Best Of British

[Skivi]

excellent! thank you very much!

My bike is a bit earlier and has the terrible pressed steel primary cases so I'll have to invent a different solution for mounting the LHS peg but should be able to copy the RHS design set up off the gearbox cover easily enough.

regards,
Nick

[Tim754]

Engineer and extend the RHS alloy to reach under the crankcases , utilizing the frame for extra mountings and come up on the LHS. Make  a few attempts/templates  out of cheap steel or alloy to get the feel and remember lots and lots of foot peg  setups do just what I have suggested. Cheers Tim754

[VMX247]

quote:The engine that I have in the Tribsa was bought in 1969 for 25 pounds and I used it in my sand racer in England before selling the sand racer rolling chassis and bringing the engine down here when we emigrated. The frame was bought down here in West Aust for 35 dollars and I bought the rest wheels and forks off Evilbay.

[jimson]

That bike looks so cool  what frame is it ? I have a BSA star fire frame that looks just like that one but with out the oil in the frame. Jimson

[VMX247]

That bike looks so cool  what frame is it ? I have a BSA star fire frame that looks just like that one but with out the oil in the frame. Jimson

Hey there Jimson from a West Aussie vmxer.cheers A
Quote: Its a BSA B44 frame that I converted into oil in the frame using the top tube and making a GP Victor type oil tank that sits in between the frame below the airbox. I also machined up an oil filter housing to take a car type spin on filter to give it a bit more oil capacity.
I had to spread the lower frame rails to allow the Triumph motor to sit in nicely.

[jimson]

Thanks Alison have you any more pics of the bike? does he know the weight of the engine? My frame looks the same but my engine choice will be a little different  jimson

[VMX247]

? does he know the weight of the engine?

quote: I would think its about 40 kilo but thats only a guess.cheers west aussie's

[matcho mick]

it's nice to see you used a bit of Matchless on the build too ,i likee  ,

[firko]

This is a sweet little TriBSA, clean and neat. It's a pity it's stuck in the pre 70 class when in everything but it's birthday it's a pre 65 bike. I'm using the same engine but it's going into a BSA C15 frame which slots it into the pre 60 class.

it's nice to see you used a bit of Matchless on the build too

I give up Mick.....where's the Matchy bit?

[matcho mick]

oops, another senior moment i'm afraid Firko ,(GP250 s.cvrs ),

[firko]

oops, another senior moment i'm afraid Firko ,(GP250 s.cvrs ),   

You wait until you're as old as me bucko!.......I wasn't aware what they were, rather than a senior moment!

[Curly3]

I gather that's code for sidecovers Mick?
I like the shape of them, do you make them?

[matcho mick]

I gather that's code for sidecovers Mick?
I like the shape of them, do you make them?

yep,but had trip to chookshed (memory check) to see what my G85CS ones looked like, ,hence my earlier confusion Firko  ,

[firko]

Flowerpot Ben sent me this photo asking "How about some fun. Do you know why this building is significant?"  I've got an idea but do any of you know?
                                                                   

[Tossa]

was that Rickmans first shop