The haul.

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It's for two projects so thought it fit better in here. 

The haul from yesterday's odyssey. Race pistons (75mm), dlc coated valves, kibblewhite springs, big bore barrels, low comp cosworth pistons, beautifully painted cases and various stuff, zinc plated bolts/spindles etc pan widgetspan widgetpan widgetMspan widget

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Found the markings on the valve stems, they're kibblewhite black diamond valves. £60 each and there's 49 of them, two sets plus spares. 

So there's four grand in the pic of valves and springs. Race stuff is stupidly expensive.

[Swiss Toni]

I’m already starting to dribble!

[imago]

2 hours ago, Swiss Toni said:

I’m already starting to dribble!

As usual when that sort of engine stuff turns up it was just a random out of the blue conversation. The stuff Brian did looks the nuts, can't wait to see it wrapped in a draw through.

[DAZ]

It is looking more and more like you've got two EPIC builds on the go, some really nice bits you've got and I'm sure there will be many more exclusive parts revealed , thanks sharing 

Edited December 7, 2023 by DAZ
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9 minutes ago, DAZ said:

It is looking more and more like you've got two EPIC builds on the go, some really nice bits you've got and I'm sure there will be many more exclusive parts revealed , thanks sharing 

I was a bit thrown when the Dresda came up tbh. didn't want to pass the chance, but didn't have a plan for it and the special frame stuff isn't really my thing. Once the dust settled and I had chance to think it through the plan sorted itself out really.

Use all the oddball rarities that I'd been holding onto for the right bike, go to town on the shiny stuff and build something that would be quite special and a shop window for the business. Very fortunate to have a few additional bits turn up that suit it perfectly like the Saxon wheels and those one off small batch race pistons. Have a bit of fun on it, take it to a show or two, then move it on to (hopefully) get the money back out of it and let someone who's more into that type of bike than I am use it. I'll be a bit sad to see some of the stuff go as there's literally no chance of replacing them, but equally they're sod all use to me or anyone else sat on the racking.

It'll be spec'd up well enough to be a useful classic track weapon, look good enough to just go to shows with it, and/or a perfectly usable road bike as long as you're young and flexible enough to hunch up on it or only use it for short blasts.