Allen Millyard Norton Nemesis rebuild

[pete376403]

the cams are near closer to the heads than the crankshaft so it wouldn't have been hard at all to drive ten off the one drive i reckon?

Dunno - this is as close as I have ever been to a Vincent (Godet replica in Greytown a few years ago) but I can see what you mean)

[pritch]

Youtube is my new TV.

Me too. At 6.00PM TV goes on, at 7.00PM TV goes off, YouTube, Netflix, etc, take over.

[F5 Dave]

Apparently he by chance overlaid two 500 engine layout prints on transparent paper and noticed it would be quite easy to make a v-twin utilising the same cam drives (or summat like that)

Thanks for answering that. I felt as if I was walking into some sort of trap. Only one of us on the thread has likely owned one, and it's certainly not me.

Actually reflecting, I've never owned anything V format. Although I considered making a 100 out of two RG50s. Briefly.

[Kickaha]

Dunno - this is as close as I have ever been to a Vincent (Godet replica in Greytown a few years ago) but I can see what you mean)

Saw a guy on an Egli replica Vincent in Cheviot two weekends ago, first Vincent I've seen on the road in twenty + years

[pete376403]

Thanks for answering that. I felt as if I was walking into some sort of trap. Only one of us on the thread has likely owned one, and it's certainly not me.

Actually reflecting, I've never owned anything V format. Although I considered making a 100 out of two RG50s. Briefly.

1936 Series A Rapide
Main article: Vincent Rapide

Vincent Series 'A' Rapide
Whilst working in his office at Stevenage in 1936, Phil Irving noticed that two drawings of the Vincent HRD engine lay on top of each other in a "V" formation. He set them out on the drawing board as a v-twin engine in a frame Vincents had made for a record attempt by Eric Fernihough, who no longer required it. When Phil Vincent saw the drawing he was immediately enthusiastic, and a few weeks later the first Vincent thousand had been made, with Meteor upper engine parts mounted on new crankcases.[14] The Vincent V-twin motorcycle incorporated a number of new and innovative ideas, some of which were more successful than others.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Motorcycles [14] Harper, Roy (1975), The Vincent HRD Story; Volume 2 of The Authorised record of the HRD and Vincent era, Vincent Publishing Company, pp. 93–94, ISBN 978-0950418650

[F5 Dave]

Yeah I reread that old story in a Classic Bike mag last week.

Last time I saw a Vincent was in jellys garage about 15 years ago, so I'm thinking, did I spell the name wrong? What? Waiting for the retort like Damocles sword hovering.

[jellywrestler]

1936 Series A Rapide
Main article: Vincent Rapide

Vincent Series 'A' Rapide
Whilst working in his office at Stevenage in 1936, Phil Irving noticed that two drawings of the Vincent HRD engine lay on top of each other in a "V" formation. He set them out on the drawing board as a v-twin engine in a frame Vincents had made for a record attempt by Eric Fernihough, who no longer required it. When Phil Vincent saw the drawing he was immediately enthusiastic, and a few weeks later the first Vincent thousand had been made, with Meteor upper engine parts mounted on new crankcases.[14] The Vincent V-twin motorcycle incorporated a number of new and innovative ideas, some of which were more successful than others.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Motorcycles [14] Harper, Roy (1975), The Vincent HRD Story; Volume 2 of The Authorised record of the HRD and Vincent era, Vincent Publishing Company, pp. 93–94, ISBN 978-0950418650

the following model V Twin was designed with funding from the military to power a target drone from memory, the engine was called a Picador, and postwar got a gearbox added to make the B. C then D series bikes.

[F5 Dave]

Well I'm still enjoying it, he's obviously working with what he has in front of him.

The rods running on each other without thrust washers makes no sense to this 2 stroke boy, then again I don't understand wet liners. That said, the original ones didn't last what would have been virtually no miles.

The ports look like cavernous holes that won't be helpful.

I'm using the double tap to fast forward 10sec to shorten the boring bits all the time.

[Grumph]

Well I'm still enjoying it, he's obviously working with what he has in front of him.

The rods running on each other without thrust washers makes no sense to this 2 stroke boy,

The relative motion is small and comparitively slow. Honda made Ti rods work like that simply by coating them.
After Ti, steel's a piece of piss. Plus unlike a 2T there's pressure fed oil in the gap.

Only ridden a Vin as a pillion. Saw 100mph looking over my brother's shoulder on a test ride.
The old man used to do Vin clutches for Whiting and Waltho in ChCh. Not economic for the shop.
And of course they had to be tested. Sadly I was too young and by the time I was old enough
there were no Vins needing clutches. They didn't do enough mileage.

[F5 Dave]

Well I'm to 13 but no 14 yet it seems.

That old manifold looked like I welded it. The water pipes were dreadful, no wonder it overheated. His conversations made better sense.

Hmm, Googles abranet cloth. . .

[actungbaby]

Yeah I reread that old story in a Classic Bike mag last week.

Last time I saw a Vincent was in jellys garage about 15 years ago, so I'm thinking, did I spell the name wrong? What? Waiting for the retort like Damocles sword hovering.

Have u read phill Irving book he did the Vincent engine he be long gone know a
Austrian. He had very strong views
On modern designs being well wrong.
I Aa Guessing on mean piston speeds.
I have Got say to say the older designs got alot speed out of small horses.
Be kinda cool ride one. The St 1100 got
That heavyer crank fly wheel vib.
But with not much engine braking werid.

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[actungbaby]

I just think fuel injection looks primitive.
With the pressure u assiciate with efi.,the way the injectors are held onto
Litterly a rail or pipe is that it.
I have never seen fuel injection system.
But seem have carb like housing.
I reckon he should use gsx 750 system.
I can't see it being very fast just seems
Bit under cooked.

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[actungbaby]

Saw a guy on an Egli replica Vincent in Cheviot two weekends ago, first Vincent I've seen on the road in twenty + years

I have to say as young guy as i once was, I thought back then looked way cool. Yamaha kinda copyed back suspension on early xv v twin cruisers. All ahead its time
No telescopic front end. I know girder forks
The norm but there primitive in comparison.

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[jellywrestler]

I have to say as young guy as i once was, I thought back then looked way cool. Yamaha kinda copyed back suspension on early xv v twin cruisers. All ahead its time
No telescopic front end. I know girder forks
The norm but there primitive in comparison.

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and vincent copied it off the flying merkel https://www.google.com/search?client...4-EPs8mH2AU_36

[1/32 man]

I have seen a few Norton episodes but in random order not sequential unfortunately.
I like Allan Millyards understated style.

I remember the front guard getting some attention.....two piece and cast????
....it was bloody rough cast with the two sides hardly matching each other.