FT: Frame (Twin) Early Rapide Research: 1947

[A-BCD]

I don't want to Bamboozle you, but a Poplar choice for a twin would be Pear. ( think I'll rest on my laurels now, oak ? )

 

[Howard]

Enough!! I really don't pine for the days when puns were poplar, they make me sick or more.



H

 

[A-BCD]

your attitude stumped me at first - then I twigged what you meant !!

 

[Peter Holmes]

Yes, all extremely amusing, and I am sure that if I had the time or the inclination I could incorporate many words loosely associated with wood or trees, knot, root, bark and leaf spring to mind, but does anyone know what generator is being used to charge the wooden battery and how it was driven?

 

[Howard]

It seems to be belt driven inside that pretty belt guard. I can't see much of the actual generator (alternator?), but it doesn't look that much bigger (if at all) than the 2cv one used by the Walkernator. If that's the regulator under the seat it might give a clue, but it's not one I recognise.

H

 

[A-BCD]

They made a Vindian before the Indian-Vincent, but maybe they used the same generator as it was probably a stock item for Indian. Might be able to identify it from this picture ?

 

[A-BCD]

FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, NO PICTURE IS SHOWN ??

 

[b'knighted]

I think that Howard is referring to the blue Vindian which is fogging the issue. I don't think he can see the wood for the trees!
I seem to recall reading that the Vincent Indian in the picture on the link (http://strokeman0.tripod.com/Vincent/vincent-day.htm ) provided by Trev was unfinished and dummied up for the photo. Hence the wooden block instead of a battery. The intention was to build a bike for the American market and it was intended to use the same lamps, switches and American dynamo as the Vindian, but obviously with a more upright drive system. At the time of the photo the dynamo didn't need to be working as no battery was there to be charged.
See http://strokeman0.tripod.com/Vincent/images/Vincent_Indian_pic_9.jpg for the prototype in question.

 

[Howard]

I think that Howard is referring to the blue Vindian which is fogging the issue. I don't think he can see the wood for the trees!
I seem to recall reading that the Vincent Indian in the picture on the link (http://strokeman0.tripod.com/Vincent/vincent-day.htm ) provided by Trev was unfinished and dummied up for the photo. Hence the wooden block instead of a battery. The intention was to build a bike for the American market and it was intended to use the same lamps, switches and American dynamo as the Vindian, but obviously with a more upright drive system. At the time of the photo the dynamo didn't need to be working as no battery was there to be charged.
See http://strokeman0.tripod.com/Vincent/images/Vincent_Indian_pic_9.jpg for the prototype in question.

All I got were some black and white photos. and your latest link goes to a nearly blank page.

H

 

[b'knighted]

While I have seen this picture before I have not had access to it at this resolution.
By enlarging (with a single click) much more detail becomes visible. There are details I have never noticed before like the headlamp mounting, the simmonds nuts on the handle bar clamps and balance beam pivot, the top girdraulic padbolts having their nuts on the back (I'm sure I fit them on the front), silvery propstand plates and lower spring cases, regulator on pillion plate. Even the engine number is legible.
What a great picture. Does anyone have similar quality pictures of the other side?