 ( Little Alice )   As the advert showed her June 2012 Photography by J. Borowski   Specification: Engine 746cc flat-twin 4-stroke side valve producing 22-hp Gearbox: 4-speed forward with 1 reverse gear ( original gearbox had no reverse ) Weight Dry: 350kgs / 770lbs with sidecar Electrics 6 volt positive earth. Crew of 3 with a top speed of 85kmh / 52mph Built in the U.S.S.R. in 1956 Little Alice joined us in June 2012 after answering an advert on Ebay. Running , registered and with an M.O.T. we just had to play with her. But with old motorcycles life is never that simple and Russian build quality has to be seen to be believed .  machine and fitting of the later reverse gear equipped gearbox.    November 2012 both barrels need re-boring and play found in the big end on left hand con rod . December 2012 barrels and crankshaft sent via Jerry to Poland for re-bore , new pistons and overhaul of the crankshaft.   Snow chains and short shovels. Lingfield Show August 2013 M72 along side Martin's Wehrmacht marked Ural Eastbourne Air-show July 2013  Gearbox end casing showing broken support for the first motion shaft. Trying to track down a replacement gearbox or new cover. June 2015 Another gearbox was sourced via Ebay from the Ukraine over the summer of 2015. Total of 3 gearboxes have now been fitted so far !  December 2018 Another strip down of the engine to replace the parts we should have spent the extra money doing in 2012 All new valves and camshaft as the points cam part was badly worn and damaged by past mechanics also fitted an engine breather which was missing and we weren't even aware should be fitted.    |
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