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Post by listey on Aug 15, 2017 8:55:51 GMT
Last attempt.. Google reckons the motor's from a Velocette Viceroy.
Apparently they supplied 165 units to Hoverair ltd.
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Post by davefirestorm on Aug 15, 2017 8:59:41 GMT
That is correct,well done
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Post by davefirestorm on Aug 15, 2017 9:05:07 GMT
Big fan of Velocette's they were a very innovative company,the Viceroy was a horrendous looking thing as were all British or German scooters maybe more practical than Lambrettas or Vespas but well they weren't very pretty were they lol.
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Post by listey on Aug 15, 2017 9:05:30 GMT
Nowt to do with me Dave, google did the hard work.
Mind you, I've learned a lot about scooters, germans and hovercraft this morning. lol.
Best go do some work now.
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Post by davefirestorm on Aug 15, 2017 13:31:26 GMT
Your turn to ask a question now
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Post by listey on Aug 15, 2017 15:05:35 GMT
OK Dave, but I doubt it'll get as much head scratching as your question. I stumbled upon this one while looking for hovercraft engines.  When AMC were designing the OHC P10 engine, a reed valve was proposed as a crankcase breather. Why was this idea rejected? (A) Too expensive to modify the crankcases. (B) Yamaha had the design rights to reed valve technology. (C) Oil leaked past filling the primary chain case. (D) It made a noise like a fart. |
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Post by listey on Aug 15, 2017 15:09:36 GMT
Big fan of Velocette's they were a very innovative company,the Viceroy was a horrendous looking thing as were all British or German scooters maybe more practical than Lambrettas or Vespas but well they weren't very pretty were they lol. How about a Swallow Gadabout? I threw a leg over one of these a couple of years ago, not pretty but fantastic fun.   |
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Post by davefirestorm on Aug 15, 2017 17:39:03 GMT
That's a stunner lol Can just picture Sting on that in Quadophenia  |
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Post by davefirestorm on Aug 15, 2017 17:52:32 GMT
OK Dave, but I doubt it'll get as much head scratching as your question. I stumbled upon this one while looking for hovercraft engines. When AMC were designing the OHC P10 engine, a reed valve was proposed as a crankcase breather. Why was this idea rejected? (A) Too expensive to modify the crankcases. (B) Yamaha had the design rights to reed valve technology. (C) Oil leaked past filling the primary chain case. (D) It made a noise like a fart. I'm an ex XS650 owner and I believe they had a reed valve crankcase breather so I'll opt for B as my answer.(Although having read a bit about the past running of the British bike industry I wouldn't discount D lol  |
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Post by listey on Aug 15, 2017 20:48:22 GMT
I'll wait before revealing in case anyone else wants to take a punt, but sorry it's not B.
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Post by bugsy on Aug 15, 2017 22:13:36 GMT
AMC twins always tend to leak oil into the primary, so C is plausible. My punt.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2017 8:11:15 GMT
ill say D
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Post by listey on Aug 16, 2017 9:17:09 GMT
We have a winner! Answer: (D) When the bike was presented to the directors for approval, on starting, the reed valve made a noise like a fart, causing much embarrassment. Fell over this odd fact yesterday and it just made me smile. |
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Post by davefirestorm on Aug 16, 2017 12:04:57 GMT
Welll that doesn't surprise me at all no wonder we lost all of our old bike companies  |
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Post by davefirestorm on Aug 16, 2017 12:06:35 GMT
Looking forward to Brian's question
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