950 Nourish Westlake Commando anyone?

Dkt26 · Mar 8, 2014

The 950 nre on eBay aus at the moment would go swimmingly into a commando or featherbed project. May need to destined it a bit for road use and lean it forward w/ some different manifolds to make commando legit.
I don't have a link just search nourish on aus eBay.

Hobot · Mar 8, 2014

Dang ya don't get to see Unicorns very often. What would be involved to mount that head on a C'do engine, ie: cam bolts etc to work double the valves?

Fast Eddie · Mar 9, 2014

hobot said:
Dang ya don't get to see Unicorns very often. What would be involved to mount that head on a C'do engine, ie: cam bolts etc to work double the valves?

The design is based on a Triumph with cams fore and aft of the cylinder barrel, pretty impossible to adapt to Commando engine.
But why would you want to dispose of the super strong cases, rods and billet crank anyway?!
Fitting the whole engine into a Commado frame is a very interesting idea though... Super reliable 80-85 rear wheel horsepower in an iso frame.... Hmmmm....

Time Warp · Mar 9, 2014

There is also a complete 8 valve Rickman top end up for grabs but all of the items are listed separately,head,rockers,covers... cylinder,sleeves.
I saw the Nourish Westlake auction,asking $10000 and the (alloy) engine looks to plonked down on the concrete to take the pictures.

Hobot · Mar 9, 2014

Ok thanks Fast Eddie, that's why we'd have to bid on a whole engine then. Yeah man for 80+ish rwhp by torque side of equation > would surprise many modern sports bikes but the isolastic frame un-tamed could be a widow maker on hairy turns. I wonder if 4 valve Norton-ish engine would sound different too?

rvich · Mar 9, 2014

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NOURISH-WESL ... 1e8853598d

grandpaul · Mar 9, 2014

Sure is one tall lump of machinery...

RennieK · Mar 9, 2014

Would make for a well nourished Norton!

Dkt26 · Mar 9, 2014

Balanced and hard mounted?
Am thinking it would go nicely into a f/bed wifeliness or seeley.

Mark F · Mar 9, 2014

Dkt26 said:
Balanced and hard mounted?
Am thinking it would go nicely into a f/bed wifeliness or seeley.

Forum member Paul(Tootall? In UK) and his mate have one of each. I've got photos of both buried in Photo bucket somewhere. I'll see if I can find them later.

Rohan · Mar 9, 2014

Been done, and mentioned here before.

commando-weslake-t12118.html

We see that 'Reserve not met' has disappeared off the ebay ad.

950 Nourish Westlake Commando anyone?

Dkt26

Hobot

Fast Eddie

Time Warp

.......back to the 70's.

Hobot

rvich

grandpaul

RennieK

Dkt26

Mark F

Rohan

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