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Club House => Chatter => Topic started by: Richard on February 07, 2010, 07:34:52 PM

Title: Minsk Thumper
Post by: Richard on February 07, 2010, 07:34:52 PM

These look rather nice.

http://wrooom.ru/cinichka/foto-s-vystavki

Takes a while to load.

Richard

Title: Re: Minsk Thumper
Post by: guest868 on February 07, 2010, 07:38:49 PM

Looks like a DR600 engine in an XBR rolling chassis? I appreciate it's not, but you know what I mean? I like the shaped sidepanels.

Title: Re: Minsk Thumper
Post by: Richard on February 07, 2010, 07:40:42 PM

Bloody silly place to put the oil cooler though.

Richard

Title: Re: Minsk Thumper
Post by: guest7 on February 07, 2010, 07:46:24 PM

XBR(ish) frame, XBR footrest hangers, headlamp brackets and (in appearance at least) forks:

(http://pensia.users.photofile.ru/photo/pensia/96034025/xlarge/106409491.jpg)

I like it... how much does it cost?

GC

Title: Re: Minsk Thumper
Post by: Richard on February 07, 2010, 07:49:53 PM

I agree.  Quite a lot of the GB500 in there and all the better for it.

Sadly just a concept at the moment.  If they did make I guess it would be cheap.  They are still making the two stroke tiddlers now.

Helluva pair of boots/legs to the top right.

Richard

Title: Re: Minsk Thumper
Post by: Ian on February 07, 2010, 08:43:35 PM

It looks good and just goes to show that proven technology just wont go away

(Richard, have a look at the SV650 for silly places to put coolers etc  :o)


Ian :)

Title: Re: Minsk Thumper
Post by: Richard on February 07, 2010, 09:25:37 PM

Oh yes, a mate had one of those.

Remember the early belt drive 750/900SS.  They put them in the same place - specifically placed to collect road debris from the front wheel.

Why ?

Richard

Title: Re: Minsk Thumper
Post by: SteveC#222 on February 07, 2010, 11:07:48 PM

Very nice!

The Russians* make a lot of very interesting prototypes that unfortunately don't often get into production - I have photos of Ural/Dnepr from the  factory with flat four and rotary engines amongst others.
(http://www.f2motorcycles.ltd.uk/f2images/quiz/Rotary%20engine.jpg)
 They do tend to 'borrow' ideas from other bikes - the Ural K63/65 carbs are very similar in design to Dellorto's and some of the early throttle assemblies were almost identical to Tommaselli's.
(http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:YkqKTokkPJRctM:http://www.minskparts.com/IZH%20spare%20parts/k%2065%20carburettors.JPG)  (http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:SBpbYZBTdbj3kM:http://www.thisoldtractor.com/gtbender/mg_images/dellorto_vhb_1.jpg)

They had a room at the Ural factory full of many classic bikes, Vincents, Goldstars, Guzzi's and many more. These bikes have zero miles! they were bought by the factory purely to strip down and examine various parts some of which were then copied and used on their own bikes.  I used to know Chris Burgess of Uralmoto and I've seen a video he took at the Ural factory showing  these bikes, it's enough to make you cry!!

( *Yes I know Minsk's are made in Belarus, just a general observation)