Originally written by snowbeard on 8/28/2007 1:12 PM
should've shared both sides...
still trying to decide exactly what it is, it was sold as a 59 super rocket, but I believe it may be a 58 spitfire scrambler?
Sorry, I edited my original post.
I am just a lowly brit bike novice..
In any case, I think you got a small fortune there. I think A10 will go $4~5000 on eBay or even more as is...
people seem to keep saying that: "don't get it running cause you might discover a problem that devalues it"
or "just sell the A10 as is to cover the other builds"
I would think the A10 running would be the better of the two options, what am I missing here?
one thing that I don't think I mentioned here was that there has been a carb fire on the A10, so the hoses and wiring near the engine are all toast. I replaced the plug wires already, but saved the burned ones. I figure either way someone has to replace the originals with "originals" that aren't burnt, wouldn't it be better to be able to show it is running? (I guess this comes back around to what if it isn't)
even tho I know to take it with a grain of salt, your estimate makes me giddy, as I paid less than that for the lot... Thanks for the hope!! 😉
oh, and I think ural sharps may be in Europe? or at least mounting a lefty car...
snowbeard:
I had been watching eBay for a while after I had rebuilt my A65T to get the next (hopefully non-unit twin) but they were completely out of my range.
For the restorers (and I think most of old brit bikers are restorers, not just riders), run/no-run is not a big deal because they will tear it down to do it "properly" anyway.. That's the impression I got.
I paid too much for mine and spent about the same amount for rebuild. I didn't "restore" it, Just rebuilt it. There is a huge difference.
It's a fun challenge to get old bikes going. I heard A10's crank design is excellent (compared to pre-70 A65s) but the magneto definitely goes (not if but when) and it's expensive to have it rebuilt..
I think you should go for a rebuild and ride it!
BTW, I think uralsharp is in the US. I saw pictures of his rig and the sidecar was on the right.
I gotcha, I think I will go with the "rebuild", but that's not even complete, I think what I'm going for is moving. or maybe I should set sites on running, moving still being a ways off! 🙂
gonna drain the crankcase, man I got lucky and there's a guy right here in town has saved my bacon twice by predicting the stupid things I'm about to do, like "don't pull the magneto, you'll never get the timing back right" and "drain the crankcase before you start it, the oil tank is empty, right? all that oil is in the crankcase"
whew!
Didn't the Scramblers have higher exhaust pipes?
Lonnie
Lonnie,
I liked the MGA better than the Spitfire.
Plus I think this 'thread' is past being recognized by anyone for any hint of information pertaining to sidecars as it has skipped from leaners to rigid rigs so often that it isn't even close to making sense.
Lets start over maybe?
It's like "fun factor" thread in general forum..
A lot of mixed info but .. fun.
Lonnie:
I think I heard that there were scramblers with low exhaust pipes in the past... Maybe in the very beginning of that category(?)
Originally written by snowbeard on 8/28/2007 3:53 PM
I gotcha, I think I will go with the "rebuild", but that's not even complete, I think what I'm going for is moving. or maybe I should set sites on running, moving still being a ways off! 🙂
"Moving" can be a dangerous thing.. you know.
It may die all of a sudden in the middle of nowhere and moving turns into being pushed by you.
So far I have been lucky.. It almost died but I managed to limp back home twice.
>>>Originally written by skiri251 on 8/28/2007 10:15 PM
It's like "fun factor" thread in general forum..
A lot of mixed info but .. fun.
Lonnie:
I think I heard that there were scramblers with low exhaust pipes in the past... Maybe in the very beginning of that category(?)<<<
Is that really 'fun factor' or did you mean 'fear factor'?
Funny how new riders look at us older guys weird when we tell tham about how Nortons, Triumphs , BSAs and Sportsters used to run scrambles. Oh well time goes on.
Claude
Originally written by claude #3563 on 8/28/2007 7:36 PM
>>>Originally written by skiri251 on 8/28/2007 10:15 PM
It's like "fun factor" thread in general forum..
A lot of mixed info but .. fun.Lonnie:
I think I heard that there were scramblers with low exhaust pipes in the past... Maybe in the very beginning of that category(?)<<<
Is that really 'fun factor' or did you mean 'fear factor'?
