Triton/Norvin inspired homebuilt project
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eurodave
KICKSTARTS RULE!
Re: Triton/Norvin inspired homebuilt project
Thanx for the high praise guys
Lois' primary cover is coming together nicely,spent yesterday laying it up in the previously mentioned mold, heres a couple of pix,one of it freshly released,untrimmed from the mold & one of its insides after id used epoxy putty to form the bolt hole surrounds & then drilled all the holes
Next up is a nice shiny coat of black......
Thanx for the high praise guys
Lois' primary cover is coming together nicely,spent yesterday laying it up in the previously mentioned mold, heres a couple of pix,one of it freshly released,untrimmed from the mold & one of its insides after id used epoxy putty to form the bolt hole surrounds & then drilled all the holes
Next up is a nice shiny coat of black......
eurodave
KICKSTARTS RULE!
Re: Triton/Norvin inspired homebuilt project
OH YEAH BABY!!! I love it when a plan comes together!
Its taken a bit of doing but heres Lois' primary cover finally painted a nice shiny "Finnigans Smoothrite Black " & installed with a bunch of nice contrasting stainless steel capscrews
Its even got one of the few Honda parts on this bike, a tappet adjuster cap, for the chain inspection hole
OH YEAH BABY!!! I love it when a plan comes together!
Its taken a bit of doing but heres Lois' primary cover finally painted a nice shiny "Finnigans Smoothrite Black " & installed with a bunch of nice contrasting stainless steel capscrews
Its even got one of the few Honda parts on this bike, a tappet adjuster cap, for the chain inspection hole
eurodave
KICKSTARTS RULE!
Re: Triton/Norvin inspired homebuilt project
Wanna see something funny?
Heres me ,complete with a touch of sunburn, finally revealed astride Lois
Anyway,many thanx to you and to all you other guys
All of your continued support & feedback helps keep me focused , on track & more importantly ,moving forward
Cheers, Dave
Wanna see something funny?
Heres me ,complete with a touch of sunburn, finally revealed astride Lois
Anyway,many thanx to you and to all you other guys
All of your continued support & feedback helps keep me focused , on track & more importantly ,moving forward
Cheers, Dave
tWistedWheelz
BUILT NOT BOUGHT!
Re: Triton/Norvin inspired homebuilt project
Your work is just astounding! I am in awe everytime I check the updates to this thread. I hope This thing performs well when your done. Great work and keep it up!
Your work is just astounding! I am in awe everytime I check the updates to this thread. I hope This thing performs well when your done. Great work and keep it up!
eurodave
KICKSTARTS RULE!
Re: Triton/Norvin inspired homebuilt project
Ive removed the governer, added a pair of 32mm carbs,am about to port & polish the heads & get the cam reground & will have added a rather more free flowing tuned length exhaust
Im picking a reliable 40 to 50 hp @ 5000 to 6500rpms maybe?
Remember back in the day thats about all most cafe racers had BUT this thing should have heaps of torque with it.....BTW OCC tuned essentially the same motor & got a claimed 90hp!!! & some of the tracter race boys are claiming similar numbers
I guess we'll see......watch this space
Close ,its 726cc & stock with governer makes 27hp @ 3500rpmSwagger said:
Ive removed the governer, added a pair of 32mm carbs,am about to port & polish the heads & get the cam reground & will have added a rather more free flowing tuned length exhaust
Im picking a reliable 40 to 50 hp @ 5000 to 6500rpms maybe?
Remember back in the day thats about all most cafe racers had BUT this thing should have heaps of torque with it.....BTW OCC tuned essentially the same motor & got a claimed 90hp!!! & some of the tracter race boys are claiming similar numbers
I guess we'll see......watch this space
eurodave
KICKSTARTS RULE!
Re: Triton/Norvin inspired homebuilt project
Heres a couple of the latest updated pix of Lois almost ready for paint ,chrome & powdercoating:
kohler bike by eurodave96, on Flickr
Heres a couple of the latest updated pix of Lois almost ready for paint ,chrome & powdercoating:
kohler bike by eurodave96, on Flickr
rjz5400
grummble grumble
Re: Triton/Norvin inspired homebuilt project
my guess would be as long as you have two gears you can hit 100mph on this thing!
I like keeping the expectations on performance low while aiming at the stars too, always make it more fun to test out.
anyway looking good, maybe i missed it but do you have a moto junkyard for a backyard or something?
where do all the parts come from? i mean the ones you dont make from scratch
my guess would be as long as you have two gears you can hit 100mph on this thing!
I like keeping the expectations on performance low while aiming at the stars too, always make it more fun to test out.
anyway looking good, maybe i missed it but do you have a moto junkyard for a backyard or something?
where do all the parts come from? i mean the ones you dont make from scratch
triumphrider74
Been Around the Block
Re: Triton/Norvin inspired homebuilt project
Awesome job Dave! It's such a unique project. I can't wait to nominate you for BOTM. ;D
Awesome job Dave! It's such a unique project. I can't wait to nominate you for BOTM. ;D
Garage_guy_chris
Been Around the Block
Re: Triton/Norvin inspired homebuilt project
Insane build, can't say enough good things about it, i wish i could do stuff like this! just love the bike and can't wait to see the finished project.
Insane build, can't say enough good things about it, i wish i could do stuff like this! just love the bike and can't wait to see the finished project.
