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Hello,
Thought you may like this if I can upload the picture! https://www.cycleworld.com/sites/cyc...?itok=i_iGzdhk Regards Billy. |
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don't drop it and you wont have to lift it
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yes still (as money n time permit) doing the rebuilding the zh fairlane with a clevo 400m 4v heads injected whipple blown with aode 4 speed trans to a 9" ....... we'll get there eventually just remember don't be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the Ark...Professionals built the Titanic! I have taken up meditation... at least it's better than sitting around doing nothing !! |
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Hello,
Yes its a Ford /Guzzi owned and built by James Fedor! Here's the full link seeing you are so keen on it, I bloody love just looking at it,maybe you can put the other pics up, I'm not good at computer stuff. https://www.cycleworld.com/2012/07/0...-a-ford-lately Regards Billy. PS..I only put the pic and not the full article on the bike,not sure if bikes allowed here! Last edited by slowsnake; 17-07-2018 at 12:10 AM. Reason: add PS. |
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Hi,
I'm commuting to work, zipping through traffic, on my little 362kg bike which is only 2.3 litres, so in theory a bike could be even bigger ![]() Look at some of these photos of EJ Potter, he was known as 'Michigan Madman'. The photo of his V8 bike is cool. It looks quite compact seen from one side of the bike, but on the opposite side is a chain drive that sticks out quite far. Not very practical. https://www.bing.com/images/search?q...an&FORM=HDRSC2 Cheers, |
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I saw Potter in 1969 - early 70's at Castlereagh Drags, He named his bikes "Widowmaker" plus a number, I am sure he was on "Widowmaker 7" when I saw him, he was nuts,and it was a full run not a show run, don't remember his time but it was single digit! Glad you liked the Ford bike,wish I could spend a day with the maker just chatting about stuff,there's always more to it than a picture. Cheers Billy. Last edited by slowsnake; 17-07-2018 at 08:16 AM. Reason: double signature? |
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Check out Allen Millyard .. guy is a genius with motorbikes.
https://www.youtube.com/user/millyardviper/videos Last one I saw was a water-cooled, 4-cylinder, 2-stroke H1 Kawasaki 500 (for those who don't know, the H1 was built as an air-cooled, 3-cylinder) .. or if you like them big, 2.3L V12 Kawasaki, derived from Z1300 Kawasaki 6-cylinder bike .. |
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https://youtu.be/ND4EA0dnAM8 On a much smaller scale but still on topic ie what a bloke can do in his shed,this guy made me some parts for a front end swap on my TL1000 and sent them over from England,looking for more power he simply went out to his shed fabbed up the necessary parts and fitted a Supercharger to his TL,started out with around 125hp and made it to 200 reliably. ![]() https://youtu.be/ILurFKLiW2A
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I'm assuming the radiator is in the back? (can see ducts in the faux panniers?)
As flatties had a reputation for overheating (I've seen a lot of modern installs work fine though), I wonder how this one goes? |
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I reckon your right, those panniers look very radiatorish to me. If both panniers were radiators and the free air around the engine she would have a better chance than most to stay cool, mind you traffic might be sporting unless he has a thermo fan hidden away in there somewhere. I cant really see the rad hoses clearly, I wonder if he runs water thru the frame somehow? The instruments look like Jap ones to me, which means they will work!
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Its beautiful eh, that's an artisan at work, goes beyond trade or craftsmanship, its dudes like James Fedor whose ideas inspirse others,a bit like Henry Ford would of been, just an idea in someone's head that they act upon! Cheers Billy.PS..I put the whole link in an earlier post,after the first post. Last edited by slowsnake; 17-07-2018 at 08:53 PM. Reason: add PS. |
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Hello,
Here's the link again to the bikes build /history. https://www.cycleworld.com/2012/07/0...-a-ford-lately Cheers Billy. |
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I like it not my thing but you have to give the bloke his dues its cool,makes a Boss Hoss look like a steaming turd.
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![]() And to answer Bevsta007, when I used to go to Calder Park to watch the drags, the S/C Harley drag bikes start to lean badly maybe 2/3rds through the run so its a fair assumption this thing would. |
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Great photo.
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From memory it was GSXR1100 or maybe Kwaka ZZR1100 powered plus bored out to 'WHO Knows wot'? PLUS.................... Nitro!!!! ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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I wonder how much torque that engine puts out? you'd have to lean to one side taking off surely
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Seeing that pic of a flat head engined bike reminded me of a couple a 454 Chev engined bikes I've seen at car shows in USA. One was actually supercharged. I've got pics but it'll take time to find them in the thousands of pics in my computer.
In the meantime there are some here ... http://bosshoss.com/ |
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