Thanks for posting the clip.
Amazing that such a machine still runs.
Nice to see it lived a life too, not some museum piece that never saw pavement.
Originally purchased in Hamilton Ontario Canada, in other words less than 20 miles from my home town.
now i gotta question... what does the left twist grip do?
Regardless that thing is bad ass.
Kinda sad tho harley has the same design.... vtwin, external primary chain drive to transmission LOL.
I am guessing that left side controls the ignition timing.
Such an adjustment was standard on engines of that era.
For example, the Model T Ford had it on the steering column.
Running an engine in those days took much more feel for what the engine liked or needed, as one would have to adjust accordingly, wide fuel variation included.
I am guessing that left side controls the ignition timing.
Such an adjustment was standard on engines of that era.
For example, the Model T Ford had it on the steering column.
Running an engine in those days took much more feel for what the engine liked or needed, as one would have to adjust accordingly, wide fuel variation included.
gotcha... makes sense ... thats pretty neat.
During the vid he pulls up on this lil wire thing and it almost sounds like it opens up the exhaust .... theres also a see through drip thing to the fuel, wonder what that is.
Scootskipper posted a thread a while back about the Cannonball Run. Hundreds of guys ride bikes just like this, across the country. In Italy, or England, who cares right? It's like 50 miles across. Can you imagine riding 3,000 miles on one of these things. I would love to get up close with one of these. Lots of history in that little cycle.
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