The Baron's flying machine!

Hey, London's finally getting hip to the ol' bobber thang!
Damn, I used to ride my shovel chopper around wondering if I was
the only geezer in the UK who'd seen The Wild One and
drooled over the trad chops in Iron Horse every month.

Baron Dick Smith, chopping aristocrat, runs a speed and hop-up shop for
people like us in Sarf London. Here's one of his excellent cycles, 'The Delinquent'.

He says: "Hi Guy, this is Dick Smith from the Baron's speed shop. It's been a long haul but we're getting there,
remaking those old hard to find ribbed fenders & those old Bates styled fork covers
as well as the detachable end cap cocktail shaker mufflers & white footrest rubbers for Triumph,.
plus all the other parts we are importing from the States to the UK.

I'd like to thank you for your inspiration with the web-mag & Wes White of Four Aces cycle supply in LA,
who I met through your site, and have now become good friends.
He lent me the nos samples of some hard to find parts to remanufacture here in the UK.

The bike is well hopped up and was painted my good friend Mike Watts.

MOTOR: 750 cc Routt Bore w/ '68 light flywheel,
polished and balanced, Carillo steel rods, 10:1 Compression, Black Diamond competition valves,
R&D valve springs w/ titanium collars and keepers, 2 x 1 3/16" bore Amal monobloc carbs, ported and relieved head,
Harmon and Collins 7229 Drag cams, 1 3Ú4" exhaust pipes (tuned length for drag racing), Lucas competition magneto.

FRAME AND CHASSIS: 1951 Speed Twin, Stock Forks w/ chrome Baron's fork covers, Bates 5 1/2" lamp, Bates vinylhide seat, Stock chrome oilbag, Baron's replica Bates rear fender, Wassal/Bates banana tank,
tyres: Avon 300/21" front, Avon 400/18" rear."