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With the featherbed frame, when fitting any motor other than a big single, you always have the problem of something hitting the front frame tubes when you try to get the motor far enough forward and down. 'Fitting the best motor in the best frame gives you the best bike' is great in theory, but in practice it is often not so easy. The Mk3 Seeley frame is very good in this respect - the open front usually allows the motor to be where it needs to be to get decent handling. I like featherbed frames - the best Period 3 historic bike, is the two-valve JAWA engine in a featherbed - cheap and effective.

[QUOTE="acotrel, post: 389468, member: 4295"] With the featherbed frame, when fitting any motor other than a big single, you always have the problem of something hitting the front frame tubes when you try to get the motor far enough forward and down. 'Fitting the best motor in the best frame gives you the best bike' is great in theory, but in practice it is often not so easy. The Mk3 Seeley frame is very good in this respect - the open front usually allows the motor to be where it needs to be to get decent handling. I like featherbed frames - the best Period 3 historic bike, is the two-valve JAWA engine in a featherbed - cheap and effective. [/QUOTE]

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