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#16 Post by **Kwackerz** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:07 am

It's not Jap.

It's engine displacement is 1000cc.

D-Rider · #17 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:21 am

Yeah - I've been searching "4 cylinder 2-stroke 1970s" for a while ... all to no avail.

Perhaps I should add "folding front end" to the search criteria .....

#18 Post by **Kwackerz** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:36 am

It's not

Japanese
Swedish
German
British
American
Italian

There ya go. that narrows it down.

It was also the only 4 Cylinder produced by that Company who were quite into GPs as well as off road stuff

#19 Post by **Kwackerz** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:15 pm

And it's Spanish..

D-Rider · #20 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:31 pm

Ah - its an Ossa Byra 1000

Surprisingly, it's from Spain (yes Gio - Kwackerz told me that!)

Used in the 1972 Barcelona 24hr race - made from two 488cc OSSA Yankee twins.

Nice one Kwackerz

#21 Post by **Kwackerz** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:53 pm

I found that bike originally about 4 years ago, Jorge had an OSSA dirtbike in at Rene to get an exhaust made up. I had a search on the Net for OSSA and found that

Reckon if they'd produced that properly, they wouldve been onto a winner. Shame.

Gio · #22 Post by **Gio** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:58 pm

Maybe its time to go back and have a weekly quiz.

#23 Post by **Kwackerz** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:19 pm

A fine idea, Pete!

I quite like the idea. I used to find I learnt lots from them. Someone'd put up an interesting looking bike and you'd either pick up l;oads of interesting stuff along the way on a search for it, or come the end when it was found, there was usually some interesting history behind it!

Gio · #24 Post by **Gio** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 6:03 pm

Exactly.

10 or 20 questions?

Need to be tough but with a hint as to what they could be ie 1st bike with an overhead camshaft etc.

#25 Post by **Kwackerz** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 6:28 pm

Hehe.. I dunno.. 20?

I'll let you do the first weekly competition, seeing as you sugested it!!

Gio · #26 Post by **Gio** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:15 pm

Kwackerz wrote:Hehe.. I dunno.. 20?

I'll let you do the first weekly competition, seeing as you sugested it!!

ta

Should we do it on a Friday? with the cut off the following one.

I'll try for this one but it might be the following as I'm working at the shop

#27 Post by **Kwackerz** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:47 pm

Yup, you stick it up on a friday when yer ready, answers to follow the following friday.

Just dont forget to vet photos for names or logos, Dont name the photos 'ducatione.jpg or something!!

I know...you know that already..!

Gio · #28 Post by **Gio** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:18 pm

Kwackerz wrote:Yup, you stick it up on a friday when yer ready, answers to follow the following friday.

Just dont forget to vet photos for names or logos, Dont name the photos 'ducatione.jpg or something!!

I know...you know that already..!

might be good if you wanna chuck a spanner in the works

#29 Post by **Kwackerz** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 10:49 pm

Speaking of spanner chucking...

What on earth could this be?!

Bet this was good to work on.

#30 Post by **Kwackerz** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 10:50 pm

Yes I know the pic is big, it's meant to be so you can appreciate the craftsmanship that's been applied to the Bike.