Fromafar Posted May 9, 2022 Report Share Posted May 9, 2022 (edited) On 5/3/2022 at 7:49 PM, iainb said: Really? Paint, i wonder? I've never seen that In the sixties a few riders has an “engine cover” it was a moulding of some description that covered the whole of the right hand side of the engine.I assume it was either light gauge metal or Fibreglass moulding. Edited May 9, 2022 by Fromafar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted May 9, 2022 Report Share Posted May 9, 2022 On 5/4/2022 at 4:35 PM, jenga said: i was told that painting engine parts black was something to do with the drag factor while going down the non bendy bits of the track , plus te shale did not stick to it as much as the stock ally . ones that were any other colour were not as quick ast he black ones . i think ! thats why Honda mx bikes were the quickest around . hence the name black rockets . LOL Ha, yeah, did they sell double glazing as well? I'd heard that if you continually adjust your clutch cable on the start line and also drop the clutch repeatedly so the bike lurches forwards, you will make blinding starts, nothing to do with anything else. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted May 9, 2022 Report Share Posted May 9, 2022 4 hours ago, SPEEDY69 said: Ha, yeah, did they sell double glazing as well? I'd heard that if you continually adjust your clutch cable on the start line and also drop the clutch repeatedly so the bike lurches forwards, you will make blinding starts, nothing to do with anything else. Works even better with a shiny chrome clutch lever 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Stadia Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 On 5/4/2022 at 10:27 PM, FAST GATER said: It was a special engine for some reason ( we never found out why ) broke many track records over 2/3yrs 600cc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 18 hours ago, SPEEDY69 said: Ha, yeah, did they sell double glazing as well? I'd heard that if you continually adjust your clutch cable on the start line and also drop the clutch repeatedly so the bike lurches forwards, you will make blinding starts, nothing to do with anything else. It would be simpler to just buy those same handlebars that Bartosz Zmarzlik uses... Then all riders would be as fast as him.. No idea why they all dont do it.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAST GATER Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 42 minutes ago, Ray Stadia said: 600cc? No we think it was to do with the cam we bought it as a brand new complete bike out MCN ,most bikes came through Briggo then . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyretrax Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 On 5/3/2022 at 7:34 PM, steve roberts said: Recall that Ken McKinlay used to have a white engine cover! Don't recall that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 (edited) Found this one. Ivan had a few. Edited May 10, 2022 by Bald Bloke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 9 hours ago, tyretrax said: Don't recall that. I remember because during that time we painted those Britain's Speedway Riders and ran a league and I recall placing a cover over Ken's engine. Incidently when the 4 valve revolution kicked in those riders who had 4 valves we tended to paint the top of the engine black to differentiate them from those on 2 valves! Memories! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyretrax Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 Charlie Monk had a red cover, I was told he made it himself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted May 11, 2022 Report Share Posted May 11, 2022 8 hours ago, tyretrax said: Charlie Monk had a red cover, I was told he made it himself. Worked in the pits at barrow in 78 he was great to see him blast round their but i only ever heard him speak once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyretrax Posted May 11, 2022 Report Share Posted May 11, 2022 Any photos of Ken's bike with the white engine cover? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted May 12, 2022 Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 21 hours ago, tyretrax said: Any photos of Ken's bike with the white engine cover? There is an image of Ken sat on his bike in a West Ham team photo. If you google "Ken McKinlay Images" (I don't know how to download images I'm afraid) You have to scroll a way down to find it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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