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[Manel Baró]

http://vintage motorcycle gearbox
Elegant and descriptive ink cutaways published regularly on diverse French motorcycle magazines from '40's to 60's were a genuine sample of true mastership.

[Tony Matthews]

Manel, could you try to post your images again, I would love to see them!

[Manel Baró]

Originally posted by Tony Matthews
Manel, could you try to post your images again, I would love to see them!

Thank you Tony. I have sent a PM to you.

[Manel Baró]

Being a lifelong enthusiast of the art-related to fast transport (racing cars and motorcycles, planes and streamlinerd trains), I collect the drawings published by some French motorcycle magazines of 40's to 50's, like Moto Revue.
Those exquisite b/w pen drawings depicted descriptive details of latest racing bikes seen on the track or future road new models, but surprisingly did not use to show the name of the author; just the copyright logo of the publication, however, time to time, appeared excellent signed exploded views and cutaways of inusual or short-lived make's mechanicals, as this 1953 flat-twin C.E.M.E.C. engine. (publisher unknown).
As veteran readers will remember, that kind of ink drawings graced British period magazines as well being the great S. Werner the only German artist I recall for his elegant and accurate drawings of NSU racing and record bikes.
I would invite the readers sharing my enthusiasm to contribute with their archives.

[macoran]

pity it doesn"t click larger, looks like a beautiful exploded view

[Manel Baró]

Originally posted by macoran
pity it doesn"t click larger, looks like a beautiful exploded view

Sorry: It is just my first image load trial with the valuable assistance of Tony Mathews.
Should you be interested on the pic, I would be most pleased to send a larger copy of it to your personal email.

[Manel Baró]

Originally posted by Manel Baró

... As veteran readers will remember, that kind of ink drawings graced British period magazines...

An splendid sample of T.D.Collins cutaway work published by "Motor Cycling" back in 1962 http://img13.imagesh.../mcajs35062.jpg

[Manel Baró]

Originally posted by Manel Baró

... As veteran readers will remember, that kind of ink drawings graced British period magazines...

An splendid sample of T.D.Collins cutaway work published by "Motor Cycling" back in 1962 http://img13.imagesh.../mcajs35062.jpg

[macoran]

Originally posted by Manel Baró

An splendid sample of T.D.Collins cutaway work published by "Motor Cycling" back in 1962 http://img13.imagesh.../mcajs35062.jpg

Good stuff Manel

[macoran]

Originally posted by Manel Baró

See if you can Shack this one a bit larger will you ?

[T54]

The French mag Moto Revue (that is also one of the oldest motorcycle mags on the planet, if not the oldest) had the greatest bikes line drawings... I will try to scan and post some from the 1950's.

[Jones Foyer]

If anyone has any technical drawings or cutaways of the Honda RC166 or RC174, I'd love to see them as I'm building a model right now.

[Manel Baró]

Originally posted by macoran

See if you can Shack this one a bit larger will you ?

Pls do it! Many tks!

[Manel Baró]

See if you can Shack this one a bit larger will you ? [/B][/QUOTE]
I try once more: [url=http://img120.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cemec1.jpg][/url

[Manel Baró]

See if you can Shack this one a bit larger will you ? [/B][/QUOTE]
I try once more: [url=http://img120.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cemec1.jpg][/urlhttp://[url=http://img120.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cemec1.jpg][img=http://imageshack.us/thumbnmail.png][/url

[HEMEYLA]

It is even smaller now **, upload the picture in the biggest format you have and paste the "direct" link from Imageshack in the TNF IMG box.

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[HEMEYLA]

Honda CR110 Dream exploded views.....Link

[macoran]

Originally posted by HEMEYLA
Honda CR110 Dream exploded views.....Link

Brilliant !! thanks for the link HEMELYA, bedankt

[Manel Baró]

Originally posted by Tony Matthews
Manel, could you try to post your images again, I would love to see them!

[Manel Baró]

Originally posted by T54
The French mag Moto Revue (that is also one of the oldest motorcycle mags on the planet, if not the oldest) had the greatest bikes line drawings... I will try to scan and post some from the 1950's.

Like this delightful one, for instance...http://yfrog.com/ee1948guzzij

[HEMEYLA]

Nice picture Manel, blow it up a bit.

[Hoofhearted]

Beautiful drawing! I too am a big fan of cutaway drawings. I was (and still am) a big fan of Laurie Watts drawings. He appeared regularly in the Motor Cycle in the 50s and 60s.

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[HEMEYLA]

Famous URS fourcylinder engine with mechanical injection pump/control and dual intake venturi's, build by Helmut Fath and Peter Kuhn.

[Manel Baró]

Let's go further backwards to find this fine ink cutaway made by Ferguson published by "The Motorcycle " magazine on 1933. (click lower right corner to enlarge) http://img18.imagesh.../4669/bsa33.jpg[/url]

[Tony Matthews]

Originally posted by Manel Baró
Let's go further backwards to find this fine ink cutaway made by Ferguson published by "The Motorcycle " magazine on 1933.

That's more like it, Manel, lovely! I wonder why the cylider barrel wasn't sectioned to show the piston, rings and little-end - perhaps the detail was commercially sensitive, I've had to cope with that on nearly every contemporary illustration.

[Manel Baró]

Originally posted by Tony Matthews


That's more like it, Manel, lovely! I wonder why the cylider barrel wasn't sectioned to show the piston, rings and little-end - perhaps the detail was commercially sensitive, I've had to cope with that on nearly every contemporary illustration.

It might be, Tony.The drawing however, intended to show the general arrangement of the Fluid Flywheel, and the three-speed Wilson Preselector gearbox with its three trains of epicyclic gearings, featured by the overheaded engine of the B.S.A 500. A true novelty in the motorcycle manufacture world, back then.

[Tony Matthews]

Originally posted by Manel Baró

It might be, Tony.The drawing however, intended to show the general arrangement of the Fluid Flywheel, and the three-speed Wilson Preselector gearbox with its three trains of epicyclic gearings, featured by the overheaded engine of the B.S.A 500. A true novelty in the motorcycle manufacture world, back then.

Yes Manel, my usual feet-first response! I think it is terrific!

[Manel Baró]

Let's enjoy a sample of period racing engine ink drawing published by Moto Revue. No doubt our TNFvintage motorcycle friends will easily identify it!. http://yfrog.com/0amr59j

[Manel Baró]

Originally posted by Manel Baró
Let's enjoy a sample of period racing engine ink drawing published by Moto Revue. No doubt our TNFvintage motorcycle friends will easily identify it!. http://yfrog.com/0amr59j

...and a little bit larger view to taste the clever shadows treatment and ancillary details. http://img11.imagesh...1/8676/mr59.jpg

[ibsenop]

MV Agusta 1970 cutaway by Giulio Betti.



Ibsen

[Rennmax]

...and a little bit larger view to taste the clever shadows treatment and ancillary details. http://img11.imagesh...1/8676/mr59.jpg

Just stumbled across this thread accidentally.....

It's the 250cc Honda RC160 Engine of '59