Rich Ard said:
>.........................This is going to be one of those threads where I don't recognize any of the parts and the descriptions don't make sense either, isn't it
There should be a translation guide somewhere.
Eddie Dow raced and prepped race biked for the Clubman's TT and they were all Goldies IIRC. His shop offered the twittering silencer which made an odd and very unique twittering sound on the over run. They also sold a fork conversion that included a massive cast alloy top triple clamp and a cartridge conversion that was decades ahead of its time.
They were known as Superleggera which probably translated into "great pair of legs" !
180mm = full width front brake much sought after, but not all that effective
QD rear hub = Quickly detachable hub that left the brake drum and sprocket attached to the swingarm to allow for faster rear tyre changes.
8" single sided = a single sided front brake 8" diameter drum which is very different to the average full width Japanese hub design.
OIF = Oil In the Frame design which was designed in the design center at Umberslade Hall, know as Slumberglade Hall" at the time. First designs were too tall and hard to ride. Design used the main frame tube as the oil tank to clean things up designwise.
Goldie as a great bike, RGS was nice to look at but tended to be a little fragile and Spitfire was similar. The twins will never be a Triumph (guess what model twins I used to ride)
I always wanted a Spitfire. It just looked right and with that bright red tank and twin AMAL GP carbs it looked ready for the race track.
Shuttle valves = late sixties damping idea in the forks. Similar to the piston in a damping rod fork but without the damping rod.....
That's all for now. There will be a test next week on chapter 2 of the History of BSA.