Another old fart

[jrandom]

So, Random - when are you purchasing another cylinder, seeing as you're deficient in that regard?

I may not ride a Proper Motorcycle, but that doesn't necessarily imply that my purchasing decisions will be motivated by Piston Envy.

[vifferman]

I may not ride a Proper Motorcycle, but that doesn't necessarily imply that my purchasing decisions will be motivated by Piston Envy.

Just buy another 150, or even just a spare piston for it.

[jrandom]

Just buy another 150, or even just a spare piston for it.

"Is that a spare piston in your pocket, or...?"

[Ms Piggy]

Welcome! Nice to see more mainlanders Welcome & have fun - lotsa good biker types here.

[White trash]

What franchises has Jules got left? BMW only?

Kawasaki as well.

[Cajun]

Hey Motu,

A plunger B31 was my first bike. Swapped a surfboard and $25 for it. Found the local bikers to be a nicer bunch than the local seaweeds. Came home in boxes of bits and I had to push the frame. Local guy in Tauranga, Deans cycles was a mine of information and help. One of the sons, Robbie, scambled (pre moto x) a B32. Went well too. Got 2nd in the open hill climb 1970 on a 43 MAC Vello. Real hard case bunch of guys. Robbie now runs Deans cycles Suzuki in Tauranga.
Sold the B31 and got a 61 Thunderbird. Total rebuild, new manifold and twin carbs later, hehe, king of the road man. Life in the simple times.
Cop-ya

Hey sporty you might know my father in law - Ian 'Mac' Mcdonald he use to hang out with robbie when the were younger, he was in to bikes, use to be of a hoon?? he in his 50's now. He is also the president of local uylsses club.

[Mongoose]

Kawasaki as well.

Jules has nothing now (well, maybe not nothing but is out of the business), he has sold the business and the franchises had ait of a swop around as well.

[Mongoose]

Hey sporty you might know my father in law - Ian 'Mac' Mcdonald he use to hang out with robbie when the were younger, he was in to bikes, use to be of a hoon?? he in his 50's now.

Not related to Mark, aka Nigel are ya Cajun?

[Paul in NZ]

They were just magic,that's all.The B31 & B33 were 350 & 500 cast iron workhorses,but their B32 & B34 cousins were all alloy glamerous superstars.Like Triumph twins there was interchangability of parts - I had a couple of sets of Goldstar cams,pistons,we used to grind out the ports to fit bigger carbs,exhausts were changed to suit different cams,pistons and use (scrambles or road race) there were parts lying around in old racers sheds I used to pick up and put on my bikes - I had a room in my house full of BSA single parts,at least a dozen motors.In the 70s while others were buying and riding new bikes I was finding out what chopping 2in off an exhaust would do,finding a carb in a box,fitting it,no...let's see how this one goes then.I enjoyed getting that involved in my bike.

We did much the same..

Now... Where are my rose tinted specs.. Ah, here we are...

Although we all had twins, one of the guys had a B31 that was the test bed for all development ideas. It grew to a full 500cc, had mad cams, huge carbs, pipes of all sorts and we had more fun than you could shake a stick at.

Later we had a Hagon framed grass tracker running a short stroke cast iron BSA engine on dope. Man that thing hauled ass....

Later still, my flat mate had a bog stock swing arm B31 that was the bike you rode when your triumph or norton let you down. 73mph flat out regardless of load. It was a bloody good bike, much better than the AJS/Matchless single I started out with (apart from that poxy seal on the pushrod tower)

I'd own another one in a flash (little BSA joke)

Paul N

[Cajun]

Not related to Mark, aka Nigel are ya Cajun?

mark? nigel??

i'm an orcland born

[Hitcher]

Sporty -- Welcome to our gargre!

All cruiser riders are welcome -- Mrs H is of that church.

Never mind that two-cylinder bikes are only two cylinders better than a pushbike...

[Mongoose]

mark? nigel??

i'm an orcland born

Ah, just his Daddy has that name, Ian McD

[Paul in NZ]

They were just magic,that's all.The B31 & B33 were 350 & 500 cast iron workhorses,but their B32 & B34 cousins were all alloy glamerous superstars.Like Triumph twins there was interchangability of parts - I had a couple of sets of Goldstar cams,pistons,we used to grind out the ports to fit bigger carbs,exhausts were changed to suit different cams,pistons and use (scrambles or road race) there were parts lying around in old racers sheds I used to pick up and put on my bikes - I had a room in my house full of BSA single parts,at least a dozen motors.In the 70s while others were buying and riding new bikes I was finding out what chopping 2in off an exhaust would do,finding a carb in a box,fitting it,no...let's see how this one goes then.I enjoyed getting that involved in my bike.

We did much the same..

Now... Where are my rose tinted specs.. Ah, here we are...

Although we all had twins, one of the guys had a B31 that was the test bed for all development ideas. It grew to a full 500cc, had mad cams, huge carbs, pipes of all sorts and we had more fun than you could shake a stick at.

Later we had a Hagon framed grass tracker running a short stroke cast iron BSA engine on dope. Man that thing hauled ass....

Later still, my flat mate had a bog stock swing arm B31 that was the bike you rode when your triumph or norton let you down. 73mph flat out regardless of load. It was a bloody good bike, much better than the AJS/Matchless single I started out with (apart from that poxy seal on the pushrod tower)

I'd own another one in a flash (little BSA joke)

Paul N

[Cajun]

Ah, just his Daddy has that name, Ian McD

Nope my father in law only had two daughters i married one dc:<

he is a motortrimmer and his father owned business before that

[Mongoose]

Nope my father in law only had two daughters i married one dc:<

he is a motortrimmer and his father owned business before that

Tis OK, my mistook, i was at the wrong end of the country