phill irving

Number of posts : 358 Registration date : 2007-12-23

hi anyone got a copy of phill irvings tuning for speed they no longer require?

Subject: Tuning for speed Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:40 pm

Hi Nobby,
Are you building your bike for racing? If so then the Phil Irving book is of little use to you as it is seriously 1960 stuff! Get along to a meeting and meet the modern racers, maybe even come along to the practice day at Mallory and see some modern hi-speed bantams giving it some!
To answer you question on the Todd heads, they are a bit out of date and very few of the modern racers have them these days, most are either BTW castings, or specials.
Get racing..
Alan

Number of posts : 358 Registration date : 2007-12-23

alan thanks for your reply, yes im hoping to get to some of the more local meetings this year , im still building up the bike (175) but obviously having a reasonably competative engine is a must, which is holding me back at this point.
all the best for the season ahead

Subject: 175 tuning Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:29 am

Hi Nobby,
Go to the tuning section on the main website pages, there is an excellent section by Brian White that will help you a lot as far as tuning goes. A lot of the bikes that are competitive now, are initially tuned to this standard.
Make sure you get to the meetings to show you are serious, that way you could well get a bike offered.
Good luck
Alan

Subject: Re: phill irving Wed Feb 27, 2008 5:16 am

Hi Nobby,
Good luck with the bike, Alan's right tuning for speed is well out of date & the majority of it is on four strokes , still has good info if you are new to engine building.
Found a copy on ebay, see link below.
Cheers
Nick

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Tuning-For-Speed-Phil-Irving-Motorcycle-PerformanceBook_W0QQitemZ270213511448QQihZ017QQcategoryZ21672QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD4VQQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p1638.m124

Number of posts : 358 Registration date : 2007-12-23

thanks nick.yes i thought maybe it was worth a look, but it seems that things have moved on a bit.

Subject: Phil Irving Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:03 pm

A particularly sycophantic Vincent enthusiast was standing next to Phil Irving, at a Vincent owners Sprint meeting. A fine example of a vee twin was slowly ridden past, and enthusiast says to Phil: "Doesnt that warm the cockles of your heart?" Expecting a remark in agreement, he was taken aback to hear, in a dry antipodean accent, "No mate, I've got self warming cockles"

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