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#1 arttidesco

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Posted 03 September 2012 - 09:10

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I saw Neil Trundle giving this side car racer a spin at Dunsfold Aerodrome last week, the programme says it's a 1972 Honda, but, maybe it's the 1980 Marlboro paint job, some how the bike does not look quite that old, can any experts confirm the type and year ?

Answers maybe credited and used to correct a blog.

Thanking you in anticipation of your responses.



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#2 picblanc

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Posted 03 September 2012 - 21:31

Bodywork not from 1972 more 80's?

#3 Rennmax

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Posted 04 September 2012 - 06:21

Morning Graham, don't intend to hijack the thread, but your new avatar reminds me of this one

http://www.classic-m...p_display_media

though I guess it's a repilca

Edited by Rennmax, 04 September 2012 - 06:23.


#4 fil2.8

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Posted 04 September 2012 - 06:49

Thanks for that , Renn :up: , some great piccies there :wave:

#5 picblanc

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Posted 04 September 2012 - 08:19

Morning Rupert & Phil, :wave: yes great photos, he has got it almost right, but as we have discussed before a couple of parts are probably original, the rest new/newer parts, does that make it a restoration or a replica? My pic is almost 40 years old! :eek:

#6 picblanc

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Posted 04 September 2012 - 08:24

If you google Neil Trundle you can find some pictures of the outfit in 2009 with the same body work but in black, whats underneath that & the red & white body could be a Honda circa 1972? but looking through some of my programmes from 1972 International races, no one was using a Honda engine. :confused:

#7 Rennmax

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Posted 04 September 2012 - 09:21

Morning Rupert & Phil, :wave: yes great photos, he has got it almost right, but as we have discussed before a couple of parts are probably original, the rest new/newer parts, does that make it a restoration or a replica? My pic is almost 40 years old! :eek:


Yep, a TR 750 in the Stan Woods livery (though the 3 Suzuki decals on the fairing look bigger on the original), run with the original pea shooter exhaust pipes at this meeting.

Edited by Rennmax, 04 September 2012 - 09:31.


#8 GD66

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Posted 04 September 2012 - 21:25

It might be a 1972 Honda engine but I can't for the life of me work out why you would install one in a worm outfit. 1972 is historic Period 4 out here and they are all front-exit chairs, which continued till the late 70s. LCRs and other worms didn't surface until after Biland.

#9 Rennmax

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Posted 05 September 2012 - 06:25

It might be a 1972 Honda engine......


Isn't there a radiator in the front of the 'sidecar' nose Glen ?

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Posted 05 September 2012 - 09:56

Looks to be Renn, I doubt it's a '72 Honda. Though remote oil coolers mounted there are quite common on the P4 machines.

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Posted 05 September 2012 - 10:17

Looks to be Renn, I doubt it's a '72 Honda. Though remote oil coolers mounted there are quite common on the P4 machines.


Well, I suppose it's a water radiator which would rule out a Honda bike engine of the seventies

#12 Merv29

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Posted 28 December 2015 - 15:00

There were no long outfits in the UK until 1982, they were all initially powered by 2 strokes.

 

That is a late 80's bike I am sure.

 

Honda four outfits were last raced late 70's