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Paul Mayhew on a blown 500cc Triumph 'Delta Lady'.
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A few more nostalgic photos from Dick Parnham's day at Long Marston Raceway in 1979.
Paul Mayhew on a blown 500cc Triumph 'Delta Lady'.
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John Knight puts his M&H Race Slick to go use on the Lush Wanta 750cc Honda.
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Another blown Triumph. This one is a 750 owned by Tom Vivian and called Tomfoolery.
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The Coffee Grinder 400 cc Honda of Phil Collins.
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The unmistakable gas burning 750 Honda of Pete Smith.
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Paul Mayhew on a blown 500cc Triumph 'Delta Lady'.
muddytalker wrote:There some excellent shots there Ray. I must try and ID BS 162 for you.The mystery rider BS 162 is Jeffrey M. Murphy riding a 1100cc Kawasaki called what else but Murphy Mobile.
Thanks for the rider info Jerry.
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An unusual wheelie bar set up for Malcolm Gentry's 1015cc Kawasaki Hurududu.
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Bruce Clifton's Silly Suzie Suzuki pops the front wheel up.
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Interesting that shot of Robbie Dobby,If I'm correct that frame and forks was built by Phil Manzanoe in '65, I remember it at Ramsgate and Duxford and worked on it when Dick Talbot raced it in NDRC meets...Phil used an all aluminum triumph 'generator' motor and was the first person to try equal length 2 into 1 header...when he fired it everybody thought it was a two stroke !.....
dont know if you seen my other post jerry but that comp bike is the one i built back up and was running at the track last weekend,by the way what class was BC ??
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Ahhhh...the good old days of "Competion Motorcycle"!!!!
That's what the C in BC stood for.
The B referred to the engine capacity which in this case would have been 1000 - 1300 cc, I believe.
I seem to remember that F was 250cc - 350 cc, E was definitely 350 -500 cc, D was 500 - 750cc and C was 750 - 1000 cc.
I think A was 1300 - 1500 cc which, back in the day was about as big as anyone ran, capacity-wise.
Then folks like Ken Annesley and the Orange Crush arrived and showed the Brit bikers that "bigger was better.
So AA was invented to cover the double and triple engined Japanese powered bikes where each engine was 750 or 1000 cc.
Back then, I ran a turbo 1015 Kwaker on Alcohol.... sorry Methanol.... and that ran as BC.
Andy, Colorado, USA
That's what the C in BC stood for.
The B referred to the engine capacity which in this case would have been 1000 - 1300 cc, I believe.
I seem to remember that F was 250cc - 350 cc, E was definitely 350 -500 cc, D was 500 - 750cc and C was 750 - 1000 cc.
I think A was 1300 - 1500 cc which, back in the day was about as big as anyone ran, capacity-wise.
Then folks like Ken Annesley and the Orange Crush arrived and showed the Brit bikers that "bigger was better.
So AA was invented to cover the double and triple engined Japanese powered bikes where each engine was 750 or 1000 cc.
Back then, I ran a turbo 1015 Kwaker on Alcohol.... sorry Methanol.... and that ran as BC.
Andy, Colorado, USA
thanks for the info mate always happy and ready to learn