worntorn
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We had a big soiree at Danny Smiths place today, most of the Vancouver Vintage Motorcycle crowd was hobbling around there.
First up was his Golden Flash Restoration. This was restored from a very disgusting looking collection of boxes said to contain an A10. What it didn't have Danny made for it. His first motorcycle was a Plunger Golden Flash so he has fond memories of that and intends to ride this one quite a lot.
Next up was his 1913 Minneapolis recreation. Someone gave Dan a 1913 Spacke Twin engine so he decided to build a Minneapolis motorcycle from it. This Spacke was thought to have been last used to run a wringer washer. However it is the same as the engine used on a Minneapolis and half a dozen other brands. The Carb was missing but Dan found someone in California who was willing to lend him the correct Schebler Carb for a week or so during which time Dan made the copy you see in the photo. He also made the rest of the bike and, of course, renewed everything from crankpin out.
But today was not the day for startup of the Minneapolis, the roller starter did not have quite enough oomph to do it. We did hear some combustion sounds so it will likely go at the next startup party.
The last bike to try was Dan's Velocette Roarer recreation. There was only one Roarer built by Veloce it is still in existence. The Rhodes family in the UK have it and do parade it at places like Good wood now and then.
For this project, Dan started with nothing more than a large sheet of paper and his drafting board. Once the drawings were done, he started making parts. This bike is very complex, it is shaft driven and Supercharged.
Once an extra battery was added to the starter, the Roarer fired right up. It ain't called "The Roarer" for nothing, my ears are still ringing!
First up was his Golden Flash Restoration. This was restored from a very disgusting looking collection of boxes said to contain an A10. What it didn't have Danny made for it. His first motorcycle was a Plunger Golden Flash so he has fond memories of that and intends to ride this one quite a lot.
Next up was his 1913 Minneapolis recreation. Someone gave Dan a 1913 Spacke Twin engine so he decided to build a Minneapolis motorcycle from it. This Spacke was thought to have been last used to run a wringer washer. However it is the same as the engine used on a Minneapolis and half a dozen other brands. The Carb was missing but Dan found someone in California who was willing to lend him the correct Schebler Carb for a week or so during which time Dan made the copy you see in the photo. He also made the rest of the bike and, of course, renewed everything from crankpin out.
But today was not the day for startup of the Minneapolis, the roller starter did not have quite enough oomph to do it. We did hear some combustion sounds so it will likely go at the next startup party.
The last bike to try was Dan's Velocette Roarer recreation. There was only one Roarer built by Veloce it is still in existence. The Rhodes family in the UK have it and do parade it at places like Good wood now and then.
For this project, Dan started with nothing more than a large sheet of paper and his drafting board. Once the drawings were done, he started making parts. This bike is very complex, it is shaft driven and Supercharged.
Once an extra battery was added to the starter, the Roarer fired right up. It ain't called "The Roarer" for nothing, my ears are still ringing!
