Re: 1340 V Twin build
Wed Feb 06, 2013 6:24 am
That´s brilliant.
Re: 1340 V Twin build
Wed Feb 13, 2013 3:51 pm
I spoke with Allen last week. The bike is going to look like a vintage board racer. He's ready made the triples for the front end. It will carry the oil in the frame tubes. He's coming to LA on the 22nd & I'm going to take him to Harry Hectors radial warehouse in Burbank while he's here.
Re: 1340 V Twin build
Wed Feb 13, 2013 5:33 pm
One gear, no brakes, huge 'appendages' can't wait to see it!!!!!!!
Re: 1340 V Twin build
Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:47 pm
He said it's going to have a 2 speed box on it.
Headstock & triples:
Headstock & triples:
Re: 1340 V Twin build
Tue Feb 26, 2013 7:55 pm
Funny moment yesterday. I'd taken Allen & his 2 sons over to have a tour at Lenos collection & then we went to Harry Hectors place (AKA *Hangar 51*) across the airfield as he wanted a look around for parts.
During the conversation there he said "It's only taken me since October to get this far, but it took me 5 years to find a pair of cylinders & pistons in the UK..... Do you guys have many cylinders here?"
Reply: "yeah, we have about 10,000, how many do you need?"
Re: 1340 V Twin build
Wed Feb 27, 2013 12:58 pm
Latest update is that it will have a hand-change 4 speed trans with foot operated clutch.
Re: 1340 V Twin build
Wed Feb 27, 2013 1:19 pm
That is one of the coolest things I've ever seen!
Re: 1340 V Twin build
Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:04 am
Inside *Hangar 51*....
Re: 1340 V Twin build
Mon Mar 04, 2013 7:11 pm
Some of his earlier work... for those of you familiar with Kawasaki H2 750 triples...
Allen flew back to the UK from LAX last night so work on the "Millyard Flyer" with proceed shortly.
Allen flew back to the UK from LAX last night so work on the "Millyard Flyer" with proceed shortly.
Re: 1340 V Twin build
Mon Mar 04, 2013 7:16 pm
cool pics. are there any r4360 exhausts in the hanger 51?
Re: 1340 V Twin build
Mon Mar 04, 2013 7:27 pm
Aren't those KZ-1000 fours? like on the CHUMP....er...CHIPS bikes, the second bike is a 750 three holer, a very frightening bike to ride they were like a sawed off shotgun you never knew where it was going when you pulled the trigger but you knew it was going to happen fast and probably not result in a happy ending.
I think an adaptation of the 1000 4 is whats used in the little Legends jalopy look-a-like race cars.
I think an adaptation of the 1000 4 is whats used in the little Legends jalopy look-a-like race cars.
Re: 1340 V Twin build
Mon Mar 04, 2013 8:25 pm
H2s were two stroke triples. The 1000 in the foreground is one of his modified engines I imagine, an H2 expanded out to four cylinders. Each cylinder was 250cc. Very nice looking conversion. Very clean. Must have been a monster to ride. These bikes (the 750s) were rockets. Didn't handle worth a dam, but in a straight line they were pretty much untouchable for awhile.
Re: 1340 V Twin build
Tue Mar 05, 2013 12:17 am
The Inspector wrote:Aren't those KZ-1000 fours? like on the CHUMP....er...CHIPS bikes, the second bike is a 750 three holer, a very frightening bike to ride they were like a sawed off shotgun you never knew where it was going when you pulled the trigger but you knew it was going to happen fast and probably not result in a happy ending.
I think an adaptation of the 1000 4 is whats used in the little Legends jalopy look-a-like race cars.
750 triple 2stroke with a 4th cylinder added... That pic was taken yesterday.... He's also built a few H1 500 *triples* with 5 cylinders... One of which was eBay last week for $39K (no takers)
Re: 1340 V Twin build
Fri Mar 22, 2013 4:53 pm
I think he sourced the shift lever from a Morris Minor....
Re: 1340 V Twin build
Sat Apr 06, 2013 1:07 pm
Tank is taking shape, 1.5mm Stainless.
