Hi all, well Ive been thrown a line so its time to bite. Village bike Norton has been around for sometime. Youve got too admit appart from those head lights, the development is somewhat spectacular, and a credit to someone who manufactures their own head, barrels, cases etc. The claimed HP seems a little far fetched for a two valved naturaly aspirated engine doing 8000 rpm even with the bath tub combustion chamber. Others on this site who race Commandos have tried this style of chamber and found no difference in HP, only the lightening of their wallets to experiment! My Honda VTR 1000 V twin with 4 valve technology overhead cam etc is rated 110 HP at 9000 rpm and with Yoshimura pipe is now some 120 HP. Where is his extra HP coming from?
Six months back I searched Australia for someone to port and fit larger valves to my Commandos head, I came across Village and was impressed with what I read, so I phoned 3 bike shops and 2 machine shops around the area to see what I could learn. Well what a surprise, all had the same opion, "dont go there"! Out landish claims and trips to stand before men wearing white wigs because of faulty workmanship. Mmmm,, time to look else where. Enough said or written!
TinTin, Ive heard sheep are not much fun as youve got to run around the front to kiss ,em. :lol: