what engines fit featherbed frame

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what engines fit featherbed frame
 
I knew a chap who built a Norton/ Honda 750/4 . Checked the feasibility by buying two model kits, Norton Manx and Honda 750, built the model to check the fit, then built the real thing.
 
robs ss said:
... what looks "right" are two different things.
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What looks "right" to some looks "wrong" to others.

There has been everything from singles to 8 cylinders, two-stroke and four stroke, modern and vintage, fit into stock featherbed frames, and much wilder stuff fit into modified featherbeds.

Just because it can be done is the only reason needed to DO IT!
 
That big heavy Ariel mill would have about ten horses less than the little 650ss, if comparing stock to stock.
The Ariel is said to be prone to overheating, the 650ss is not.
I suspect the handling with any big heavy lump , including a Vincent, would not be what one would call nimble.
The Ariel/Featherbed does look very impressive though!

Glen
 
grandpaul said:
What looks "right" to some looks "wrong" to others.



Just because it can be done is the only reason needed to DO IT!
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Yep - like the hillbilly said to Burt Reynolds’s character in “Deliverance”
“ What do you want to f_ck around with that River for ? “

” Because it’s there “
 
lcrken said:
We had a similar thread here a few years back. I couldn't locate it, but this is a list I made at that time.

Engines Used in Norton Featherbed Hybrids (With non-Norton engines)

Triumph singles, twins and triples.
Vincent singles and twins.
Harley Davidson V-twins.
Ariel square fours.
BSA singles and twins.
Hillman Imp four automobile engine.
Yamaha XV920 V-twin.
Kawasaki triple 2-stroke.
JAP V-twin.
Honda four automobile engine.
Fiat four automobile engine.
VW flat four.
JAWA singles.
Velocette singles.
AJS Singles.
Honda CB72 twin.
Turbocharged Ford Cortina four automobile engine (from RohanB).
Kawasaki W2 (650 OHV twin) (from Charles Lipton).
Yamaha 400 (OHC single) (from Charles Lipton).
Horex Imperator / Zundapp Citation (OHC 500) (from Charles Lipton).
Horex Columbus Regina (either a 500 or 350 OHV single) (from Charles Lipton).
Mini (BMC A-series engine block) (from Charles Lipton).
NSU auto four (home brew Mammut wannabe) (from Charles Lipton).
Buick/Rover aluminum V-8 (from Tom Graham).
Corvair flat six (from Doug McGuire).
Royal Enfield twin (from peterlgay).
Indian Chief (from RohanB).
Excelsior Manxman (from RohanB).
Ariel Red Hunter single (from RohanB).
Yamaha RD400 2-stroke twin (from Triton Thrasher).
Sunbeam 500 single (from Steve aka Mr. Sweetie).
Honda single cam four (from Colin Sharpe).
Honda RFVC single (from Brett ONeil).
Suzuki Savage 650 single (from Brett ONeil).
Fitzpatrick BSA V-twin, two BSA singles on custom crankcase (from Christian Larsen).

Ken
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I thought you were going to forget the NSU but you got it.
 
alan hodge said:
here is what i am imagining



i is po cant afford $100,000 bike but look alike (sorta) is Ok with me
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I love the Vinago. I toyed with the idea of converting my old Yamaha TR1 ( XV920 in the States) into one, but the draconian Swiss authorities probably wouldn’t have approved it.
 
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ok so i called the guy in texas his frame sold i am in touch with another bloke who has slimline frame "neck rake changed' he say that makes it better for cafe racer??? what that mean?
 

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