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I have found the reply from Louis Aug 17th 2009

It Reads :Quote- Sorry , But I do not have one part left of that design left. It was a unique experiment. A special wish from BosigerQuote

I emailed Louis a few years back about it and he said it was a one off and there were no drawings available for it ,Will try and find message

Howard, hopefully a considered opinion and not a seed of doubt planted to cause my project to fail before it starts? I am not really au fait with the classic scene, however am I correct in believing that replica Norton, Matchless and BSA engines which look nothing like their original spec inside or ...

Ian Kirk from up Aberdeen way built one around 1982, It was a work of art
Tried to find out about it but drew a blank. Maybe Alistar Lewis Knows what hapened to it

Its a known fact that the stigma that sidecars dumped oil was years ago when the Classics of Today were the culprits.
ALL other classes of outfits have to have catchment trays so there is no reason why a current Classic outfit should not have to be fitted with them also

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee305/waffa1/chairs6cj.jpg
If I'm not mistaken, the wheels are 10" & are the same as were fitted to the 4 front wheel steered F1 Tyrell racing car, more innovation for Rolf Biland borrowed from Ken Tyrell :notworthy:

WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO AVOID . who said that ...

Dont agree with you Bill,
Too many people with your views up high have stopped progress with sidecars.
If there had been more inovation allowed Im sure the car guys would have been involved and things wouldnt be in the state they are nowadays and im sure there would have been some wonderful ...

Sent email to Louis at LCR a couple of years ago and reply was It was a one off and he did not have any records kept of it

lang wrote:Gordon the Scottish guy you mention was Sammy Sampson, who if I remember rightly threw his Hopper chassis in the paddock skip at the TT !

This one could be the one Alistar Lewis ran
It was Knockhills demonstrator outfit#

Try Alistar or maybe Knockhill will remember

Anybody know how many of these chasis were actually built, I remember old melville club t shirts and stickers etc
in the late 80s had a picture of a wedge shaped outfit, was that a Renwick? were there any raced up here in Scotland
Bill you maybe know the answer to that.
Happy new year to everyone ...

We could change the rules but we don't want to.

We're quiet happy as things are. :D :D

Absolutely, Simon I agree with you, you don't want to change the rules. You've changed or bent them enough to suit yourselves with your conventional outfits to get the best out of them. What, with 13" wheels ...

oldbelly wrote:Bill Cooper made a few outfits with Difazio hub centre steering .We ran one in 78/79. Did my first Southern in 79 on it. A bit heavy to steer with a Z1000 motor. Had a green spot type tyre if i remember correctly.

Is that the one Alan Eccles had Geoff

I have an early Artic Cat Snowmobile here for sale Alan .
500cc SUZUKI twin 2 stroke,variable belt drive .
Could it be used in a classic outfit?
It could be for sale if someone waves £500 my way

I sold a 680 to someone in Australia 4 years ago non runner

for £750

My two most memorable memories are
1 Jock Taylor at East Fortune when he broke the outright lap record
2 Owen Greenwood at Bevridge Park (Kirkcaldy) in the Mini
based outfit..awesome