Moto55UK
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- Joined
- Apr 23, 2010
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4 years in the making my dream project finally took to the track last June, small niggling teething problems spoilt a few meetings in the summer and ended up with 2 blown head gaskets , a seizure , a broken gearbox ,fuel starvation and a set of Mk2 carbs that refused to be set up. when we finally got it running something like , I fell off it trying to hard in the wet! Still 2014 season is calling and with new carbs and a 6 speed gearbox I'm hoping for better things .
The bike is as " Home Made " as It can be , and as close as the original as I could make it ,mainly by studying photographs .
The first outing was a bit worrying, as this was my teach yourself bronze welding project, and the words of my pal suggesting that the frame would return to a " Pile of Tubes " the first time i applied the front brake. That name has now stuck and forever the bike is to be referred to as "the pile of tubes".
Originally a Peter Williams replica and knowing of Peters dislike of this bike I think now I'll say its a Dave Croxford Replica!
For personal reasons my Bike does not advertise a cigarette company ( nobody seems to notice) although I accept that no tobacco money , no JPN team.
When I started this project JPNs seemed to be the forgotten bike of the seventies , Rob North 3's being the replica of choice, but lately space frames & JPN' monocoques seem to be coming out of the woodwork. So I thought is was time to go public with mine .
If anyones thinking of building one , I am willing to answer any questions or offer advice , would i build another , maybe not theres an awful lot of tubes and brazing to do .
The bike is as " Home Made " as It can be , and as close as the original as I could make it ,mainly by studying photographs .
The first outing was a bit worrying, as this was my teach yourself bronze welding project, and the words of my pal suggesting that the frame would return to a " Pile of Tubes " the first time i applied the front brake. That name has now stuck and forever the bike is to be referred to as "the pile of tubes".
Originally a Peter Williams replica and knowing of Peters dislike of this bike I think now I'll say its a Dave Croxford Replica!
For personal reasons my Bike does not advertise a cigarette company ( nobody seems to notice) although I accept that no tobacco money , no JPN team.
When I started this project JPNs seemed to be the forgotten bike of the seventies , Rob North 3's being the replica of choice, but lately space frames & JPN' monocoques seem to be coming out of the woodwork. So I thought is was time to go public with mine .
If anyones thinking of building one , I am willing to answer any questions or offer advice , would i build another , maybe not theres an awful lot of tubes and brazing to do .