Re: Steam Actuated Inlet Valves?
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 3:56 pm
Here in the states we subjected our British motorcycle systems to as good deal of good natured (usually) opprobrium. "Lucas, home before dark", and the like. There was some option that Lucas might have been the manufacturer of refrigerators thus the consumption of warm beer in the isles. Batteries placed high in the frame so that gravity could help the electrons along. Just as stone weird were the Spanish and Italian ignition systems wherein the ignition system had a ground return through the stop light. Bulb failure meant a engine stoppage when you applied the rear brake.
My 1956 B.S.A. Gold Star Clubman had a light bulb in the headlight. In an evil moment I replaced the whole assembly with a sealed beam until. The Magdyno charging device could not keep ahead of the sealed beam's draw.
To be quite fair, we knew that there was no extra capital floating around in G.B. for any new developments thus we were dealing with prewar designs. The stuff on Harleys was every bit as primitive. My first Japanese bike in the sixties was startling to ride at night.
I am guilty of thread hijacking in the first degree. Enough!
Bart is mud wrestling with a new job or he would be chiming in here about his new uniflow engine. Cam driven poppet valves on the intake and cylinder ports for the exhaust I believe.
My 1956 B.S.A. Gold Star Clubman had a light bulb in the headlight. In an evil moment I replaced the whole assembly with a sealed beam until. The Magdyno charging device could not keep ahead of the sealed beam's draw.
To be quite fair, we knew that there was no extra capital floating around in G.B. for any new developments thus we were dealing with prewar designs. The stuff on Harleys was every bit as primitive. My first Japanese bike in the sixties was startling to ride at night.
I am guilty of thread hijacking in the first degree. Enough!
Bart is mud wrestling with a new job or he would be chiming in here about his new uniflow engine. Cam driven poppet valves on the intake and cylinder ports for the exhaust I believe.