The North/South Divide

[ianw]

Mick Whortley, sponsored by Bill Boddice?????

[RP]

I can remember racing against Mick Wortley in the 70's Ian. How do I remember this? Because the cheeky bastard looked at the Kirby BSA and said "I remember this outfit. It used to go well".

[ianw]

Mick Boddice on the tripple, BSA though.

[RP]

Yes, it was a BSA. Clive Pollington was the passenger

Mick Wortley, sponsored by Bill Boddice?????

I think this was a Kawasaki?

[Triplebrew]

1968 Trips? The only one I can remember from that period with a triple was Mick Boddice's

It didn't start out with the triple Roly. It originally had a twin (probably Triumph) and had a 16" front wheel also. The trident motor and 10" front wheel were later additions believed to be early 1980's.

[Triplebrew]

Mick Boddice on the tripple, BSA though.

Great pic ian Have you anymore

[ianw]

These have all been up before tripps but they are great to see again , if you ask me to put more up you understand that I'll be putting some up of Rudi Kurth

[Triplebrew]

These have all been up before tripps but they are great to see again , if you ask me to put more up you understand that I'll be putting some up of Rudi Kurth

Fine by me

[ianw]

RP will know this one, look at that back end on the BSA

[teampastit]

.....or even real classics v's modern classics

Tell me this then what date of manufacture do modern classics put on their entry forms when we had the old Enfield it had a cut off date for eligibility as do all of the classic classes ....I ONLY ASK so don't go giving me grief

Annette, as fas as I am aware, it would be based on the date of the engine. We enter ours as a 1972 as that is the year of the engine. The chassis was made in or around 1968.

i understand that TB ......but some of the NEW modern classics do have new modern classic engines in them don't they? maybe not .someone will tell me.. of that I am sure

[Triplebrew]

i understand that TB ......but some of the NEW modern classics do have new modern classic engines in them don't they? maybe not .someone will tell me.. of that I am sure

What do you mean Annette I would think ALL the engines in use have been rebuilt at least once and had internals upgraded etc. I don't think you can get a brand new classic engine as used in a sidecar other than maybe the Weslake / Nourish

[ianw]

That's a hard one Annette, I know a guy who won the 500cc Vintage championship (solo). I lent him an amal smoothbore carb, he then made a carb from that period which looked identical to a period amal but to all intents the internals were Amal smoothbore.

[teampastit]

Weslake that's the one ........SO you can get a brand new engine then to put into a brand new chassis and run it in the classics ........ pity the poor old Konig is not included mind you TB after being out with them in Gemany I think they may just blow the rest away

[ianw]

Seriously annette, do you still think that Konigs use shellac to seal the heads!!
they use modern technology.
So you & Robin never used silicone sealant on the Enfield?

[teampastit]

Seriously annette, do you still think that Konigs use shellac to seal the heads!!
they use modern technology.
So you & Robin never used silicone sealant on the Enfield?

why does this topic end up being taken so seriously I only asked what date a new modern classic put on their entry form ... no answer as yet a bit of silicone sealant is a lot different than a new everything think I had better leave it there my classic sidecar friends don't want to fall out with anyone