Manx road bike engines, new

Rohan

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Anyone tried one ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Manx-Norton-r ... 1243267291

The big question is - will it bolt in in place of a 16H..... ??!

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It costs the best part of AU$23000 :roll:
You can build a 'Procycle DR780 or 790 for a fraction of that including a carburetor or fuel injection.
53 HP @ 5800 rpm- 53 ft/lbs of torque @ 4800 rpm and you won't loose any teeth like that old boiler due to the counter balancer.

It would go nicely in a WD 16H or M20
 
A KLR650, not quite as much go, can be had new out of the showroom, with warranty.
A chook chaser doesn't have quite the same classic looks though...

Manx road bike engines, new
 
I have no interest in those style of bikes and find them non pleasant to the eye to the point I would rather walk in the rain with a Commando side cover on my head than ride one.

No doubt someone will buy one of those engines and build a $40000 + one of those and do what,tour on it. :lol:
 
Time Warp said:
I have no interest in those style of bikes
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Since there are now 5 (?) suppliers doing these, obviously not everyone thinks the same.
Thats quite a demand they are looking to supply to.

Most classic bikes are weekend warriors these days - if they ever get out of the garage at all. ?
HD caters to a chunk of that market too, in a sense....
 
You mean the race engine constructors which would be how many a year,a spit in the ocean compared to the real world of aftermarket engine builders.
How many Manx knock offs constructed compared to Harley Davidson type V Twin engines , 100 to 1 plus.
It is a case of what ever floats your boat.
 
I've always liked the classic look, this pretty much fills the bill! I don't think it could be more "classic". My concern would be the exposed valve gear, but then I'm guessing that something like this would have a fairly low mileage per year.
It's just as well that we are all different, with different tastes etc. If we all had to ride (for instance) an HD, I would rather walk.
It is a lot of money though
cheers
wakeup
 
I would hate to own one of those - I couldn't stand to be envied like that. I will say one thing though, if I got hold of one - those young guys in our period 3 500 class would have a problem. I have much more urge to ride that, than my Seeley. There is a bloody good class for them here.
 
Time Warp said:
I have no interest in those style of bikes and find them non pleasant to the eye to the point I would rather walk in the rain with a Commando side cover on my head than ride one.
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You should fire your opthamologist. :D
 
@ Acotrel
I thought modern connotations of 'classic motorcycles were a scourge on history.
That thing has it all as far as a contemporary clone ,there is nothing classic about it,it is a transistor chip on wheels.
The engine is little more than a optical delusion of what never was.

If you rode past on it I would most likely throw soggy tomatoes at you. (for your own good)

I have read to many of the posts of the biased and now find there might be a point there somewhere.
 
swooshdave said:
Time Warp said:
I have no interest in those style of bikes and find them non pleasant to the eye to the point I would rather walk in the rain with a Commando side cover on my head than ride one.
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You should fire your opthamologist. :D
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:?:

Which one looks like a GB400. :lol:
I could only dream of having a Model 18.

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Time Warp said:
Which one looks like a GB400.
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Or vice versa ??

And every cafe racer and triton ever built is trying to emulate that Manx look too ?
 
Time Warp said:
I could only dream of having a Model 18.
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My dad had one of those - as a lad.
Had been breathed on, and said to be good for 100 mph. (didn't have a speedo though).
Said it was a bit of a handfull on dirt roads (of which there were many back then), it was long and low and became somewhat loose in the back end.
Said it produced hairy big slides if your attention wandered even slightly....
 
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but not all race bikes make good road bikes as far as aesthetics go in the translation.
That wonky exhaust being one on someones pride and joy up the page.

Here is a picture of a 1962 30M Manx,I even chose a picture that was complimentary so as not to upset the oldies.

Manx road bike engines, new


I am in no doubt about any visual problems,some others here might need to take a aspirin and look again in the morning.

Manx road bike engines, new


A real working mans motorcycle and not that un pleasant to view,perhaps more fun than a Manx knock off even with a fraction of the horse power.

Manx road bike engines, new
 
Why do the pipes always cut across the cases like that on Manxs and Tritons? The third bikes exhaust looks so much better IMO. I'd take one of those repro Manxs if I had the cake. Why not. When everyone finally catches up to you, tell them you just couldn't justify putting hard miles on an original. So in fact you're helping to preserve history.?
 
So the pipe doesn't grind into the road when the pilot really leans it over.
Or maybe thats so the road doesn't grind the pipe away....

Where the pipe goes under the timing cover, if the exhaust is the more sweeping-underneath-style, is the lowest point on right side of the bike.
With the pipe higher, can be leaned over, considerably more.

Could be fashion on road bikes, of course.
But 'race replicas' have been around since about 1900, or earlier...
 
This would probably go quite well with that manx engine in it ? !!
Certainly pep up the performance a bit.
Quite a bit....


Time Warp said:
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Looks like the gas tank is crooked on that bike. Beautiful though. This one needs to be up on a shelf in a shop never to be restored...
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