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#1 picblanc

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Posted 11 November 2011 - 21:55

Thought I would start a new thread on classic racing in the modern era, CRMC or ICGP, please post photos or stories about racing classic bikes in the 21st century.

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Posted 11 November 2011 - 22:14

Malcolm Clark 500 Matchless 2007.
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Posted 11 November 2011 - 22:17

Derek Bunning 500 Matchless & Mike Attrill 350 Aermacchi 2007.
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Posted 11 November 2011 - 22:19

Roger Ashby 350 AJS 7R 2007.
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Posted 11 November 2011 - 22:40

Roger Ashby 350 AJS 7R 2007.
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A nice pic of my old mate Crashby. Roger is a good trials rider too.

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Posted 11 November 2011 - 22:55

Frank Bakker (Netherlands) 500 BSA Goldstar 2007.
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Posted 11 November 2011 - 22:57

Roy Flower & Rob Hall Lydden Hill 2008.
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Posted 11 November 2011 - 22:59

Stuart Melling 2007.
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Posted 11 November 2011 - 23:47

Hi Graham,

Here is a few pictures from the ICGP round in Oschersleben Germany, the ICGP serie is just good fun and pretty serius racing, the top guys really put on quite the show, and the grid is normally big, in Assen we were 39 starters on the line, properly the biggest grid in all of the classes that day, 600, supersport, superbike or what ever its called, you know what I mean, diesels all of them :rotfl:

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Posted 12 November 2011 - 11:38

Malcolm Clark 500 Matchless 2007.
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It's nice to see these old bikes being used as they were intended, but I wish they would get rid of the silencers.

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Posted 12 November 2011 - 12:00

It's nice to see these old bikes being used as they were intended, but I wish they would get rid of the silencers.


.....and the 18 inch wheels. As we all know, an inch makes all the difference; wouldn't they go quicker round the bendy bits if they increased the ground clearance by fitting the original size wheels (surely suitable rubber is available somewhere)? Then all we'd have to do is to encourage the riders to not dress up like the Michelin man.

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Posted 12 November 2011 - 15:17

Nice pics Leif, good to see you on your TZ. :up:

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Posted 12 November 2011 - 18:40

Here is a ' You Tube ' link to ACU post classic TZ350 UK championship at CRMC Anglesey earlier this year, where I unfortunately ran into Pete Howarth ( sorry again Pete ! )
I came off but Pete stayed on to finish 2nd to Stu Hall.

There are loads of CRMC and ICGP video's on you tube.

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Posted 12 November 2011 - 20:39

Vernon Glashier 500 Manx Norton.
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Posted 12 November 2011 - 22:45

Vernon Glashier 500 Manx Norton.
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These old bikes are gorgeous but to be honest the big fat ugly silencers completely destroy the experience. How can a beautiful big thumping AJS 7R or Manx be the same with those ugly obsenities attached to what should be an open megaphone emitting gorgeous sounds. Defeats the purpose of the exercise in my opinion.

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Posted 13 November 2011 - 03:16

Barber Vintage Festival 2011. Bloke called Randy owns this Norton, he said as far as he knew it was all original Manx apart from the International top end. I wasn't so sure, I didn't think that genuine Manxes had gussetting below the headstock to the front downtubes.

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Posted 13 November 2011 - 03:22

Another one from the same event and another bike belonging to Randy, I don't think he raced it as I couldn't find him in the results, he said that he does race it in USCRA meetings in New England.

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Posted 13 November 2011 - 03:40

Sidecars from Barber.

Erik Green on a BMW with his wife Heather in the chair.

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Englishman Jim Jowers with Heather's sister Ellen in the chair of his Manx framed Commando

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Posted 13 November 2011 - 11:07

These old bikes are gorgeous but to be honest the big fat ugly silencers completely destroy the experience. How can a beautiful big thumping AJS 7R or Manx be the same with those ugly obsenities attached to what should be an open megaphone emitting gorgeous sounds. Defeats the purpose of the exercise in my opinion.


I agree but them's the rules I am afraid (we are ruled by Europe don't forget) unless of course your running the Fomula1 World Championship race series where they don't run any kind of silencing? :well:

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Posted 13 November 2011 - 11:08

Nice photos Robin. :up:

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Posted 13 November 2011 - 16:21

Nick Roberts 500 Manx Norton.
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Posted 13 November 2011 - 16:41

Nice photos Robin. :up:



Thanks Graham. It was the one's of the sidecars that I had the questions about regarding a 200mm lens in the Best Picture thread.

