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The 1949 30M
(500cc Manx Longstroke) is currently the oldest
motorcycle of the equipe. It is one of the first two
double knocker Nortons ever delivered to non-works
riders, its first owner being Albert Moule, who was to
ride it in 350cc guise in the 1949 TT. In winter 49/50
it was converted in the factory to 500cc specification,
and was then used by Moule in the "Continental
Circus". After that, a German ex-TT rider from
Duesseldorf, Franz Vaasen, aquired the bike and rode it
solo first, then, after loosing a leg on it at a race in
Wuppertal, in sidecar form.
After a full restoration back to works spec solo form it
was used in the "Grab the Flag" Race
series from 1995-1997 and finally earned its #1
plate.
The bike will be used again, after a long absence from
the tracks, in 2007. |
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recent aquisition is this 1960 30M 500cc Manx
Shortstroke. It was sold to a Mr.Meray on 15th
April, 1960, in Cologne, but apparently not raced. By
late 1960 it was aquired by Rudi Glaeser (of Glaeser
motorcycle fairing fame), Germany's 500cc Champion of
that year on an older Manx Norton, and on it he became
runner-up in the German Championship in 1961. In 1962,
Rolf Fenker, an ex-Speedway rider, aquired the bike and
won in Bremerhaven on it. After that, it changed hands
several times, probably not being ridden at all. After
1964 it must have aquired the 1962 model's fantastic
double-duplex front brake. The bike is very fast for an
original Manx Norton (the bike being original in all
respects, including primary drive and clutch), and
mediocre results are only the riders fault! |
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First entered
by us in a race in 1995 in Poznan/Poland, but in regular
use only since spring 2002, the 1972 750cc Commando
was built up from a standart model. It is the
"family bike"- 4 different Seiferts were seen
on it in one race meeting! It is as near as possible to
a genuine 1970s race bike- 32mm Amal Mk1 carbs, 4-speed
gearbox, full triplex chain primary drive, standart
Commando rear wheel and chassis, original Production
racer fork sliders, dics, and front wheel. Due to
sticking to 1970s spec, the bike weighs a hefty 175kgs
(sans petrol), but due to the engine being as strong as
the old works bikes, the bike is still pretty fast,
though no real threat to modern "vintage
racers" using re-arranged steering geometry, modern
carbs and ignitions, belt drives without primary
chaincases and, in many cases, special chassis, and
weighing 130kgs.
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1990 Norton
F1 TTR, frame number 0001. This is the very
first F1 ever to leave the factory on 1st April, 1990,
In the 1990 through 1994 seasons it was fielded in the
German Battle of Twins Championship, ridden by Hartmut
Müller. About 140bhp combined with 140kg weight made
for a pretty rapid motorcycle! In its last season it won
a championship race at Colmar/Berg, Luxemburg, beating
all 4-valve Ducatis.
Since then it hass been gathering dust, apart from one
outing in Poznan 1995, but has recently been rebuilt by
Norton Motors Ltd/GB, to be aired at demo runs.
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1991 Hyde Hornet
SOS-Racer. The motorcycle was the brainchild of Norman Hyde
and Harris Frames. The frame is special for this
motorcycle and not identical with the Harris
"kit" frames. It was fielded at the Isle of
Man under Nick Jefferies. In training it was fastest
bike, but in the race the engine blew up.
The bike is beautifully balanced and inspires
confidence. Even two-wheel slides are not perceived as a
problem by the rider.
The bike can, unfortunatelky, only be used as a Marshall
bike these days. e
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1998 Norton C652
International Racer. Whilst the C652
International production bikes were being built, two
race bikes were built alongside, which were fielded in
the European SOS-Championship as well as the British
Championship. The riders finished 2nd and 3rd in the
British, and 3rd and 4th in the European Championship in
1998.
The bike is being rebuilt from a naked chassis with
swinging arm. It is the machine that was used by Garry
Cotterell in 1998, and also in 1999, then renamed
"GCR" rather than "Norton". The
original builder of the bike, Dave Pearce of Tigcraft,
is currently in the process of reconstructing the
machine.. |
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