Jim's Speed Twin Build

[Team Junk]

From 2014
https://redmaxspeedshop.blogspot.com/2013/12/redmax-halco-ascot-tt-flattracker-kit.html

 

[Jim]

From 2014
https://redmaxspeedshop.blogspot.com/2013/12/redmax-halco-ascot-tt-flattracker-kit.html

Interesting Jack. I chased that blogpost down to here. It's a speedshop in Devon. No mention of the Ascot tooling on their new website. I sent 'em an email asking about it.

 

[Jim]

So... who's up for building a Halco Ascot TT?
I figured this little bit of XS history needed it's own thread, so it's not buried in mine.
Have a look here.

 

[MaxPete]

This one definitely rates.....

 

[Team Junk]

Thanks for following up on that Jim. I think if they would sell the frame and engine mounts at a non Rickman price they could sell me 1 and I'm sure a few other folks around here. I think my BBK would go nicely in that.

 

[Jim]

Thanks for following up on that Jim. I think if they would sell the frame and engine mounts at a non Rickman price they could sell me 1 and I'm sure a few other folks around here. I think my BBK would go nicely in that.

I sent them a link to the discussion I started here. Leave a comment there Jack and maybe they'll see it and ponder....
Btw.... thanks for the link above. Was pretty easy to find 'em once I saw that.

 

[Team Junk]

To be honest I did not go looking much further because if I found out any more about it there could be big trouble coming.

 

[Team Junk]

A nice tractor stump pulling anvil like Yamaha engine in a proper handling English chassis. Oh the Humanity

 

[Grimly]

Yeah... that's pretty much the plan I had in mind. I fab'd the front mount but that's pretty much as far as I got. I've had some new ideas rattlin' around with the other marbles since then. Was actually thinkin' the other day about dustin' it off and seeing how I could make it work on this bike. One thing I don't like about my front mount is it doesn't tie the two down tubes together as rigidly as I'd like. Got an idea for that though.

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Cracking idea, Gromit.
I'd love to give that a whirl, using hockey pucks and other cheap rubber mounts.
Silky smoooothe...
But then again, there's a nice smooth spot in the middle of the rev range right about 60mph which is just about right for the roads around here anyway.