Italianiron & Britiron Classics are Racing towards 2021
Posted by Scot Wilson on Jan 11th 2021
For the world at large, there are many (colourful) words that can best describe the trials and tribulations of 2020. It has also been a tough year for the international racing community due to the loss of two of the UK's racing greats, Tony Rutter and Peter Williams. Despite a tragic year, we do want to thank our customers both internationally and domestically as 2020 was a good sales year for us despite these dramatic domestic and global factors. We are extremely pleased with the sales activity of our TT and Ducati F1 racer focused chassis & bodywork kits. Shown below are our two TT siblings, a TT 2 racer that was campaigned in the UK and that we rebuilt here in the US. Next is our TT 1 with dual LED headlamps in a custom front fairing/cowling and powered by a Ducati 750 cc race prepped engine. I can be reached at my new email address in 2021 for any questions or insights into our portfolio at Italianiron7@gmail.com.
We have been very honoured with the compliments received on our TT 1 build and our TT 1000 build as well. With regard to the TT 1, I had purchased the 750 cc race engine heads used on our TT 1 that were dual plugged and flowed. It always amazes me how a project comes together when I start sourcing bits for my vision of the build from great colleagues. As such, I am very pleased with the end result of our TT 1 build! Additionally in 2020, we are also very pleased with the sale of our Norton Commando, Manx and Vincent items as our Britiron operation is gaining traction in the British motorcycle community. We continue to remain laser focused on supporting the sport of vintage motorcycle racing internationally. We also continue to offer upgraded bits for our TT racers as well as specialty items for Ducati F1's and Norton's thanks to our collaboration with TGA/Molnar Precision LTD in Preston, England.
https://www.italianiron.com/products/ducati-tt-900-aluminum-shallow-sump-fuel-tank
Despite our loosing two of the UK's premier road racers in Tony Rutter and Peter Williams, we remain busy with offering items that they made famous. Our Tony Rutter inspired chrome-moly TT frames for two and three valve Ducati belt driven engines as well as our wide selection of both aluminum and fiberglass shallow-sump and deep-sump TT fuel tanks continue to be extremely popular items. We also offer Pantah and Alazzurra frames and other used OEM Ducati items through the Italianiron.com website. Please also be aware that we are updating our inventory of TT items as TGA has been busy updating their offerings on all items to include our complete chassis and bodywork kits. Additionally, we can offer items "cafeteria style" and sell them individually. However, we do offer savings when sold as a kit. Do note also that the "Make an Offer" feature is not available on our TT chassis & bodywork kits or TGA or Molnar Manx items. Also of note is that many of our items are manufactured in the UK and those items are offered for sale in British Pounds Sterling. We try to remain current with fluctuations in Currency Conversions when posting items on our site in US Dollars. Do contact us for pricing based upon the current exchange rate between the UK and your country as well as for shipping rates to your destination address.
https://www.italianiron.com/products/norton-850-750-aluminum-fuel-tank
It has been very rewarding getting reacquainted with the Norton marque and meeting a new community of enthusiasts. As such, we also need to thank our new Norton customers who have been purchasing both our hand-made aluminum Norton Commando and Manx fuel tanks. We are also adding new items for Norton Commando's, Manx's, and Vincents as quickly as we can. Additionally, we have a very strong offering of specialty Seeley chassis, engine components, fuel tank and bodywork kits. Please peruse our BritIron Norton and Molnar Manx sections of our Italianiron.com website for more listings. Also as we are dealers for companies like Venhill-UK, we will start building our portfolio of Venhill items for Ducati and Norton motorcycles as well. For example, we use Venhill throttle cable kits for making custom applications for our racers that use our SmartCarb flat slide carburetors that we connect to our Domino quick action, double pull throttles. Additionally, we can now offer the Domino items as well.
https://www.italianiron.com/products/norton-850-750-commando-engine-head-oil-lines
I am excited about using different items from Venhill for our Norton's. Now we are offering the Venhill stainless braided oil line kits for our different Norton 850 and 750 Commando restorations. It is our goal to assist our customers with significant functional and visually impressive items for superior results. We remain very impressed with the quality of the Venhill items. This particular oil line kit shown above will be installed firstly on my John Player Norton 850 build and we will be using a Venhill throttle cable connected to our 36 mm SmartCarb flat-slide carb. However, I do have more engine head oil line kits in stock and can also have them drop shipped as needed. Our philosophy at Italianiron and Britiron Classics has always been to maintain the "soul" and the image of the vintage motorcycle, but upgrading it with the best that modern technology and metallurgy can offer to enhance reliability and safety!! However, we all know how a little stainless steel or CNC aluminum "bling" can really "dress-up" our vintage racers and street bikes!
https://www.italianiron.com/products/norvil-double-disc-front-end
Another impressive piece of race kit that was developed and manufactured by TGA/Molnar Precision LTD for their road racing machines is the Norvil Dual Disc Front Fork kit that is shown above. Our kit is suitable for Manx`s, Seeley`s, Cafe Racers, Commando`s, Norvil`s, Norvin`s and any other classic racer or street bike. This Norvil kit comes complete with magnesium fork sliders and ground stanchion tubes. The forks are available for the Manx, Seeley, standard Norton Featherbed or Norton Commando length stanchion tubes. Further, these forks can also be fitted with standard internals or with our K-tech adjustable cartridge kit. Also included in this kit are 2 Norvil semi-floating discs that are manufactured in iron and mounted to an aluminum Norvil front hub that is built into a complete wheel. An 18" front wheel is offered as standard to suit a 110/80/18 tire. If a different rim is required please contact me at Britironclassics@gmail.com. To complete this high quality racing front end, stopping power comes from two AP Racing magnesium alloy calipers that come complete with pads. Time to hit the track!!
https://www.italianiron.com/products/smartcarb-2-billet-flat-slide-carburetors-36-40-mm
Finally, as dealers for the SmartCarb flat-slide carburetors, we continue to have great successes using our carbs on vintage and modern Ducati engines. In addition, we are expanding our research and development efforts in 2021 to determine the best application of our SmartCarb's for Norton Commando twin cylinder racers and street bikes. The first Norton to run a single 36 mm SmartCarb will be our John Player Norton 850 race rep mounted to a single carb manifold. We are taking every opportunity to bring out the best in the performance of this 850 Commando engine. Through our efforts, we also plan to honour the life and racing career of Peter Williams who so brilliantly bridged the disciplines of the technical field of engineering with the sport of motorcycle racing. As Peter Williams recently passed away, we do want to pay tribute to his method by taking a page out of his "playbook" and to work to achieve the best version of our JPN 850 which he did so successfully with his Norton racers throughout his illustrious career.
In addition to our product portfolio for TT and other Ducati racers, we are also excited to support enthusiasts for Norton Manx and Norton Commando racers through Molnar Manx and BritIron Classics Norton. Please understand that the prices for our TT, Ducati and Norton Commando aluminum fuel tanks as listed on my Italianiron.com website are not eligible to be discounted. The "Make An Offer" feature is available for use on all of our other OEM Ducati and Norton items. As a result of our offerings, it is our hope to help you to become immersed in the history, the passion and the early technology of these amazing machines. Let us "Fuel Your Race Passions" to keep the sport of Vintage Motorcycle Racing alive and well!!