Norton/Knuck hybrid- Then and Now

I'm not sure of the history behind this thing, but I saw modern pics of it a few years ago, and this vintage image of it at a swap meet just surfaced on the JJ. It's a 1940's Norton International with a Knucklehead motor- killer combo. I really hope this bike stays together and doesn't donate it's powerplant to a Knucklehead restoration.

ARE Alloy Triumph top clamp

I saw this ARE (Alloy Racing Equipment) cast aluminum racing top clamp and thought the dimesions looked very similar to a Triumph so I scooped it up and sure enough- it fits 60-68 Triumph forks. I've heard of ARE (I had one of their finned points covers on my black '68 TR6) but I had never seen or heard of any aftermarket Triumph yokes before. I'm not sure if there was a matching lower, but it's ALOT lighter than the factory iron counterpart. Plus, I'm sure it won't look bad with a set of alloy Tomasselli clip-ons underneath it.

60's Show/Drag bike with chromed Indian girder

This is an early 30's Indian girder that's all setup for a Triumph. The guy said it was on his dad's wild chromed out show/drag bike in the 60's. Well, the guy wasn't BSing- he just found the pic of his pop's old Triumph with the girder on it. The pic isn't very clear but you can see the girder with a Borrani rim and spool hub (long gone he says) as well as a green and gold Wassell banana tank. The picture couldn't have been taken any earlier than 1964 based on the Myers Manx in the background. I wonder what happened to the rest of the bike?

Lamoreaux swingarm conversion kit for rigid Triumph

I recently found this 3" over swingarm conversion setup that appears to be the kit offered by Wilbur 'Lammy' Lamoreaux in the early 50's. Paul at Show and Go posted an old article on the Martin swingarm conversion, and it shows the 'Lamoreaux & Ryan' kit- note the pinched swingarm, fender brackets and vertical brace under the seat springs. Also, I took a few pics of a bike at the 2010 Catalina GP running the same setup, but was unable to locate the owner. Here's a few pics.

Amal Grand Prix Racing Carbs-

Just found these Amal T10GP2 1 5/32" Racing Carburetors. Got a killer deal on them from a dude in Texas who received them as payment for helping a "big Triumph dealer" from the 50's move his shop- Big D maybe? He said he didn't know much about them, other than they they were very expensive in the 50's. One pair came with some very interesting spigot/clamp adapters that are cast with Amal part number 376/156. I'm on the hunt for a 510 "matchbox" float bowl, or any other remote floatbowl that will work with these carbs. Also, I would be happy to trade a pair of these GP2 carbs for a nice pair of Amal TT carbs (10TT9 would be ideal) if anyone has any.

NOS 'Q' Desert Sled Air Filter

I recently stumbled across this NOS 'Q' Filter and could not pass it up. I've only seen a few of these filters in person, and don't ever think I've seen one for sale, so I promptly scooped it up. This thing was sitting on the fellow's shelf in the garage for decades. It has all of the original bracketry (2 top-mounts to fit a unit or pre-unit frame) hardware, filter element, clamp, and rubber boot that slips over the carburetor. If anyone has any info or ads on it, I would be very interested.

2010 Catalina Grand Prix

I just got back from the Catalina Grand Prix, and it was nothing short of amazing. Motorcycles had not raced through Avalon in decades, and everyone that raced said the track was awesome. It was a sensory overload with all of the noise and smoke, and some legendary riders that brought back the same bikes they raced on the island during the 1950's Catalina GP races! I really hope to see this happen again next year.

More pics here.


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