on turbo headers them pipes will glow red in the dark .ive had freshly chromed pipes blister with the heat.could of been falty jpb Absolutely, on my z1b I coated my headers with bbq paint and then old engine oil after drying out , old engine oil is s classic car trick for headers on big block Chevy...

Who said you can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear,LOL! Amazing transformation. Did you replate the engine bolts or are they now stainless? Like the flake paint as well, groovy :lol: yeah the flake paint has to stay, its cellulose original , cant loose that , I was thinking of applying a top co...

Good news - I think the F flow is more than enough for this engine , serious use- , lets say respectful road use now given its age and rarity (and my age!), point taken though and I can see the difference in the plates. At this point the level of use its had over 8k miles has obviously been easy - e...

Some bling back, :D , from Doug Taylor Bristol I’ve got some heat insulating paint for the exhaust inner face to stop blueing, frost sell it , can only go on clean metal so now is time to do it , will it work ? Log header is quite thin, re nickel on swinging arm looks awesome , so if frame doesn’t p...

I bought a cracking h1a 15 years ago it was a USA import had 2000 miles from new , cost £500, all std . A Pratt in the triples club that bought it from me stripped the bike and put a UK frame on it , To make it a UK bike !!! Really that’s what some of the expert (yes self proclaimed) fraternity are ...

Will

looking at the turbo wheels in the prototype rebuild manual , this looks like the same A flow turbine?
certainly not the smaller turbine, this wheel has the extension to the blade before it folds over which I dont think the smaller turbine has ?

ADRIAN H wrote:Love the Red Rickman.

I like this as well

Will I noticed the thick washer , I didn’t know the drive was cb750 . Away to start polishing frame, at least it’s clean . Not retired yet ! Unfortunately, finishing off a big new industrial shop and hhavr a workshop to refurb which will take me till September/October then finished The new build is ...

Some progress photos wheels done, coated and new bearings, cast discs cleaned and painted, those wheels weigh a ton with those discs - only needed 25g weight to balance with tyres on engine done, painted vht tough black, sump vapour blasted and covers polished up , clutch fine, no wear on bores or p...

Will you are a mine of information !, with respect to the engine mods what I will do at this point is get the bike running and presentable, it has been together for 40 years or so in its current form , but any serious use may entail the top end work and other works inc ignition - TBH that is a job f...

This is my old H2C ( 1 of only 76 imported to the UK ), Have a chat with someone who has had one , They drink petrol , eat plugs , even when set up properly they surge ( want to be thrashed ) at a constant speed . But they are a gorgeous looking bike . Had mine for 4 years , sold it 7 years ago 4 £...

E16740C0-532B-428F-AB8B-64E0A508FFE2.jpeg More issues , previous butcher had pig welded a kawa side stand to the Renyolds 531 tube at the corner of the cradle, apart from extreme ugliness, it brittled the tube and the stress pulled a hole in the frame. The bit where the weld is being cut was ok aft...

Yes the top end of the Engine is standard pistons , all the standard versions used them , bored to 1000cc, set to 5psi or so to give a claimed 160hp. I suppose S&S destructed the prototype as much to understand what it would take as they were to continue building these as production bikes ? Z1r ...

They have stampings on with Z1/Z2 something or other and are painted over the weld where they join the silencers , are these more or less restrictive than the later ones and much different to the ones that came off. Read loads about baffles etc and still not clear. Regards. I have a set of Original...

Bill

I love the RX, they are cracking bikes and they do handle , just different from the 900, much nicer engine and best induction roar of any bike ever when riding(no one else can hear it !), pic of one of my RXs, 3000 miler, fitted with later mirrors