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I'm a Norton specialist, currently own 63 650 and 64 750.. He has done a smalltube frame based on a Featherbed layout. . Smaller tubes, I would hope the best availiable steel at that time. Oval on the swinging arm to aid tyre width. As the unit triumph is shorter than the pre-unit Norton so he could make the whole frame shorter and more flickable. It is a beutiful one off piece of work.PS. on steel frames I loved them to be braised.
Interesting to see the photo of Lance Weil with the Lyster Matchless G50. He road raced a Harley Davidson Sportster XLR 883 in the UK in the late 1960s, sponsored by F H Warr, which, at the time, was the only Harley Davidson dealer in the country. Well worth looking up the history of Lance Weil, Warr's, and the XLR.
Wow that episode went by fast. Almost felt like I was riding and building with you and Mr. Lyster. You are a skilled presenter, young man. A few months ago I picked up a 1971 BSA with a remarkably similar fuel tank and was told Evan Wilcox fabricated the tank.
Back in 1969 or 70 in North London UK, I met with Colin when he was developing a 500 cc twin derived from a Hillman Imp engine cut in half. Mahle pistons and a twin cam, eight valve head. I think it was fuelled via a twin choke Webber. The project died when the promised investment finance dried up. Colin had kidney problems at the time and was advised to not ride motorcycles. He did however have an E-Type Jaguar.
Wow!!! I read about that bike on a Vintagent article- what an undertaking of a project. So cool that you met with Colin at that time.Thanks for sharing!
Wonderful piece of history! PS, the mid-air heel kick reminded me of the Teaberry Hop. (You're definitely too young to know that. It was a chewing gum commercial from the 60's)
I'm a South African with a keen interest in historic racing bikes & besides personally meeting & getting to know a lot of the old racers, I've never heard of Colin Lyster.
@@wheelhousegarage I'm named after Gary Hocking, another Rhodesian World Champion, who was killed in his Lotus on 21 December 1962, just as my parents were arriving at Westmead Circuit, during practice for the SA F1 GP. I was in utero at the time. I also got to know Jim Redman very well & rode with him a couple of times in Historic demonstration races.
