Ian - is that last pic Paddock at Brands during one of the backwards Hutchinson 100 meetings? Sure looks like it to me, if so that was a truly awesome corner especially as a passenger
It is true about the sidecar family - you can stop racing but you can never, ever leave!
Two photos from the 1972 "TT Special". On the right are Gerry & Nick Boret on the Renwick Konig. On the left, Howard Langham & Dave Johnson on a B.S.A. (Both at Ballaugh Bridge)
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? Picture three also shows what looks like belt primary drive with what could
pass for a Bob Newby clutch. Most Konig,s at the time used either a morse chain which was origanal konig equipment, or a commando clutch with a triplex chain. Thats me probbably pestering Gerry by the transit door
and it is the 74 hutch dont now about three wheels it was frighting enough on two wheels backwards?
THE BEAR?
Dave Hutchens wrote: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? Picture three also shows what looks like belt primary drive with what could
pass for a Bob Newby clutch. Most Konig,s at the time used either a morse chain which was origanal konig equipment, or a commando clutch with a triplex chain. Thats me probbably pestering Gerry by the transit door
and it is the 74 hutch dont now about three wheels it was frighting enough on two wheels backwards?
THE BEAR?
................and it says "gardner carburettors" on the sticker
ianw wrote:And an earlier one of them on their Vincent
That looks like the vinny outfit that was sold to Lee Fieldsend a aussie sidecar speedway rider living over here, it was fitted with a konig engine and if I remember right was sold to the late Micky Rocco, he was passengered for a couple of seasons by pete henderson, it ran with gardner carbs.
Mick Rocco may as you said have owned and raced that bike but he never raced a 2stroke to my knowledge,i knew him from his early days at his cafe near to Arsenal football club. He repaired fairings for the local racer's in his workshop behind the cafe. He was a Vincent man alway's and we built a few Vincents together over the years with never a mention of 2strokes