Funny how new riders look at us older guys weird when we tell tham about how Nortons, Triumphs , BSAs and Sportsters used to run scrambles. Oh well time goes on.
Claude
Since this thread is now completely off topic, (Ha) I'll just mention that I used to race a Triumph pre-unit Thunderbird 40 cubic incher in Srrambles and desert races in Southern California in the late 1950's and early 1960's. I also raced an Ariel Mk I Red Hunter, a BSA Gold Star Catalina Scrambler and a Triumph 200cc Tiger Cub. All of this was just before the start of what is now called Moto-Cross.
It was all such fun!
Originally written by claude #3563 on 8/28/2007 10:00 PM
Lonnie,
I liked the MGA better than the Spitfire.
Plus I think this 'thread' is past being recognized by anyone for any hint of information pertaining to sidecars as it has skipped from leaners to rigid rigs so often that it isn't even close to making sense.
Lets start over maybe?
I'm an MGA guy too, but there weren't a lot of Brit cars I didn't like. One of my favorites was a hybrid of sorts. A customer had a GT6 with a Spitfire body. A 6 cylinder Spit! I also learned early on that you could pull the front fenders, bonnett and grill off of a late Midget and bolt a Bug-eye nose directly in it's place. All time favorite though was the Plus 8 Morgan.
OK, you guys can have the thread back now. :0)
Originally written by gnm109 on 8/28/2007 7:51 PM
Originally written by claude #3563 on 8/28/2007 7:36 PM
>>>Originally written by skiri251 on 8/28/2007 10:15 PM
It's like "fun factor" thread in general forum..
A lot of mixed info but .. fun.Lonnie:
I think I heard that there were scramblers with low exhaust pipes in the past... Maybe in the very beginning of that category(?)<<<
Is that really 'fun factor' or did you mean 'fear factor'?
Funny how new riders look at us older guys weird when we tell tham about how Nortons, Triumphs , BSAs and Sportsters used to run scrambles. Oh well time goes on.
ClaudeSince this thread is now completely off topic, (Ha) I'll just mention that I used to race a Triumph pre-unit Thunderbird 40 cubic incher in Srambles and desert races in Southern California in the late 1950's and early 1960's. I also raced an Ariel Mk I Red Hunter, a BSA Gold Star Catalina Scrambler and a Triumph 200cc Tiger Cub. All of this was just before the start of what is now called Moto-Cross.
It was all such fun!
Wow! I am impressed. Any pictures to share?
I guess most of the current sidecarists were once racers of all kinds..
Originally written by skiri251 on 8/28/2007 8:10 PM
Originally written by gnm109 on 8/28/2007 7:51 PM
Originally written by claude #3563 on 8/28/2007 7:36 PM
>>>Originally written by skiri251 on 8/28/2007 10:15 PM
It's like "fun factor" thread in general forum..
A lot of mixed info but .. fun.Lonnie:
I think I heard that there were scramblers with low exhaust pipes in the past... Maybe in the very beginning of that category(?)<<<
Is that really 'fun factor' or did you mean 'fear factor'?
Funny how new riders look at us older guys weird when we tell tham about how Nortons, Triumphs , BSAs and Sportsters used to run scrambles. Oh well time goes on.
ClaudeSince this thread is now completely off topic, (Ha) I'll just mention that I used to race a Triumph pre-unit Thunderbird 40 cubic incher in Srambles and desert races in Southern California in the late 1950's and early 1960's. I also raced an Ariel Mk I Red Hunter, a BSA Gold Star Catalina Scrambler and a Triumph 200cc Tiger Cub. All of this was just before the start of what is now called Moto-Cross.
It was all such fun!
Wow! I am impressed. Any pictures to share?
I guess most of the current sidecarists were once racers of all kinds..
NO, sorry. No pictures. I had no camera and I was a privateer with no money for other than tires, chains and pistons. Ha.
sorry, hijacked my very own thread. oh well, nice to hear about this sort of thing. I guess the hooligans of today doing tricks on the "in production" sort of bikes are similar. it's all replaceable, eh? there's certainly no reason to take a bike that made it this far in life thru it again, but it's good to know what they are capable of!!
