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  • #31
    I remember seeing a BSA used there, but I didn't see a Greeves. I even have a pic of said BSA.....somewhere!

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    • #32
      I remember that BSA (C15T?) at Earls Court. I had a go on it. Might still have the certificate for my "clean".....somewhere!
      Colin Sparrow

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      • #33
        I remember it as a 71 model Trail BSA without the motor but with a huge battery and a small electric system. I have a slide of it somewhere, but the digital copy I made seems to have disappeared. When I went, the queue was so long I gave up waiting!

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        • #34
          Click image for larger version  Name:	Electric BSA.jpg Views:	1 Size:	436.2 KB ID:	73552

          I rode an electric C15Tat Earls Court in 1964. It was sponsored by Filtrate Oils.

          And I've even managed to dig out the certificate - after 55 years!

          Happy days...

          Colin Sparrow

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          • #35
            Filtrate, now that's a name from the past. contained colloidal graphite http://www.voc.uk.com/net/docs/4.2/4.2-437-20.pdf
            Last edited by John Wakefield; 11/01/2019, 05:51 PM. Reason: pdf added

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            • #36
              I rode an Electric Francis Barnett or James at the Earls Court Show many years ago, it was powered by a car starter motor and a car battery, the section was timed as well as being observed.

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              • #37
                Earls Court, as I remember Greeves with a car battery where the engine should be and a starter motor instead of the gearbox... but it was 1960 something or other.

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                • #38
                  I think a few memories are dimmed. Greeves, Fany Barnet James I went to most of the shows in the 1960's and only remember the BSA electric bikes (that Colin rode), modified 250 Trailblazers powered by a car starter motor and car battery. All a bit crude and hardly ground breaking proper electric trials bikes. Apparently Filtrate did this subsequent years as a Paul Hawes got a certificate like Colin's in 1966 see his letter in Classic Bike 28/12/16 https://www.pressreader.com/uk/class...82308204762306
                  Last edited by John Wakefield; 12/01/2019, 01:19 PM.

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                  • #39
                    Yes, the one I have a slide of was a Trailblazer, probably from a line of bikes which had wrecked engines.....No names.....but Teepol in Castrol oil cans comes into the equation!

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                    • #40
                      Originally posted by John Wakefield View Post
                      Filtrate, now that's a name from the past. contained colloidal graphite http://www.voc.uk.com/net/docs/4.2/4.2-437-20.pdf
                      I put some in my Norton Big4 600cc side valve sidecar outfit during the 1960,s and it made a big difference to its performance.

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                      • #41
                        A 650cc available soon. The new Royal Enfield 650 Interceptor looks like it could be a good seller for them, first reports and tests are very positive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6R8XFiEbhQ

                        Prices
                        Interceptor INT 650 - Standard / Orange Crush
                        £5500

                        Interceptor INT 650 - Custom / Ravishing Red
                        £5700

                        Interceptor INT 650 - Chrome /
                        Glitter & Dust
                        £5990

                        Last edited by John Wakefield; 10/02/2019, 10:48 PM.

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                        • #42
                          We don't like to talk about Glitter these days.....

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                          • #43
                            Hi KevinLS, i read your post, I bought a decent 1975 Moto Morini 3 1/2 Strada about five years ago after reading many reviews online here. knowing the engine needed rebuilding; the PO had a leaking fuel tap that flooded the crankcase with oil and washed the lube out of the big end shells, It has sat forlornly in the corner of my shop, always being passed over by another project. I had the tank and side cover painted when I brought it home, other than its just collected dust.

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