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Bodger's Albion |
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Engine:
by owner... 1027cc 120 degree v-twin, bore & stroke 94x74 mm, compression rate: next to nothing,
solid vanadium valves of unknown origin (cut with an angle grinder & drill), Citroen 2CV pistons &
split bore barrels (one slotted into a third of another), one BSA M20 head, one BSA M21 head,
four BSA cams (M20, M21, B31), two left-hand AMAL monobloc carbs one homemade manifolds, plumber's PVC pipe
between carbs and air-filters, Honda CB250 oil pump, Honda C90 points box and CB750/4 points, mild steel
welded crank cases, BSA M20 crank with extended undersize homemade crank pin & 48 (!) roller bearings
Gearbox:
'54 BSA casings, '48 BSA internals,BSA six-spring clutch
Exhaust:
wheelbarrow handles as header pipes, Jawa 2-stroke silencer to collection box, twin Norton drag pipes jammed on
Frame:
Jawa/Iron Bar/Kawasaki/BSA, lots of weld by owner with stick welder, braced with iron bar everywhere
Front:
Jawa TLS wheel, one-off springers with Jawa springs & garden gate, pre-unit Triumph headlamp
with Jawa lens, Jawa speedometer
Rear:
BSA A10 QD wheel, 1960s rim
Bodywork:
Unknown front fender, old British gas tank, homemade seat, unknown rear fender
All work by eye & hand - no micrometers, rigs etc, no power tools!
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