Guess the engine thread

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Guess the engine thread

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I think we had similar way back when, you post a picture of an engine (try and hide any distinguishing make/marks) and whoever gets it right posts the next picture.

Here we go...

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Jawa speedway engine? Or maybe Weslake?
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Nidge wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2020 11:49 am Jawa speedway engine? Or maybe Weslake?
Can you be more pacific?
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500cc speedaway engine made by ???? :)
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It's a Weslake
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Julian_Boolean wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2020 1:33 pm It's a Weslake
I'll give you that as it's quite obscure. It's a BVR (Brian Valentine) 5 valve conversion. Sadly the ACU changed the rules to a maximum of 4 valves just after he developed it.

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I was going for a 500 Weslake as well too late, as usual :( Used to Have one in the grasstrack outfit I used to passenger.
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inewham wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2020 2:54 pm DKW split single?
A former colleague has one :D
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How does it drive the cam?
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Ariel twin?
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inewham wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2020 5:54 pm
Lutin wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2020 5:51 pmAriel twin?
No
Ok, how about Triumph then?
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inewham wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2020 3:08 pm Image
Fuck knows what it is, but it's going to be the quickest skateboard ever when it's done...
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Ducati?
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BSA A7?
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Kawasaki clone? W series IIRC.
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I was thinking Japanese when I spotted the carbs. You could be right.
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Damn. I'll have to think of odd engines now.
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Not my turn but , whilst we wait for Cheb to rummage round the workshop , how about this.
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Crack on, I'll probably forget to do it.
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