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Insight into the British Drag Racing Scene.

Loads of Bike stuff

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                                          Alternative layout for duel engined Triumph
                                                     1300cc Blown V formation

Posted by DannyF over on the JJ in the very cool Vintage Fuel Drag Bikes thread

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                                      "That is Ray Baskerville back in England in the early 70's
                          He is a very talented engineer.He and Pete Miller designed and built their own engine.
                                       They also made slider clutches and gearboxes"
                                                   Info supplied by Keith Lee.
                                Check out his book. Very informative and full of cool bikes and riders

Kempton Park Haul

Scored this little lot at the weekend...

Oil filter probably for the Triton, hub will find it's way to the Longsue build shelf,  Stainless exhaust clamps and throttle are for the presently ailing Bonnie.A couple of  tap & die wrenches ( the 1"1/2 die wrench a £2 bargain!) and a depth gauge & a Withworth thread gauge

Another Kempton park spot

           Interesting!! 1928 Villiers 250 twin port single engine & Albion gearbox in a Triumph Terrier frame

 

                                              Liking the tank and hand gear shift

                                          And the very practical basket!

CHECK THIS OUT

                                           Craig List bargain 1970 650

Hurst/Airheart brakes,ARD mag set up,Ceriani GP forks,Mikuni's, bates light and folding pegs,Morgo barrels ,matching numbers,clean title all for $1200 !! What chance of finding a bargain like that over here?

I REALLY LIKE THIS!

                Parked outside Kempton Park auto-jumble.Lovely little Moto Guzzi.
               

                Some really interesting engineering. I really like the rear suspension

Peril bike equipe

Bill Bragg's contribution to making Triumphs faster cannot be underestimated.

He must rank along with Bert Munro as one of the great shed builders.

I had the luck of seeing all three bikes in Maitland Racing when Tony Huck had them in for restoration.

Bragg a cabinet maker from London got into straight line racing after a bad crash.

He experimented unsuccessfully with a twin engined bike,Some say he was the first to do so ,certainly in the UK.

Read some more here and at the same time discover the joys of the Bike Exif site

Peter Crane( the first man outside of the US to go sub 6secs in a top fuel dragster) on Silver Peril.Sadly this one has not been found

The man himself Bill Bragg

here is the Bonhams catalogue entry from April 2011 at Stafford.I don't think they sold.
There is also an informative article on the man, his bikes and his exploits in the Aug 2012 issue of Classic Bike Guide

Triumph Motorcycle Engine Animation

     
This just made me smile

NICE!!

54 6T rigid. just went on ebay for £6689.

 

 

Cool or what!?

I wouldn't like to be the arbitrator in a debate of what is cool or not but the following would go a long way in helping define it

If  Tom Mellor's record breaking Triumph Trident (180.317 mph for the record) is not enough he tows it onto the Salt with this....

a 1950 Rolls Royce Silver Dawn!!

I REALLY LIKE THIS!

Dan @ Angry Monkey Recently acquired a new bike

55 T110 ... PERFECT!!

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