Velocette Special and NorBSA

[Fossil]

Here's a coupla pics of bikes I built a long time ago....
The Velocette was built from a 50% basket case. Lots of mods and parts from RF Seymour I met on the Isle Of Man. Close ratio Thruxton prefix 12 gearbox, Thruxton cam followers, Mk2 AMAL, open primary, Borrani rims etc etc. Great bike. Sold it for another project and it ended up being run as a vintage racer.
The NorBSA is a slimline featherbed, Betor forks, 4 leading shoe Suzuki brake with about 4lbs machined off it, Dresda swingarm, conical cutaway Triumph rear hub, Akront rims, Manx replica seat, short circuit tank and alloy central oil tank. BSA A50 500cc engine built by Tom Pope. Lightened valve, crank, and clutch, BSA Clubman cam, Hunt flattrack magneto. A friend ended up with it and the chassis has been run as a Triton in vintage racing, the engine has gone to the States.
Actually thinking about parting with the GPz and going back to a Brit bike.

 

[locOleoN]

WOW!!!.. Where in the world did you get that shark fin muffler on the Venom??...

Id love rebuild an old brit bike!!

What did you ever do with those bikes?

 

[Fossil]

All my bikes have been sold to make room for and finance the next bike (or car) project. The muffler on the Velo is stock, but gutted, with a Thruxton swept back pipe. Probably be selling or trading the current bike to do another project.

 

[78kz]

Great work on all your bikes Fossil.

Actually thinking about parting with the GPz and going back to a Brit bike.

Say it aint so! Would miss you on the Kawi forums.

 

[Fossil]

Thanks 78KZ, I think I'm keeping it - everybody's talking me out of selling it, so I'll be over on the Kawsaki forum for a bit longer.