Commando Weslake

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tootall Paul said:
Commando Weslake
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I recommend against Flickr for forum photos. Photobucket is much easier as it gives you the simple code to just copy and paste into your post. Flickr is not user friendly for that.

And Photobucket is the same price... free.
 
tootall Paul said:
finally!! :D but its cutting half the pic off.
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I think that depends on what screen resolution you have set for your monitor. I'm pretty sure I see all the photo. My screen res is 1920x 1080. I usually make photos 1024x768 pixels for this site. The old norm was 640x480 pixels but they're kinda small.

Thanks for posting.
 
I had one years ago in a Triton. I'll see if I can find some pics of it. I threw the motor in a skip in the end and put a Commando motor in to it. Best thing I ever did!!
 
Seeley920 said:
I had one years ago in a Triton. I'll see if I can find some pics of it. I threw the motor in a skip in the end and put a Commando motor in to it. Best thing I ever did!!
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So why was it the best thing you ever did. Do you still have the motor laying around?
 
Dances with Shrapnel said:
Seeley920 said:
I had one years ago in a Triton. I'll see if I can find some pics of it. I threw the motor in a skip in the end and put a Commando motor in to it. Best thing I ever did!!
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So why was it the best thing you ever did. Do you still have the motor laying around?
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No I don't have the motor, I threw it in a skip and put a commando motor in. Never regretted it.
 
Seeley920 said:
Dances with Shrapnel said:
Seeley920 said:
I had one years ago in a Triton. I'll see if I can find some pics of it. I threw the motor in a skip in the end and put a Commando motor in to it. Best thing I ever did!!
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So why was it the best thing you ever did. Do you still have the motor laying around?
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No I don't have the motor, I threw it in a skip and put a commando motor in. Never regretted it.
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Perhaps "threw it in a skip" may not have been fully understood, as I believe what we call a skip would be known as a dumpster in the US.
 
Is a "skip" a small boat?

EDIT - Auuhhhgggg! I didn't want to think it L.A.B.!!! I'm a slow typer.


I think SeeleyWeslake's 1st. intention to post in the "other motorcycles" category would have been better. A separate dedicated thread that chronicled the history and consolidated the various bits of info scattered around the web in one place would be interesting. The twin Weslakes had a brief history and are a fairly unique bit of machinery. In 1972 Norton and Harley were the only 2 pre-unit construction engines left so it was nice to see the Weslake come along. Weslake was the largest displacement british twin that year even though it was only a component of a bike and not a complete bike. Check the external ribbing on the cases, pretty beefy. They were contendas on the track too.
 
We'd better nominate this as ' N.U. ' , Non Unit . as , its ' Superior ' . Though Predecessor may suggest
the superior version ., before they started getting cheap . :lol: :D and nasty :(

Not though that there isnt a bit of room for refinement in a few areas , the dictates of continuity in areas
since the 20s could be holding the concept back in places .

A Weslake Powered Skip would be Quite the Card . They used to use Vincents & Ford 10s . :)

Commando Weslake


"Dutchie" Owner: Hendrik Metz, Built: 1955, Length: 3.7m. Designed & Built by Evert Metz Snr. Dutchie is a 950 cc class midget speedboat. Length 12 feet with a beam of 4'6". The hull is constructed in varnished double diagonal cedar - the deck being of varnished plywood. The engine is a direct drive Ford 10 with the following modifications: Ported and relieved block; Howard Green cam; Solid skirt pistons; Waco Magneto; and a Ford V8 carburettor.
 
Someone should start a thread on alternative uses of motorcycle engines. In my neck of the woods there's a rumour of an old old timer that has an opposed twin Douglas engine powered compressor in his shop. He and his cronies are not internet savvy though so no one can locate him.

Seeley920, you're a true Norton aficionado however if I ever come to the UK I'm going dumpster diving in your area ; )
 
Back in my previous life, I was involved in testing missiles in a large Navy electromagnetic vulnerability test facility, where a variety of unmanned air vehicles (UAV, RPV, or whatever the current nomenclature is) were also tested. One of them had a Norton rotary engine, and another one was powered by a Motoguzzi engine. Intersting stuff.

Ken
 
RennieK said:
The twin Weslakes had a brief history and are a fairly unique bit of machinery. In 1972 Norton and Harley were the only 2 pre-unit construction engines left so it was nice to see the Weslake come along. Weslake was the largest displacement british twin that year even though it was only a component of a bike and not a complete bike. Check the external ribbing on the cases, pretty beefy. They were contendas on the track too.
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The Weslake history is ongoing, you can buy a new build from Dave Nourish in various capacities up to from 500 to 900 and they are quite common in UK classic racing as the only 4 valve twin in the pre '72 classes, mainly in replica Seeley chassis, and as we have seen here there are a few running in the US. :D
 
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