jordi Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SWM-Twinshock-Trials-TL320-/331073166800?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item4d157f9dd0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldilocks Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 Comical. climber mated to air cooled barrel ? Gas Gas forks maybe. How many swm bits are left. Darth Vader has more original parts. Could have bought any modern bike brand new for less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineaway Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 Great Looking bike. Too bad he is trying to get the 100 labor hours he paid out of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axulsuv Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 !!!! OMG !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bambam_n_chunx Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 Poor lad could only afford to put rim decals on one wheel so he must need the cash for xmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stroke4stroke Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 Even more hopeful? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-TL125s-1977-Classic-Twinshock-Trials-motorcycle-motor-bike/200999937367?rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D286%26meid%3D3468952557064791493%26pid%3D100005%26prg%3D1048%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D331073166800%26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 Acquired taste? At that price not many would want a fiddle bike that probably bends too many rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axulsuv Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 My memory must be fading ... I could've sworn the TL125 I had as a teenager was a 5 speed .... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SWM-Twinshock-Trials-TL320/331106485881?_trksid=p2047675.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D11%26meid%3D4129281008176715455%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D1005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D331073166800%26 on again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Think this is the one where the tank is part of the frame ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Yes, Rob Homer was asked to do it in the same manner he'd made a Bantam frame where the tank was part of the frame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Thanks Dave, thought I had dreamt it. Any idea what this is supposed to achieve, or is just a engineering exercise? Wonder if they changed how the coil is mounted, fiddly with no tank in the way ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Why the original Bantam was done like that I don't know, as you say, probably just an engineering exercise as Rob Homer is a quite a handy fabricator etc. and it was his own bike I think. The coil on the SWM was still up under the 'tank' and yes, very difficult to get at, evidenced in it's first trial when it wouldn't start which was caused by the lead hanging out of it. Getting it back on was not easy... A conventional tank would have made it a lot easier to deal with. The bike has changed a bit since then, Aprilia watercooled engine with aircooled top end, longer swingarm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 I thought dave 444 built it, colour "scheme" would suggest it ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 He did the original build yes and he took some stick on that first trial when, in all its bling and glory, it wouldn't start... sorry mate, if you read this.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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