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Postby tweaky beast » Mon Nov 21, 2016 5:54 pm

Hi to all. I know my bike is not really a Ducati but it has got a 160 Monza engine, i thought it would look nice. The bike was built using s/h parts in 1965 with a Triumph Tigress 250 scooter engine, a magazine feature calls it a old MZ racing frame and it was registered as a Sunbeam! I am rebuilding it but need a crank/conrod and maybe a head. I have spent 16 years tracing the history of it with only a gap between 69 to 73 ish. It may be a bit long to post on here ! I intend to sprint and hillclimb it with a little tuning. ( Kawasaki piston etc).
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Re: tweaky beast

Postby tweaky beast » Mon Nov 21, 2016 8:01 pm

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Re: tweaky beast

Postby Jordan » Mon Nov 21, 2016 9:10 pm

The frame design is as Norton.
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Early (around 1950) Norton "Featherbed" frames had bolt-on rear subframes, like this interesting special.

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Re: tweaky beast

Postby tweaky beast » Mon Nov 21, 2016 9:29 pm

The frame is 2/3 scale to a Feather Bed. It is made of 24mm tubing which was not used in England at this time. In 1963/4 it seems to have been owned by John Griffiths (leading light in the VMCC) who sold it to the builder Bert Milnes .
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Re: tweaky beast

Postby CaptonZap » Tue Nov 22, 2016 2:07 am

Nice fix on the front down tubes. :D
Was the deformation caused by an accident, or a PO's better idea? :roll:

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Re: tweaky beast

Postby Moto Chuck » Wed Nov 23, 2016 1:23 am

Looks like it has a lot of possibilities. Keep us updated on the build.


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