Showing posts with label triumph drag racer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label triumph drag racer. Show all posts

Friday, November 26, 2010

Pre Unit Triumph Drag Bike


This lonely drag bike showed up at my door and I didn't have the heart to turn it away. I picked it up in California though it came out of Pennsylvania a while back, apparently sold by either a friend or some family of the guy who built it. It was run at some tracks here and there and displayed, I don't have any photos of the original set up but I am pretty sure the OIF Triumph tank wasn't part of the original go-fast build plan.



Really cool aftermarket drag frame with a factory rigid rear bolted on. This style frame is different than the Hagon frames I have seen as this one has a full cradle and the motor is not a stressed member of the frame. Backbone is the oil tank.


Needless to say, this bike isn't going to sit around like a slacker, it is going to be put to work. There are a couple bikes ahead of it in line but I am starting the process already gathering some parts I will need to make this bike feel like it has a fulfilled life with purpose and passion. Stay tuned.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

I feel slightly embarassed...


About how excited these carburetors make me. Amal GP 1-5/32" carburetors, with matchbox float. Super clean. I wonder where these could end up?

Tyler

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Joe Aimes's Pre Unit Triumph Drag Bike from the UK



Steve sent us these pics and a bit of info via email, and this bike is just so cool that we had to share:

Morgo 750 big bore kit opened out to 801cc, Morgo p/u rotary pump, cams from norish racing 2 n 514tr, norton gearbox, Hagon drag/sprint frame. I've never heard of Joe Aimes.....and I can't find any stuff on him either.. But the shop that's selling the bike says ....."Here we have the famous Joe Aimes Sprint Drag bike from the early days it is in race ready trim and was purchased by ourselvess as an ornament to hang on our wall in the shop 10 years ago, Joe told us that the machine had just undergone a complete overhaul ready to race for the next season but times had changed for him and it was time to pack up his racing.."







All I know is that Joe Aimes knows how to build a bad ass motorcycle.