Here some pics of a Waddon Rotax tandemtwin. This rare machine is one of a handful produced by Waddon Performance Products of Croydon, Surrey during the early 1980s. The Waddon was launched at the start of the 1981 season and featured a tubular spine frame similar in layout to that championed by famous motorcycle suspension designer, Tony Foale. Two-stroke engineer Dr Joe Ehrlich joined the project to help develop the Waddon's Rotax engine, his work paying off when Con Law won the 1982 Junior TT race for the Surrey-based manufacturer.
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Waddon Ehrlich
Friday, December 24, 2010
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Rollason Barton Phoenix
Finally some pics of the Barton Phoenix and as a bonus mounted in a very special homemade sidecar of Nigel Rollason! Nigel won a race with this outfit in 1986 at the TT of Man. He is also one of only 2 who won a race at Man on 2 and 3 wheels. The other is the late Freddie Dixon.
Some information from Nigel: "I have two 750cc Mk I engines, of only six made. I was promised a long stroke 850cc engine from Barry Hart, but it never got made. The silver motor is the one from the garage shots at the beginning of the Silver Dream Racer film. Both engines have iron liners with my own porting. 145 bhp at 11,000 rpm at the rear wheel in 1985!! The engine uses 38mm Amal carbs. Top speeds of 154 mph / 248 km at the TT Highlander and 156 mph / 252 km through Sulby Village. I bought one engine from Eric Buell when he stopped using it"
Nigel thanks again for the pics and information!
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Rollason Barton Phoenix
Some information from Nigel: "I have two 750cc Mk I engines, of only six made. I was promised a long stroke 850cc engine from Barry Hart, but it never got made. The silver motor is the one from the garage shots at the beginning of the Silver Dream Racer film. Both engines have iron liners with my own porting. 145 bhp at 11,000 rpm at the rear wheel in 1985!! The engine uses 38mm Amal carbs. Top speeds of 154 mph / 248 km at the TT Highlander and 156 mph / 252 km through Sulby Village. I bought one engine from Eric Buell when he stopped using it"
Nigel thanks again for the pics and information!
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Rollason Barton Phoenix
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Moto-Works JP
Friday, November 19, 2010
Mitter's extraordinary square four
Here some pics of a very special engine used in a formula 2 car. This engine was build by Gerhard Mitter a German F1 and F2 racer. The capacity of the engine is 986cc and it has 130 hp at 9000 rpm. The engine has 8 spark plugs, four 35 mm Dell Orto's and the weight is 110 kg. The engine housed in a Lotus chassis and used a Porsche gear box. Mitter had some pole positions and fastest laps with the car but it had many brake downs. Mitter was very busy with testing of F1 prototype cars and had no time to develop the car properly. In august 1969 Mitter dies when he is testing an BMW F2 car at the Nürburgring.
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Mitter Square Four
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Factory RGV250 Noriyasu Numata
Some rare images of Noriyasu Numata's factory Suzuki RGV250
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Factory RGV250 Noriyasu Numata
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Factory RGV250 Noriyasu Numata
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Ciba Geigy RG and RGV500
Uploaded some pics to my carbon fiber framed RG500 set. Nigel Leaper was the man behind the carbon fiber framed Suzuki 500cc racers. The V4 bike never raced GP's.
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Carbonfiber framed Suzuki RG & RGV500 racers
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Carbonfiber framed Suzuki RG & RGV500 racers
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Centennial TT 2010
Seen at the Centennial TT 2010 at the TTciruit in Assen, ex Rob Punt RGB500 with Nico Bakker frame
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Centennial TT 2010
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Centennial TT 2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Some new pics in the Rudi Kurth set
Rudi Kurth was the man behind the low and fast streamlined sidecars, he is the inventor of this style of sidecar. Also he was the one who build the first triple Yamaha's. His passenger was the beautiful Dane Rowe.
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Rudi Kurth
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Rudi Kurth
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Cat Crescent,
Catvan,
Dane Rowe,
Monark crescent 500,
Rudi Kurth,
Yamaha triples
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Few new bits and pieces for the project RG500
Uploaded my photoset of the project RG with some new pics. New seat as you can see on this pic. Also some pics of a GHN swing arm and a White Power schock.
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Suzuki RG500
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Suzuki RG500
Monday, June 14, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
XR70 engine pics
Not many people know that the last Suzuki Square Four the XR70 has reed valves. So here some engine pics.
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XR70 engine
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XR70 engine
Monday, April 19, 2010
Dutch Track Days 2010
Seen at the Dutch track Days April 2010 at the TT circuit Assen.
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Dutch Track Days 2010
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Dutch Track Days 2010
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Cagiva 500 V4
Updated my Cagiva 500cc set with some new pics of the bikes of Kocinski and Lawson.
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Cagiva 500cc V4
Friday, March 19, 2010
6 cylinder RG750
Here a few pics of a very special bike, a six cylinder RG750, with a Harris frame.
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6 Cylinder RG750
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6 Cylinder RG750
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Vehikel March 2010
Seen at the Vehikel, a large car and motorcycle jumble in Utrecht the Netherlands.
Norton Wankel F1 Sport
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Vehikel March 2010
Norton Wankel F1 Sport
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Vehikel March 2010
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