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Posted 13 November 2011 - 16:59

Nick Roberts 500 Manx Norton.
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Posted 13 November 2011 - 17:00

Thanks Graham. It was the one's of the sidecars that I had the questions about regarding a 200mm lens in the Best Picture thread.


Look good to me Robin. :up:

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Posted 13 November 2011 - 17:33

Mike Dryden Holt (behind) 350 Manx Norton.
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Posted 13 November 2011 - 18:02

Fred Walmsley & the Mark Sharrock Matchless.
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Mark Sharrock 500 Matchless, this was the first picture I had published in a Magazine, Classic Racer 2007. Sadly it was only about 3"x2" but it was a start!
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Posted 13 November 2011 - 20:10

Enjoying the pics Graham!
I have always loved the singles and I'm especially fond of Manxes :up:. I had a 500 once - ex Vince Chivers (6-speed, twin plugs, Gardner carb, 4ls brake, but despite all that it was a bit of a dog :(, so I part-ex'd it for a Seeley from Vin Duckett which I had for three seasons). This was in the early seventies when they had become obsolete and before the classic movement became established. I still gravitate towards them whenever I see them in the paddock. I can't understand why the hoy-poloy spend millions on works of art when they can have a new Manx in their living room for a fraction of the price!

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Posted 13 November 2011 - 20:31

Thanks Barry, agreed could look at bikes all day, works of art (most of them!). :wave:

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Posted 13 November 2011 - 20:32

Rob Hall TZ750 Yamaha.
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Posted 13 November 2011 - 20:35

Ricky McMillan BSA Rocket3.
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Posted 13 November 2011 - 20:38

350 AJS7R Roger Ashby.
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Posted 17 November 2011 - 19:02

Justin Bateman on my TZ , just after the r/h silencer said cheerio ..................... :rolleyes: , Snetterton , September 2011 , piccie by Bryan Lancaster


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Posted 17 November 2011 - 21:22

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Posted 17 November 2011 - 21:34

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Posted 17 November 2011 - 21:42

Graham,

Thanks for those. What great pictures and some lovely machinery - a real treat!

Got any more?

Cheers

Ray :wave:

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Posted 17 November 2011 - 22:33

In love those old Astralite wheels on the scitsu bike

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Posted 18 November 2011 - 20:49

Graham,

Thanks for those. What great pictures and some lovely machinery - a real treat!

Got any more?

Cheers

Ray :wave:


Thanks Ray, lots more to come! :wave:

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Posted 18 November 2011 - 20:50

Couple of forum members in this one from 2008.
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Posted 18 November 2011 - 20:52

Father & Son Rob & Stu Hall 2008.
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Posted 19 November 2011 - 18:56

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Posted 19 November 2011 - 18:58

Stefan Wieczorek BSA Goldstar.
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Posted 20 November 2011 - 22:31

Some photos from Jehonville in 2000, all from one of the 250 races.

The start, 38-David Woods, 49-John Senior, 33 Bernie Chequer, 34 Terry Conner.
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David Woods leading Terry Conner
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Posted 20 November 2011 - 22:57

Hi Robin :wave:

Do you have any pics of my mate Stephen Harvey? He raced at Jehonville around this time on a vintage Norton and also on a TZ 350.

Stephen is the nephew of Jim Harvey, I know he looks in on the forum from time to time, where ista Stevie? :p

Many thanks :up:

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Posted 21 November 2011 - 10:00

Terry Conner on Ducati 2007.
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Posted 21 November 2011 - 10:39

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Posted 24 November 2011 - 15:15

Our forum member Richard at Schotten this year

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Posted 24 November 2011 - 23:03

Bob Light Seeley 500 @ Lydden Hill 2008.
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Posted 24 November 2011 - 23:06

Bob Light Seeley 500 @ Lydden Hill 2008.
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A :ahem: distinctive livery, what? Nice looker nonetheless :up:

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Posted 24 November 2011 - 23:13

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Posted 24 November 2011 - 23:19

Malcolm Clark Matchless 2007.
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