Adrian Dwyer Posted August 18, 2023 Author Share Posted August 18, 2023 Again, thanks Ron. A rich picture is emerging. On a point of detail, none of the posts in the saddle thread mention a wasps nest - see image attached! A 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Dwyer Posted August 18, 2023 Author Share Posted August 18, 2023 Just now, Adrian Dwyer said: Again, thanks Ron. A rich picture is emerging. On a point of detail, none of the posts in the saddle thread mention a wasps nest - see image attached! A Springs and bungee! No wasps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Dwyer Posted September 3, 2023 Author Share Posted September 3, 2023 On 8/6/2023 at 4:36 PM, rewdco said: I think it could be worth contacting the MotoCiclismo d'epoca editor. When I was working in Italy in the 1990's I always bought this high quality monthly. It used to have (still has?) lots of in-depth articles. Definitely worth a try! No response from MotoCiclismo d'epoca. I will try and locate someone who can translate my question into Italian! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 Google translate will do it, otherwise Jan is probably the man. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Dwyer Posted September 4, 2023 Author Share Posted September 4, 2023 Thanks Ron. I have found an ally fluent in Italian, so will try a more personal approach. It is, of course, entirely possible that the Italian nation is more than a little embarrassed about making a Benelli out of a Triumph! And, as a result, rather wishes these WD-elasticos didn't exist. As a clichéd character from an '80s sitcom once said, what-a-mistake-a-to-make-a. Vermouth anyone? All the best. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Dwyer Posted September 23, 2023 Author Share Posted September 23, 2023 (edited) Under the Italian black, under the primer, under what's left of the green, '42 emerges! Edited September 23, 2023 by Adrian Dwyer crop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Dwyer Posted September 23, 2023 Author Share Posted September 23, 2023 The other interesting discovery - to me at least - is that the material used in the 1940s friction dampers on the elastico is close-grain hardwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welbike Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 Yes hardwood, a common material for shocks of the time, my Big 4 has them too on the sidecar. Cheers, Lex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Dwyer Posted September 23, 2023 Author Share Posted September 23, 2023 Yes, good material for friction: nice smell when riding over cobbles, too! I had assumed they were a man-made material - which I think is what the girders use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Dwyer Posted September 23, 2023 Author Share Posted September 23, 2023 6 hours ago, Adrian Dwyer said: Under the Italian black, under the primer, under what's left of the green, '42 emerges! You may have to stare at this for a while until the 42 (the stamping of the 4 and the 2 still filled with black paint) emerges! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 (edited) If that's the stamping under the saddle. It will say TEC Month and Year ( TEC = Triumph Engineering Co) Edited September 23, 2023 by Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Dwyer Posted September 23, 2023 Author Share Posted September 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Ron said: If that's the stamping under the saddle. It will say TEC Month and Year ( TEC = Triumph Engineering Co) Thanks Ron - a bit more application of the wire brush required to reveal all the detail! Did you take a view on the kick start issue? A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 What is the kickstart issue? Did I miss something? Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Dwyer Posted September 23, 2023 Author Share Posted September 23, 2023 Sorry Ron, I started a new post on Motorcycles. I'd be grateful for your view! A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Dwyer Posted November 16, 2023 Author Share Posted November 16, 2023 Just been sent this monochrome image. I do not know where it came from - other than a continental motorcycling magazine of the 1950s. It shows the ARAMA workshop; and an elastico rear end a little less, er, agricultural, than the one on my 3HW! A 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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