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| BCS Sponsored Racer:
Andrew Cowell
2007 was an another exciting race season in the AHRMA 500 Sportsman Class on the Redline framed Triumph Daytona.
This
is a total of six Championships with our sponsorship British Cycle
Supply.
I
consider myself fortunate to have the support of BCS and enjoy advertising
such a good company at the race meets across the country. We have been
together for ten successful years and Mark and his crew at BCS are so
good to deal with.
I
thank Mark Appleton for sponsorship and the great crew at BCS including Wayne,
Martin, Gary and Ken for prompt assistance as always. Special
thanks again to Martin Singleton who straightened me out on the ignition on
the Moto Guzzi.
Come
and join us in the paddock and see us racing at one of AHRMA's event across
the country (www.ahrma.org).
I
will enjoy telling you the reasons why BCS is the best British Motorcycle
parts supplier in the country.
We
are always located in the AHRMA tech area and we always seem to have
excitement on and off the track. Next year, we will be campaigning the
Rob North 750 8-valve twin, the Michigan Engineering (Bruce Blake)
sponsored Moto Guzzi in the Battle of the Twins, and of course the 500 Triumph
Daytona
Below is a bit of info/specs on each of the bikes:
The Triumph 500 Daytona:
Constructed in 1997 by Andrew Cowell, I
have campaigned this bike in the 500 Sportsman class with the sponsorship of
British Cycle Supply.
Within this time we have won six
national championships
1998
2001
2003
2004
2005
2007
as well as multiple regional championships within AHRMA.
Most notable feature of this bike is the
frame, a 1972 Redline manufactured Dirt Track frame. Only four of
these frame were made by Redline for the 500 Triumph Daytona and maybe this
is the only sample remaining. This adds plenty of character to this
bike, making it an unusual piece.
Some specs on the 500
Triumph:
Flat track Redline
frame - modified for road Racing
Newby Belt Drive Primary
Custom built yokes by
Dave Dickerson
Barnes rear knock off
Grameca four leading
shoe brake
Modified Cerriani GB
Forks - Michigan Engineering, Bruce Blake
Tank and Seat by Race
Fabricators (me)
Highly modified crank,
flywheel - E & V Engineering, Ed Valiket
Highly modified twin
plug head, titanium valves, etc - Import Machine
Dunlop tires - Bob (grumpy) Barker, Barker Engineering
Pistons, Amal
Carburetors, copper gaskets, push rods, close ration gearbox, cams, rod
seals, Norman Hyde products, K & N filters, oil finters, and much
more - all supplied by British Cycle Supply.
The character of this bike makes it of fun racing against a field of mainly Honda's.
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750 Rob North 8 Valve Nourish:
This 750 Rob North frame originated from DM Engineering
in California who received 12 frames from Triumph USA Racing when
the program closed it's doors.
From DM Engineering a customer names John Lucas ordered
one of these frames to be modified to house the Norrish Twin instead
of the triple.
From 1986 to present, the bike has been campaigned in
the US by various racers including the notable Frank Shockly from
South Carolina.
I campaigned the bike in 2004 on a limited
schedule and won some races. This is an exciting and unusual bike that
is light and fast.
Frame: Factory Rob North Frame assembled by DM
Engineering
Engine: 1972 750 Twin with Nourish 8 valve Conversion
Nourish -
8 Valve Head Assy
Cylinder
Assy
Pistons
Cams
Billet Crank Shaft
Connecting rods
Newby belt drive Primary
5 speed Close ration gear
box
36 mm Amal Mk II's Carbs
Rob North Triple Trees with
Triumph racing forks
Penske Rear Shocks
Triple disc lockheed racing
brake system
Factory Rob North Gas tank, Oil
tank, and fairing
MOTO GUZZI:
Constructed by Manfred Hecht in
1990 under his company name, Raceco Cycles out of Brooklyn NY.,
using special parts from the Swiss Moto Guzzi race company
Transcontinental.
Campaigned professionally from
1990-1997 in Battle of Twins AMA and AHRMA and CCS endurance
series with many wins and championships, ridden mainly by Pete
Johnson and Bobby Griffiths
Motor: 1100 cc +
Wiseco 96 mm pistons
Carillo rods
Dual plug heads
45 mm Smooth bore carbs
Dyna ignition trigger from crank
Factory close ratio gear box
Lightened ram clutch/hydraulic
Chassis:
Transcontinental Mono Shock,
Engine timing chest and rear gearbox cover
Swiss frame builder by Cyril
Matti
Ohlin Mono Shock
Marzochi MIR Fork
Marchesini Wheels full floating
Discs
Brembo - Calipers, radial master
cylinder, rotors
Rob North Nourish 750
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