My SWM 350 XN 1982

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morpheus
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Re: My SWM 350 XN 1982

Post by morpheus » Tue Feb 15, 2011 6:13 pm

Pete Low wrote:And a totally different back wheel with brake on the nearside.
Also an oil drain in the lower top frame tube above yhe rocker cover? :ugeek:
Oil pressure transmitter for the warning light! ;)

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mick

Re: My SWM 350 XN 1982

Post by mick » Tue Feb 15, 2011 8:13 pm

Quite corect young Bunker. At the time the British Army was looking for a replacement for the Can-Am 250's SWM (Speedy Working Motors) was going into liquidationThey had the XN Tornado in both 350cc and 500cc capacities. Seemingly Jeff Clews bought one in Italy, one in Switzerland one in England ( 3 were needed to compte for contract). The story is told in "Rolling Thunder" and the rest is history and our obsession.

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madmax-kees

Re: My SWM 350 XN 1982

Post by madmax-kees » Wed Feb 16, 2011 11:25 pm

nick wrote:Great rebuild and nice pictures too - but is it really a 350 not a 500? I too thought it was an Armstrong.... I wait to be educated :?
the cylinder and head and crank from a ktm gs 600 560 cc
40 mm dellorto carb
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Re: My SWM 350 XN 1982

Post by Wirralman » Mon Feb 21, 2011 5:35 pm

When those of us who went to Normandy last year bumped into the Armstrong production manager, he told us that the first few MT500s were built using frames made by SWM.
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