Good luck...

Fast Eddie · Mar 9, 2020

Good luck to the guy trying to sell this currently:
And if he does sell it... good luck to the buyer, parts not exactly easy to come by at present are they !?

Pre production prototype parts... I wonder what the story is behind this lot...?

74ok · Mar 9, 2020

wonder what this means

no gearbox , uses std sportster item (available on ebay now @£250 )

comet · Mar 9, 2020

That's the guy from Red Max Speedshop in Dunkeswell (near Honiton). Didn't he pull a 961 apart some years ago after having problems with it, and rebuilt it into a flat tracker.

Fredvincent · Mar 9, 2020

comet said:
That's the guy from Red Max Speedshop in Dunkeswell (near Honiton). Didn't he pull a 961 apart some years ago after having problems with it, and rebuilt it into a flat tracker.

Yes. It was called ‘The Swindler’.........

Voodooo · Mar 9, 2020

Fast Eddie said:
Good luck to the guy trying to sell this currently:

And if he does sell it... good luck to the buyer, parts not exactly easy to come by at present are they !?

Pre production prototype parts... I wonder what the story is behind this lot...?

Where’s the oil filter go?

TonyA · Mar 9, 2020

In the timing case , behind the round cover with 4 screws holding it .

Claudio · Mar 9, 2020

This unit is different

74ok · Mar 9, 2020

comet said:
That's the guy from Red Max Speedshop in Dunkeswell (near Honiton). Didn't he pull a 961 apart some years ago after having problems with it, and rebuilt it into a flat tracker.

BritTwit · Mar 9, 2020

Claudio said:
This unit is different

The engine is a Dreer 961 Prototype, with a different timing cover - see the round "points" cover on the front.
The Dreer prototypes had the ignition rotor on the end of the camshaft.
Not sure where the oil filter was located on the prototypes.

Voodooo · Mar 9, 2020

not seeing where the oil filter is.

TonyA said:
In the timing case , behind the round cover with 4 screws holding it .

Voodooo · Mar 9, 2020

BritTwit said:
The engine is a Dreer 961 Prototype, with a different timing cover - see the round "points" cover on the front.
The Dreer prototypes had the ignition rotor on the end of the camshaft.
Not sure where the oil filter was located on the prototypes.

Thanks. That’s my point. Don’t see where the oil filter is. Unless the whole side cover needs to be removed?

robs ss · Mar 9, 2020

Fredvincent said:
Yes. It was called ‘The Swindler’.........

No, no, no - the bike, not SG!

Fast Eddie · Mar 10, 2020

robs ss said:
No, no, no - the bike, not SG!

The bike was called “The Swindler” as a ‘tribute’ to SG. Seriously.

jan nelder · Mar 10, 2020

I have messaged him on behalf of this forum as to what spares he may have.

Madnorton · Mar 10, 2020

Fast Eddie said:
The bike was called “The Swindler” as a ‘tribute’ to SG. Seriously.

Yet to be seen, but who swindled who??

Fast Eddie · Mar 10, 2020

IIRC the guy was so utterly underwhelmed by his experience of dealing with SG, he called the bike thus...

MxMartin · Mar 10, 2020

Voodooo said:
Thanks. That’s my point. Don’t see where the oil filter is. Unless the whole side cover needs to be removed?

Maybe the H-D sportster concept of attaching the oil filter on the chassis was adopted for these early prototypes

Good luck...

Fast Eddie

74ok

comet

Fredvincent

Voodooo

Guest

TonyA

Claudio

74ok

BritTwit

Voodooo

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Voodooo

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robs ss

Fast Eddie

jan nelder

Madnorton

Fast Eddie

MxMartin

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