uk_martin Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 Just on an off chance... Does anyone have any photos of the following please? 1. Weslake engined speedway bike fitted with TWIN CARBURETORS - like the one used by Malcolm Simmons 2. Weslake engine with twin spark plugs fitted in the cylinder head? The mid-late 1970's were pioneering days for engine designs - 2 valves, 4 valves, push rods being overtaken by SOHC and DOHC...all those have photos somewhere in a Google search but I can't find the two mutations mentioned above. If anyone can help, I'd be much obliged! Thanks Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zak Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 There's a picture of a twin carb weslake on this German website. http://www.bahnsporttechnik.de/ which links to this http://www.bahnsporttechnik.de/body_weslake.html#Weslake scroll down, just before the v-twins is a picture of an Otto Lattenhamer Twin Carb Weslake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_martin Posted September 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 Thanks Zak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 'think' PC used a twin carb Weslake in 76 world final Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_martin Posted September 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2013 'think' PC used a twin carb Weslake in 76 world final Is it photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/92444687@N04/8401884698/in/photolist-dNrRB1-eitKYW-bb1Zqc-dX2zqE-dzdpcR-dWWDnR-dX3ix7-fKYA6t-fKZUwF-d317YN-fKZKr8-fKYBp4-fKYDon-d2iwES-fKYLDp-fL1mVz-fL14GB-dGdY9r-eUVA9A-fL1xqc-d319QU-fL1cCz-fKZRkx-fL1sui-d2rBF7-d2ru99-d2ikvA-d2raSG-d2ohw9-d2ob5S-9dJNY6-cNmnmd-cNkWqb-cNk3Fs-cNjTBs-cNUUQ5-cNm6PQ-cNjWn1-cNm3V5-cM6DYj-cM9S3s-cNT3DA-cNTZ7q-cNT5cQ-cNTmg3-cNTk4U-cMaDrA-cMaKYj-cG9ZVY-cM6Fod-cNTXXQ that you are referring to? If so, then thats a single offset carb, so the other two photos of the bike would also be the same. The twin carb Weslakes were instantly distinctive as they had air intakes/filters to the upper rear left and right of the engine, under the seats. They were the visible tell-tale signs, the carbs themselves would be obscured by the "air funnels". It would be easier to spot from the centre green, as only the twin carb bikes would have air funnels pointing at someone on that side of the bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 (edited) no, thats a side carb, i'm sure i've seen something somewhere that he used a twin carb the first Weslake i used i had a side carb, but then got a couple of centre ports Edited October 1, 2013 by stevehone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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