Chopper, Bobbers » my old Harley

this thang was a massive learning expirence
1942 WLA Harley frame and forks, motor, tank and thats about it
the rest I either made or made to fit
rear wheel, Honda CB750 hub lased to a harley rim
front wheel alloy twin disc hub 19"rim
front brake, katana 1100 rear caliper reversed to other side
gearbox, BSA M21 bottom sliced off and re-made to fit WLA gearbox mounts
primary drive off-set 23mm to mate with BSA Army style single spring clutch
Carby, amal 32mm with a 3" plenum with sevi-car manifold
front and rear guards cut and re-mounted to just clear the tyres
seat made by me with clevland valve springs for comfort
I had this up to 80mph and it wasn't pretty, shake and rattle
but I built it and rode it and sold it, have a looky

coopy that thing is banging, you got other pics mate?

i started this section for you darling

i recon roy would like it too

yeh got some progess shots in albums and need to be scanned
remind me to bring albums to yours, I got lotsa cool motorbike pics

scan away and post em up mate

i love old bikes

cant scan on the laptop........damn it

Dude thats sooooo Arthur Fonzirelli!!

Love it

You might like these Coop.

My Uncle ran these bad boys on salt in the 50's





(not his bike)



After a few runs at Lake Eyre in the mid 50's, and some sand runs in NZ, my uncle Ron took his tricked up Triumph to Bonnerville back in about 1956, he was just 18.

Ran it out to 157 MPH in the get up you see below!! not bad for a 650cc twin!






The record that year was about 193MPH and some change, but was the first year that the streamliners rolled in force, so 157 in a bonds T and some levis aint firkin bad!!!

Also 1956 was the first year that Bonnerville held a record, and since '56 the record has never been broken anywhere other than Bonnerville, so he tells me.



Then after riding around the states for 12 mths, sold the bike to fund a plane trip home.

Time magazine did a series called "flat out on salt" in the US summer of that year, and this was one of the pics they used.

I'm sure he has more, but this is the only one my cousin had on his computer.

fucking cool torks

thats some cool history there Adz, check your uncles riding gear
denims and a t-shirt, now thats ol skool

the bike looks awsome stripped back to just the necesities

He has some good stories too..

Lost most toes one his right foot back in NZ (born there) after a run in with some early hells angles.

Burn out pay back are a bitch LOL!


Still has some cool Triumph gear hanging in his shed, posters, his old helmet etc..

pics of thus shed please

Yep, next time i'm up in Wagga I will.

come on torks get these pics!!!

thats the salt ghost one cool scoot has been rebuit by wes at for aces
kept it all the same as he found it just did the motor and made it meet the standes to race and took it back to the salt

Zitat von Torker Man

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You might like these Coop.


My Uncle ran these bad boys on salt in the 50's





(not his bike)



After a few runs at Lake Eyre in the mid 50's, and some sand runs in NZ, my uncle Ron took his tricked up Triumph to Bonnerville back in about 1956, he was just 18.

Ran it out to 157 MPH in the get up you see below!! not bad for a 650cc twin!






The record that year was about 193MPH and some change, but was the first year that the streamliners rolled in force, so 157 in a bonds T and some levis aint firkin bad!!!

Also 1956 was the first year that Bonnerville held a record, and since '56 the record has never been broken anywhere other than Bonnerville, so he tells me.



Then after riding around the states for 12 mths, sold the bike to fund a plane trip home.

Time magazine did a series called "flat out on salt" in the US summer of that year, and this was one of the pics they used.

I'm sure he has more, but this is the only one my cousin had on his computer.

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