1932 Royal Enfield Bullet motorcycle - GIF

[Altair]

1932 Royal Enfield Bullet motorcycle.




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[jdurand]

seems those valve lifters would have a problem with dirt.

[Frank S]

seems those valve lifters would have a problem with dirt.

Yep but a lot of early engine designs had exposed rockers and other valve train components once overhead valves came about. Even aircraft engines had exposed moving parts

[jdurand]

Yep but a lot of early engine designs had exposed rockers and other valve train components once overhead valves came about. Even aircraft engines had exposed moving parts

True, but motorcycles are apt to get a bit dirtier than an airplane or other vehicle engine.

[Frank S]

True, but motorcycles are apt to get a bit dirtier than an airplane or other vehicle engine.

only because folks are not smart enough to ride them as a transportation vehicle instead of a play toy farm use excepted

[marksbug]

motor cycles are made to play in the dirt with. cars are for the roads.

[Frank S]

Back in the day of 2 strokes for endure racing everyone round these parts absolutely had to have Bankie tuned expansion chambers on their bikes. George Bankie sold 1000s of the things for every make of bike you could imagine. I met George towards the end of the tuned expansion pipe era. He and I started fabricating skids and assembling natural gas compressor units then we went together and started building oil well drilling rigs in 1979

[IntheGroove]

12 cylinders are better...

[marksbug]

I remember way back when when we had a 1917 chevy with exposed valve train. that sucker was one fun ride.

[marksbug]

yes they were made for both.just as tractors were made for transportation across the field.kinda like running shoes...you can also walk in them, or skydive!! I would venture to say that the first motorcycle was rode in the dirt.....and the driver was quite excited to do so. I have ridden off a clif.it's not bad till you land in the top of a tree and hear the limbs/branches breaking....but to my surprise none were broke....but I was. dam I miss those days!!!!!