charlie prescott

Hi Guy's. I see that Woody has his C15 for sale on e-Bay. This bike has the power in a C15 that everyone is looking for, I am currently trying to build an engine that is simular. It is a shame, I have now got most of the parts together! Or I would be bidding on Woody's bike. So if you are intrested in a bike that wins trials! I would take a look at this before it is to late? You only have four days. :thumbup: Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's Hi Pat, Lee and I are going along with the Britian's Bill Faulkner, John Gleed,B32. Roy Cope, I could keep on! I am told Sam is going to ride GOV132 up Camp, along with Steve Saunders,on his Colmore winning bike, Ron Langston, and hopefully Doug Cooper on the Ariel outfit, and others. A DAY to Remember I think. And then a world famous member of a sixties pop band to perform in the evening, what more could you want, and a feast laid on as well. JOY. Regards Charlie.

Hy Guy's Was It perhaps Terry Weedy. as his tanks are of good quality and at the right price. I am just about to ask him for a couple of tanks for Ariel HT's. PS, A Matchless will cost you has much to build as an Ariel, if you use the right bits. Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's Hi Bruce, Glad the motor seems to be bedding in. Pat is right , and he did build a TT winning motor, or two, and I once used Fullers Earth, (remember that) in a Triumph twin ,racing motor! and a tip from Dan Shorey's father, Bert, Was to always leave a newly bored barrel out side for a couple of days to let the bore get rusty before fitting it. And Dan's motors used to be quite quick, and he had the fastest Cub in the land at one time! I think it is still about somewhere? It used to live in the IOM museum. So you see the old tips are still the best. Just thought, after looking at the pictures. Is that one of Alan Whitton's super lightweight, front frame diamonds, that you have? Edit, to ask Question. Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's. I could have started life has one of these,(and this is not what you think)? Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's. Hi Bruce, The best way to run in new rings on a Cub or BSA unit, is to run it for short while until it gets to hot (especially today), then let it cool, and repeat this operation until the engine changes to a much smoother note.You will tell when the tick-over revs increase, and the engine does not get so hot, Time is of the essence , as they say. You will not set up a "New" motor instantly, and the more breathing the motor has the better. Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's, Hi Rusty, Do you intend to ride this machine in competitive trials? Is it a trials bike? If the answer is yes, I would think about replacing the forks with something more suited to today's Classic Trials. I know it is wrong, but that is the way it goes now-a-days. Yamaha Perhaps? or MZ? Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's. For you guy's that don't know Pat's history. Not only was he one of the works BSA development engineers, and is the man that kept BSA afloat for several year's after developing the WD B40 BSA that sold to army's near and far. But he also did the same sort of job for Ducati and was much respected by the owners of this mark. And developed the bike that "Mike The Bike" rode on his return to motorcycle racing, after a spell in F1. He is a superb motor cycle engineer, and deserves more praise than the guy gets,( following on from his father) but was also a brilliant trials rider,of the time.( and ISDT) But like all development riders got little praise for his riding ability, at the time,but was the backbone of the "British Motorcycle" history. And last but not least was the man who invented the BSA trials frame that is now named "Otter". :thumbup: Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's. OK I will add to my earlier post. Example: My late Partner Kate, had the unfortunate experience,of having a straying bullock (a walker left the gate open) jump onto the bonnet of her car and then through the windscreen severing it's leg, (you can imagine what happened next). She never got over this experience for the rest of her life, and she was a tough cookie. But after the NFU paid up for the incident, the farmer that owned the stricken beast found that the next year his Insurance premium had trebled in price. So you see if the farmer/ rider involved with this current episode had experienced the same sort of incident, would he then let his land be used by iresponcible human beings that show no respect to the countryside code. I hope I am wrong. But would You still support a sport you love over financial infliction? Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's Has a country born and bred person. That grew up with cattle and trials bikes, our land at the time was always open as a trials venue, and was used by the Banbury NOBAC club. Now if there was nowhere else to leave the miking cows, on the day of the trial, someone was left on the gate to open and shut it. Should that not have been the case at this trial. Or are farm animals just secondary to other interests in the countryside.Was there not a sign that said this gate must be shut at all times. The other worrying thing is that the farmer/rider, involved with this issue might now have second thoughts about letting this land be used again for Sporting Trials. Do you see where I am coming from? Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's Hi E-Steve. Taking a look at the photo of the Orang'ed tank'ed Sprite???. Just proves what you can get away with in that Scottish trial. For I think the frame is not a Sprite! It could be a converted CoTTon, or something else that is made up!! Well if you look, the steering head is wrong, Not Sprite, more like a CoTTon 1967 frame, and there are no seat brace tubes, Not CoTTon, and not Sprite untill 1967+, so you see everything you think that was 1965? was not. well this must be a first for that trial???? :banana2: Regards Charlie, PS, Had a tip from a guy who owned a Sprite the other day, he said the clutch used to keep coming off the taper? So he lapped the shaft and center, with grinding paste, Them put the clutch center into his mothers oven at Max, for 15 minuetes placed it onto the shaft, and banged the nut on tight!!! it never ever came loose again!!!

