The Bucket Foundry

[Flettner]

Rotary Valve/ clutch cover pattern reaching further across the engine. Lump out the back of the clutch is the oil pump/water pump drive, one either side of the plastic drive gear.

[Flettner]

This is quite a tricky case to make, including the inner spacer/Rotary valve cover And variable Gibbs.

[Frits Overmars]

This is quite a tricky case to make, including the inner spacer/Rotary valve cover And variable Gibbs.

I like your Gibbs description Neil. Where does that word come from? Has it any meaning in English or is it just a word that aptly describes the part?

[Michael Moore]

I thought he was referring to a gib, but I don't see any:

gib noun
1. a wood or metal bolt, wedge, or pin for holding part of a machine or structure in place, usually adjusted by a screw or key. "gib screws"

[Grumph]

A crane Jib - raises and lowers. Or possibly the triangular Jib sail ?

[Flettner]

I like your Gibbs description Neil. Where does that word come from? Has it any meaning in English or is it just a word that aptly describes the part?

Frits, I wasn't sure what to call the sliding throttle/timing parts. To me 'sliding gibb' seemed the right term or just gibb, a bit like a lathe sideways gibb only curved, so there you go, and no the actual gibbs are not made yet this is just the housing they will work in. You can see the two machined cavity's that small cranks fit into to move the gibbs. Same system as in my Kawasaki only two of them, open and close valve adjustment.

I'm planing on a big cast up before Christmas, including this clutch case and a number of different cylinders. A melt of CC601 and also a pot of LM13.

[Flettner]

The sliding Gibb housing, two parts to allow for assembly.

[husaberg]

I thought he was referring to a gib, but I don't see any:

gib noun
1. a wood or metal bolt, wedge, or pin for holding part of a machine or structure in place, usually adjusted by a screw or key. "gib screws"

A crane Jib - raises and lowers. Or possibly the triangular Jib sail ?

Gibb, A set of brothers with high voices and short lifespans and a strong sense of irony?

[Flettner]

Sounds about right,

[Grumph]

Sounds about right,

You need a snappy acronym - come up with one before someone copies it.

[husaberg]

You need a snappy acronym - come up with one before someone copies it.

Flettners Air Restriction Technology, Has a ring to it..................

[Frits Overmars]

You need a snappy acronym - come up with one before someone copies it.

Flettners Air Restriction Technology, Has a ring to it..................

Please excuse my childish sense of humour.
But I agree with Grumph: a good name will be advantageous. When I realized that, I came up with '24/7' for my open-all-hours inlet system.
I think the idea would not have spread like it has, if I had used a longer, less-catching description.
Now if some company would use it on their production bikes, people would probably holler: "Hey, look, KTM is going 24/7!"

[WilDun]

"NSRT" - (Neil's Selective Restriction Technology), - "NSTT" (Neil's Selective Timing Technology). or NSIT (Neil Smart Inlet Timing).

Hang on, I know! - "ET" (Eureka Timing).
(For those who don't know, Neil lives at a place called "Eureka").
Sorry Neil, maybe I'm being a bit of a Dickhead here!

[Grumph]

Gotta get the trade name in somewhere too...What about AVIT

Autoflight Variable Inlet Timing

The "must 'av" addition to your inlet tract....

[Flettner]

Throttle Inclusive, Timing System. TITS

What a fun game.