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That big moose spoils the second picture!  :flamed
The engine gives me wood though :Thumbsup!

:Giggle  Poor Girl, shes just built for comfort :evillaugh
Personally i think the 1932 Model B is a much better looking car than the Model A and i prefer the Coupe to the Roadster. Also, if im being picky i dont like the yellow chassis/suspension... oh, and judging by the video its far too quiet (eh Carl?)... but its still pretty tasty and its good to see its already been done. It seems this one is in Australia, whos gonna be first to put one together in the UK?

If you could afford a UAV engine then you could probably afford something like a Quaife gearbox as well.
A cheaper option might be to find a modernish production bike that uses a seperate gearbox...erm...dunno, is the...no...or...erm... cant think of one right now!

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P.S. Re: My \'Masterplan\' (a couple of posts previous), ive been advised by three of the top Norton Rotary experts that it would be very \'risky\'. It seems the oil supply to the mains bearings on the air cooled bikes is only just adequate and an increase in power output could show up its weaknesses. They all advise that it is strongly recommended that the oil feed is \'reversed\'... Oh Well, back to the drawing board :Hammer

This Norton F1 Rotary stamp came out in the UK about a year ago...

Found some photos...

http://www.rotorheads.com/photos/cruzetime2002/cruzetime2002-108.jpg
http://www.rotorheads.com/photos/cruzetime2002/cruzetime2002-110.jpg
http://www.rotorheads.com/photos/cruzetime2002/cruzetime2002-109.jpg
http://www.rotorheads.com/photos/cruzetime2002/cruzetime2002-102.jpg

The vid of the 1992 Isle of Man TT from Duke on VHS is superb.
I guess that you have that one Derek? Love the on bike footage.
Regards Carl

Strangely enough, i havent! odd that!
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Look whats just been posted up by someone on You Tube.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKM3Zk6qTDk

Go Geoff! :Santa

Two more to complete the set...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4-ziB7jtpE      (1988 Racing)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMCeHS4b2wM   (1994 Racing)

:Santa Merry Christmas

Thanks, interesting website
http://www.dooster.co.uk/htmlfiles/frameset.html

Does anyone remember, was the rotary roadster on ebay the red one with yellow chassis thats on You Tube?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WwCmjdOL54
(I doubt it cos i think that one is in the Netherlands).

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Mazda-RX-13B-PP-Ford-1928-A-Model-Hot-Rod_W0QQitemZ110020187290QQihZ001QQcategoryZ18211QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Damn! i completely missed this post back in August and now the photos have gone from ebay... did anyone save any of the pics on their pc??? I\'d love to see them.

http://photofile.ru/users/caesar/1126080/
http://photofile.ru/users/caesar/1406804/30532020/

as for unusual Ladas ... how about the revolution roadster. Not a rotary though

But this Lada Revolution Roadster IS powered by a Lada Rotary engine!!!!!...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G92jhdrbhs&NR

If you watch it to the end you will see the car being driven up and down a Russian Dual-Carriageway. I think the wankel may have been retro fitted though, it seems to belong to a company who are in to rotaries. Another video from them on You Tube shows their stand at a car show with a couple of FD\'s on display.

Thanks Guys. Thats better! (\'myspace\' links replaced by \'YouTube\') i can see those on my PC at work ok.
So, thats got the minor stars & events out of the way (eg Ron Haslam/ British 500 Grand Prix)... now for the big stars/ event....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVfTEg5pdnU

:Thumbsup!

Can you see those ok? they worked perfectly at home but ive only got sound at work, no picture... think it MIGHT be something to do with the version of flash player ive got here and our IT dept not allowing me to download the one i need. Let me know if its ok your end?
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Enjoy...
 
 
 
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2OpjlYTHYk  (1989 Racing)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFX_-iOgQUM  (1991 Brit GP)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1xXQdSxeZY  (1992 IOM TT)


I couldnt work out how to convert DVD footage to a file on my PC (im not that bright) so i resorted to setting up a digital camera on a tripod in front of the tv screen and filming it on screen!!

Video of JPS Norton pulling wheelie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps5T7HvUs_c&mode=related&search=
I bet thats Trevor Nation.

Video of the bike (no, not in motion, just at the show)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiUwBX6LVLw&mode=related&search=