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I knew I had this somewhere.

What a stunning looking outfit. The front caliper mounts look very similar to ours. Any idea where it is now?

I remember that outfit. Didn't Perry Francis have it later?
Alan had trouble with his legs from what I remember so couldnt ride a kneeler.

steve-e wrote:Alan had trouble with his legs from what I remember so couldnt ride a kneeler.

Which is why Pip Harris was riding a Vincent sitter at the VMCC Festival of 1000 Bikes. He told me that he had new knees and couldn't bend his legs far enough for a kneeler. Mind you, he is in his eighties now - can't imagine us still doing it at that age

Looks great but very top heavy i bet it didn't handle very well

Not at all Richard, they are 10 inch wheels so have a look where the top of the motor is in comparrision :d

Alan was working at Charnwood sidecars a couple of years ago making those fabulous road going outfits with Hayaybusas in etc

Doesn't look any more top heavy than Dad's NSU was. They were a long stroke motor and with the overhead rocker single cam arrangement quite a tall engine all told compared to a bike engine, but quite something compared to other 4 stroke car engines.

Lovely compact motor, a little tall but so neat. Looks more like a bike engine than a car engine.
Same engine but in a solo.


And the modern day version.

Don,t forget small engine, as the gear box is seperate. and air cooled.

Correct Ian :d Maybe Mike Richards should be having a look at one of these instead of a BMW :d
And the car the engine came from.

looks like a prinz? the TT was better with the round headlights
Mum had loads of 'em - we used to play in the engineless ones in the back garden

Also we use to have holes drilled in the floor, so the rain went straight out. and they did handle brilliantly. one year we took the car and four kids and camping equipment to Lydden was it a tight squeeze. :d

An interesting site for NSU engines, this people bring an NSU up to 140 bhp, and sell all parts you need.
This is a German company, but the website it is also in English
http://www.nsu-tt.de/index.en.html

Karl

I know nothing about NSU engines Ian ! but thats never stopped me before

Why didnt any body lay them down like an Imp ? You would need to make a scoop to direct the air through the block and move the oil pick up then it would make it small