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[Oldfeller]

52 minutes ago, Stubby said:

My first proper road going British bike was a 250 Ariel Arrow 2 stroke twin . If riding into a head wind it would do 60mph in forth but 65mph in third 🙂 My last British bike was a Royal Enfield 700cc Constellation with twin leading shoe front brake . I had Triumphs and BSA bikes and others in between .  .  

I recall racing one belonging to a mate, his was the "super sports" version, 

as I had a Tribsa with a tiger 110 motor I thought it would be a walkover, I got quite the surprise when he took off from the line, and seemed quicker than I anticipated, he kept with me to just over 80 and then I left him behind  in the distance.

the ariel was bog standard, they did have a bit of a following back then, but most had c15,s ss80,s, tiger cubs,royal enfields, ajs/matchless, even a few francis barnets.

I saw a few tuned versions later and they were even quicker.

IIRC they were good in the twisties, the low center of gravity helped no doubt.

Edited 8 hours ago by Oldfeller

[Stubby]

1 hour ago, Oldfeller said:

I recall racing one belonging to a mate, his was the "super sports" version, 

as I had a Tribsa with a tiger 110 motor I thought it would be a walkover, I got quite the surprise when he took off from the line, and seemed quicker than I anticipated, he kept with me to just over 80 and then I left him behind  in the distance.

the ariel was bog standard, they did have a bit of a following back then, but most had c15,s ss80,s, tiger cubs,royal enfields, ajs/matchless, even a few francis barnets.

I saw a few tuned versions later and they were even quicker.

IIRC they were good in the twisties, the low center of gravity helped no doubt.

Was it a twin carb " Goldie " with the higher comp heads ? 

[Oldfeller]

46 minutes ago, Stubby said:

Was it a twin carb " Goldie " with the higher comp heads ? 

not sure about the heads, but it had a single inch and a 1/16th amal instead of the usual 7/8", and yes it was Golden  and I had a go on it, the brakes were feckin' crap, far too small and ineffective for the performance.

as it happens I have a new amal inch and 1/16th carb in the shed, never been on a bike, 300 odd quid now.

Edited 6 hours ago by Oldfeller

[openspaceman]

5 hours ago, Stubby said:

My first proper road going British bike was a 250 Ariel Arrow 2 stroke twin

I used to borrow one of my mate's dad's Leader. Often when my Enfield was in bits.Whenever we would go downhill on overrun he would shout at me to declutch.  He was 9 months younger than I and we lost touch but he became a leading brain surgeon till he retired, we never did ride together.

Edited 3 hours ago by openspaceman
typo and reason for borrow

[Stubby]

4 hours ago, Oldfeller said:

not sure about the heads, but it had a single inch and a 1/16th amal instead of the usual 7/8", and yes it was Golden  and I had a go on it, the brakes were feckin' crap, far too small and ineffective for the performance.

as it happens I have a new amal inch and 1/16th carb in the shed, never been on a bike, 300 odd quid now.

The high comp heads had the spark plug going in at right angles to the head and the lower comp heads they went in at a slight angle . 

[Oldfeller]

38 minutes ago, Stubby said:

The high comp heads had the spark plug going in at right angles to the head and the lower comp heads they went in at a slight angle . 

 

39 minutes ago, Stubby said:

The high comp heads had the spark plug going in at right angles to the head and the lower comp heads they went in at a slight angle . 

I honestly don't remember anything about the heads,Stubby,  to be fair it was a long while ago, I can't even remember the blokes surname. only Gary something.