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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Advice on a non-rotating pushrod
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<blockquote data-quote="piggywig" data-source="post: 3444" data-attributes="member: 350"><p><strong>Furness & Searle</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Real Rocker,</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> I noticed your remarks about a big end problem and your naming the engine rebuilder. Big end failure has many possible causes, sometimes the owner! At about that time, early seventies, I also had a twin engine totally rebuilt by the mentioned Furnes & Searle who worked in the old Stevenage Vincent works (Alf & Jack? I seem to remember). In case they are no longer around to comment, the job they did was excellent and after many thousands of miles touring Eastern Europe and a number of long tours to Southern Europe and Nth.Africa the engine required nothing more than routine maintainance. Two years ago when a complete bike rebuild was undertaken, (nothing replaced in all that time) the engine was found to be not unduly worn and serviceable, but rebuilt anyway due to needing repainting.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> This customer was happy with their work as no doubt were many others.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> Col.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="piggywig, post: 3444, member: 350"] [b]Furness & Searle[/b] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Real Rocker,[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2] I noticed your remarks about a big end problem and your naming the engine rebuilder. Big end failure has many possible causes, sometimes the owner! At about that time, early seventies, I also had a twin engine totally rebuilt by the mentioned Furnes & Searle who worked in the old Stevenage Vincent works (Alf & Jack? I seem to remember). In case they are no longer around to comment, the job they did was excellent and after many thousands of miles touring Eastern Europe and a number of long tours to Southern Europe and Nth.Africa the engine required nothing more than routine maintainance. Two years ago when a complete bike rebuild was undertaken, (nothing replaced in all that time) the engine was found to be not unduly worn and serviceable, but rebuilt anyway due to needing repainting.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2] This customer was happy with their work as no doubt were many others.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2] Col.[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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