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Didn't Paul Pinfold also build a V twin outfit, Westlake lump from the grass tweaked to run on petrol?

Think I remember seeing it at Mallory.

There was no greater innovator, bender of the rules than Rolf Biland. Whenever the rule book was altered to bring Biland back in to line with convensional thinking, bang, he came out with something different again. Rudi Kurth was his early inspiration & then he was aided by Louis Christian. Rol...

"Martin Quirk..." Doooh, I really should remember - I bought a chassis off him!!!!

Thanks Neil

Ohh the joys of old age.

"so many Vincent outfits" - The road outfit (No. 521) is the original "Fast Lady" by the road race outfit builder and driver late Malcolm Attrill, now used by Malcolm's old passenger Eddie (Malcolm's race outfits were also named "fast lady"). Another is Roly Met's old r...

.....I could have a one thousandth of the man's talent - engineering and riding.
I just love this image(s), it just tells me everything about why I love the slidey sport.
and the same sentiment for some home grown stuff.. Oh..I've drooled all over the keyboard!!

Hi Konig buffs, picture two shows I believe Gardner carbs don,t remember them being used on a konig do wonder how well they worked? FWTW, John Renwick did so much of the development of the entire outfit - the primary chain, engine sprocket and shock absorber on the early versions was straight off a...

What a bunch of wusses you all are. I raced classic outfits when they were modern and never had a start line incident. Push starts are the proper start procedure, you had to make sure the engine was set up properly and would start first time. I used to run an 11:1 compression ratio and 5 star petro...

MikeB wrote:Phil Davies: Is that Phil Davies from Birmingeham brother of Steve Davies what I did my apprenticeship with and used to ride a Vincent Sitter?

Yes it is, you hooligan, and you had better be careful next year - something that is being stirred as I write this, might just surface out of the woodwork.

push starts, great stuff, from the days when outfits were chairs and passengers had bruised shins Add to that balloted grids and there is a recipe for great racing Hmm push starts, "passengers had bruised shins", - and also frequently broken legs as I recall Bob - by being shunted from be...

Bob got another one for you - no image though

Ted Davies (employed at the Stevenage factory) short circuit raced a 16" wheeled sitter outfit in the mid to late 50's

I might have a photo I can scan ....somewhere.

Eddy wrote, "The CRMC rules are spot on. They were formulated to give proper classic bikes, classic racing where they could be competitive racing against bikes of their period. I know you will remember what TZ 700/750s did to every other outfit on the grid. I use the TZ as an example." Wel...

Bob B wrote:Great photo Phil Unfortunately not there, in fact have never been to Charterhall.

Erm.... I just assumed that by virtue of your venerable age you had been everywhere , so the rumours aren't true then!!!

Steve
Martin is, apparently, still around in Coventry (where he always was), so I am told by someone that would know.

Which is great, as I would love to see him again - the festival possibly??

Another one for you Bob, were you there..

Ron Smith & Dick Fiddes Vincent/Norton winning an event at Charterhall 1959, these boys did the IOM a few years later (on a triumph)

Here is an image of my old sitter, pic taken in about the year 1735 (well it seems that long ago!!). Poor old girl is still waiting for the engine to go back in again. Loved riding it, taught me a lot and prepared me well for getting on a TZ750 (which seemed like a walk in the park by comparison!!)....