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Buy, Sell, Trade / piston/conrod
« on: July 04, 2016, 02:14:23 AM »

  Hi  Lads has any one got a spare piston and connecting rod they don't want as I could use as a patern to make one for mine. When the last owner bought it over 20 years ago he took it out and has since lost it,while the bike just stood there  doing nothing,, he also lost the generator but I can make one of a Villiers engine fit.   thank you  eric

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Introductions / Re: Wayne Mahffey
« on: July 03, 2016, 01:34:18 AM »
 After writing this last night, I was talking to a friend who reminded me of a saying we had in the army there is no such saying as I cant do it,you were told you ccould do it,and you will do it.so I have decided to add this to the list of things to make. what I need now is a picture of the piston and conrod with the measurements on or better still an old one as a pattern. i know Villiers used a 2" piston at one time so that might help and a book I have called tuning for speed shows you how to make a racing con rod. So the question now is can any body help please. the pictures would need the length of the piston and the distance the piston pin is from the bottom and the  top. the conrod would need the distance from the centre of the big end hole and the piston pin hole    thank you for any help anyone can give me      eric

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Introductions / Re: Wayne Mahffey
« on: July 02, 2016, 01:15:27 PM »
  Thanks  Pete  just my luck. or bad luck. I can make most parts but not piston and conrod.

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Introductions / Wayne Mahffey
« on: July 02, 2016, 12:01:38 PM »
   Does any one know if Wayne has got a email address,i rote to him some weeks ago but have not had a reply,looking back as far as 2012 I see that a number of Simplex owners were getting no replies to there letters I don't really want to phone him because of the time difference in the uk and the usa. apart from that what it would cost would go a long way to paying for some of the parts I need.   thank you

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Wheels & Tires / Re: front brake
« on: June 30, 2016, 01:12:12 PM »
 I have been looking at this picture and find that the forks on a sportsman with front brake are different in a number of ways to mine,thats one of the reasons I could not fathom  out how the brake anchoy went. it appears that the parts with springs on are wider so that they go on the outside of the bottom arm where mine are on the inside. even the head light mounting is different.so it looks like a bit more engiering has got to be done.it all adds to the fun of old bikes.

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Wheels & Tires / Re: front brake
« on: June 28, 2016, 12:21:55 PM »
 Thank you that's the benefit of having pictures, when I bought the bike that was all I got ,the bike all I have managed to get yet is the book by Gary Wollard. so you can see I am working in the dark.  I have wrote to Wayne  Mahaffey some weeks ago but I don't know if he got my letter,as I have not had a reply yet.and I have not got a email address for him.

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Wheels & Tires / Re: front brake
« on: June 28, 2016, 02:27:02 AM »
 By the lack of response to my question it looks as if nobody runs a bike with front brake. I have just bought a nice front hub from a NSU quickly. that I am going to have built into my front rim,and I need to know how the brake anchoy is mouted. none of the pictures I have looked at are clear enough to tell

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Wheels & Tires / front brake
« on: June 20, 2016, 07:20:50 AM »
    Looking at the forum I see that some owners have used different front wheels with brakes, what size brake have you used. the book says 5inch back and front. how did you mount the brake plate anchor.  thanks   eric

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Introductions / Re: frame number
« on: June 19, 2016, 08:44:13 AM »
 Hi  Rick  Scotts are something you love or hate, I must love them as I had my first one in 1954 when I was 17, and have only been without one for a short time since. I have only got 2 at the moment ,a 1925 2 speed sports and a 1929 tt replica special I am building from parts mainly bought on ebay.the 2 speed is original apart from the electric start I have fitted. the other one started with a badly  bent frame, so I cut the back end of and put on the back end from a bsa with plunger springing and the forks as well, makes a softer ride a lot off scott riders don't like it ,but to me its another bike to be ridden instead of rusting away in somebodys shed. so you can see the Simplex  should not be to much trouble       Eri

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Introductions / Re: simplex automatic
« on: June 17, 2016, 01:04:51 PM »
 Thanks  but I have not any of the generator at all ,the lot was missing when I bought it   eric

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Introductions / Re: simplex automatic
« on: June 17, 2016, 04:54:09 AM »
 Hi  Lads while I am waiting for a reply from Wayne  can any one tell me if there are any generators about, mine is missing, I know that over 20 years ago when last owner bought it Gary Wollard told him he would be very lucky if he could ever find one.if I cant find one then it would be a easy job to make a more modern  one fit but would only have one plug lead unless I just used the points and cam and fitted a external one with twin leads powerd by a battery and use the generator to charge the battery. I have done this on quite few Villiers engines and it works well.It also means you can power the lights from the battery as well.   What do you think.    Eric

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Introductions / Re: frame number
« on: June 16, 2016, 01:02:38 AM »
 Just had a look weights are not like this  mounted on the ends, as you say they look like mini barbels mounted in the middle

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Introductions / Re: frame number
« on: June 15, 2016, 11:48:48 AM »
  Found the frame number,    17090       engine number looks as if its been filed of. don't know why or who by.  clutch has got just one pair of shoes

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Introductions / Re: simplex automatic
« on: June 15, 2016, 02:05:03 AM »
     hope you got this time

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Introductions / Re: simplex automatic
« on: June 15, 2016, 01:59:27 AM »
   Hope this helps, where would you find the engine number  I cant see one at the moment   eric

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