Howlin Wolf
By Emmanuel Dumigron "Bee"
Additional work by Jake Hall of HCV Motorsports.
How does one build something classic, something stylish and yet a beast?
I started this journey with 100 years of motorcycle history before me
with a affection toward pre-WWII era motorcycles and racing. There were
two bikes that influenced this build. The first was this ratty, rusty
and rude BSA B33 built by Max of Corpses from hell and the 2nd was a BSA
Goldstar racer built by the HCV Motorsports (family affair .. built and
raced)
So how do you harvest the rawness of both a race bike and a ratty bike?
Do you add a bit of dressing and build the heck out of the engine? So
finding a BSA B33 seemed like a good choice; one big piece of iron (Cast
Iron) not a alloy cylinder like it's big brother the Goldstar but none
the less part of its history too. Ok, so lets take a BSA B33 and make a
stroker .. as big as we can from a 500cc. The end result is it ended
up being a 654cc single.. so with Jake Hall from HCV Motorsports and
BritonBees.. a madman French designer and 2 stroke builder a bike was
born.
The project started it's long journey with the excitement and promise of
a great fun build; design and body work would be easy enough.
However, getting parts from the 1940s and 50s would prove to be a lot
more difficult. Along with this challenge a stroked engine is not
something for a 1st time motorcycle builder for this type of bike
needed another prospective.. that of a racer and a builder..
The Hall Family has a heritage of building and racing motorcycles.
Stuart Hall was the mentor for Jake Hall passing down his knowledge and
skills .. the guide and teacher to his two sons Rob a sharp racer and
Jake a humble attentive craftsman (two nicest fellows you will ever
meet). The Halls turned out to be the perfect solution to this
complicated yet simple build. After three rebuilds and numerous issues,
both known and unknown, this old Single Iron came back from the dead
and roared like no other BSA B33.. ever. Period!
Most important, I started this project in honor of my dad who passed
away. Never did we ever think that we would come up with a bike that
was born in our minds.. would be as perfect as this bike..
Sincerely
Emmanuel "Bee"
Quite tasty. Impressed how good the B series cases look in black, particularly with the pin stripe on the timing cover. I think a longer pipe would have looked better than the "cut-off" pipe & would also suit the cams better I should think. Stroke 112?
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