Notethesubstantial
engineplates,and
thewellformed
alloysheetmaking
upthesidepanels.MikeWinwood,are
youstilloutthere?tube hold the engineoil too and lighter 16
gaugebut still one-inchdiametertube made
the rear sub frame.
Unwillingto use aVelo clutchfor
scrambling,the pair settledon an AMC
Burman type gearboxwith its toughclutch.
The primarydrive washousedin Royal
Enfieldchaincasesand neededalittle
alternativethinkingto line everythingup.
Doingaway with the standardengineshaft
shockabsorber,Winwoodseniormadea
bearingcarrier to housean extrabearingand
spigottedit to the crankcaseand then used
aVilliersenginesprocket on the original
shaft.The reasoningwasthe Burman clutch
had shockabsorbingrubbersinsideit so
shouldtakethe stressesout of the drive
train.Mountingthe engineand gearboxwas
doneusing^3 ⁄ 8 in alloyengineplateswith the
advantagesof beingstiff and light.
Carrying the wheelsat eitherend is
handledby aBSA swingingarmand
modifiedBSA forks. The rear is reasonably
conventionalwith the swingingarmmounted
as normal and the popularBeezerqd type
hub with ascramblessize rim lacedon.022 SuperProfile_044.indd 23 03/08/201710:28:25