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Offline JC

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Re: Sprite/Alron
« Reply #210 on: August 25, 2009, 09:49:05 am »
Mark,

Are you sure thats a 250 barrel? The black one looks like the distinctive late 400/405. But the other one loooks to me like its the early 360 barrel (which A'Eagle still called a 405). Both are 10 fin whereas 250 was 8 fin.

Ealy 360/405 had 78.75 bore, late 400/405 had 84 bore, 250 had 69.5 bore

Wrt gearbox,  I remember SuperHunky saying somewhere that while the indiviual gears couldn't be swapped w Husky gears, the whole gearset could
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Re: Sprite/Alron
« Reply #211 on: August 25, 2009, 09:55:45 am »
Jonesy vernier said 69.5 bore for the black cylinder
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Re: Sprite/Alron
« Reply #212 on: August 25, 2009, 10:03:17 am »
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Are you sure thats a 250 barrel
Absolutely positive as Husky Pete has indicated above. 69.5mm standard bore 250 Sprite.
The other barrel is a 405-84mm bore so nothing is as it seems John! ::)
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Wrt gearbox,  I remember SuperHunky saying somewhere that while the indiviual gears couldn't be swapped w Husky gears, the whole gearset could
Exactly, that's what we discovered .......What's Wrt mean John? I'm a bit dumb when it comes to textspeak.
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Re: Sprite/Alron
« Reply #213 on: August 25, 2009, 10:08:21 am »
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why round tyres?
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« Reply #214 on: August 25, 2009, 10:22:20 am »
Thanks Vandy..... gosh darn you young 'uns and your crazy talk  ;D
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Re: Sprite/Alron
« Reply #215 on: August 25, 2009, 11:29:24 am »
Quote from: firko on August 25, 2009, 10:03:17 am
so nothing is as it seems John! ::)

Yeh, ain't that the truth here! These things are strange & stranger!!

The black barrel actually appears to be 9 fin, not 10 fin.

Didn't happen to weigh the frame did you Mark/Pete?
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« Reply #216 on: August 25, 2009, 02:50:55 pm »
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Didn't happen to weigh the frame did you Mark/Pete?
No....not yet. We've only just begun. The next experiment is to see what's needed to fit the square barrel 400 engine to my early frame where the Kawasaki once lived.
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Re: Sprite/Alron
« Reply #217 on: August 25, 2009, 09:22:59 pm »
Does anyone have a tank mould or spare tank for Sale/borrow for a Sprite or American Eagle bike .?
cheers  :)
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Re: Sprite/Alron
« Reply #218 on: August 27, 2009, 03:11:14 pm »
Mark/Pete

Did you notice if the 250 A-E barrel also had the extra boost ports?
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Re: Sprite/Alron
« Reply #219 on: August 27, 2009, 05:50:00 pm »
Not sure John. We weren't all that interested in the ports. We were mainly looking at whether the gearboxes were interchangable.
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Re: Sprite/Alron
« Reply #220 on: September 01, 2009, 03:23:04 pm »
Had a quick chat with Alison on sunday, I was unable to make the saturday night fiesta, which might just have saved me from a sore head!!lol.  I think i might have caused her romantic notion of the Alron to waiver. i'll be able to tell by her response to this


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Re: Sprite/Alron
« Reply #221 on: September 02, 2009, 08:53:18 am »
Quote from: Tossa on September 01, 2009, 03:23:04 pm
Had a quick chat with Alison on sunday, I was unable to make the saturday night fiesta, which might just have saved me from a sore head!!lol.  I think i might have caused her romantic notion of the Alron to waiver. i'll be able to tell by her response to this
Barry

oh well ! dreams are made to be broken  ;)    ;D  Apparently the other fellow couldn't weld either, but hey ! it got him through immigrations in the day  8) and it's still continues today  :(

I'll always keep my eyes out for another Alron.
Now back to the Sprite.............
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« Reply #222 on: September 04, 2009, 08:31:34 am »
Hello all,
Long time reader, first time "Poster".
I am considering selling my Alron. It's the 400 that was featured in VMX mag #7.
It's been referred to a few times under this topic so I guess anyone interested in buying an Alron will already know of it's existence and probably the history behind it?
I have owned it for at least 15 years. It has not been touched (or run) since the photo shoot for VMX in 2000 so is suffering from a slight layer of dust and the alloy tank, gaurds and side panels have dulled off a little. But overall is still in near perfect condition. There are a few areas that can be improved that I will be happy to discuss with a genuine prospective buyer.
It would take a fair and decent offer to wave it goodbye so please accept, at this stage, I'm "testing the water".
Happy to call if anyone wishes to leave a phone number.
Regards,
Graeme.
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Re: Sprite/Alron
« Reply #223 on: September 04, 2009, 09:11:48 am »
GKD,Graeme
Thanks so much for coming on board and posting.  8)
You have special bike there and I'm sure it will be well cared for when in her new home after the waters have been tested.  ;D
cheers and thanks again for sharing your Alron.
Alison
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Re: Sprite/Alron
« Reply #224 on: September 04, 2009, 11:16:09 pm »
Bit of info in today-..
The TM 400's where fitted with Alron Tanks in a period of time in WA.
Its a long shot, but a Alron head was sold to a Greg or Graham over east? maybe some one might know. :-\
Believe there is another Alron in Narrogin WA.  8)
Don't take me on my word for this info ,but imagine being a young lad 25 years ago ----are you going to remember what you worked on then,  :o  much water has gone under the bridge since ?
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