will be interesting.............
The 800 Hinckley triton is a GAS to ride! I've got a few hundred miles on it now. It is SO SMOOTH! I can't believe how well that counterbalanced twin works. Decent power, great shifting. Most amazingly of all are the carbs! Maybe I've just been riding old junk for too long, but wow! That's the tightest running bike I've ever had, especially for a twin! I thought at first it had the 90 degree offset crank, but now that the varnish has blown out of the carbs, I don't think it does. The bike still needs a little fiddling. Front pads, rear tire and a Manx shifter. I'm also planning on using this bike as a test bed for my first alloy tanks.
As for you lot, go dust off your bike and ride it! It misses you! |
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