Sun Jun 22 22:58:29 1997
- Message No. 1083
From: Katsanos Phoebus
Subject: I need your comments here...
I am preparing a small AT models overview for my home page, and i found this
stuff:
>Today because of the many different laws in each country there are a lot of
different Africa Twin models in
>Europe. Many of those have significant drawbacks specially in the power of
the engine, some German models may
>have as low as 37 horse power! One way to find out where an Africa Twin is
coming from is from the stamp on the
>right side of the steering where the frame number is written:
>
> E1 Germany
> E2 Italy
> E3 Italy
> E4 Holland
> E5 Sweden
> E6 Belgium
> E9 Spain
> E11 Gr. Britain
> E12 Austria
> E13 Luxembourg
> E14 Switzerland
>
>Models that are likely to have reduced power are the German, Austrian and
Swiss ones.
>
>Those models can also be found by checking the carburetor codes:
>If the carburetors have the code VP 50 A written on them , then they are
normal models.
>Models were the carburetors have the code VP 50 B written on them are the
Swiss ones
>and those with VP 50 C are Austrian.
>Those are important differences since they also have different overhead
camshafts (intake ovrerlap 200 deg. and
>outlet overlap 210 deg. instead of 240deg for both on the normal model)
>.
>
>An other clue for the origin of an Africa Twin is the teeth of the rear
procket:
>
> Swiss 46
> Austria 43
> The rest 45
>
>A less important difference is the one of the Italian models wich have
different head lights: 35/35W instead of
>55/60W.
So i wanrt your experience as to wether they are true or not.
Actually the page is ready, but i didnt post it yet bacause i wanted your
comments first.
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