BIDDING STARTS FROM $1 1979 Jawa 500 Motor Year: 1979 Make: Jawa Model: 500 Body: Speedway Motor 4 Valve Odometer: Indicating NA Engine: Luckhurst Description/extras: Weslake engines have been designed for speedway and long track racing, this one is a push rod 4v conversion made by Weslake known as the RL Reg Luckhurst. Air cooled vertical single cylinder unit with 500cc. The engine is made of special alloy valve seats that are shrunk into the cylinder head, the valve springs two for each valve are helical the big end and small end bearings are of the plain roller type with aluminium steel cages, the piston is a forging of light alloy with two piston rings. These engines preformed excellent and were very fast. Unfortunately the production was cut short as factory quickly copied with OHC models making these obsolete and now very rare. Comes with side port or center port inlet manifold ENG No: 12383 https://www.lloydsonline.com.au/LotDetails.aspx?smode=0&aid=8765&lid=1469754&utm_medium=sponsored&utm_source=gumtree&utm_campaign=classic-cars
