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From: me here on 3 Apr 2010 23:19 Was sorting out some old british carby parts in the shed and came across an Amal style remote carby bowl which is different to every other one I've seen. It looks to be early twenties (prewar) manufacture as it is made from bronze as early Amals were. The bowl has no markings. The bowl lid is stamped Binks on the raised hexi nut boss (which later became part of Amal) and Amal Birmingham is cast into it. However, the BIG difference is that the banjo fitting is vertical and not horizontal. So it is either to be fitted on a carby body with a vertical (side feed) banjo OR quite possibly it is made to be remotely mounted on the frame away from the carby body in some way. Has anyone any idea what this is off of (either carby or M/cycle) ?
From: atec7 7 ""atec77 " on 4 Apr 2010 00:34 me here wrote: > Was sorting out some old british carby parts in the shed and came > across an Amal style remote carby bowl which is different to every > other one I've seen. > > It looks to be early twenties (prewar) manufacture as it is made from > bronze as early Amals were. > > The bowl has no markings. > > The bowl lid is stamped Binks on the raised hexi nut boss (which later > became part of Amal) and Amal Birmingham is cast into it. > > However, the BIG difference is that the banjo fitting is vertical and > not horizontal. > > So it is either to be fitted on a carby body with a vertical (side > feed) banjo OR quite possibly it is made to be remotely mounted on the > frame away from the carby body in some way. > > Has anyone any idea what this is off of (either carby or M/cycle) ? > > > > > Might well be an Alcohol unit ? ( no no I mean methanol)
From: me here on 4 Apr 2010 00:44 atec7 7 wrote: > me here wrote: > > Was sorting out some old british carby parts in the shed and came > > across an Amal style remote carby bowl which is different to every > > other one I've seen. > > > > It looks to be early twenties (prewar) manufacture as it is made > > from bronze as early Amals were. > > > > The bowl has no markings. > > > > The bowl lid is stamped Binks on the raised hexi nut boss (which > > later became part of Amal) and Amal Birmingham is cast into it. > > > > However, the BIG difference is that the banjo fitting is vertical > > and not horizontal. > > > > So it is either to be fitted on a carby body with a vertical (side > > feed) banjo OR quite possibly it is made to be remotely mounted on > > the frame away from the carby body in some way. > > > > Has anyone any idea what this is off of (either carby or M/cycle) ? > > > > > > > > > > > Might well be an Alcohol unit ? ( no no I mean methanol) Here's a photo so you can see what it looks like. http://users.picknowl.com.au/~gloaming_agnet/info.html
From: atec7 7 ""atec77 " on 4 Apr 2010 04:43 atec7 7 > wrote: > me here wrote: >> Was sorting out some old british carby parts in the shed and came >> across an Amal style remote carby bowl which is different to every >> other one I've seen. >> >> It looks to be early twenties (prewar) manufacture as it is made from >> bronze as early Amals were. >> >> The bowl has no markings. >> >> The bowl lid is stamped Binks on the raised hexi nut boss (which later >> became part of Amal) and Amal Birmingham is cast into it. >> >> However, the BIG difference is that the banjo fitting is vertical and >> not horizontal. >> >> So it is either to be fitted on a carby body with a vertical (side >> feed) banjo OR quite possibly it is made to be remotely mounted on the >> frame away from the carby body in some way. >> >> Has anyone any idea what this is off of (either carby or M/cycle) ? >> >> >> >> >> > Might well be an Alcohol unit ? ( no no I mean methanol) Looking at the picture has to be pre wwII but last time I saw something even remotely like it was off an old Indian from the mid 1930's I ran a modern version on a 500cc Bsa around 1971 when racing as the bowl was a twist and drop but was much more robustly built ( on pure Alchohol)
From: Jordan on 4 Apr 2010 04:53
me here wrote: > However, the BIG difference is that the banjo fitting is vertical and > not horizontal. > It is meant to be bolted to the base of a carburettor in the usual way, and the carburettor is mounted sideways. This was done on some bikes for clearance reasons. Jordan |