dixie Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 A chap was at the Exmoor on a 360 james, did they exist ?? Sounded really crisp. is it a griphon scrambler head ??? I need to know all about it , I could never be a rich man , i spend it in my head before i ever get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big john Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 A chap was at the Exmoor on a 360 james, did they exist ??Sounded really crisp. is it a griphon scrambler head ??? I need to know all about it , I could never be a rich man , i spend it in my head before i ever get it Oh yes, they were very common in the 1960's, everyone had them....not! Big John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 I think they did try a 360 but not sure it ever went into production. Maurice Brayford (I think) has ridden a 360 James for as long as I can remember and it is supposed to be an original bike. Having picked it up off him in a section a good few years ago I can well believe it is original as it felt like it weighed as much as the Suzuki Bandit I had at the time. The current version of the 360 conversion has been tried by one or two people and I've heard nothing positive about it. Pete Carson was trying one and gave up with it and he has access to a lot of Villiers expertise with the people he knows. I really wouldn't bother to be honest, the 250 with modern ignition, exhaust and airbox design has more than enough power for any classic section. 360 just isn't needed - unless you just want it of course which is an entirely different matter. I'd never argue against opinion that says we can never have enough toys to play with... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minislim Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 this would be the bike! http://www.trialscentral.com/user_photos/a...es/IMG_6752.htm the barrel was developed by John Burns of Moto cross motors in oldham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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