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Here it is:

There's a CBX outfit racing in Holland which came from the UK.
I will try to find a picture and upload it here.

It's Rudi in 1969 at Brands Hatch. 37th International Hutchinson 100. Sunday 10th August 1969

That was the question,"modern rear exit".
Geoff, racking my brain, I'm pretty sure it was 1975 at Cadwell I saw Brian Webb & Colin Brooker?


See the post from feb 2016 by Dan - he was pretty sure it was 1977.

In my book the first "modern rear exit" was the ARO / Fath from 1976, who else than ...

sidecar 10 wrote:Sorry chaps, but I believe the outfit that won the 1925 TT was rear exit

the question was:

"Who were the first Rider/Passenger combination to adopt the " modern" rear exit sidecar?"

Well then, there's news!

http://www.classic-motorrad.de/forum/forum/index.php?thread/5328-dunlop-3-50-x-16-sidecar-reifen

Google translate gives this:

3 hours ago

Hello ,
Finally, Dunlop has confirmed the delivery date in August
Tires are pre-ordered. The sport / license driver's price is 183 ...

only one "proper" classic outfit there that's the P3 one - the rest is Post-Classic / Forgotten Era and even real modern stuff...

So a class with only 1 entrant...in one way sad, positive side is that when you finish you are also the winner, no matter how fast or slow you go.

last 2 posts are spot on.

And it seems to be in France now:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/classic ... lhbg%3D%3D

Only after posting the pic I see it's about "the Johnsonian"... I went to see that rolling outfit when it was for sale around the years 1999/2000!
Somewhere in Kent it was.

Here's a pic:

Here's some news:

http://www.classic-motorrad.de/classifi ... sen_i13297

Both great efforts!

Peter, Using an R75/5 crank you can get a BMW out to above 1170cc i am told also it is reputed that someone in Germany has them to 1220cc with this crank.

What engine would you have to put the R75/5 crank into to get the 1220 cc?

Keith, Any of the early air cooled crankcases, the germans ...