Electric Starter On My '79 Bonny

[Glenn]

My '79 Bonny is in a town close to Lancaster, PA where the legend Bob "Ozzie" Oswald is fitting her up with several new features. An electric starter, a primary belt drive, a rear belt drive, an external oil filter and a front master cylinder reservoir. I can hardly wait to go back up in a few weeks to pick her up, bring her home and ride, ride, ride!!! If you are not familiar with his patented devices look him up at QPD or Quiet Power Drive in a search engine or email me at [email protected] and I will be glad to point you in his direction. He is a great guy.

 

[CarlS]

Very good. Let us know how you like the mods. Give us a ride report. :y115:

 

[Glenn]

I definately will. Hopefully I will get it back around the first of the year. Not a good time to be going to the Lancaster, PA area because of snow.

 

[The Seeker]

Lancaster gets pretty mild winters normally....only when there is a Noreaster do they get dumped on.

 

[Rocky]

I had never heard of Bob Oswald until this and the welcome threads started. I took a look at his web site and I was very impressed by his products and engineering skills.

 

[CarlS]

I would love to meet him. I'm impressed!

 

[Glenn]

The next time you are in the area, please contact him and go over to meet him. He has a nice looking Norton in his barn. He is a wealth of information and loves to talk. I was there for 4-5 hours and could have stayed longer but had to get back to my step daughters in Alexandria, VA which was 2 1/2 hours away. I look forward to going back up to see him when he finishes my bike. My wife and I plan on going up for a couple of days to sight see before I go pick up the bike. He calls from time to time and we just chat. I am also very impressed with his starter system as well. A much better system than the Sprag Clutch system Triumph came up with.

 

[The Seeker]

If you're going to do the tourist thing around Lancaster, don't let your Wife anywhere near Reading's factory outlets or else you'll come home poor!

BTW....I don't know when they hold them or if the plant is still open (with the economy), but York is nearby with their factory tours of the Harley-Davidson factory.

 

[grandpaul]

I've never met Bob in person, but have known of him for many years, always appreciated his work, and chatted with him last year regarding a quote for a potential conversion on a client restoration.

Pricey? Yep.

Top grade? Yep.

You get what you pay for.

WE NEED PIX!!!!

 

[CarlS]

I second the pix!!

 

[Glenn]

I haven't gotten on here in a while. I guess the reason is because my bike is 700 miles away I just don't have a lot to talk about.

 

[Glenn]

I forgot to add his website link.
http://quietpowerdrive.com/QPDhtm/PrimaryBeltDrives.htm

 

[CarlS]

I would like to try a belt drive on Mae Lyne's T100 with hack. The downside is the ratios.

 

[Glenn]

According to Ozzie and several others who have belt drive there are no downsides. There are only upsides.

 

[CarlS]

I will investigate it. I have her bike pretty well dialed in for the hack by using a 17 tooth primary sprocket and a larger rear tire.

 

[Glenn]

I talked to Ozzie yesterday and he indicated that my bike is in the final stages and I will be able to pick it up next month. As soon as I get her home I will take her for a spin and send pictures and a report. The electric start will be a wonderful addition as well as the external oil filter. He is also adding (replacing the original) a rectangular brake fluid reservoir for the front brake.

 

[The Seeker]

Your bike originally had a rectangular brake fluid reservoir?

 

[CarlS]

Glenn, I added QPD to our Yellow Pages listings.

 

[Glenn]

Great.

 

[Glenn]

I spoke to Ozzie yesterday and the bike is ready to come home. My wife has never been to Lancaster, PA so we are going to make a trip of it. Sort of a vacation. We will leave out Fri. afternoon (April 29) and will drive to Troutville, VA (Roanoke, VA area) to spend the weekend with very close friends (He loves going to flee markets and because he is a contractor who basically is doing home repair and remodeling because in our economy people are fixing up rather than building new homes, he is able to find a lot of things he uses in his business at these flee markets. I enjoy going to them as well. He is a motorcycle riders as well but along the way he was influenced to buy a HD and has never experienced the thrill of owning and riding a Triumph). On Sunday we will make the 5 hour trip to Lancaster, PA where we will sight see for a couple of days. I will pick the bike up on Wed. morning and we will make the 7 hour trip back home. My special 100th post will have a report on these improvements as well as close up pictures of what was done. To answer The Seekers question: No, the bike had a regular stock front master cylinder reservoir but Ozzie makes a rectangle one to replace this stock part.It is the same type that Honda, BMW, etc. uses. I certainly look forward to this trip for many reasons. First I need a vacation. We look forward to seeing close friends. We visit or they visit evry 3 months. I get to see and spend time with Ozzie who is a great guy and is a wealth of knowledge in many areas. He makes and sells a great product. Last but not least I get to bring my bike back home and will once again be able to enjoy her with just a push of the button. I am missing a local car/truck show which is held on April 30. My bike is the only one they invite to be on display every year, so it was difficult to have to inform them that neither of us will be there this year. Hopefully next year I will be able to take the bike as well as enter my restoration work in progress 1953 Chevy truck. So, until May 4 or 5 (when I will post no. 100) take care and keep posting. Triumph Talk is no. 1 as far as I am concerned. Great forum and great people. I am sincere when I say that.