Cutaway CB750 Engine leaves for a new home with Sammy Miller

[SteveD CB500K0]

I have looked after this engine for the last 8 years. It's lived in the barn with the (now all gone) dozen or so motorcycles and miscellaneous parts that formed "Nirvana Motorcycles".

It was built in the early 90s by Dave Jupp (of VJMC fame) from a set of F2 crankcases that had suffered from a chain "blow" and various other scrap pieces that were about. It lived in Tippetts Motors showroom in Surbiton until the inevitable glass/chrome corporate refurb consigned it to the scrapheap. No room for this sort of thing in a modern motorcycle dealer.



Dave did a fantastic job. He split the duplex primary chain and half of it descends into the box below where there lives a large electric motor with a small electronic timer. Press the button and the motor ran for about 60 seconds before resetting. A glass mirror case and internal lighting completed the show.

I decided that the engine had to find a new home (not least because the owner of the barn was retiring and wanted to sell up and move to the coast), but had to be sure that it went somewhere that would appreciate and look after it.

Sammy Miller fitted the bill and after a few calls they admitted that they had just completed a new extension to the museum and that this would make a fitting addition to the new exhibits.



Today, Bill (the curator) came down and collected the engine for the beginning of the next stage of its life...





More soon.

[UK Pete]

Nice one steve , glad it went to a museum
pete

[Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP)]

Plus one with  that great
Cheers
Bitsa

[SteveD CB500K0]

I will keep you all posted on progress.

I feel an SOHC meet coming up.


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[RGP750]

Great idea Steve ,i Feel another SM visit coming on.

[AshimotoK0]

Great idea Steve ,i Feel another SM visit coming on.

Never been there is it a good venue?

[RGP750]

Yes Ash a good day out,lovely countryside down there as well, mostly British though.
Good for a summer ride, but watch for holiday makers

[Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP)]

Yep
Rich beat me to it
Cheers
Ralph

[steff750]

  yes saw that doing the shows years ago niffty bit of kit

[Sparrow1]

Well done Steve and Sammy Miller!
  Looks very interesting and is probably very rare away from Honda Japan.

  Can I remind those enquiring or otherwise about Sammy's fab museum in the New Forest that I'm organising a VJMC, Honda sponsored Japanese Day at Sammy's on Sunday, 14th June. Last year it attracted 300 Jap bikes - many Pre 90 and lots of 'Classics'. Prizes start from £100.00. There is a 'Best Girl Bike' too! Loads of outside seating and grub! We may well have some Jap stands selling possible interesting hardware - you never know, one might spot something they're looking for!😉
  Be good to meet some of you there if it's not too far to travel of course, 14th June!😊

  Nige.
 

[Johnwebley]

about 155 mls each way for me,

   but its a thought

[Drew400]

It's worth a trip there just to see the 4-cylinder 50cc engine/bike!

[SteveD CB500K0]

This one, you mean...

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[Drew400]

That's the chappie!

Well done, ta,

D.

[Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP)]

AMAZING NEVER SEEN THAT AFORE.Anyone got a penny for a piston?
Thanks
Bitsa