Guest john Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 This matching numbered bike has the 500cc unit construction engine & 4 speed gearbox. It has been restored & upgraded with many new components as follows: Electronic ignition, electronic regulator, rewired to12volt conversion, digital voltmeter , external oil filter, external fuel filter, idiot ignition light, trafficators. The paintwork is 9/10, chrome wheels, & the bike is in good condition. $12250.00. Enquiries Ph: 0428151381 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guernsey Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Is it registered GA or RaaAus. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Is it aerobatic. That brings back memories. I had a non-unit construction model which pumped out 25 hp. That was my first engine build. I followed Phil Irving's adviceand managed to squeeze around 55 hp out of it. Got a season out of it and came third in a heat of the Victorian Championships, but next heat it went to that great engine ground in the sky with a rod through the side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeptic36 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Got a season out of it and came third in a heat of the Victorian Championships, but next heat it went to that great engine ground in the sky with a rod through the side Well I don't think the CASA should impose any limitations on these, because obviously it is due to the pilot management and maintenance skill level that is the cause of the problem. Even though 50% of all of these engines I've heard about are stuffed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Some were used in Autogyros. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 but next heat it went to that great engine ground in the sky with a rod through the side That would probably happen to a trusty reliable Rotax 912 too, if you tried to wring 170Hp out of it's 80Hp corpse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest john Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 N Is it registered GA or RaaAus. . No, But it flies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Is it registered GA or RaaAus. . If Harley Triumph (Meriden) built an aircraft would you fly in it ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest john Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 If it hadn't been for Triumph Meridan building motorbikes & aircraft components during the Second World War, we would all be pulling RICKSHAWS now & eating RICE . If Harley Triumph (Meriden) built an aircraft would you fly in it ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 If it hadn't been for Triumph Meridan building motorbikes & aircraft components during the Second World War, we would all be pulling RICKSHAWS now & eating RICE . DH Mosquito - built in Australia Beaufighter - built in Australia Curtiss Kittyhawk - built in the USA Brewster Buffalo - built in the USA CAC 13 Boomerang - built in Australia CAC Wirraway - built in Australia B25 Mitchell - built in the USA PBY Catalina - built in the USA Short Sunderland - built in England DH Dragon, Rapide, Auster - commandeered from pre-war owners DH Tiger Moth - built in Australia Supermarine Spitfire - built in England. I think we have to thank the Lend Lease policy more than the British aviation industry for our military aviation capability and fast food diet. Old Man Emu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilot Pete Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Don't forget the CAC Mustang.....built in Australia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Or the CAC-15 which could chew the tail feathers off a Mustang OME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 It's a pity no one has ever written a comprehensive book on what really happened. I don't doubt that all the British motorcycle companies would have made superhuman contributions. Phil Irving who became Chief Engineer at Vincent, spent a lot of time designing and perfecting a two cylinder two stroke aluminum life raft engine. The life rafts were strapped to the belly of the bomber and dropped when the crew bailed out, and had quite a high speed requirement. Freighter Industries in Adelaide converted their semi trailer/bus factory to the manufacture of tank turrets. The auto companies in Detroit, within weeks ceased all private car manufacture and converted the production lines to aircraft and other war items, then at the end of the war, again within weeks, converted the lines back to cars - a magnificent effort forgotten today. In the movie about the time when Princess Diana was killed, the Queen is shown going off in a Land Rover to think, and gets stuck in a rocky creek. She phones one of the people at Balmoral and asks them to bring out something to tow the land rover out of the creek, and bring out a replacement prop shaft. The Balmoral guy says "How do you know the prop saft's broken". She says "I used to be a truck mechanic in the War Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deskpilot1 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Enough of the tread drift guys, back on subject. I don't know sufficient really to comment but$12,25o.00 seems awfully high for a bike that is not 100% as new condition. How-ever, I hope you get a descent response from some-one John. Perhaps a photo or three would help your sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Velocette built a lot of war stuff. Dowty Rotol props etc I think they all did. Rudge never produced after the war. I think they got bombed out. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 If it hadn't been for Triumph Meridan building motorbikes & aircraft components during the Second World War, we would all be pulling RICKSHAWS now & eating RICE . You could look at it that way I guess but I see it this way ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howard Hughes Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Sorry to get back on topic, any pictures and at 500cc is it learner legal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza 38 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Sorry to get back on topic, any pictures and at 500cc is it learner legal? There is a LAMS approved list on the net for NSW. The triumph 500 is LAMS approved so it should be kosher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planedriver Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 I have amongst my junk, a chrome-plated Pyrene fire extinguisher and mounting bracket in good condition which was standard equipment and came off a London Metropolitan Police Triumph Speed Twin circa late 1950's. Why do we hang onto things like this? All the Met Police bikes were maroon in colour, and seemed quite heavy in comparison to the Jap bikes made these days. I got the extinguisher around the time that my cousin and I fitted a heavy 500cc single cylinder Matchless engine to a home-made canoe with outrigger which is probably still sitting on the bottom of the River Thames somewhere, but that's another story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 fitted a heavy 500cc single cylinder Matchless engine to a home-made canoe with outrigger which is probably still sitting on the bottom of the River Thames somewhere, but that's another story. Had a quiet smile at the probable resting place of the canoe. I'd reckon that most of us have a similar 'canoe at the bottom of the Thames' failed project in our memory bank closet. My worst folly was my first marriage (I opened the wrong tool box). cheers riley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeptic36 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 My worst folly was my first marriage Is she at the bottom of the Thames ( or maybe the Mississippi)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Is she at the bottom of the Thames ( or maybe the Mississippi)? Dunno & don't care. Eventuated that the nicest thing she ever did was run me off after 17 years. Life has been a bowl of cherries ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza 38 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 I have a 2003 KTM 640 Adventure and a 2014 KTM 1190 Adeventure, my partner says I don't need two bikes and keeps asking have I had anybody interested in buying my 640. Just between you guys and I, I havent advertised it for sale yet, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunder Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Life has been a bowl of cherries ever since. I need some of your cherries...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 If you are a man every second person is a woman and if you are a woman, Vice versa. If that's what you are after. Don't rush it is what I'm saying. There's no shortage. If you are Bi there's even more choice if you want to cover all options. , Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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