Nice bike

[guest146]

I came across this at a show .Don't you think its the most beautiful bike you have seen



( http://www.flickr.com/photos/38755939@N06/4111211687/ )

Ken

[guest27]

Oooh nice idea - a spare cylinder incase the pot seizes.

Oh it is a twin not a thumper... lol

Lovely bike

R

[Richard]

Just goes to prove that Ogri was right.

Might look better in Black and Alloy though.

Now these people will build you a Vincent engine into either an Egli or a Featherbed frame.

http://www.jmcclassics.com/jmcegli.htm


http://www.jmcclassics.com/jmcnorvin.htm


I think that the Egli looks best.


Richard

[guest7]

Lovely Norvin, just a shame that it doesn't appear to get ridden.

GC

[guest27]

That JMC Norvin has not got a front cradle - no wonders the Egli looks better.

A Norvin should have a real or copy WLFBF - but do you cut the copy Vin engine to get it in or the copy WLFBF to get it round?

R

[Richard]

"That JMC Norvin has not got a front cradle - no wonders the Egli looks better."

Quite correct.  They claim that the front pot replaces it as a stressed member but knowing its not there is just wrong.

At least the Egli is meant to work that way.  And the fairing is just right with that tank.  If I had the money I would go for that with the 1200cc engine.

Fat Chance.

Richard

[guest27]

Quite correct.  They claim that the front pot replaces it as a stressed member but knowing its not there is just wrong.

At least the Egli is meant to work that way.

Richard

Hummm would have to be the whole engine except the rear pot as a stressed member then as the frame is a cradle around the engine and the engine is bolted in as an integral part. Take out the front down tubes and you no longer have a frame, just a couple of top tubes on which to bolt a few things.

Remember back in the 80's Classic Bike printed a 2 parter on the history of the FBF, with loads of input from McCandles (may have been from previous interviews publications etc rather than "new") and he was shocked at peole cutting lumps out of the FBF, being as they no longer had a frame.  He also did not like the bending in of the top rails to make the SLFBF being as he thought it compromised the integrity of the straight frame rails.  They printed a pic of his answer to the width of the WLFBF, I think it may have even been a Triton, but may have been a Dommi engine, but he had laid the engine down at a 45 of so angle and ten dropped the top rails down to meet the swingarm gusset plate, predating the Rob North style frame and hints at the progression to modern beam frames. (I know there were plenty of similar frames about since the 1940's).  The bike looked a real beauty - wish I still had the CB that it was in.

So I am not really sure if the JMC counts as a Norvin

R

[themoudie]

Quite correct.  They claim that the front pot replaces it as a stressed member but knowing its not there is just wrong.

At least the Egli is meant to work that way.

Richard

Remember back in the 80's Classic Bike printed a 2 parter on the history of the FBF, with loads of input from McCandles (may have been from previous interviews publications etc rather than "new") and he was shocked at peole cutting lumps out of the FBF, being as they no longer had a frame.  He also did not like the bending in of the top rails to make the SLFBF being as he thought it compromised the integrity of the straight frame rails.  They printed a pic of his answer to the width of the WLFBF, I think it may have even been a Triton, but may have been a Dommi engine, but he had laid the engine down at a 45 of so angle and ten dropped the top rails down to meet the swingarm gusset plate, predating the Rob North style frame and hints at the progression to modern beam frames. (I know there were plenty of similar frames about since the 1940's).  The bike looked a real beauty - wish I still had the CB that it was in.

So I am not really sure if the JMC counts as a Norvin

R

Aye Rog,

Does this link below help solve your conumdrum?

http://www.pigfarmerbikemagazines.co.uk/mag-index-classic-bike-m-n.html#anchor1297239

Regards, Bill.

[guest27]

Would do but then I would have to dig out part one from the shed and spend then next few weeks with magazines all over the house and earache from Jen....

Thanks for the link

R