Harlton Norley... not, in fact, a village in Cheshire....

http://www.diagnosis2012.co.uk/angloamerican.html

[Pa]

I really enjoyed that Bro !!! Thanks !!!! Pa

they were well-known, if not common, at one time. Harley 45" and to a much lesser extent, Indian engines were available NOS from various dealers at near-scrap prices in the 60s and early 70s and British chassis were available from breakers at similar prices. I know someone who has had four or five Featherbed Norton frames hanging in his rafters for about 30 years now.... I have three of those Ariel frames which were cheap at the time, and you couldn't give BSA or Albion gearboxes away, I used one as a doorstop for years.

The "chopper" movement did huge damage by ferreting out and cutting up huge quantities of good gear that was just laid aside....

Hey Britt ,Thanks so much.That was really a great read,very inspiratial .

thanks for the link..

I would like to have a swing arm frame for my BSA 4 speed transmission---WL/KH engine combo. Frames here in Germany.. not so easy to come across

George

If I were building a bike of that sort now I would go to Unity Equipe http://www.unityequipe.com/html/products.html for a new, replica Featherbed frame. The BSA A7/A10 frame won't take a 45" engine without either cutting and welding to extend the engine bay, or major engine work to eliminate the generator and substitute a crank-mounted alternator ( Dr Dick's "Frankenstein" bike is an example of this ). None of the A50/A65/OIF frames come close to fitting. None of the BSA forks come close to the Norton units, least of all the A7/A10 variety

Unity are a long-established company if you are fussy about the "heritage" side, and their frame is a seriously good piece of kit

45brit
I am running a short 12V alternator that spins ouside the housing on my 42U and also on my 46FL. One of those may be short enough to do what you need.
F

do you mean one of these? http://www.ebay.com/itm/GENERATOR-ALTER ... es&vxp=mtr

that's quite interesting. I don't believe it would fit any twin-downtube frame such as a BSA A10, but it would probably fit a single down-tube frame such as a rigid Ariel or BSA where there is some clearance available