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Originally Posted by Mr.R
Hi Mark,
I've fitted an oilcooler in the nose of my old bevel 900, in the colder months of the year I blank it with an alloy plate.
Lots of racers just gaffer tape up the appature.
Norman Hyde who advertises in the classic mag's sells oilcooler conversion kits for old Triumps etc, part of the kit is a thermostat/bypass valve, he may sell these separately?
Steve
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Hi Steve, Christ thats a name from the past! He must be getting on a bit? I remember in the 70's him doing loads of stuff on the racing triples for the factory. My memory is a bit vague at the moment but i seem to remember him doing a monstrous triple based sidecar. But it was the Rob North framed bikes that did it for me...i used to drool over those bikes! I'm kicking myself nowadays because going back to 1992 i was at a "crossroads": buy one of the new hinckley triples or ressurect my old bonnie into one of Norman Hydes creations based on a North lookalike (think it was the Hyde Harrier).. i bought a triple and sold the bonnie (actually that year i did a number of stupid things: i got engaged, bought a house, sold a bonnie T120, a T140 and the most heinous crime ever committed: got rid of a T110...all in the name of love!!!! B*gger! I still love Triumphs)
Back to the Duke:
Cheers for bringing back Normans name to my memory
got a feeling i may just find some useful stuff there so i'm off for a mooch around. Strange how this website and especially this forum sends people off on a tangent and possible wallett bashing
Mark