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Heres the link to ' Why Triton ' . post161618.html?hilit=triton#p161618
Commando , or Triton . ? ? BOTH ACTUALLY . ! !
Commando , or Triton . ? ? BOTH ACTUALLY . ! !
acotrel said:I am beginning to wonder about you Yanks. There are enough of you to start a classic road race class and build bikes for it. And you have the money and so much engineering capability to do it with. That Mk2 Seeley frame in the picture I posted above would not be difficult to copy, and there must be a demand for them. Nor would the Norton Wideline Featherbed frame be difficult. You already have guys like Jim Scmidt making commando engine parts, so Steve Maney's stuff wouldn't be hard to duplicate. I believe that all of this business is a matter of critical mass. When it gets past a certain level, it becomes self-sustaining. I believe that the Seeley Condor had great potential, both as a road bike and a racer. The design was never properly exploited, so that could be a way into the game !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXcNgWqHDNw
acotrel said:I was looking at the bikes on 'Why Triton' and one had the generator still in front of the motor.
My feeling is that the reason to own a triton is because you cannot afford a Manx.
acotrel said:I was looking at the bikes on 'Why Triton' and one had the generator still in front of the motor. My feeling is that the reason to own a triton is because you cannot afford a Manx. A manx is a much better bike beca use the motor is forward, with the cases down between the frame tubes. I raced a Triton for 12 years, then one day a mate of mine gave me a very original 500cc Manx to ride. It was a world apart from my Triumph engined bike. If you got off line with it, you simply gave it more stick. At the time I was fairly fast on my Triton at Calder Raceway in Melbourne. The Norton was about 5 seconds a lap faster, but the Triumph was about 5mph faster down the straights. As a package, a standard Manx is far superior, especially if the Triton has the motor even an inch too far back. If the Triton has 18 inch wheels and the Manx 19 inch , both with good rubber, the Triton handles like a piece of garbage compared t o the Manx. A friend of mine had an old long stroke Manx set up as a road bike, it was not all bad - much better than any Triton. That particular bike is now being rebuilt as a racer, but a Molnar Manx will crap on it , and that is what the opposition have to play with these days. A featherbed frame with a two valve Jawa racing engine is now the way to go historic racing in Australia.
Webby03 said:Anyone know how a hotted up ES2 would perform and handle? I'm thinking of building a motor once I've finished my Triton (that way I get 2 bikes for (almost) the price of one)
Webby
acotrel said:I am beginning to wonder about you Yanks. There are enough of you to start a classic road race class and build bikes for it. And you have the money and so much engineering capability to do it with. That Mk2 Seeley frame in the picture I posted above would not be difficult to copy, and there must be a demand for them. Nor would the Norton Wideline Featherbed frame be difficult. You already have guys like Jim Scmidt making commando engine parts, so Steve Maney's stuff wouldn't be hard to duplicate. I believe that all of this business is a matter of critical mass. When it gets past a certain level, it becomes self-sustaining. I believe that the Seeley Condor had great potential, both as a road bike and a racer. The design was never properly exploited, so that could be a way into the game !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXcNgWqHDNw
daveh said:Webby03 said:Anyone know how a hotted up ES2 would perform and handle? I'm thinking of building a motor once I've finished my Triton (that way I get 2 bikes for (almost) the price of one)
Webby
Webby - Pushrod Performance might answer your question. He certainly has them looking the part.
http://www.pushrod-performance.co.uk/index.htm
http://www.pushrod-performance.co.uk/service9.htm
If you ever do this project, I hope you will keep us posted!
acotrel said:My feeling is that the reason to own a triton is because you cannot afford a Manx.