Rickman Triumph

I think the Rickman tanks and seats used to be dark green - would go well with that frame. The bike seems to be the real deal, so do not under-rate it. I could win races with that. Some people like their motorcycles to look as though they have just come out of a showroom. A Rickman is not a normal road bike, it is what some of the fast guys had. In Australia Rod Tingate had one in the 1970s, and Peter Smith has built a replica of it for historic racing. A 650 Triumph engine is fast enough .
A lot of guys froth over my Seeley 850, a Rickman is much the same thing. For that era motorcycle, a racing frame is gold. With a lot of old bikes, their speed is in their handling. A 1960s Triumph 650 usually has excellent handling, but a Rickman is probably better.

Dellis said:

Hi,

Sorry I’ve not been on here for a while, I can let you have the dimensions of the swinging arm, what specifically are you looking for? When it comes to the bushes, it runs on two nylon bushes, so I’m not sure what you mean about the type bushes you mentioned. The swinging arm is now back in the frame, the only issue I had was that when I stripped the bike the swinging arm needed too much pressure to move up and down, the problem was that the chamfered spacers were too tight and needed some machining. They need to grip the central tube but they were gripping the outside tube of the swinging arm, I’ve now got it so there is zero play and everything moves freely.

Dave

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My British Engine Rickman frame has a swingarm pivot width of 8 3/4 and a shock width of 8.5in center to center. I would appreciate it if you could verify this measurements and tell me the overall length from pivot to axle as well as the width of the swingarm at the inside of the swingarm at the axle. If you have an original rickman hub the overall width of the hum from outside of the brake disk to outside of sprocket would also be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Michael

SteveBorland said:

If I really wanted a CBX (possibly the finest engine ever made by Honda), then I would be looking for one in a MotoMartin frame. Pure sex on wheels!View attachment 117718

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This was the frame my buddy had. Akso had a perimeter Honda SOHC 750 frame. Too bad he has passed.

ilikevelos said:

My British Engine Rickman frame has a swingarm pivot width of 8 3/4 and a shock width of 8.5in center to center. I would appreciate it if you could verify this measurements and tell me the overall length from pivot to axle as well as the width of the swingarm at the inside of the swingarm at the axle. If you have an original rickman hub the overall width of the hum from outside of the brake disk to outside of sprocket would also be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Michael

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Hi Michael, I’ll be pulling it apart soon so I’ll get your measurements then, if you need them quicker then let me know and I’ll pull it apart sooner. Bit cold here at the moment, I’ve been making some seat base spacers today, I’ve retreated from the workshop now as it’s 0 degrees C in there and I’ve had enough of the cold. I’m now sat by the fire with a nice strong cider

Dave

So a few pics, I need to get the seat unit properly mounted so I can work out where the foot pegs need to go. Forks rebuilt, shocks refurbed with the springs powder coated, wheels refurbished, new tyres tubes & rim tapes, battery box partly made, bobbin made for the front tank mount, new rear sprocket machined from a blank plus lots of other bits and bobs all of which take more hours to complete than anticipated (always the same…). Seat base mounts need to be angled so the seat unit sits straight but the cold got to me today so that’s fir another day.

Dave

My intention is to get the chassis compete and then to rebuild the engine, the crank needs to be balanced as my pal, the PO, tried to balance it himself which resulted in an extremely vibey motor.

Really appreciate it but it is no hurry. Probably 2yrs before I begin that bike. Doing several other bikes before I get to that one. Just want to build it before I am too old to ride it.