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johnbirchjar wrote:Any idea what sort of power it produces(I think Malc has managed about 95bhp on one of his)Very Happy)J.B.

Not sure about the power output to be honest, I think adequate

Its a home made frame so not sure if a Norton would fit in a TRX. Im not sure what the tank and seat are from, he would have just had them sitting in a corner somewhere

Yes it goes very well indeed, we only saw it race at one meet but it was incredibly fast and light.

A good friend of ours in Australia has a bit of a thing for unusual bikes, he owns a Hesketh, F1, home made BSA OHC singles and even built himself a V twin. Of more interest to you guys is his air cooled race bike.

Yeah I know it wont be that easy but I have plenty of time. Do you recognise this little bit, I assume it is another part of the wholegearchange mechanism?

I wouldnt know to be honest Wayne, I really cant remember as we sold the bike in 2001.

I just thought of something that might help shed some light on the identity of our F1, Norton did a lovely glossy brochure for the F1 where they had the bike where they had sort of photoshopped see through bodywork, you could see everything under the fairing. That was our frame.

Unfortunately Richard the bike is in Australia. I never took any photos of the frame numbers.

This looks to be a complete selector Wayne ?

Maybe one for Wayne. Any ideas exactly what race bike this linkage was used on? It is totally different to the usual RC/RCW type linkage.

So abit of machining to geta Commander type gearbox to fit the F1 frame then? Thats no problem, chop a bit off here, add a spacer there, its all part of the challenge

I am interested to know why a frame would have been given one number and then given a second different number? I realise ours was a prototype but why change a number but leave the old one visible? Richard

It says P55 004.

The point is it is a piece of history, it has nothing to do with the legalities. There are less than half a dozen in existence so the thought of chucking it down the road and doing irrepairable damage far outweighs the pleasure of a few rides on the road. Every bike doesnt have to be ridden, some ar...

I understand what you are saying but I have a Norton race bike I am (slowly) restoring but I know I could never ride it in anger, possibly a few laps of a track but it is irreplaceable so it is just too much of a risk.

So it seems there is an 003 on each side of the planet and in all likelyhood never the twain shall meet.

Sorry NOW telling me. We need an edit function

Tracy is no telling me that herbike may have been 003 NOT 004 so not unusuaaly I am now totally confused. I wont know for sue without finding the registration paper.

Because, as you know, we built the bike from parts scavenged at the factory nothing actually matched number wise The frame had from memory 3 different numbers which was interesting. I have the UK registration papers somewhere but cant remember the registration off the top of my head.

We also owned F1 004 but it also had at least one other number, from memory 003 but I also recall it having 001 as well which had been stamped over with asterix. That bike is now in Australia.

Overdue for the bin I would say Have you considered maybe using something more modern as replacements, even USD forks? I like tye mix of classic/modern in a cafe racer.

Excellent, thanks Wayne.

Does anyone know where I can get an F1 screen ? Doesnt have to be new. Who made them originally?

I cant for the life of me remember where I got the actual fibreglass section, I made the seat myself from plywood, a lump of foam and a piece of old seat cover, cut and stitched. My wife did many miles on the back and found it extremely comfortable.

I just came across a photo of my trusty old Interplod, way back in 1994 looking at the tax disc.

Just bumping this up, I really need the space. :) I will try and add a photo later.

Fantastic to ride BUT at 6'5" just a little cramped, my wife being 5'5" was just a tad short.

Full set of F1 bodywork, good condition but would need painting as it was painted purple at the front by my crazy wife £600.

Thanks Richard.