nigel dabster

I have one bike complete left, the comefords one I sold to john moffat. However the one I have was supposed to be a john reynolds bike but Dave Renham checked the numbers and can't be 100% sure either way, although it was from up that way so could be a copy without the radical pivot. It has some other probable later mods too. Some if not all the comerfords bikes had whitlock swinging arms which were oval tube, i transferred that to my current bike. I know about the engine case cutting as reg may did my frame as a seperate thing having bought the bike from julian wigg motorcycles and ridden it for a while. I still have one untouched frame which would be a great donor for a super special frame chop, and I have always fancied the seperate pivot points as described by pedrionica above. Would imagine that the rear of the engine would still need supporting somehow. Dave Thorpe at the time questioned the purpose of the gain of moving the pivot point forward but i'm sure it was a benefit in more than a couple of ways. will try to post photos soon. Richard Allen had the bike in the photo i posted above, think he bought it from comerfords (?) and I got to ride it once in a trial in wales in the 90's ACU twinshock series (as was Falcon I think). Definately had longer shocks maybe 14.5". Pretty sure this is the same bike Bultaco uk are selling.

Always used to be rocks, back in the 80's wasn't chips quarry the rocky bit?

Think you mean chrome inserts. look at the bultaco uk website they have exchange hubs.

This was the last JR bike which wasn't around that long if I remember correctly, he had a couple before, which were like vestys, definately.

The comerford bikes (reg mays conversions), John's and mine both have the cases machined/cut away which moves the pivot an extra 12mm or so.

The john reynolds frame is like this but the ehaust and airbox were much more standard.

The cases are hollowed away where the swinging armcentre bracet is shortened. It takes a bit of the web but doesn't touch the gearbox internally.

Thought it was the 03 with different gearing?

no more than a badly looked after sherco.

What do you want from a bike.? A 2002 is not about GG or Sherco unless new.

I believe that Ben is now on a 290.

BTC?

Evo is wider than a mont at footrests.

Thats why you need 200 roughly 3 per section then theres the refuelling which i would imagine will be your biggest problem in Aus? fire risk etc?

Why a year to make some improvements and why has no one seen it running/tested in a trial? looks better but still very pre-10 shercoish. think the swinging arm hollow underneath is suspect.

As long as you can get 200plus volunteers for the day and someone to organise them it should be straightforward. Where would it be where are you?

woody?

cast a loop in the concrete to secure the bike. Insulate as much as you can. if you can get kingspan panels cheap they can be good.

is it full?

Anglia vinyl art will make a cut to size one if you are not bothered about size.

Spoken like a true american! There is a "drive thru" so you should be ok for food too.

there are some good tie downs with extra loop that avoids bar chaffing most shops have them.

Great things or greetings?