Ruud Siebelink on his Barton dragrace bike with modified Suzuki GT frame. I added a lot of new pics to my Barton 500 set. Barton has been founded by engineers Barry Hart and Tony Ryan, and made
its first impact on the racing scene with a three-cylinder water-cooled
'500' based on the Suzuki GT380 bottom end. Ridden by Martin Sharpe, a
Spondon-framed, Barton-engined 'Sparton' won the 1976 North West 200
with similarly-mounted Frank Kennedy in 2nd place, while the previous
year Sharpe's bike had proved as fast as the works Kawasakis at the Isle
of Man TT. For more pics see
