First of all as a new member can I say a big 'HI' to everyone.
Last year I was lucky enough to purchase a 500 Sparton race bike project. There is not much information to be found on the interweb about these rare machines. As far as I can research only about twenty were built and I doubt more than half that number exist today.
They had a number of notable race successes including coming first and second in the 1976 North West 200. Spartons ridden by Martin Sharpe and 'big' Frank Kennedy. I thought I had found most of the infomation I could, including several more owners in the UK and Europe and previous owners of Spartons until a couple of days ago I got a phone call from local legend and club racer 'Kev the rev' Kevin Richards.
I bought a TZ350 from him a few years ago and we bump into one another now and again at shows and bike races. He had seen my advert to sell the TZ as I need the money for the re-build of the Sparton.
To my amazement he told me he used to race a Sparton 500 for Halletts of Canterbury. This led me to have another dig and I found a reference on this forum.
A photo was posted in 2006 on the 26th November by 'Picblanc', the photo was taken by well known race photographer Graham Etheridge.
I would really like to hear from anyone who has any information at all and especially any photos of Kevin or Sparton 500's, possible leads to information or any spare parts would also be very helpful.
The bike Kevin raced for Halletts was the very one Martin Sharpe won the North West 200 on in '76 and I have reason to believe I may have this bike.
please post on the forum if you have any information at all and I will get back to you.
Holding my breath,
Tony. 
It sounds complicated but once up & running its easy, if I can do it anyone can, having said that a few cant get it to work but I think that is due to the systems on their pc's?
