What we think BSA might have done.

[idie]

Thanks for that. Something else I  have learnt.

[DAVE BRADY]

Hi,

A bit fanciful but as Honda have used 2 cylinders from one of their car engines for the NC twins, BSA could have used two cylinders from a Merlin engine for a 'V' twin.

Dave.

[Rog1]

Hi,

A bit fanciful but as Honda have used 2 cylinders from one of their car engines for the NC twins, BSA could have used two cylinders from a Merlin engine for a 'V' twin.

Dave.

Do you mean like this one?
https://www.thebetterlivingindex.com/the-machine-show-braidwood-2019/
Scroll down a bit and there are two photos of the machine. It is, or was, in Australia.

[DAVE BRADY]

Hi,

Wow what a monster!  Is that a 5000cc twin or a four?  A scaled down version for road use might be good idea.

Dave.

[Mike Farmer]

 

Theres a guy on the south coast has built a monster and uses it on the road, I THINK it is two cylinders taken from and adapted from a 9 cylinder Pratt and Whilely radial. I wouldnt want to ride it. You can hear from the next county.

Mike

[DAVE BRADY]

Hi,

The Flying Milliard.  Youtube has videos.

Dave.

[DAVE BRADY]

Hi,

I have just watched a couple of his videos and I now know what it felt like when the Neanderthals first came across Homo Sapiens.

Dave.

[Mike Farmer]

 

Watching that thing is like being a scaredy kid again. covering your eyes and looking through splayed fingers.

The first timr he drove past my house I heard it coming and I honestly though it was a Field Marshall tractor, and then had great difficulty with simply believing what I was seeing.

Not for the faint hearted and that defo includes me.

Mike

[tige]

When i first saw this post it started me thinking. And the first thing that entered my head was if BSA was still around the boffins that would have been there in the heyday would have retired and a new blood would be at the helm with a different mind set all together.
It is very difficult to keep the same classic look while working around development, and new more efficient engines both in power and emissions which seem to be the governing factor now days. If i had a disposable income i would still keep my 65 star, but maybe take a punt on the new goldstar. we have all seen this with Royal Enfield and the new fuel injected efi engines, I owned a Triumph 900 which had the early cdi system fitted but still had the 3 carbs which after 2 years of fettling i finally sold. it was running really sweet at that point. i like to see old school engines being made better as some have done, and the big question is what we consider to be better. ive messed about with scooters for years,old 1960.s lambrettas which i have grafted vespa gts 300 engines into, button start and rev and go engines. the one thing i have always tried to maintain is the looks. And that is the most difficult part. You do not see the new efi engine behind the panels, but with bikes its a different story, Its all there to be seen.