Hi Guy's Hi Mick, So do I. He could do a college course, on PR as well. Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's Hi Big"J", Are you sure you did not mean "Very Trying". Help is available if asked for, on all counts!!! Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's I think the main problem is with the owner of the company. The man just does, not seem to get on with anyone, and will not ask for help. Am I totaly wrong??? Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's Hi Alan, If that is the case Russell is a "STAR".( and we know he his), Because we own the brother bike to that, and it was built in a shed with hand tools, and although a brilliant piece of home engineering, with the right dimensions. There is only so much you can do without machine tools. And our bike was built with a Hacksaw and a rasp. that is why I like it so much.And not one bit is made with a CNC mill. :thumbup: Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's. I like the flapper valve on the fuel tank, I made one of them out of a party popper in 1964. Nice to know the old things come back around? Don't knock the bike though, British engineering at its best. A true "Britshock". Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's Hi Bult. A Cub sub-frame is your best bet, or better still a complete frame from a Royal Enfield Crusader! And I think you will find that these will become even more popular over the next few months. Check out the SSDT forum. Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's. Hi Steveo, I have been sent a photograph. of Steve Saunders Scottish winning "TriField", by a friend of mine that had some input into the machine, as you can see it has the Maxton suspension units fitted, amongst other parts. I have had to put the photo onto my web site in the Gallery, as it is to big to load onto here until I can modify it. Go to.http://www.bsaotter.com/ Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's. Are you sure Dave? Is Pete OK Without something to be working on. I should ask him. Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's With regards to main bearings. I thought everyone used the rubber sealed for life bearings, now-a-days, is that not the case then??? Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's, Hi Dave. Yep, You your dad Pete, and Rob, have made a brilliant job of the bike, And yes it could have all have been done in the seventies. When the bike was new! No problem there then! Forks, well, yes progress. Grafix a bit busy for my taste, liked it a lot better before you put them on. :thumbup: OK then Dave What is the next project? Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's. I suggest you read my above posting very slowly, to get what has been said into your head. There is a difference in these oils. Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's . Hi Steveo. Well I don't know a lot about the winning Triumph twin ridden by Steve, but I have been told that it had a modified standard frame, but Steve was considering a Royal Enfield lightweight Crusader frame, but the biggest advantage was the use of the knowledge of the boys from "Maxton", and the forks could have had there cassette units fitted, along with there superior rear twin-shock units. but this is only what I have been told by a third party. Neils Ariel that finished second, I suspect was the same bike that was featured in the Classic Dirt Bike magazine. This had a Mick Grant built engine, in a Paul Jackson frame, forks internals and legs from a Cagiva trail bike, fork yokes and hubs in alloy,from Alan Whitton, a belt drive driven clutch, from a later Beta trials bike, a Pal Speedway magneto, and a modified Villiers S22,carb tuned by his father Peter. And Rockshock rear units. If I find any other details I will let you know. :thumbup: Regards Charlie. Edit forgot the Rockshocks,

Hi Guy's. Nice to see the "Big" bikes back at the top. Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's. Absolutely BRILLIANT, Wonder if he had fitted MZ fork internals inside the Bantam sliders though. You would never know with that man would you. Mind you we did pinch the engine design from him when he had a busy moment, trying to swot flies with his hand. Regards Charlie.