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Post by davefirestorm on Sept 10, 2017 18:31:57 GMT
That's not the significant bit I'm looking for.He won the 1978 world championship on it.
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Post by marktrower on Sept 10, 2017 19:47:30 GMT
they sat side by side seen it brake the lap record at cadwell i believe was band the following year
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Post by davefirestorm on Sept 10, 2017 19:53:08 GMT
I'll give you that one Mark,the passenger had no input into the handling and a bag or two of cement would have been ok lol.I don't think it was banned (but may be wrong) but wasn't a new class instigated to accommodate it and others? I think I saw it at Silverstone
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2017 20:59:44 GMT
seen some outfits in IOM one year up at museum i think they were german they looked like sportscars
they were nice
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Post by davefirestorm on Sept 10, 2017 21:29:33 GMT
The outfit in question was a Beo
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2017 17:56:01 GMT
think mark is on a bender
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Post by BritPete on Sept 11, 2017 18:05:44 GMT
Happy to step in with an interim question - only way I get to ask one
I have a spare engine for my BSA C15 in the garage engine no
C15DPERS2350
If you ignore the C15 and the 2350 what is the significance of the other letters
As a clue there are 3 answers
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Post by bodie on Sept 11, 2017 19:45:13 GMT
does it mean the model year its a police engine and its a factory recon motor?  |
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Post by BritPete on Sept 11, 2017 19:54:41 GMT
ERS - Engine Replacement Service
P - Police prepared engine
D - The year indicator for 1964
Did not think it would be answered that quickly
Next Question please!
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Post by bodie on Sept 11, 2017 20:59:50 GMT
what engine did Benelli use for their 750 /6?
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Post by davefirestorm on Sept 11, 2017 21:12:32 GMT
A Benelli engine of course  . Believe it's based on the sohc 500 four Honda engine. |
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Post by bodie on Sept 11, 2017 21:41:03 GMT
A Benelli engine of course . Believe it's based on the sohc 500 four Honda engine. you got what I was after Dave  |
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Post by davefirestorm on Sept 11, 2017 22:01:36 GMT
Apologies all as it's a question on old Brit bikes and I don't think it will be answered by google I know the answer because I used to own one of these,What British motorcycle manufacturer exported the most bikes to America in the 1950s? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2017 22:27:13 GMT
I'd have thought Triumph ?
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Post by marktrower on Sept 11, 2017 22:46:11 GMT
Turner created triumph America that allowed them to import bikes in large numbers bojer won
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. Believe it's based on the sohc 500 four Honda engine.